Urban League Greater Southwestern Ohio Announces African American Leadership Development Program C

CINCINNATI - Sept. 16, 2024 - PRLog -- Twenty-two high-achieving African American leaders representing business, healthcare, non-profit, and government sectors will spend the next 10 months completing an immersive and experiential curriculum designed to enhance their leadership skills and position them for future success within their organizations.

AALDP is the most highly regarded professional development opportunity and networking platform for African American professionals in Greater Cincinnati. Through 10 interactive sessions led by nationally recognized expert facilitators, participants increase their awareness of their professional and personal strengths, enhance their knowledge of critical community issues and grow their leadership skills. The program provides an overview of Cincinnati's rich cultural history, power and influence, government, advocacy and economics framed in Black history and perspective.

"The League is proud to continue it's tradition of helping African American leaders develop their personal and professional skills, connect with one another and learn how they can further contribute to the success of the community as well as their companies," said Christie Kuhns, President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio and a graduate of Class 29. "Graduates of AALDP continue to go on to great leadership roles across the city and many site their AALDP experience as being the catalyst for their desire to do more."

Urban League AALDP Class 31
Tianay Amat, Cincinnati Works
Jermaine Carter, Megen Construction Company
Marche Gendrew, Cradle Cincinnati
Juwana Glover, YWCA of Greater Cincinnati
Sidnei Harmon, Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Whitney Harris, iHeartMedia
Shannel Heath, JP Morgan Chase
Deanna Hillard, Interact for Health
Steven Kniffley, University of Cincinnati-College of Medicine
Ewaniki Moore-Hawkins, Soul Palette
Asha Parker, The Kroger Co.
Jerome Parm, The Kroger Co.
Gwendolyn Robinson, Charlie Health
Phillip Shakespeare, Verizon
Brandon Simmons, KMK Consulting Company
Collin Thomas, Fifth Third
Kevin Waklatsi, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Kailah Ware, SunnyBlu Creative Agency
Kendall Washington, Revelation Missionary Baptist Church
Sonya Wells, Sonya Wells Public Health & Wellness Consulting
Antonio Williams, Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio
Jerome Wright, Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio

Applications for Class 32 will open Spring 2025.

For more information on AALDP contact Kelly Robinson, Sr. Director Special Projects and Events at KRobinson@ULGSO.org or 513.559.2215. Visit https://www.ulgso.org/aaldp to learn more about this historic program.