Leadership Montgomery County (LMC) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating the future leaders of Montgomery County. The mission of LMC is to prepare emerging and existing leaders to understand local issues, grow their leadership skills, and connect with others to better serve Montgomery County.
DUE DATES
• 6/16/25: Application (Early Bird - Application Fee Waived - Use Code LMCEB26)
• 6/30/25: Application w/$25 Non-Refundable Fee
• 8/1/25 (on or before): Notification of Acceptance
• 9/1/25: Tuition Due
• 9/2/25: Tuition Late Fee ($50)
TUITION: $1,500
Tuition is due in full by September 1, 2025. A late fee of $50 will be assessed on September 2, 2025. Tuition not paid by September 5, 2025 will result in removal from the class.
SELECTION CRITERIA
• Applicants must live or work in the Montgomery County area.
• Evidence of professional leadership and commitment in your respective career.
• Evidence that applicant is seeking long-term involvement in Montgomery County with the intent to serve on boards, committees or any volunteer leadership roles.
• Applicants must be willing to commit to the time involved to fully participate in the program.
• If there are multiple applicants per company apply, not more than 1 of those applicants will be selected for the class. We strongly encourage companies to select only one employee to apply.
Acceptance into the program is based on a subjective assessment of the information each applicant provides in this application. It is critically important to diligently answer the entire application. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Because there are typically more applicants than can be accommodated in each class, applicants who are not accepted are encouraged to reapply.
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS
• Applicants accepted into the program are expected to fully participate in all sessions as well as the Retreat.
• Retreat is MANDATORY.
• Class members may not miss more than 14 hours of class sessions throughout the year to graduate. A class session counts as 9 hours.
• Class members missing more than 23 hours will be dropped from the program entirely.
• Applicants AND their employer must read and agree to the Statement of Commitment included in this application.
• Please review the schedule and be sure you can attend the Retreat as well as each session before submitting your application.
• Please review the full attendance policy here.
CLASS OF 2026 SCHEDULE
Retreat
September 25-26, 2025
(Retreat is an overnight retreat beginning at 8 a.m. on September 25 and continuing on through 3 p.m. on September 26. You must be present for the entire retreat.)
Session Dates (All session days are 8 am - 5 pm)
October 9, 2025
November 6, 2025
December 4, 2025
January 8, 2026
February 5, 2026
March 5, 2026
April 2, 2026
May 7, 2026
Class Projects*
To Be Completed by April 30
Graduation
TBD May 2026
*Class project time is decided by each class and each participant. This is LMC's leadership laboratory, and our participants find that the benefit that they receive from it is usually directly related to the effort that they put in. Some class project participation is mandatory for the participant to graduate. Over the LMC year, average project-hours per class member: 30-40.
On our class days, we occasionally have tours and meet at a variety of facilities. If a person is accepted to the class and has need for particular reasonable accommodations for participation, please let the LMC Executive Director know.
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
Attach letters of recommendation from 2 persons in this community who can speak of your leadership potential.
*Only one reference letter may be from someone within your company.
*Your application will not be considered complete without these two letters. Please note that current LMC board members cannot write letters of recommendation on behalf of applicants.
DIRECTIONS FOR COMPLETING & SUBMITTING APPLICATION
• Please complete the document fully, including uploading your Statement of Commitment page (found here) and 2 Letters of Recommendation.
• The application and all attachments must be completed and submitted by June 30, 2025. The application fee will be waived for any application submitted by June 16, 2025. Please allow ample time to complete the application and submit documents well before the deadline.
• There are word limits for most of the responses. If it will not save, you may need to shorten your response.
• If you have any trouble at all with the online application, please send an email to Sarah@LMCTX.org or call 832-248-1116.