✯ Develop Golden's Future Leaders ✯ Gain insight on Golden's opportunities & challenges ✯ Learn of business, government, and volunteer relationships ✯ Meet and get to know community leaders
✯ Develop Golden's Future Leaders ✯ Gain insight on Golden's opportunities & challenges ✯ Learn of business, government, and volunteer relationships ✯ Meet and get to know community leaders
Thank you to all the City of Golden Candidates that participated in the Forum hosted by Leadership Golden on October 17th. The City Council candidates are shown here.
We had overflowing attendance by the community! Thanks for joining us.
Be sure to drop off your ballot by 7pm on Tuesday, November 7th !
Scenes from our 2023-2024 class sessions……
City Attorney Sandra Llanes at the Government Session
City Manager Scot Vargo during the Government Session
Nathan Richie, Director - sharing the riches of the Golden History Park.
Orientation included presentations and tours from Golden’s Police, Fire, and Water departments.
What is Leadership Golden?
The Leadership Golden program is a series of seminars spanning a nine month period. These seminars facilitate opportunities for participants to increase their knowledge of the relationships between government, education, business, and the community of Golden. Participants have the opportunity to explore options and methods of problem solving with city staff and community leaders in the fields of education, arts, recreation, public finance, city and county government, justice, community responsibility and economic development.The Leadership Golden program is designed to enhance the abilities of the participants to make a difference. The program educates emerging leaders and volunteers to the realities, opportunities and challenges in Golden, Colorado.
Class sessions for Leadership Golden occur from September through May. The application process is open during June each year. If you are interested in applying for the next class, mark your calendar and check back to this website on June 1st!
Leadership Golden’s 2023 Christmas Ornament
Leadership Golden’s Ornament for 2023 ~ Celebrating Golden High School’s 150th Anniversary
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2022 - 2023 GRADUATING CLASS!
We celebrated with a banquet and diploma presentation at
Footprints Restaurant at Fossil Trace!
Leadership Golden Graduation Class of 2022-2023
Connie Tysdal video
“Leadership Golden showed me the heart of the Golden Community, teaching me the nuances of governance and introducing me to some of the most passionate and committed members of our community that I have ever met.”
“An amazing program that reinstalls the reasons why you lie in the great small town of Golden. Meet incredible people along the way as well.”
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“Being new to the community, the Leadership Golden experience opened my eyes to the city’s components, its function and operation. In LG you meet the various organizations and leaders who help make our city thrive. You know where to go and who to talk to when issues arise. But the best part is you come to know and respect so many community members!”
You gain concrete connections. Connections to leadership, to Golden governmental entities, to the challenges in our community, to our history, and to each other as a leadership class. ~ Cindy Vail Weisrock, Class of 2022
An excellent resource to learn about Golden’s amazing, seamless infrastructure.
~ Tana Lawler, Class of 2022
I loved the Leadership Golden experience. I was able to get a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of Golden government. After this experience I was offered a Board Position on the Golden Civic Foundation Board. I would highly recommend this program to anyone who wants to be more involved in our town.
~ Melissa Dougherty Anderson, Esq, Class of 2022
Meet cool and interesting people from your community. Discover ways to make a difference where you live.
~ Mark Dodge, Class of 2022
About Us
Find out about our organization, mission, our methods, and the results of our decades of involvement in the Golden community.
Each year, Leadership Golden partners with local vendors to provide dinner at the class sessions. These local vendors provide food for us at an affordable cost and we appreciate these partnerships! For more information about the vendor, please click their logo!
