Impact: Leadership in Education brings together the region's education professionals for a series of interactive sessions designed to empower teachers to be progressive agents of positive change within schools. Impact combines the best of Leadership Northeast's nationally award winning Core program with the intricate needs of local education. Impact participants will:

• Build leadership skills needed to adapt and thrive in challenging environments and to improve school cultures and educational outcomes
• Gain leadership skills that can be directly implemented in the classroom
• Better understand personal communication and behavioral styles
• Engage in an analysis of the public education system and develop and awareness of the community at large
• Connect wiht an accomplished group of civic leaders from the field of education as well as the government and private sectors
• Network with professionals from more than seventeen districts
• Successfully complete a School Impact Project
• Earn up to 90 ACT 48 hours!

 

Learn more about Leadership Northeast and the Impact Program at www.leadershipnortheast.org. 

• Impact participants must be classroom teaching professionals (and/or guidance counselors) who provide direct instruction and have been teaching a minimum of three years as of September 2023.
  
  
• Participants must have the support of their principal and/or administration.

 

• Complete the application below by May 1, 2023.
  
  
• Complete the separate Sponsor & Participant Agreement (must be signed by the participant AND the sponsoring administration) by May 1, 2023.
  
  
• Upon acceptance, complete the separate Participant Agreement by June 1, 2023 in order to confirm your place in the class.
  
  
• A $75 Materials Fee will be required (upon acceptance) in order to participate in the 2023/2024 Impact Program.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Jessica Cronauer, Executive Director
Leadership Northeast
(570) 270-5323
jessica@leadershipnortheast.org

Leadership Northeast was founded in 1981 in response to the community’s need for a steady supply of leaders who are both familiar with the general structure of the community, its problems and issues, and are also capable of organizing and directing the efforts of others.  The Core program is designed to develop well-informed, motivated leaders who have the skills and commitment to work together to strengthen Northeastern Pennsylvania. 

In 2015, Impact: Leadership in Education was launched to offer local education systems the same leadership development opportunities, as well as to bridge the gap between business and education. Impact is designed to empower educators from 17 districts through leadership skill development, business-education connection, community awareness and inter-district networking. Leadership Northeast is a private, non–sectarian, non–profit organization.

Leadership Northeast seeks to develop informed and committed leaders from all segments of the community who will serve, strengthen and improve Northeastern Pennsylvania.

• Bring together current and emerging leaders representing a broad cross-section of the community:  education, business, government, religion, the arts, ethnic and minority groups, and service and community organizations.
• Develop leadership skills.
• Connect business and education.
• Discuss concerns and challenges of the education system and our community and seek solutions and the resources available.
• Create and implement Impact projects that address needs within school districts.
• Stimulate a commitment and a responsibility to serve and strengthen our communities.
• Build a network of community trustees through class participation and networking among districts.

Individuals interested in being a member of the Impact: Leadership in Education program should submit a completed application to the Leadership Northeast office by May 1, 2023. Applicants must have their support of their district and their administration. The Impact Selection Committee reviews each application.  Applicants will be notified in writing of their acceptance.

• Participants must be classroom teaching professionals who provide direct instruction, and have been teaching a minimum of three years
• Ability to set and achieve personal goals resulting in a position in their career field that reflects significant achievement relative to age and experience; and
• A record of participation that indicates a capacity for increased responsibility including positions of leadership

Date	Session Topic	Venue
September 21, 2023	Opening Program	THINK Center and Kirby Park
October 19, 2023	Effective Communication for Leaders	Misericordia University
November TBD	Logic Study: PA Dept. of Education	Capitol Building, Harrisburg
December 12, 2023	Perceptions of Your Community	Mohegan Sun Arena
January 17, 2024	Interpersonal Communication & Consensus	Benco Dental
February 15, 2024	Collaboration & Community Partnerships	Luzerne County Head Start & the Weinberg Food Bank
March 19, 2024	Conflict & Purpose	Pittston Memorial Library
April 24, 2024	Closing Program and Graduation	Westmoreland Club
June 6, 2024	LNE Annual Dinner	The Woodlands

Each year a maximum of 35 participants from participating school districts are selected.   The diversity of each Leadership class is carefully considered.  Given this factor and the limited class size, some highly qualified candidates are turned down each year.  We encourage applicants to re-apply should they not be accepted the first time. 

Monthly sessions are usually held from 8:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. at a variety of locations throughout Luzerne County.  The opening program is mandatory.  Program packets are designed to provide participants with background information relating to each topic. A commitment of personal time is also expected to work on School Impact Projects that identify and fulfill a need within the participant’s school district.

Act 48 hours are available for each participant.

Chair
James Brogna, Allied Services

First Vice Chair
Terri Morgan, M&T Bank

Second Vice Chair
Don Brominski, UGI

Secretary/Treasurer
Melissa Wolf, CPA, Baker Tilly US, LLP

Executive Committee
Brian Stahl, Esq. and Eric Bleiler, CPA

• Phil Amend, One Source HR Solutions (Advisory Council Chair)
• John Augustine III, Penn's Northeast
• Robert Belza, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
• Eric Bleiler, Northeast Advisors, Inc.
• Christie Bonnice, State Farm
• James Brogna, Allied Services
• Don Brominski, UGI
• Rebecca Brominski, Luzerne County Community College
• Joseph Calore, Commission on Economic Opportunity (Alumni Council Chair)
• Kieran Casey, Esq., Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP
• Gerard Champi, FNCB Bank
• Bob Chepalonis, Martz Trailways
• Cassandra Coleman, America250PA
• Kevin Engelman, Wells Fargo Bank
• Karen Friar, Benco Dental
• Lindsay Griffin-Boylan, Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce
• Jack Jones, Luzerne Bank
• Jackie Kendzor, Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies
• Stacey Kile, Geisinger Health Plan
• Dan Kimbrough, Park Multimedia
• Dan Landesberg, Geisinger
• Monica Marshalonis, Borton-Lawson
• James Martin, Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame
• Terri Morgan, M&T Bank
• David Pedri, The Luzerne Foundation
• Frederick Pettit, Esq., King's College
• Brain Stahl, Esq., NorthPoint Development
• Nicole Strauser, Prudential
• Jennifer Stull, Esq., PNC Bank
• Rachel Wiernusz, Community Bank, N.A.
• Carl Witkowski, III, Group Capital, LLC
• Melissa Wolf, CPA, Baker Tilly US, LLP
• John Zemetro, Navient

Impact participants are required to successfully develop and complete a School Impact Project (SIP). Participants will identify an area of need within their school, develop, and then implement a solution. The SIP will serve as a practical application of the skills and tools learned throughout the program year. The results of your project will be shared at Impact's final session in April, 2023. Examples of SIPs incdlue: mentor programs, guest speaker initiatives, art awareness projects, literacy programs, infrastructure improvement projects, etc.