Leadership Weatherford is a program of the Weatherford Chamber of Commerce that offers an educational experience designed to help identify and motivate potential community leaders, provide educational experience that focuses on community issues & needs and challenges participants to apply their talents throughout their community.

Leadership Weatherford is a nine-month education and development series packed with the very best course curriculum. The series features local and outside leaders/speakers, hands-on tours and field trips to community facilities, services and venues. The basis of the series is observation and interactive participation on a once a month basis.

The series is structured so that participants of Weatherford Leadership can access information and learn to be better leaders in a format that encourages lifelong business relationships.

Benefits to the Individual

• Leadership Skills
• Enhanced confidence
• Group experiences
• New friendships
• Local networking
• Community awareness

Benefits to the Employer

• Well-trained employee with leadership skills
• Motivated employee with confidence
• Employee aware of state and local facilities and resources

Benefits to the Community

• New emerging leaders
• Leaders with tools to take leadership positions in business
• New leaders who volunteer and serve in the community

Commitment

Leadership Weatherford is held the third Friday of every month from September to May beginning with an over-night retreat and a 4-6-hour class beginning at 8:00AM and a class trip to Austin for Parker County Days.

Application Requirements

• Attendance is required for all sessions
• You may only miss four hours total during the class. Any tardy or partial days will be included in this four-hour total. Orientation retreat is mandatory.
• Cell phones must be silenced during session times. Breaks will be allotted for checking messages.
• Prior to Education Day, you are required to attend a Weatherford ISD school board meeting.
• Serve as a volunteer for a chamber function during the year
• After graduation, you will volunteer to serve on a committee or board (Chamber, City or non-profit).

2020-2021 Leadership Application
Applications are due Friday, May 29th by 5:00 p.m.
Selected applicants will be notified by June 15th

Next class will begin the Fall of 2020. For information, contact the chamber office at 817-596-3801 or .