OUR GUESTS: PROJECT THRIVE

Pictured L-R: Amber Chancelor with Forrest General Hospital, Bobby Moore with Hattiesburg Clinic, Donavan Johnson with University of Southern Mississippi, Seth Miles with Community Bank, Lacey Miller with Nicholson & Company, Gerald Carlson with London & Stetelman, and Amber Hartfield with Merit Health Wesley.

 

Leadership Pinebelt comprises a diverse network of leaders and community volunteers who are committed to shaping our community both economically and socially while building and expanding their network. Each class encompasses a very diverse group of professionals who have attained leadership positions in their fields and are likely to be tapped for greater community responsibility.

 

The program begins with an orientation in March, followed by the two-day R.E.A.C.H. course at Pine Grove, which begins the team building process.  The class must complete the obstacle course which enhances class bonds and unifies group members.  After the course, the focus shifts to building leadership skills at a two-day retreat in Ocean Springs.  The retreat focuses on developing leadership skills in the areas of personal power and persuasion, creating group and community visions and purpose, communications skills, self-motivation and motivating others, conflict resolution and team building. 

 

After getting a better understanding of themselves, their classmates and their community, participants enhance their formal training by forming teams and identifying a solution to a community need, an improvement to the business climate or an enhancement to the area’s quality of life.