Thank you for your interest in Leadership Cortland, one of more than 600 community leadership programs across America preparing future leaders for the complex challenges that await them. Our aim is to develop the next generation of informed, engaged and active community leaders.

Leadership Cortland provides myriad benefits to participants, sponsoring employers, and the community.

Benefits to Participants
• Contacts with influential community and business leaders
• Builds leadership, teambuilding, and communication skills
• Provides exposure to and understanding of leadership styles
• Provides a foundation for broad knowledge of and sensitivity to county issues

Benefits to Sponsoring Employers
• Employees develop leadership skills, organizational skills, and communication skills
• Employee participation provides organizations new access to community leaders and resources
• Strengthens an organization's involvement in the community
• Generates recognition for community involvement
• Gives employees new insights into the community

Benefits to our Community
• Generates a committed and knowledgeable group of people prepared to lead our community and shape its future
• Partnerships developed between the public and private sector
• Helps inform bright people about the many issues facing our community, and spurs them to action