Leadership Wheeling 2023 Class Kicks Off With 21 Members
Eric Starkowicz of Ohio Valley Construction Employers Council introduces himself to his fellow Leadership Wheeling 2023 members on Tuesday in Wheeling.
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Leadership Wheeling 2023 members Phil Klein of West Virginia Northern Community College, left, and Jennifer Rohrig of the West Virginia Department of Economic Development, participate in the class on Tuesday.
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Laurie Conway, Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce Marketing and Communications director, talks to members of the Leadership Wheeling class of 2023 on Tuesday.
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Show here is the book “The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow” by Mark Miller. Mike Howard, vice president of Membership, Events and Education for the Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce, referred to the book during his talk with Leadership Wheeling members on Tuesday.
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Eric Starkowicz of Ohio Valley Construction Employers Council introduces himself to his fellow Leadership Wheeling 2023 members on Tuesday in Wheeling.
Photo by Shelley Hanson
Leadership Wheeling 2023 members Phil Klein of West Virginia Northern Community College, left, and Jennifer Rohrig of the West Virginia Department of Economic Development, participate in the class on Tuesday.
Photo by Shelley Hanson
Laurie Conway, Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce Marketing and Communications director, talks to members of the Leadership Wheeling class of 2023 on Tuesday.
Photo by Shelley Hanson
Show here is the book “The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow” by Mark Miller. Mike Howard, vice president of Membership, Events and Education for the Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce, referred to the book during his talk with Leadership Wheeling members on Tuesday.
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The Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce's 2023 Leadership Wheeling class kicked off Tuesday with members learning about leadership, wellness and more.
The 14-week class offers local professionals information and opportunities to network with others.
There are 21 people participating this year. Members of the class include: Madison Dwyer (Project Best), Laura Fabrizio (Main Street Bank), Ronna-Renee Jackson (WesBanco), Phil Klein (West Virginia Northern Community College), Katie Hinerman Klug (Catholic Charities West Virginia), Kourtney Koscevic (The Health Plan), Deanna Myers (The Health Plan), Cassie Minder (Wheeling Heritage), Lauren Mitchell (Oglebay), Katie Molinengo (Oglebay Institute), Sarah Morgan (Grow Ohio Valley/The Public Market), Zachary Nolte (Oglebay), John Parrish (Wheeling Nailers), Christian Pellegrino (Regional Economic Development Partnership), Jessica Richards (United Bank), Jennifer Rohrig (West Virginia Department of Economic Development), Jordan Sengewalt (Spilman, Thomas & Battle), Eric Starkowicz (Ohio Valley Construction Employers Council), Kevin Stingle (Stingle-Inc.), Kyla-Sierra U'Ren (The Health Plan), and Sunny West (WesBanco).
"We have a very diverse class this year,"said Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce Marketing and Communications Director Laurie Conway. "I am excited to watch this group grow and become comfortable with each other.
"About one-third of this year's class are Wheeling-area transplants, and this is a great opportunity for them to learn what the community is all about."
Some of the topics that will be discussed during the weeks will include local economic development; nonprofit and community development; culture, leisure and the arts; energy education; health care; media; the legal system; entrepreneurial achievement; and the history of the Ohio Valley.
The class will also experience hands-on team-building activities with the Wheeling Fire Department. They will also take a trip to Charleston to learn more about state government.
To begin the class, Mike Howard, vice president of membership, events and education for the Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce, talked about what he learned from the book "The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow" by Mark Miller.
His takeaway from the book is that "leadership character is the primary driver of your success as a leader."
"Do not associate leadership with a position. You can lead with or without a title," Howard said in quoting Miller. "If you wait until you get a title, you could wait forever.
"If you don't demonstrate leadership character, your skills and results will be discounted, if not dismissed."
He described a "leadership iceberg," adding 10% of that iceberg is what a leader does and the remaining 90% is the leader's character.