Leadership Camden County

Leadership Camden County is for individuals who are interested in learning more about the community, expanding leadership skills and networking with other area residents.  The program is cosponsored by the Camdenton Area Chamber of Commerce and the University of Missouri Extension of Camden County.  The 17th Leadership Camden County class started Sept. 2011.  Topics included in the class are team building and leadership dynamics; history and natural resources; infrastructure; education and health services; the Lake of the Ozarks economy; law enforcement and the legal system; and state government. 

The goals of the program are to enhance the leadership skills of participants to improve Camden County's future; familiarize participants with the community's opportunities, needs, problems, and resources; identify and analyze current economic, political and social forces affecting the community's future; establish effective peer relationships among participants; provide a common ground for communications between participants and community leaders; and to educate participants on how to move people and ideas to action. 

For additional information contact the Camdenton Area Chamber of Commerce by phone at 573-346-2227 or Jackie Rasmussen rasmussenj@missouri.edu or by phone at 573-346-2644.