As a member of the Western New York Leadership Initiative, you are invited to join our networking meetings! Meeting topics are driven by your questions and needs. This is a space to share stories, strategies, feelings, ideas, resources, and words of encouragement about leading an early childhood program in Western NY.

Members of the WNY Leadership Initiative are invited to join our networking meetings. Meeting topics are driven by your questions and needs. This is a space to share stories, strategies, feelings, ideas, resources, and words of encouragement about leading an early childhood program in Western NY.

Networking in the evening is from 6 to 7 p.m.

The Western New York and Finger Lakes Leadership Initiative invite you to a panel discussion with early childhood advocacy organizations. Join us to learn how these organizations support young children, families, and the early childhood field and how you can get involved.

The Early Childhood Leadership Initiative is excited to introduce a new professional learning opportunity — the Leaders Cafe! We’ll engage with videos, podcasts, TED Talks and other multimedia to explore a range of topics relevant to the early childhood community. We’ll provide you with resources and materials for discussion!

Join us for  the WNY Leadership Initiative's Leaders Cafe. This Leaders Cafe will be a time to reflect and discuss a Podcast  with Chanie Wilschanski as she interviews Simon Sinek.  In the podcast, Simon Sinek speaks with Chanie Wilschanski from “Schools of Excellence” about what it means to be a leader. Other topics include becoming a student of leadership, creating an environment for staff to flourish, and discovering your “why.”  

This is a virtual event.