Leadership Tomorrow

🎉 Celebrating 40 Years of Leadership Tomorrow 🎉 A heartfelt thank you to our incredible community of supporters who joined us on June 18 at Victory Hall to celebrate Leadership Tomorrow's 40th anniversary! One of the evening’s highlights was Amelia Ransom, SPHR's keynote address. Her inspiring call to action, "We must become better TO each other, not better THAN each other,” set a powerful tone for the future we are building together. 📽Another special moment was the premiere of our video, showcasing the collective work Leadership Tomorrow does in the community. Watch it here: https://lnkd.in/gTeQthFH Thank you for partnering with us on this journey. Together, we can make our region a place where everyone thrives. Special thanks to our sponsors for making this unforgettable night possible! ✨Presenting Sponsor: Alaska Airlines ✨Patron Sponsor: Amazon ✨Leadership Sponsor: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ✨Program Sponsors: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Kaiser Permanente, Port of Seattle, Seattle Mariners, Timberlane Partners, Turner Construction Company, United Way of King County ✨Friends of LT Sponsors: Community Attributes Inc., Pugh Capital Management, Inc., Symetra, University of Washington Alumni Association, WSECU #LT40Years #CollectiveLeadership #TogetherWeThrive

🎓 Celebrating the Leadership Tomorrow Class of 2024 🌟 Congratulations to the Leadership Tomorrow Class of 2024 on your recent graduation! For the past 10 months, you practiced curiosity, leaned into the zone of productive disequilibrium, and built lifelong relationships that will help you drive change in our community. Here’s what a few graduates said about their LT experience: “Through this program, I learned the value of mindfulness and presence in leadership. This experience highlighted the power of direct engagement and building authentic relationships, showing that tough conversations become more approachable when we recognize our shared humanity.” -Jamshid Bayandor, LT’24, Jacobs   “Over this past year I’ve developed better language to describe my leadership values and style, grown in my understanding of the multifaceted issues facing our communities, and built true relationships with the most incredible group of BIPOC professionals I’ve had the pleasure to be a part of.” -Cindil Redick-Ponte, LT’24, Washington State Department of Health   “Starting LT, one of my goals was to challenge my understanding of how to bring along those who may not share the same perspective as I have on equity. Through conversations with the IPOC caucus and my women of color colleagues, I feel refreshed and energized to continue tackling this issue professionally and personally. Most of all, I value all the connections we’ve made this year and look forward to growing our relationships in the years to come! -Angela Bahng, LT’24, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Cheers to the LT’24 cohort—your future is bright, and your potential is limitless! 🌟 

✨Engaged leadership is the foundation of thriving communities. ✨ For 40 years, Leadership Tomorrow has worked at the forefront of civic engagement to cultivate a network of inclusive, courageous, and curious leaders across Puget Sound. As we celebrate this special milestone, we are proud to highlight stories from LT alumni who continue to shape our region into a vibrant, vital community where all can thrive. For our eighth story, we are pleased to feature Michaela Geronima Doelman, LT’22. Here’s how LT expanded Michaela’s already strong understanding of our region’s challenges and opportunities: "LT helped me see how important it is to listen to the community most impacted by challenges as the one with the best insights into future opportunities that will work. I also developed a greater understanding for why partnerships between public, private, and nonprofit sectors are vital for addressing big problems like affordable housing, environmental justice, and public safety. LT helped me grow from a baseline theoretical understanding of problems and opportunities, exposed me to people who shared lived experiences, impacts and successes, and ignited a curiosity in me to stay involved at the community and government levels to make impact." 🎉Read Michaela's inspiring story here: https://lnkd.in/ghPARZ6f Don't forget to register for our 40th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser so you can enjoy more inspiring stories like this! 🎟 Secure your spot for LT’s biggest event of the decade ➡ https://lnkd.in/g3Ms6usj

✨Engaged leadership is the foundation of thriving communities. ✨ For 40 years, Leadership Tomorrow has worked at the forefront of civic engagement to cultivate a network of inclusive, courageous, and curious leaders across Puget Sound. As we celebrate this special milestone, we are proud to highlight stories from LT alumni who continue to shape our region into a vibrant, vital community where all can thrive. For our seventh story, we are pleased to feature Steve Dubiel, LT’01: "I joined Leadership Tomorrow in 2000, shortly after moving to Seattle to take a job as the executive director of EarthCorps where I served for 22 years. I was attracted to LT as an opportunity to build my Seattle network. More than 20 years later, I still tap into my LT network, which not only includes my 2001 cohort, but an amazing LT staff and LT alumni from other cohorts with whom I regularly interact." 🎟 Don't forget to register for our 40th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser! Secure your spot for LT’s biggest event of the decade ➡ https://lnkd.in/g3Ms6usj Special thanks to the folks who already purchased their tickets, including Carl Bailey Jr., LT’14, Brady Piñero Walkinshaw, LT’12, Alicia Teel, LT’22, Yuyan Lou, CFA, LT’16, Kimberly Reason, MASC, LT’90, Jessica Paul Werner, LT’05, Linda Villegas Bremer, LT’08, Natasha R., LT’16, Tisha Held, MBA, LT’22. We are excited to celebrate with you! #LT40Years #LTImpact

