Leadership Wayne is an educational and enrichment program with a goal to interact with a corps of leaders who are dedicated to the betterment of the community through service. Leadership Wayne is designed to assist emerging leaders as well as individuals who have demonstrated leadership potential. This is a great program that offers professional enhancement for you or your employees.

Program offers opportunities for professional enhancement in team building through:

Participation in team building exercises at Opening Retreat

Selection and Implementation of a community-based Class Project

Selection and Implementation of Class Fundraiser

Program offers opportunities for enhancing your leadership skills through:

Team Building exercises designed to help the participants implement the community-based Class Project

Attendance at annual Leading Wayne Luncheon. Four community leaders speak on their lessons learned in leadership

Monthly participation in team discussions on various leadership topics

Participation in the Intentional Mentor Program

Program offers opportunities for Community Service & Volunteerism through:

Class members must attend community board meetings

Class members tour area businesses including non-profits organizations, which makes participants aware of the volunteer opportunities

Class members must complete a class project which gives the class a chance to leave their mark on the community

Program offers networking opportunities through:

Class members network with community leaders and area business owners

Class members network with other class members forming lifetime contacts

Class members network with Regents and other program volunteers

Program offers opportunities for members to become more familiar with the area by visiting area businesses as they relate to the following class days:

Business, Industry & Agriculture Day

Health Care Day

Seymour Johnson AFB Day

Community Services Day

Education Day

Law & Government Day

History Day

Arts & Leisure Day

Participation is open to individuals that live or work in Wayne County. The committee seeks representatives from a cross-section of the community – business, industry, education, government, community-based organizations, and minority groups.

WHAT is Leadership Wayne?

Leadership Wayne County is designed to create a corps of leaders dedicated to the betterment of the community through service. Participation is open to persons who are recognized as emerging leaders, as well as those persons demonstrating leadership potential.

Class meetings begin in September and continue once each month until graduation in May the following year. Each class meeting exposes members to various aspects of Wayne County.

In addition to the class days and required meetings, class members must work together to raise funds and complete a class project. This project is an important team-building exercise and gives the class a chance to leave their mark on the community. It must provide hands-on work for all class members, include tasks that all class members can complete together, be accessible and for the benefit of Wayne County citizens and must be sustainable.

1. Advocate for policies and practices that benefit the agricultural sector.

2. Facilitate networking and partnership opportunities among farmers, agribusinesses, and community stakeholders.

3. Provide educational resources and training to advance agricultural innovation and best practices.

4. Promote the importance of agriculture to the local economy and community well-being.

5. Support efforts to attract and retain the next generation of agricultural professionals.

By achieving these objectives, the Agricultural Committee seeks to strengthen the agricultural foundation of Wayne County, ensuring a prosperous future for our farmers and the broader community.

Jodi Baker, Wayne Community College