United Way starts Leadership Next program

Date: June 21, 2007
By: MARGARITA BAUZA, FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER
Source: Detroit Free Press

United Way of Southeast Michigan on Wednesday launched Leadership Next, an initiative to keep professionals under 40 from leaving the state.

The event, held at McNarney's Public House in Detroit, was expected to draw 120 people, said organizer Matt Clayson, a United Way volunteer and a legal coordinator at Pleasant Ridge-based ePrize LLC.

General Motors North America President Troy Clarke was expected to speak.

Jeanette Pierce, special events coordinator at United Way, said the group's vision is to support emerging leaders in an effort to improve the area's economy.

Leadership Next will hold educational workshops, develop volunteering experiences and organize events that encourage collaboration among different industries.

For more information about the Leadership Next launch, visit www.uwsem.org/leadershipnext or call 313-226-9494.

Contact MARGARITA BAUZA at 313-222-6823