🎈🎇The Biggest LT Event of the Decade is Almost Here! Secure your tickets today and join us Tuesday, June 18 for an unforgettable evening! Reconnect with LT alumni from the past 40 years and make new memories at the LT event you don't want to miss. Event Highlights: ✨ Reconnect: Catch up with LT alumni from the last four decades. 🥁 Live Music: Enjoy lively tunes from a local Steel Drum Band. 🥨 Delicious Appetizers: Indulge in tasty treats from our fabulous pretzel wall and a variety of other appetizers. ⚡Inspiring Keynote Speaker: Be inspired by Amelia Ransom, SPHR, Honorary LT, VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Smartsheet.   Special thanks to the folks who already purchased their tickets, including Jonathan Bahe, LT'14, Sue Bennett, LT'94, Jan Levy, LT'87, Anna G. Boone, LT'22, Trey Chenier, LT'20, Marcus Glasper, LT'20, Maha Jahshan, LT'18, Carla Kinnier, LT'11, Leilani Lewis, LT'16, Sandra Merrifield, LT'89, Ted Schneider, LT'12. We are excited to celebrate with you! ➡If you already registered, make sure to text, email, or call your friends to encourage them to join the fun! #LT40Years #LTImpact

🎇Engaged leadership is the foundation of thriving communities. 🎇 For 40 years, Leadership Tomorrow has worked at the forefront of civic engagement to cultivate a network of inclusive, courageous, and curious leaders across Puget Sound. As we celebrate this special milestone, we are proud to highlight stories from LT alumni who continue to shape our region into a vibrant, vital community where all can thrive. Explore moments from their leadership journeys, past and present, as we consider collectively what challenges and opportunities lay ahead in the next 40 years—and beyond. For our sixth story, we are pleased to feature Ruchika Tulshyan, LT’16. When asked to reflect on the impact of LT on her leadership, this is what Ruchika T said: “It would not be an overstatement to say that Leadership Tomorrow completely changed my approach to leadership. The core values of equity, justice, inclusion, and civic engagement became central to my work and sense of self during and after my time at LT. It meant a lot to see that leadership can come in any form and in any title (or lack thereof)—and that someone who looks like me can absolutely lead.” ✨Read Ruchika’s inspiring story here: https://lnkd.in/dkHw7PSB 🎈Don't forget to register for our 40th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser so you can connect with the LT community and enjoy more inspiring stories like this! 🎟 Secure your spot here: https://lnkd.in/g3Ms6usj (The second photo of Ruchika speaking at the LT'16 Graduation was taken by Richard Meade, LT'12.) #LT40Years #LTImpact

In celebration of the amazing Vivian Phillips! Thank you for your inspiring leadership in this region!

🎉🎇 Congratulations, Linda Lowry, LT'22!

Special thanks to our Leadership Sponsor at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for partnering with us to help advance equity and create a brighter future for all. Join The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and help support equitable leadership development by making a gift to LT’s 40th Anniversary Celebration. Your gift will enable us to provide critical resources and training to emerging leaders committed to making a positive impact in our communities. You can make your donation here: https://lnkd.in/gGdVWJHM We hope to see you 6/18 for our 40th Anniversary event. Secure your spot here: https://lnkd.in/gVRjr3qv

🎇Engaged leadership is the foundation of thriving communities. 🎇 For 40 years, Leadership Tomorrow has worked at the forefront of civic engagement to cultivate a network of inclusive, courageous, and curious leaders across Puget Sound. As we celebrate this special milestone, we are proud to highlight stories from LT alumni who continue to shape our region into a vibrant, vital community where all can thrive. Explore moments from their leadership journeys, past and present, as we consider collectively what challenges and opportunities lay ahead in the next 40 years—and beyond. For our fifth story, we are excited to feature Bob Ness, LT’96. When asked to reflect on the impact of LT on his leadership and life, Bob said: In my nearly retired phase of life, I consider engaging in the following activities—improbable and unexpected as some are—as profound delights from my time with LT: 🔹 Serving on the board of the National Community Leadership Association. 🔹 Working with executive teams in many of the region’s most important and successful corporations. 🔹 Co-consulting with an LT colleague to establish the National Arts Organization of Mongolia. 🔹 Creating diverse, multi-ethnic Russian-American teams that focused on inclusion and diversity through training and conferences in both Vladivostok and Seattle, which resulted in a Leadership Vladivostok program. 🔹 Serving as trustee or board officer on philanthropic and nonprofit boards. 🔹 Co-creating the Global Leadership Forum, which focuses on leadership development for social purpose organizations—now commencing its 21st cohort! 🔹 My dear and close friendships that were developed through Leadership Tomorrow. I count on this trusted network of community leaders throughout our region and beyond for input and assistance. ➡ Read Bob’s incredible story here: https://lnkd.in/gWVpFQ4Z Don't forget to register for our 40th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser so you can enjoy more inspiring stories like this! 🎟 Secure your spot here: https://lnkd.in/g3Ms6usj #LT40Years #LTImpact