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Bay Aging Leadership Institute graduates its third class

Posted On October 5, 2022
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Fourteen Bay Aging employees recently graduated from its Leadership Institute. Members of the Bay Aging Leadership Institute Class of 2022 include, seated from left, Abigail Grewell, Fiscal Assistant; Janice Burse, Housing Program Support Specialist; Michelle Seldon, Community Action Program Manager; Jessica Gardner, Options Counselor; standing, Kari Russell, Fiscal Assistant; Frances Thurston, Community Health Coordinator; Alex Baughan, Budget, Invoices and Timesheet Specialist; Brianna Noel, Enrollment Specialist; Kenisha Martin, Housing Case Manager for Older Adults; Randolph Logan III, Weatherization Housing Program Manager; Joshua Gemerek, Senior Vice President, Housing and, not pictured, Saidah Israel, Community Action Program Manager; Ivony Kennedy, AmeriCorps VISTA, Community Housing Strategist; Darlene Watson, Housing Navigator.

Fourteen Bay Aging employees recently graduated from the third session of the Bay Aging Leadership Institute, a six-month training program based on leadership principles developed by author Dr. John C. Maxwell.

John Skirven, principal of Skirven Consulting and former CEO of Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia, delivered the commencement address. Skirven quoted Winston Churchill and Buddha and reminded the new graduates that “leadership is living out your values.”

The Bay Aging Leadership Institute is the brainchild of Kathy Vesley, President and CEO. MaDena DuChemin, Human Resource Manager, helps facilitate the sessions. The curriculum centers on Maxwell’s “21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader.” The course also includes guest speakers, participant-led assignments, opportunities to practice public speaking, and a group presentation. Feedback from program participants has been overwhelmingly positive.

Since the Leadership Institute’s creation in 2020, 48 Bay Aging staff ...

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