Leadership Tennessee announced that Blount Partnership Director of Economic Development Lauren Emert was selected to its Spring 2023 Leadership Tennessee NEXT cohort, a program offering Tennessee’s early and mid-career professionals personal and professional development while fostering a greater understanding of Tennessee and its assets. This class is the sixth cohort to complete the program.
“I am extremely honored to be part of this class and look forward to meeting and learning from professionals from across the state,” said Emert. “There is a great mixture of people from all different sectors and I’m anxious to view difference perspectives on how we can tackle issues that affect not only our region but also the state.”
Leadership Tennessee NEXT is welcoming a class of 29 rising professionals who represent the diversity of the regions and industries of the state. The class will meet four times during the program year, conducting sessions in Pickwick Landing, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville. Over the course of the program, participants will grow their professional skills and build an activated network of rising leaders spanning the state, while learning about significant issues facing the state.
“Leadership Tennessee NEXT continues to offer opportunities for the state’s strongest and brightest rising leaders to engage in meaningful dialogue and development that will benefit Tennessee both now and in the future,” remarked Leadership Tennessee President & CEO, Alfred Degrafinreid II. “Class VI is met with a strong network of past LT NEXT members who are already impacting their communities and the state significantly. We are excited to welcome the newest cohort.”
Going into its 10th year, Leadership Tennessee has developed a network of over 500 members from both Leadership Tennessee NEXT and the organization’s longest initiative, its Signature Program, designed for those in the highest levels of organizational and community leadership across the state.
Leadership Tennessee fosters collaborative, non-partisan dialogue on issues of statewide importance by crossing geographic and professional boundaries and connecting a diverse network of problem solvers and engaged citizens.
To learn more about Leadership Tennessee, visit www.leadershiptennessee.org.