Leadership Englewood Class of 2025-2026 Confidential Application

Visit the Leadership Englewood page for current information.

2025/2026 Class Schedule

Please note and hold these dates on your calendar now.

September 10, 2025	2025-2026 Class Introduction
September 30, 2025	Ice Breaker
October 1, 2025	Kick-off
November 5, 2025	Non-Profit / Leadership Day
December 3, 2025	Local Economy / Arts & Culture Day
January 7, 2026	Sarasota County Day
February 4, 2026	Healthcare Day
March 4, 2026	Charlotte County Day
April 1, 2026	Education Day
May 6, 2026	Tourism & Hospitality Day
May 27, 2026	Class Graduation

Application

Online Application

Selection of Leadership Englewood participants is highly confidential and is based solely upon the answers to the questions on this application, so please be thoughtful, complete and sincere.
There is special emphasis on seating a representative group of persons involved in a variety of businesses, professions, government and non-profit community services.
Class size is limited to 20 students. Tuition is $500 for members and $797 for non-members.
I understand full tuition will be due upon my acceptance unless other arrangements are approved in advance.
If you are selected for the Class, you are making a commitment to the program and to your classmates to attend each month’s field trip day. A class member can miss up to two (2) classes and still graduate.
Participants are selected through an anonymous process. Try to avoid revealing your identity through your answers to the questions.

The application form automatically saves your submission progress on your computer. So you are able to leave this page at any point and continue later.

Candidate Information

Full Name

Nick Name for Badge

Home Address

Cell Phone

Employer

Job Title

Business Address

Business Phone

Business Fax

Questions

1. Tell us about yourself, such as where you live, employment history, extracurricular activities, education and special interests.

2. During your business career, what do you consider your most significant contribution or achievement?

3. Let us know what organization you are associated with (community, civic, professional, business, or other) and also the organization that you would like to become a member of in the future.

4. What types of volunteer activities would you like to become involved with in the future?

5. Describe how you have demonstrated a leadership role in your personal and/or professional life.

6. Describe one important personal or professional goal you hope to attain within the next five years.

7. What do you consider to be your major strengths and qualifications for participation in the Leadership Englewood program and describe your reason for wanting to participate in Leadership Englewood.

8. What benefits to the community do you feel are likely to result from your participation in Leadership Englewood?

9. What do you believe are the three most significant issues facing Englewood today and why? Select one of those issue and describe to us what you believe needs to be done about it.

Agreement

I understand the goals and commitments of the Leadership Englewood Program. If selected, I shall devote the time required to attend the above sessions and successfully complete the entire program including the commitment to work with my classmates on a class project. I understand tuition will be due upon my acceptance. My employer supports my application to the program.

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