COLLABORATIVE MINORITY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ENTERS SECOND YEAR, ANNOUNCES NEW CLASS Urban Core Collective launches second Transformational Leadership class to continue building pipeline of future leaders of color

The Urban Core Collective (UCC) is ecstatic to announce their second annual Transformational Leadership Program (TLP). UCC’s passion revolves around establishing racial equality. The way UCC has been successful in accomplishing this is through their new Transformational Leadership Program, established in 2013. TLP is working to increasing the support and services that people of color and marginalized families in Grand Rapids receive. These leaders will gain the necessary skills to fill positions of influence in Grand Rapids to successfully complete UCC’s goals or racial equality.

            “This year's Transformational Leadership Program (TLP) differs from our Inaugural year in that it includes participants from a cross section of nonprofit agencies and the business community. The UCC is committed to ensuring that our community has qualified professionals from diverse backgrounds whose leadership will help to navigate us thru the 21st Century,” said Dr. Veneese Chandler, CEO of Family Outreach.

            UCC’s long term goal with TLP is to create a long line of future professional leaders from communities of color. TLP will provide leaders with the opportunity to visit organizations that successfully model collaboration, innovation, entrepreneurial thinking and transformational business leadership. Then they will be asked to identify key issues facing the community and develop a personal plan that allows them to contribute and solve these current issues.

            UCC also plans to stay active in the alumni of 2013 by meeting with them on a consistent basis. They will talk about how to take initiatives that will support the urban core and UCC member’s organizations.