Leadership Development
Track Leader: David Cooke
Serving as a community leader has its rewards but it can also be an exhausting endeavor. How can grassroots and organization leaders hone those skills that enable effective leadership? In this track, David Cooke and the staff of Brushy Fork offer a variety of sessions to build skills and inspire new perspectives about providing leadership to communities and organizations. From running effective meetings to understanding how different personality styles interact in leadership situations, participants will explore aspects of improving their leadership skills. Each participant creates a personal leadership development plan that he or she takes home to encourage practicing some of the new skills learned in this track.
Track Limit: 20
| David Cooke, a native of Southern West Virginia, is director of the Berea College Appalachian Fund and the food security program Grow Appalachia. Prior to coming to Berea, David worked 13 years an extension agent in Boone, Lincoln, Logan and Kanawha Counties in West Virginia. With 20 experience years in leadership development work, David facilitated work with teams in seven counties for Brushy Fork Institute’s Leadership Development Program. He feels honored to have been allowed to facilitate the Leadership Development track at every Brushy Fork Annual Institute. |
