HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 Leadership Reno County class.

More information and applications for Leadership Reno County can be found at hutchchamber.com. Leadership Reno County provides a leadership skills training experience for a cross section of community members. The skills are taught in the context of community issues and initiatives with the goal of increasing participants’ level of civic engagement.

Since 1984, over 910 community members have been participants in leadership programs offered by the Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce. Originally known as Leadership Hutchinson, the program was renamed Leadership Reno County in 2005 and was revamped to provide skill-based training with the purpose of increasing participants’ level of civic engagement. Currently, each class is comprised of 28 to 32 participants.

Tuition is $750 per class participant. Full and partial scholarships are available from the Leadership Reno County Alumni Association. If you are interested in a scholarship, please complete the Program Application.

To be eligible, participants must live or work in Reno County and not be convicted of a person or sex crime of severity level 3 or higher, or its equivalent, unless they have lived in the community at least five years without any criminal arrests following the completion of their sentence or parole, whichever is later.