CELEBRATION OF LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST
Join us in celebrating exceptional leaders at our Celebration of Leadership Awards Breakfast with our presenting sponsor Fulcrum Wealth at Raymond James!
Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Time: 7:30 am – 9:30 am
Location: Doubletree Hotel, 1775 E. Cheyenne Boulevard
This incredible event brings together CSLI alumni, community members, organizations, and elected officials to honor and recognize outstanding leaders making a difference in our community.
We invite you to support this event through corporate sponsorships, which provide a unique opportunity to showcase your commitment to community engagement and leadership development. By becoming a sponsor, you will gain valuable exposure while helping us continue our important work.
For more information and to choose your sponsorship level, please contact us at cslileaders@gmail.com.
Together, let’s make this year’s Celebration of Leadership Breakfast a resounding success and showcase the power of a decade of exceptional leadership in our community.
Become an Awards Breakfast Sponsor
JOIN THE CSLI BOARD AND COMMITTEES
The Colorado Springs Leadership Institute is seeking exceptional alumni like you to join our Board of Directors and our Organizational Committees.
As a member, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of our organization, inspire leaders, and contribute to meaningful initiatives that drive positive change.
We are seeking alumni who possess the following qualities:
- Visionary Thinkers: Bring fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to drive our organization forward.
- Community Advocates: Passionate about making a meaningful impact.
- Collaborative Spirits: Strong team players who thrive in a collaborative environment.
How to Apply:
If you are ready to be a part of a dynamic group and bring great support to our alumni and purpose, we invite you to apply to join the Colorado Springs Leadership Institute Board. Please complete the Board and Committee Interest Form and we will share your response with our Boards nominating and governance committee.
If you are interested in our organizational committee’s complete the Board and Committee Interest form and our committee leads will reach out to you.
CSLI Board and Committee Interest Form
NEW PROGRAM FOR CSLI CLASSES 1997-2023
Leadership Summit: Ignite Your Resiliency
We are excited to announce an exclusive opportunity for you to ignite your resiliency in partnership with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL). This unique experience is open only to Colorado Springs Leadership Institute Classes from 1997-2023. We will offer two opportunities to choose from an AM Session or a PM Session. Grab your CSLI Class mates and join us for a program you wont want to miss!
Summit Highlights:
New Assessment: The Work Place Big 5
This powerful tool improves individual and team performance, fosters effective leadership, and enhances overall workplace satisfaction and productivity. Gain valuable insights into your personality and work style with this cutting-edge assessment.
Burn Bright
Burning Bright is about sustaining individual, team, and organizational excellence on a foundation of resilience. Learn consistent, intentional practices to create a virtuous cycle that recharges your energy and positions you and your team to bring your best selves to every endeavor – professionally and personally. Burn Bright instead of Burning Out!
Yoga Class
Unwind and rejuvenate with a guided yoga session.
Details:
Date: Friday, November 8, 2024
Time: Choose one: Morning Summit Session: 8:00 am Check In at 8:00am-1:45pm OR Afternoon Summit Session: 11:30 am Check In 11:30 am-4:45 pm
Cost: $350.00
Location: Center for Creative Leadership, 850 Leader Way, Colorado Springs
Lunch: Enjoy a group lunch with both morning and afternoon CSLI Summit participants.
Don’t miss this chance to IGNITE your CSLI leadership experience.
Register by September 13th to confirm your spot. The assessment will be done in advance of the program. Click the link below to register.
We look forward to seeing you there!
ALUMNI DOINGS
CONGRATULATE
- Congratulations to Susan J. Edmondson ’04, Carrie Simison ’16 and the entire Downtown Partnership Team for a fantastic event! The Revel: The Urban Arts Party was a huge success and it was filled with plenty of Colorado Springs Leadership Institute – alumni! Way to represent!
READ
- Check out this latest article on alumni Joe Aldaz ’23 regarding his work with the Colorado Springs Hispanic Chamber. To read click here!
ATTEND
- Join Patience Kabwasa ’24, for Food To Powers upcoming 10th Annual Harvest Celebration on Saturday, September 21st from 5-8pm! This is their annual fundraiser, which will include live music, interactive food-related stations, a variety of food and drink from local Colorado Springs restaurants, and the unveiling of our new organizational plan. It’s our biggest event of the year and a great way to see our farm, work, and community in action. For tickets click here!
- Join Sarah Johnson ’18 as she represent CSLI in the panel discussion prior to the show on Sunday, September 22nd before the 4pm show for Theatreworks Opens Season With Shakespeare For The Current Moment: “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown…”Theatreworks opens its 2024-2025 season with Shakespeare’s Henry, a fast-paced new 2.5 hour cut of Henry IV Parts I and II, as well as Henry V following King Henry V’s rise to power. Directed and cut by long time Theatreworks’ collaborator Dr. Max Shulman, the story takes audiences from the throne room to the tavern, to the battlefield and back, as we face an essential question for fall 2024: how do leaders shape nations and how do nations shape leaders? For Shulman, this play is an epic interrogation of the steep cost of power to those who wield it, those who lose it and the nation that must choose its leaders wisely. “The play is asking: How much can a king relate to his subjects? What must a ruler sacrifice to be a ruler? Can leaders still have regular human relationships? … [Audiences now] then get to ask of ourselves, what does it mean to be a leader, what kind of leaders do we deserve, and what kind of leaders do we create?” Henry IV and V | UCCS Presents (entcenterforthearts.org)
- Join Joyce Salazar ’22 with RISE/Southeast on their first-ever fundraiser: a Family Fun Walk & Run (5K) on Saturday, October 19th from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM at the Sand Creek International School, 550 Sand Creek Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80916. To register click here! Your participation, sponsorship, and helping get the word out would mean the world to Joyce and the Southeast community!
- Join Rodney Gullate ’19 from FIRMA IT as he presents a program: Cyber Talks on October 29th at 7:30am to register click here! Don’t miss an opportunity to hear from our CSLI ethical hacker!
LISTEN/WATCH
- This week, Mayor Yemi ’16 delivered his 2024 State of the City address. The main theme, “Road to Our Future,” provided a recap of work accomplished by the City over the last year in five strategic priority areas.
- On this episode of Elevating Pikes Peak Women, former Mayor Mary Lou Makepeace ’97 introduces us to a new voice in Colorado Springs: Kimberly Gold ’24, President of the Colorado Springs Black Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Gold will bring us up-to-date on the Black Chamber and all the activities of Black Business Month. Ms. Gold is also the 2024 Armed Forces Insurance Army Spouse of the Year, and the owner of the consulting firm The Gold Standard. Access this podcast on Studio 809
What are you, your CSLI classmates, or other alumni up to? Please let us know, so we can share! Email us at cslileaders@gmail.com with items to include in this section of the newsletter.
HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR MEMBERSHIP?
Membership dues are a key part of empowering CSLI and our alumni to create meaningful impact in our community. If you aren’t sure whether you’ve renewed your CSLI membership for 2024, please send us an e-mail atcslileaders@gmail.com and we’ll help you figure it out.
Thank you for your continued support of CSLI and its mission to develop authentic, bold, innovative leaders and connect them to each other.
