Vermont Leadership Institute
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"Our pride in Vermont and its history is one of our strengths. . . It is an exceptional quality which encourages Vermonters to seek to do more than might otherwise seem possible."
- Governor Richard A. Snelling
Created by the Snelling Center for Government in 1995, the Vermont Leadership Institute ("VLI") is the state's premier leadership development program.
- VLI is an intensive program, consisting of eight overnight sessions, totaling eighteen seminar days between September and June. Each session is held in a different region of the state to convey a sense of Vermont's rich historic, geographic, and cultural diversity.
- VLI seeks to stimulate citizen enthusiasm for and participation in public service, to enable Vermonters to take thoughtful action within the public sector, and to improve the capacity of our citizens to work together and bring about positive change.
- VLI engages in a competitive selection process which results in a diverse cohort of Vermont's best and brightest from the private, public, and non-profit sectors.
- VLI associates gain the self-awareness, knowledge and networks of relationships needed in order to be effective leaders in their organization, their community and Vermont.
For more information about the leadership programs at the Snelling Center for Government, please contact Judy Warriner Walke, Program Director.