THANK YOU, everyone, who has offered their time, their money, their unique talents and personalities to making Leadership Huntington what it has become. There was standing room only as over 130 citizens gathered on October 26th at the Harbor Club to celebrate our 15th Anniversary Gala and Class of 2010 Graduation. Honorees, representing a legacy of community leadership included Founding Trustee, Arthur Goldstein, Esq, Community Trustee, James Kelly of JVKelly Group, and Outstanding Graduates, Nancy Engelhardt (aka Nancy Pagano) of the Energeia Partnership (Class of 2000) and Eric Alexander of Vision Long Island (Class of 1999).It was truly a great place to be. Board President, Sara Bluestone, served as Master of Ceremonies. Many of the gro
 Mike Davies of the graduating class, pictured with Susan Hayes, (both of Verizon) presented a video created by fellow grad Gina Pellettieri, which can be seen on YouTube. He noted the current class has coined a catch phrase for the organization, "Ordinary People, Extraordinary Citizens: Leadership Huntington". "Use it all you want," he quipped, "just make sure you give me credit" |
In a world where the tenor of civil discourse too often seems to have devolved past the point of anything one might call "civil," Leadership Huntington brings citizens together to explore the issues and resources of their community, participate in thoughtful debate, and consider how best to approach the region's most complex concerns. Started 15 years ago as a partnership of the Huntington Chamber Foundation and the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, the program has been an independent 501(c)3 since 2007. Its unique Flagship Program has yielded over 250 graduates holding leadership roles in every sector - government, business and not-for-profit -- within the Town of Huntington and well beyond. In addition to the nine-month Leadership Huntington Flagship Program, LH has introduced community roundtables, networking and socials, held state of the town events, and hosted hot topic forums designed to develop, connect and engage a broad range of citizens in active community stewardship.
Leadership Huntington is a non-partisan, independent, member supported organization that is exceedingly grateful for the warm support they have received from individuals, local businesses, community organizations and local government. Special gratitude is offered for the long term, consistent and very generous support of Verizon, the H2M Group, Huntington Hospital, National Grid, The Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce, and The Town of Huntington.