Leadership Redondo History
Leadership
Redondo has been an active program of the Redondo
Beach Chamber of Commerce since the year 2000.
It was initiated by Marna Smeltzer, John Parsons
and Dawn Wendl, based on other programs in the
United States designed to develop knowledgeable
community leaders.
The
mission of Leadership Redondo is to develop
effective community leaders who will strengthen
and transform our community. The goals are:
Create an environment in which participants
develop a sense of community stewardship and are
encouraged to assume leadership roles in
community affairs.
Develop
awareness of the Redondo Beach community and
its problems, challenges and opportunities by
examining factors that affect life in the city.
Examine
principles and practices of leadership and help
participants identify and enhance their own
leadership styles with an emphasis on a community
perspective.
A
steering committee of past participants serves as
an advisory group. Classes meet from
January through November at various sites in the
community, for one full day each month. In
the year following the class sessions, the group
continues to meet on its own to develop and
implement a project of its choice. Projects
undertaken in the past include the following:
2000 – an educational program relating to
Heart of the City; 2001 – Character Counts
program for the business community; 2002
– Path of History; 2003 - Business
Recycling program; and 2004 – Speaking
of Redondo..., documentation of oral histories of
long-term Redondo Beach residents. The 2005
project is Art Benches; the creation of
artistically appealing benches in Riviera
Village. The class of 2006 project was Picturedondo.org; the class of 2007 project
is a 9/11 Memorial.
A
new class will start in January 2008, meeting for
a full day on the second Friday of each month.
Tuition is $675 per person. Recruitment for
the 2008 class begins in October 2007, and
applications are available on this website or by
calling the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce at
376-6911, extension 21
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