Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Community Health Leaders

Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Community Health Leaders is a 16-month program for emerging leaders at health-related nonprofits and local government agencies. The program instills expertise in collaboration, managing staff, team building, networking and innovation, enabling leaders in these critical institutions to accomplish more with less. The program is offered on a staggered schedule in several communities across the country.  

Up to 30 emerging leaders can serve as program fellows in each of eight targeted communities across the United States:

• Central New York (Cayuga, Cortland, Herkimer, Jefferson, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, and Thompkins counties)
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Birmingham, Alabama
• Albuquerque, New Mexico (Bernalillo County)
• Eastern North Carolina (Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, North Hampton, Warren, Wayne & Wilson Counties)
• Portland Metro Area (Multnomah, Washington, Clark (WA), and Clackamas counties)
• Newark, New Jersey
• Kansas City, Missouri

The training, valued at $16,000, is awarded to organizations at no cost. Fellows are expected to maintain their full-time positions, receiving support from their executive directors to engage in weekly program activity. Fellows participate in a series of educational programs, mentoring, and action-learning.