LEAD Local

The LEAD Local workshop series extends our commitment to leadership development beyond our 10-month Immersion Programs, offering continued learning opportunities for leaders in San Mateo County.

Through a flexible, mix-and-match format, participants select from a catalog of standalone workshops that align with their interests, availability, and leadership goals.

LEAD Local includes two distinct, but complementary, series:

LEAD Local: Elevate

LEAD Local: Engage

Niambi Clay, Executive Director, Equity, Social Justice, and Inclusion at the San Mateo County Office of Education, Kate Hiester, Peninsula Regional Director of Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY), and Amanda Anthony, Program Director at the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center ride the bus with their classmates on Intelligent Urbanism Learning Day field trip.

Photo of the thirty-six members of the Leadership CORPS Class of 2023 outside the City of San Mateo Main Library.

Posed, outdoor photo of the members of the Emerging Leaders Class of 2023 Community Acceleration Project Team that worked with Puente: From left to right, Federico Pacheco, Senior Public Affairs Manager at Gilead Sciences, Alex Golding, Health Equity Coordinator and Clinical Program Analyst at StarVista San Mateo Pride Center, Armando Castillo, Program Manager, San Francisco 49ers Academy, Alexa Altamirano, Oncology Registered Nurse, Stanford Health Care, Garrett Kuramoto, Community Library Manage at the San Mateo County Libraries, and Andrew Knaack, County of San Mateo Equity and Belonging Associate.

Seven members of the CORPS Class of 2023 form a circle in the courtyard of the City of San Mateo Library to work on an exercise together.

Elevate

Elevate Your leadership Skills

Strengthen your leadership toolkit with this three-part series designed for San Mateo County professionals and community members. Taken on their own or as a series, these high-impact, half-day workshops offer practical skills to help you lead through change, think strategically, show up with presence, and communicate clearly.

Each in-person workshop includes follow-up virtual sessions to deepen your learning and share with peers.

Join one session for a powerful leadership boost. Take all three for a cohesive, guided learning journey.

ELEVATE Workshops

2025-2026

Leading Through Change:

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Strategic Thinking for Complex Times:

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Executive Presence & Clear Communication:

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Times and Locations

LEAD Local: Elevate 2025-2026 workshops will be held at:

Chan Zuckerberg Community Space, Redwood City

8:30 am - 12 noon

Engage

Engage in complex civic issues

This civic knowledge series offers engaging learning experiences that bring San Mateo County’s most pressing issues into focus, because informed leaders build stronger communities.

Through a flexible, mix-and-match format of interactive sessions led by local experts and thought leaders, you will explore critical civic systems in SMC and dive deeply into key issues shaping the County.

These sessions connect policy, people, and leadership to action.

ENGAGE Workshops

2025-2026

Communicate with Impact with Stanford Professor Matt Abrahams

Chan Zuckerberg Community Center

October 1, 2025, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

registration closed

Shifting Shorelines: Adapting to Climate Change on the Coast

Pacifica Civic Center

October 29, 2025, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm

Supporting What Moves Us: Arts, Culture, and Civic Leadership

Redwood City

January 21, 2026, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm,

Bridging the Gap: Jobs, Skills, and Inclusive Growth

North Fair Oaks/RWC

April 1, 2026, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm

On the Ground: Field Visits to Human Services Champions

Daly City

May 14, 2026, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm

Times and Locations

LEAD Local: Engage 2025-2026 workshops will be held at various locations around San Mateo County. Please check the registration page for the most current information. Workshop hours are as specified above.

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