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Contact: Abby Sandlin

Phone: 817-300-8110
Email: abby_sandlin@baylor.edu

Contact: Catherine Bauer

Phone: 214-477-1235
Email: cbauer@wacofoundation.org

The LeadershipPlenty Institute Announces The Newest Group of Participants in Their

Leadership Training Program
Waco, Texas (Oct. 7) Thirty-nine individuals have begun the journey through The
LeadershipPlenty Institute.
This years participants represent a diverse cross-section
of our community, which will allow for a rich learning
experience for those involved and ensure that the vision
of growing the pool of qualified and trained leaders is
realized, Cooper Foundation Executive Director Felicia
Goodman said.
Todays Actions Tomorrows Leaders first partnered with the Waco Foundation in
summer 2011 to carryout the Community Vision Project. In 2004, Waco Mayor Dr. Mae
Jackson created the initiative to pave the way for positive community change within
the city. Todays Actions Tomorrows Leaders focus on the engage leaders piece of
the initiative.
The LeadershipPlenty Institute participants experience a 10-module course on civic
engagement to prepare them to be community leaders.
Esmarelda Cuate-Hudson, facilitator for The LeadershipPlenty Institute, believes the
institute prepares Wacoans for success. The Leadership Plenty Institute has really
proven to be effective in empowering leaders in Waco, Hudson said. The program
builds on their skills and mobilizes them to intentionally enact change in our
community. Graduates are making a difference!
This year the LeadershipPlenty Institute received many impressive applications, and they
were pleased to invite 39 candidates to participate.
The LeadershipPlenty Institute has proven to be an effective way to grow Wacos
cadre of leaders, Kris Kaiser Olson, Waco Foundation board member, said. These 39
participants will complete the Institute prepared to lead and ready to engage across
issue areas.
For more information on The LeadershipPlenty Institue or Todays Actions Tomorrows
Leaders, visit http://todaysactiontomorrowsleaders.org.
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Waco Foundation
1227 N. Valley Mills Drive, Suite 237
Waco, TX 76710
254-754-3404

Waco Foundation
1227 N. Valley Mills Drive, Suite 237
Waco, TX 76710
254-754-3404