Kirk Young, Ph.D., vice president of Student Affairs at Jamestown Community College, will be the keynote speaker at the 2023 Southern Tier Leadership Summit on Thursday, Aug. 3, at St. Bonaventure University.
The summit is sponsored by Leadership Cattaraugus, Leadership Allegany and Leadership Chautauqua Network.
This year’s summit begins with registration from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the University Conference Center in Doyle Hall and concludes at 2:30 p.m. The 2023 theme is “Creating an Engaged and Dynamic Team.” In addition to the keynote, the conference will feature networking activities, a panel discussion, breakout sessions and a catered lunch.
The cost is $60 for current cohorts and alumni of LC, LA and LCN and $70 for the public. Online registration is open at https://shop.oleanny.com/collections/event-tickets (online service fee applies)
Young has served as vice president of Student Affairs at JCC since 2014. Before joining JCC, he worked for 10 years at Utah Valley University. Throughout his years in higher education, he has worked in enrollment, fundraising, and marketing, as well as serving for several years as the director of the Center for the Advancement of Leadership at UVU. Prior to his career in higher education, Young worked in sales and management in private industry where much of his work focused on employee development and engagement.
Young holds a BA in psychology from Utah Valley University, an MS in sociology from Brigham Young University, and a Ph.D. in leadership studies from Gonzaga University. His master’s studies focused on the social impacts of large-scale mega events, particularly the 2002 Winter Olympics. His doctoral studies focused on the 360-degree assessment as a leadership development tool. His other areas of expertise include transformational leadership, appreciative inquiry, servant-leadership, leadership and creativity, and strengths-based leadership.
Young is a certified strengths coach with the Gallup organization and spends some of his time consulting with individuals and teams on strengths-based performance and leadership solutions.
He is the founder of 221b Performance Solutions, a leadership and organizational development firm that works closely with organizations to assess performance, design solutions, and implement strategies for addressing a variety of challenges. In this capacity, Young helps individuals, teams and organizations identify and achieve their potential.
Young lives in Lakewood with his wife, Katie, and their three children.