American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)


The AAFCS Community on Building Leadership Capacity is presenting the inaugural Leadership Academy for new professionals (BS degree or greater with up to 5 years membership in AAFCS) who wish to design their own leadership plan in order to secure their preferred future as leaders in AAFCS. The Leadership Academy will begin with face-to-face sessions prior to the AAFCS Annual Conference in Houston, TX, June 25 to June 26.  Activities of the Academy will continue throughout the year using interactive learning modules and webinars with the latest technologies for group sessions. 

The Leadership Academy is an organized effort to assure that a professional cohort of potential new leaders will be available to assume leadership positions in committees, communities, councils, and as elected officers nationally or at the affiliate level in AAFCS for this decade and beyond. Focusing on new leaders, the Academy will address competencies needed for assessing one’s attributes and skills in Leading Yourself, Leading Others, and Leading AAFCS. Seasoned leaders will serve as mentors.

Goals of the Academy

By active participation in the Leadership Academy, the participant will meet the following outcomes of the
Leadership Academy:

1.

Become knowledgeable of AAFCS and leadership opportunities (Leading AAFCS).

2.

Gain knowledge and skills that facilitate the development of personal leadership skills (Leading Oneself).

3.

Assume leadership roles in AAFCS (Leading AAFCS/Leading Others).

4.

Develop a supporting network of colleagues who will link new leaders with resources throughout their professional and volunteer experiences. (Leading Oneself).

 

Information for Academy Mentors

Academy Participants

 

Information for Academy Mentors - Apply by February 15, 2013

 

A vital part of the Leadership Academy will be the pairing of the Academy participant with two mentors who are AAFCS members who have been active in various aspects of leadership with AAFCS. One mentor will be a
member who has been a member for 5-10 years and the other who has been a member more than 10 years.  

As a mentor you will:

  • Spend time connecting with your mentee to gain insight as to his/her needs.
  • Work with the mentee to develop goals for the mentee/mentor relationship.
  • Identify and use multiple venues of communications with your mentee.
  • Commit to one year beginning June 2013 to a mentor/mentee relationship.
  • Partner with a mentee to enhance leadership abilities.

 

Mentor Requirements

  • Must have had National and/or Affiliate leadership experience in AAFCS.
  • Have a minimum of 5 years of membership.
  • Desire to develop AAFCS leaders.
  • Attend the 2013 AAFCS Annual Conference to meet your mentee.
  • Commit to a minimum of one year beginning June 2013.

 

Application Process

1.

Complete the application (download below) and submit along with resume/vita including information listed on the application. The deadline to apply has been extended to February 15, 2013. All applications and attachments should be e-mailed as pdf files on or before this date to blcc@aafcs.org

2.

Send any questions regarding the Leadership Academy or the application process to Sue Byrd (sbyrd@utm.edu)
or Carolyn Barnhart (barnhartc@uwstout.edu).

3.

Applications will be reviewed by a committee of members of the Community on Building Leadership Capacity using the Evaluation Criteria (download below) and accepted applications will be shared with Leadership Academy participants as they select their mentors.

4.

All mentor applicants will be notified of their status by March 1, 2013. Leadership Academy participants will select their mentors based on their needs, during the Leadership Academy in Houston, June 2013 with a “Meet your Mentor” session being held during the 2013 AAFCS Annual Conference in Houston.

 

Download the Mentor Application

Download the Evaluation Rubric

 

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Congratulations to the 2013 Academy Participants!

 

Kyley Brooks
Menia Chester
Elizabeth Creed
Larissa Cremeens
Ashley Davis
Elowin Harper
Janet Holden
Crystal Duncan Lane
Allison Lewis
Morgan Milstead
Beth Newcomb
Amanda Repp
Lara Savage
Julie Sims
LaWanda (Pegi ) Wright

 

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