Community Leaders

Leadership Hendricks County, Inc.’s Community Leaders program is a year-long seminar program designed to identify, educate, motivate, and develop a select group of area citizens for positions of community leadership. Participants are selected based on ability, leadership potential, and demonstrated interest in the community.

The overarching goals of the Community Leaders program of LHC are that participants:

  1. Increase awareness of Hendricks County.

  2. Develop as leaders through understanding of self, others and community.

  3. Engage within the community and the LHC organization.

Tuition includes 12 program days and over 25 hours of leadership development training. The Leadership Hendricks County Community Leaders program is comprised of the following elements:

  • Opening Retreat in January

  • Monthly Program Days in February through October

  • Closing Retreat in November

  • Team Capstone Project

How to JOIN

Participation in each LHC class is limited, so an application must be submitted. Participants must live or work in Hendricks County.

Applications for LHC Class of 2025 now closed. Applications for LHC Class of 2026 open September 1 - November 1, 2025

2025 Class Days


Infrastructure/Resources

May 7

Diverse Perspectives


September 10

Health and Human Services

Closing Retreat


November 7


October 1


Opening Retreat (Nashville, IN)

January 10-11

Judicial System


February 5

Education

County Government


April 2


March 5

Business & Industry


June 4

Economic Development

Agriculture


August 6


July 9

FOr Questions about THIS Program:

Contact Dani Smith at dsmith@leadershiphendrickscounty.org