The Leadership Program identifies and nurtures existing and potential community leaders through a year-long training program.
The Leadership Program is sponsored by the San Mateo Area Chamber of Commerce, Foster City Chamber of Commerce, Burlingame Chamber of Commerce, and the Town of Hillsborough. The Leadership Program identifies, nurtures and connects existing and potential community leaders, increasing their knowledge of the community and community issues, while enhancing their individual effectiveness through the development of leadership skills.
02/02/2023
The Leadership Program of the San Mateo Area Chamber of Commerce honors Black History Month by celebrating the many contributions of Black Americans. In the words of Joe Biden, "...[We] honor the legacy of generations past, reckon with centuries of injustice, and confront the injustice that still festers today."
01/16/2023
The leadership program look to the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a foundation for its mission. We thank Dr. King for his tireless efforts. His work will never be forgotten and his legacy will endure. Learn more about Dr. King visit: thekingcenter.org
May 2023 be fruitful and enjoyable!
12/23/2022
Happy Holidays from the San Mateo Leadership Program! May you and yours have a happy, healthy, and joyous holiday season!
12/20/2022
The San Mateo Area Chamber of commerce would like to welcome Erica Wood as its new president and CEO. Wood brings to the position more than 25 years of experience in the social sector as well as active business and community involvement in San Mateo County. Follow the link to Erica's welcome letter https://tinyurl.com/EricaWood
12/15/2022
We will miss Cheryl’s warm leadership style, sense of humor, and commitment to the community we serve, and wish her the best in her well-deserved retirement. Cheryl remains dedicated to the San Mateo Community and plans on staying involved in the San Mateo Rotary Club and College of San Mateo’s President’s Advocacy Council.
She also plans to spend time with her 2 grandsons; William and Harrison and travel as often as she can!
Thank you for everything, Cheryl - we will miss you!
11/24/2022
Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!
11/12/2022
Thank you to all our Veterans for their service, courage, and sacrifice. Happy Veterans Day!
We all know that elections have consequences. We encourage you to vote for the next leaders you'd like to see from local city councils to the halls of congress.
11/06/2022
Don't forget to Fall Back!
Sunday, November 6 at 2:00 AM.
10/28/2022
Matt Regan, Senior Vice President of Public Policy for the Bay Area Council joined the leadership program in a panel discussion about the region's housing affordability challenges for the second year in a row. With his big-picture policy perspective, Matt was able to provide important context to these challenges while encouraging class participants to engage in their local city council meetings. One of the Bay Area Council's policy priorities is to improve affordability by increasing the housing supply. Learn more about the Bay Area Council: https://www.bayareacouncil.org/
10/28/2022
As part of our Leadership program, we were happy to welcome Dixie Baus, Director of Real Estate Development at Eden Housing, who shared her insights about the ins and outs of affordable housing. According to Dixie, to build one affordable housing project with 100 units in the City of Redwood City, it would cost over $72 million and take approximately 5 years. Eden has more than 50 years of experience addressing the region’s affordable housing challenges and had developed/acquired more than 10,000 homes throughout California, which made them an ideal partner for our speakers series. Learn more about Eden: www.edenhousing.org