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Rebecca Collier - Facilitator for first session of Leadership East County 2011
East County Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Program: Day 1- Orientation
by Christa Spillane
Introductions were a huge aspect of Orientation Day for the East County Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Program held at Cuyamaca College. Leadership Alumni were on hand to break the ice so new classmates would feel comfortable as they started their first day of the ten month program. Leaders were already being shaped and molded as we were guided to participate in team building and communication exercises. Our facilitator for the day, Rebecca Collier, taught us how to properly network with one another by having conversations that were based on one person asking questions and one person answering and then switching roles, enabling everyone to learn in-depth information about their classmates. An all day class may seem like a huge commitment to some, but by the end of the day, the whole class seemed to leave with a positive energy and was excited for the next class meeting. With Orientation over, the Class of 2011 (the best class ever!) will be learning about San Diego’s economy and how we can be leaders in our community to help with this ongoing issue. This program was formed to educate people about East County San Diego and give them the proper tools to make a difference in the community. The interactions and developing relationships from Orientation generated the anticipation of classmates to join the next meeting and continue to learn about leadership in our community.
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