Leadership Springfield partnered with a coalition of well-known community organizations this election season to educate voters and increase voter turnout through a series of forums. Ahead of the November 3rd election, the coalition hosted several candidate and ballot issue forums open to the public. All
Saehee Duran is the lead pastor at Life360 Intercultural Church, a police chaplain for the Springfield Police Department, and a graduate of Leadership Springfield Access Class 6. As a champion for underrepresented groups and driven by her community-oriented spirit, Saehee is making an incredible impact
There’s nothing like a pandemic to make you evaluate your priorities, right? When COVID hit our community in March, our small team began working remotely immediately. That temporary situation soon became the norm. We streamlined processes, increased efficiency and got into a rhythm. In the
Paul K. Logsdon, graduate of Leadership Springfield Signature Class 9 and longtime advisor for the Academy Class, has been an integral part of Evangel University for over 30 years. As Evangel’s Director of Public Relations, he’s helped navigate a name change, nine major construction projects,
Leadership Springfield announced Paul Logsdon as the recipient of the 2020 Kenworthy Award for Outstanding Leadership during our annual One Big Class Reunion event on Wednesday, August 26. Paul is a dedicated advocate for Springfield. He is a graduate of Leadership Springfield Signature Class 9
Jaimie Trussell is beginning her journey as CEO of the Council of Churches of the Ozarks after many years working in the Springfield non-profit world. A graduate of Leadership Springfield’s Signature Class 26, Jaimie works tirelessly as a fundraising and communication professional to help others
It’s time to meet the candidates! What better way to do so than to hear from the candidates themselves. A shared goal to engage candidates and voters have brought together a coalition of community organizations ahead of the 2020 elections. Leadership Springfield hosted three virtual forums
As we begin the 2020-2021 program year, Leadership Springfield is excited to welcome 7 new members to our Board of Directors. This group of leaders is dedicated to the mission of Leadership Springfield and eager to serve the Springfield community. Learn a bit more about
As we close the end of our program year this month, we say bon voyage to some truly amazing individuals who have served on our Board of Directors and have come to the end of their term. I am grateful for each one of these
David Pennington is Springfield Fire Department’s fire chief and a graduate of Leadership Springfield’s Signature Class 30. A Springfield native, Pennington began his journey toward chief as a volunteer firefighter over 25 years ago. His years of service since then have given him a broad
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