Englewood Community Chest To Present Effective Leadership Workshop

The Community Chest's 2016-2017 Professional Development Series will present Effective Leadership on Monday, March 13. Speaker Sharon Thomas, LPC will present the workshop at the Vantage Health System Training Center, located at 2 Park Avenue in Dumont, New Jersey, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The professional development session is open to representatives of local nonprofit organizations who are interested in the personal and professional qualities of a leader. The workshop will examine how good leadership stands out and brings about tangible, positive influence on the lives of others and how the key contributing factors of a leader's thinking, emotional intelligence and behavior is developed in daily life situations and circumstances. Materials will be provided to all participants.

The presenter, Sharon Thomas, LPC, is the owner and CEO of Serenity Consulting, LLC and a Licensed Professional Counselor, Life Management Coach, and Consultant. Thomas has worked in the mental health, addictions and counseling fields for over 20 years, providing therapeutic services to adults, children and youth and professional development training and supervision for line staff and supervisors. She holds a Masters Degree in Counseling and Human Relations from Villanova University.

With the motto "Neighbors Helping Neighbors", The Chest's mission is to lead initiatives and support nonprofits that make communities stronger and benefit the people of eastern Bergen County in New Jersey. The training series helps to carry out this mission by assisting local agency staff with the tools to update their skills in management and supervision. Established in 2014, the series responds to demands on nonprofit managers to acquire a new set of skills that prepare them to meet the requirements of donors and government.

Upon request, participants will receive three continuing education hours (CEHs) for the workshop from the Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey's Office of Continuing Education and the School of Social Work. Participants will receive certificates of completion after each workshop.

The workshop is free-of-charge and open to professional staff in supervisory positions in the nonprofit sector. Up to two staff per agency may register. Advanced registration is required.

For information or to register, call Dr. Shelly Wimpfheimer, Executive Director of The Community Chest, at 201-568-7474 or contact shelly@communitychestofenglewood.org. The sponsors of the series include The Rotary Club of Englewood and SUEZ.