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Mission/Vision

THE MISSION of Leadership Lorain County is to foster, life long Leaders who serve as catalysts for positive change.

We accomplish this mission by:

• identifying and bringing together a diverse cross section of emerging and existing leaders who are committed to community service and trusteeship and improving the quality of life in Lorain County;

• offering class participants expanded knowledge and awareness of existing and emerging community issues, needs, challenges and resources through direct contact with a spectrum of people places and organizations;

• offering class participants opportunities to explore and strengthen personal leadership competencies through leadership skills development and class community service projects;

• cultivating and ongoing "network of responsibility" - a bank of Leadership Lorain County graduates who sustain their passion for action by expanding their leadership network, continuing their leadership education, and furthering their contributions to the community through active involvement in civic affairs.

Vision Statement

We are a diverse organization which strives to be the source of leadership development.

Value Statement

• community leaders can be developed, and as a direct result, can transform Lorain County into a stronger more effective community that serves all citizens;

• leadership development, like all learning, is a lifetime endeavor;

• community leaders include private citizens who hold their communities in trust through service, as well as public officials and leadership professionals;

• true community is inclusive and celebrates its differences as opportunities not obstacles;

• passion for action and ongoing civic engagement and community service are necessary responses by graduates of the Leadership Lorain County to obtain the desired result of improved quality of life in Lorain County.