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:
Increase awareness of Hendricks County.
Develop as leaders through understanding of self, others and community.
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