Leadership Snohomish County (LSC) is the local nonprofit committed to county-specific leadership development. Founded in 1998, our mission is to connect, ignite and develop sustainable leaders to strengthen our communities. Our nine-month program provides education and opportunities to bring together professionals across all sectors to examine critical issues that impact Snohomish County. More…

LSC brings you closer to the county through:

1. UNPARALLELED SIGNATURE AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMS.

Leadership Snohomish County is the only leadership program specific to Snohomish County. Participants expand their leadership skills while gaining a greater commitment to community stewardship. Offering a relevant and dynamic curriculum, Leadership Snohomish County gives participants new community-minded perspectives, resources and connections through an open and transformative forum. More…

Our selection process is competitive, and the landscape of candidates is diverse and vibrant.

2. OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR COUNTY’S BEST AND BRIGHTEST.

From the monthly networking lunches we host for our alumni to our annual celebratory community engagement breakfast known as Leadership Day to growing our annual STEP UP conference to 600-plus, making us the largest equity convener in the region, Leadership Snohomish County creates events that forge connections, conversation and collaboration across the public, private and nonprofit sectors.

3. LEADERSHIP SNOHOMISH COUNTY (LSC) HAS ITS FIRST LEADERSHIP FOR RACIAL EQUITY COHORT.

LSC has been committed to connect, ignite and develop sustainable leaders to strengthen our communities since 1998 and has recognized the need to expand its program offerings to ensure our leaders have the awareness, knowledge, skills and abilities to take action to work towards advancing racial equity.

The Leadership for Racial Equity Cohort is a 5-month certification program that was co-designed by Racial Equity expert Bernardo Ruiz, Co-Founder and Principal Consultant of the Racing to Equity Consulting Group and Tami Farber, Senior Director Equity Training and Development of Leadership Snohomish County.

4. A STAKE — AND A SAY — IN WHERE SNOHOMISH COUNTY IS HEADED.

If you’re like us, you take a lot of pride living and working in Snohomish County. With the county expecting 250,000 additional residents by 2038, LSC sees that as a huge opportunity to help co-create the community we want. In collaboration with community partners across all sectors, we embarked on a civic engagement initiative known as SUMMIT 2038 that convened 120 individuals from all corners of the county so that people of all ages, professions and income levels would have their voices heard in visioning ahead for the next 20 years.

Read the Herald Business Journal article to learn about the SUMMIT 2038 process.