Leadership Cattaraugus is an active, immersive learning experience that welcomes professionals across all business sectors and in all stages of their careers. The next program begins in January 2025 and concludes in October 2025.
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Who should apply?
Ideal Candidates
• Live and/or work in Cattaraugus County.
• Possess a strong desire to build a better community.
• Willingly participate in a growing network of knowledgeable and committed trained leaders.
• Actively participate in order to develop strong leadership skills necessary to positively contribute to the cohort and ultimately the surrounding community.
• Have support from his or her sponsoring organization to attend programming.
• Are willing to devote the necessary time to the program.
Class of 2025 Schedule
The locations of Sessions 1-9 will be determined by class members, who will collaborate on planning the Program Days. The all-day sessions generally run from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Opening Retreat
January 21 5-9 p.m., JCC-Olean
January 22, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., JCC-Olean
Session 1: Leadership Day, February 18, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Session 2: Government Services, March 18, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Session 3: Health and Medical Services, April 15, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Session 4: Human Services, May 20, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Session 5: Economic Development, Tourism, Arts and Culture, June 17, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Session 6: Manufacturing, July 15, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Session 7: The Justice System, August 19, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Session 8: Land Usage & Agri-Business, September 16, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Session 9: Education, October 21, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Recap 2025, Graduation and Annual Dinner
**October 22; 3 to 5 p.m. review the year; cash bar and appetizers, 5 to 5:30 p.m.; 6 p.m. dinner/ceremony
Leadership Cattaraugus COVID Protocol
Leadership Cattaraugus’ goal is to keep our community safe and healthy, not just our participants and volunteers, but the community organizations that we visit during our program days.
The Board of Directors of Leadership Cattaraugus has outlined the following for the 2024 program days pending any changes from the CDC and the Cattaraugus County Department of Health:
- Participants in the 2025 Leadership Cattaraugus Program will not be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested prior to program days.
- When planning program day activities, all participants will inquire about site AID (Airborne Infectious Disease) policies, will inform cohort members, and will abide by policies in place at that site.
All participants will adhere to Leadership Cattaraugus AID transmission guidelines as stated below:
- LC attendees, volunteers or program day external participants will notify the Leadership Cattaraugus Administrator, GOACC, if any of the following conditions apply prior to physically reporting to program days:
- You are experiencing airborne infectious disease (AID) related symptoms;
- you or anyone in your household has been exposed to COVID-19 or other AID;
- You or anyone in your household has been advised to quarantine by a medical provider or public health official.
If any of the above conditional apply, participants are asked to excuse themselves from the program day.