Leadership
​St. Paul

Leadership St. Paul (LSP) is the premier program in the Twin Cities for emerging and current civic and business leaders that prepares, challenges, and engages leaders to strengthen the St. Paul/East Metro region. 

Why LSP?

Since 1980, more than 2,200 graduates have been given the unique opportunity to connect with other leaders by meeting people with a shared commitment to community in addition to building a diverse, long-term network and promoting the organization they represent.

Cultivate skills and knowledge by:

• Building skills in leadership, communication and citizenship
• Gaining knowledge about challenges and issues facing the
  St. Paul/​East metro area
• Exploring the interrelationships of government, business and
  the broader community

Contribute to the vitality of the St. Paul/East metro area by:

• Helping people who live in the communities they care about
• Ensuring the continued health and well-being of the St. Paul/
  ​East metro area
• Giving back to St. Paul/East metro area

Program Overview

Leadership St. Paul supports a vital, positive community, with engaged and well-informed leaders. Each year, LSP selects up to 50 emerging and existing leaders from private, public, and nonprofit sectors of the community to participate in the ten-month program. 

LSP curriculum is designed to raise awareness of the needs and challenges that affect the St. Paul/East metro region and enhance individual leadership skills with a focus on community stewardship.  The program offers participants exceptional “insider” access by bringing in top-level business, civic, and government leaders to facilitate productive conversations around critical issues that influence our region.

Curriculum Elements

Monthly Program Days: Day-long sessions, focusing on significant challenges facing the region such as community effectiveness, education, health care, regional economic development, and criminal justice. Each program day strives to enlighten, inspire and transform participants by exposing them to a vast array of perspectives, resources and mentors. Program Days are always the second Thursday of the month.
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Nonprofit Engagement Program: each participant will form a team with 4 to 8 classmates and partner on learning about and volunteering for a local (pre-selected by LSP staff) nonprofit. Participants will gain experiential knowledge in community stewardship and systems change. Recent nonprofit partners include: Art From The Inside, CornerHouse, Junior Achievement, Majority in the Middle, Rice & Larpenteur Alliance, Union Gospel Mission, Women’s Advocates.
 
If you're a nonprofit and are interested in being a selected nonprofit for 2025, please contact Kathleen.

Important Information for Interested Applicants

Anyone in the Twin Cities metro area can apply to Leadership St. Paul; usually applicants live and/or work in the St. Paul/East Metro Area. The application process consists of an online application and an in-person or virtual interview if interviews are needed.
 
The initial application deadline for the Class of 2025 is October 15, 2024. Preference will be given to the first 50 applications; but applications will be accepted until the class is full. If the class is not full after the initial application deadline, LSP staff and the committee will review applications on the 15th of the month in November, December, and January. Please contact Kathleen with any questions about the application process.
 
Complete your 2025 Leadership St. Paul Application.
 
Applicants who submit their application before the initial deadline of October 15, 2024, will be notified if interviews are needed by November 1. If no interviews are needed, they will be notified of acceptance into the program by November 15. Applicants submitting after the October 15 deadline (if the class is not full) will be notified by the end of the month in which they applied. 
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The program will start on February 13, 2025 and will be held every second Thursday of the month through November of 2025.
 
If you have any questions, please contact us. ​

LSP Class of 2024

• Addie Arnold, Woman Venture
• Kara Aschemann, Serve Pro
• Leah Battin, CECP
• Linda Baughman, University of St. Thomas
• Sara Berkbigler, Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
• Sharon Blomgren, Saint Paul College
• Keith Brooks, Goodwill Easter Seals
• Rebecca Cameron, Land O'Lakes
• Tiffany Cobb, Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
• Maria Daley, Blaze Credit Union
• Dru Dalton, YMCA of the North
• Margaret Dalton, Center for Economic Inclusion
• Megan Dayton, Minnesota Association of Professional Employees
• Mary Divine, Pioneer Press
• Jim Domagall, Morrissey Hospitality
• Emily Essert, Open Arms of Minnesota
• John Fick, Ever-Green Energy
• Linda Garrett-Johnson, St. Paul Minnesota Foundation
• Sarah Gartner, Travelers
• Jeena Gurung Vomhof, Namaste Brows
• Laura Haynssen, City of St. Paul
• Alicia House, Steve Rummler Hope Network
• Sarah Illi, St. Paul Port Authority
• Elena Imaretska, Ecolab
• Beth Jackson, eXp Realty
• Sarah Janssen, HGA

• Maria Jiang, Morgan Stanley
• Madalyn Johnson, Ever-Green Energy
• Jill Johnson, Change Inc.
• Claire Keller, Fairview Health Services
• Kalia Lee, City of Saint Paul -- Public Works
• Nikki Lindberg, Neighborhood House
• Jack Livingston, Royal Credit Union
• Katie Madsen, Platinum Bank
• Nick Martin, Xcel Energy
• Andrea Martinez, MHFV
• Kevin McCarty, Boyum Boyenscheer
• Antonio Montez, Ramsey County
• Douglas Niemela, H2O for Lfe
• Tim O'Connor, Bremer Bank
• Brian Peterson, MACV
• Jenny Ries, ProPartners Financial
• Sydney Rodgers, North Coast Realty
• Mike Rose, Bremer Bank
• Josh Russell, Mahoney CPAs and Advisors
• Roxanne Sanchez, Nine Lives MN
• Emily Schneidermann, Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities
• Kristin Smith, PCL Construction
• Edgar Tapia, Visit Saint Paul
• Sophia Thompson, Ramsey County
• Mary Uran, Compass Pro Bono
• Angela Walker, Macalester
• Kristina Ward, Bush Foundation