Elevating Leadership Development
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Milton E. Proby Cultural Heritage Room
Contact Stella Hodgkins at eldprogram@elpomar.org
Cultivating and celebrating diverse leadership
The ELD History
Empowering leaders of color in our communities is essential to cultivating and celebrating diverse leadership. In 2001, we created Elevating Leadership Development (originally Emerging Leaders Development) to create greater access and support for people of color in Southern Colorado to tap into their leadership potential for the benefit of community.
ELD Members participate in three ways:
- Attending Advisory Council meetings
- Pursuing leadership trainings and scholarships
- Pursuing community engagement opportunities
ELD benefits local nonprofits by:
- Providing access to a diverse network of trained board members
- Providing leadership development and networking opportunities to employees
- Creating company goodwill by activating employees in the community
ELD benefits businesses by:
- Providing diverse employees with a unique support system, sense of community, and connection
- Providing employees with leadership training
- Fostering positive company reputation through employee engagement in the community
ELD members can attend four different Advisory Councils which convene quarterly: Asian Pacific Islander, African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American. ELD members network and share community updates and support needs during these meetings.
ELD members are encouraged to pursue a variety of recognized community leadership development programs and skills trainings. The trainings provide personal assessment and coaching, explain key community issues and what it means to serve on a Board, and guide participants on moving an idea into action in the community. Members may apply for scholarships to attend trainings for which they’ve been accepted.
ELD members who complete a community leadership development program are eligible to complete an online civic engagement profile to connect with the community, providing nonprofits and businesses access to a network of uniquely trained individuals.
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Celebrating Cultural Heritage
El Pomar’s Milton E. Proby Cultural Heritage Room was dedicated in 2006 to preserve and document the contributions of Asian Pacific Islander, African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American individuals from Southern Colorado. Each year a member of one of these communities is inducted into the Milton E. Proby Cultural Heritage group of honorees and recognized in an induction ceremony.
What Participants Are Saying
“The ELD program provided me the opportunity to meet and convene with other Pueblo professionals and participate in many leadership programs such as Leadership Pueblo, board governance training, transitional leadership training and many more diverse professional development opportunities. Being a part of this great group of ethnic minority and community leaders who work in many capacities to empower our community while providing critical leadership support is not only rewarding as a professional but personally as an individual.”
“This was the best leadership training I have ever been in. I will use what I learned as I continue my professional journey. I have been empowered and my confidence boosted so I can more effectively work with community activities, civic engagement, and service on nonprofit boards.”
Say hello to Ayana Garcia.
She's here to help.
Ayana is ELD’s Program Coordinator and can field any questions you might have.
