Meet CBT's Leadership BC Sponsored Candidate
Thursday, November 20, 2008

Leadership BC is a program dedicated to the development and support of future community leaders and their ability to have a positive impact in the community where they live. The program fosters the participants leadership skills and serves also as a networking opportunity with current community leaders who volunteer their time in facilitating various topics and learning days.

This year CBT is proud to be a supporter of this program, hosted by the Cranbrook & District Chamber of Commerce for a third year. CBT’s support of $2,600 to Leadership BC will be used to sponsor one participant in the program for a year, and used towards the sustainability of the program.

This past October CBT learned that Maureen Gordon has been chosen as CBT’s sponsored participant, and we are happy to take this opportunity to introduce her to all of our readers.

Maureen is a long-time Cranbrook resident. She works as an advertising consultant for Kootenay Business Magazine and volunteers for Restorative Justice as a facilitator and mentor.

Getting involved in Leadership BC seemed like a terrific idea to Maureen, who has always had a desire to understand and impact the life of her community.

“The benefits I will receive from the experience are numerous,” says Maureen. “Beginning with insight into the workings of the community I live in, and using that to complete a project that will enhance the lives of every member of the community, it doesn’t get any better than that.”

This year’s program started in October and will continue to May 2009. In that time Maureen and her fellow participants will get up close and personal with the inner workings of City planning and programming, as well as be given opportunities to discuss alternate solutions to pending community issues.

“I am so excited,” says Maureen. “Because of the generosity of the Columbia Basin Trust and the faith of Cranbrook & District Chamber of Commerce, I have been accepted into a very prestigious program. I am a very eager participant and I will treasure all the experiences, one at a time.”

For more information on the Leadership BC program, contact the Cranbrook & District Chamber of Commerce at 1.800.222.6174