Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is November 29! We are looking for 100 individuals to donate $35 to provide a Cornerstone Program scholarship to a local leader.
Cornerstone Program
Applications will be open in January for our next class of amazing professionals.
The Queen Collaborative
A new program for African American/Black Women led by Black Women leaders and entrepreneurs.
Cornerstone
Our Cornerstone Program provides the opportunity for you to build bonds and form relationships across many different industries and organizations.
Junior LO
Encourages and empowers young adults through three full-day interactive
workshops.
Partnership
Events
Our events cover a wide range of topics that are current and relevant to our community and beyond.
Testimonials
LO has given me an awareness of what’s possible and the resources to make it happen.
Our Mission
To develop a network of diverse and influential leaders by exposing them to regional resources and issues,
and challenging them to reach their full personal, professional,
and public leadership potential.
Our Sponsors
Leadership Oakland Alumni
Cheryl Boodram featured in Top of Troy
LO alumna is highlighted as a top female business leader at annual Troy Chamber event.
Susan Morgan Bailey speaking at FinanceNext!
speak on managing the cultural factors and expectations affecting employees’ return to workplaces and how employers can manage, influence, and support business objectives and employees’ career goals.
LOXXXI complete project for Care House
LOXXXI completed a brand new healing room for children to enjoy toys, games and a comfortable, safe space before treatment.
C.J. Felton
New Executive Committee announced for LO. The new executive committee includes President C.J. Felton.
Our Blog
Leadership Oakland’s 31st Cornerstone class built a brand new healing room
This year, Leadership Oakland's 31st Cornerstone class built a brand new healing room for children to enjoy toys, games and a comfortable, safe space before treatment. They also provided treatment tools for children that CARE House therapists' find work best for...
2020 – A Transformative Year
2020 was supposed to be our 30th Anniversary year, but like so many, we needed to pivot part way through our event planning and lead our community in a very different way. In March we began a series of virtual Lunch and Learns and Happy Hours. It was our way of...
Thriving Through Disruption
How much has your personal or professional life changed in the last eight weeks? Are you working from home? Not working? A part-time teacher / part-time parent? Starting to get screen headaches? Zoom overload? Stressed? Anxious? Missing friends and family? Maybe all...