And this is important to me because...?

I think that leadership has always been the engine of community health and prosperity.

Now, with federal support in decline and the risk and responsibility for states and communities to increasingly assume responsibility for their own health and welfare, I think each of us has the responsibility to prepare our community’s citizens for an increasingly broad array of leadership opportunities, in varying formats, in both traditional and alternative settings.

We have to prepare and engage a wider pool of citizens for leadership and community engagement and assist other communities to do the same.

At Park University, I'm part of a planning group which is wrestling with how to prepare our students for employment and citizenship in an Unscripted Future.
At The Civic Leadership Training Council, I get to put into practice many of the leadership preparations and trainings that are intended to engage people in improving life in our community.

I hope that this blog can serve as an on-line platform for sharing ideas on civic engagement and community involvement and that each of you will contribute by sharing your stories and engaging in the conversations.