Leadership Little Traverse

05/17/2019

We just graduated our 20th Best Class Ever! Congratulations to the LLT Class of 2019. They are an inspiring group of people who will leave their mark on Petoskey and Harbor Springs!

02/22/2019

Join us at Sunrise Rotary Tuesday morning to learn about the Community Service Project of this year’s class.

01/04/2019

The Community Service Project for the LLT Class of 2019 is to place a solar panel array at North Central Michigan College. Fund raising is underway; visit their Go Fund Me page.

The Leadership Little Traverse Class of 2019 has taken on the challenge of promoting the clean energy movement for their Community Service Project. The class has partnered with the North Central Michigan College Foundation to raise funds and install a solar panel array on the NCMC campus. Not o...

12/21/2018

LLT is featured in the Our Community publication in today’s Petoskey News Review. It’s such a great program!

12/14/2018

So this was new! Mary Beauchamp of the Petoskey District Library learned how to drive an excavator today. Thanks to the Char-Em ISD and Petoskey High School for sharing their simulators for LLT Education Day.

10/12/2018

It was Environment Day today for the LLT Class of 2019. Great messages from Coveyou Scenic Farm, the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, the Little Traverse Conservancy, and a tour of Emmet County Recycling. Special thanks to our session sponsor Consumers Energy, our lunch provider the Grain Train, and our transportation provider, the Odawa Casino.

09/07/2018

It’s time to “swing” into a new year of Leadership Little Traverse! We launched our 20th class at Camp Daggett this week. It’s another great group of leaders embarking on an exciting journey!

05/18/2018

Congratulations to the Leadership Little Traverse Class of 2018! They are our 19th graduating class, and the program now boasts more than 270-alumni! This class raised more than $26,000 to support the Nehemiah Project! LLT--it's such a great program!

05/03/2018

LLT enthusiast Jane Millar wrote a great commentary about the virtues of our area’s leadership programs. It ran in Wednesday’s Petoskey News-Review. Thanks Jane for all you do to support LLT and LCC!

12/07/2017

LLT recognized Pat Fralick with the Leadership Star Award at Tuesday’s Breakfast for Champions. The award was presented by LLT Chairwoman Lisa Gillard Blanchard. It’s a thrill to honor a great supporter of LLT and a true leader in the community.

10/28/2017

We said goodbye to our friend John Jeffrey today. John died Oct. 16th and his memorial service was held today in Harbor Springs. It was attended by some LLT alumni and LLT Steering Committee members. John was often a part of LLT as either a speaker at one of our sessions or as a commencement speaker. His message was always spot on.

John was the consummate servant leader. Words used today to describe him today were "generous" and "kind." I would add the word, "warmth" as there was a feeling of warmth whenever I was with him. Toby Jones officiated today's service and he used a word that would have never occurred to me, but when it was said, I thought, "perfect." The word was "encourager" and he truly was. John encouraged so many and gave so many people opportunities to grow and excel, and he always had a positive message of support. I can't tell you how many times he complimented me on my work at the Petoskey Chamber.

We should all aspire to live our lives like John Jeffrey. He truly led by example and has personally inspired me over the years. I will miss him terribly. I know many of our LLT friends are impacted by this devastating loss as well.

Thank you John for your gifts to our schools, our community, and to Leadership Little Traverse. Your legacy will continue to live for many years to come.

-Carlin Smith