St. Luke’s Center for Leadership (CFL) has a motto: Find your voice, make a difference. This language speaks to the school’s reputation for tapping an individual’s potential and fostering a deep service ethic.
The CFL’s Lunch & Lead Speaker Series inspires students by connecting them with accomplished people from varied backgrounds. During this fall’s speaker series, students have or will share lunch with: Brooks Morrison - Actor, Comedian and St. Luke’s Alum, Laura Pedrick - Photojournalist and St. Luke’s Alum, Jim Himes - U.S. Congressman, Peter R. Ahrens - Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer JPMorgan Chase and Co. and SLS Alum, Mark Adams - Computational Biologist, and Nadira Hira - author, journalist and “Millennials” expert.
The informal nature of Lunch & Lead creates a forum for our students to engage in up-close-and-personal conversations that demystify leadership and spotlight different paths to and pictures of success. “We love that students get to share a meal with so many interesting people - and more importantly, share ideas, challenges and lessons learned, “ says CFL Director Jim Foley.
Find out what's happening in New Canaanfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
During his very funny Lunch & Lead, actor and comedian Brooks Morrison reminisced about his St. Luke’s years and shared some serious words of wisdom: “The best advice I could ever give you is the best advice I’ve ever received. ‘If your happiness lies on the other side of success, you'll never have either one.’ Being a successful leader has nothing to do with your occupation or monetary value. Being a leader is a character trait that comes with being a genuine person who knows when to take action and how to do so...You don’t need to be a brain surgeon or financial guru or astronaut to be a leader. You just need to be happy and confident within your line of work.”
St. Luke's is a secular, independent school for grades 5-12. Find out more about St. Luke's at www.stlukesct.org
