Welcome to the ALF Great Valley Chapter!
The American Leadership Forum (ALF) is a non-profit organization, national in scope, dedicated to joining and strengthening established leaders in order to serve the public good. It enhances leadership by building on the strengths of diversity and by promoting collaborative problem-solving within and among communities.
The American Leadership Forum is dedicated to joining and strengthening established leaders in order to serve the public good.
The Great Valley Chapter of the American Leadership Forum joins 14 chapters across the country, and serves the 3-county region of the Northern San Joaquin Valley of Central California.
The Program
Annually, 25 leaders drawn from every sector throughout this region are invited to participate in a yearlong intensive leadership development program. The program consists of monthly seminars and intensive dialogue on:
- collaborative leadership
- consensus
- conflict management
- understanding differences
- ethics training
- leadership systems
ALF Fellows also participate in a five day wilderness experience, run by the Great Valley Center. Upon graduation, these Senior Fellows join an active network of over 1,000 graduates nationwide, and continue to work together on regional problems. The deep relationships and networks of responsibility developed during the ALF experience will provide important benefits for the northern San Joaquin Valley.
For further information please contact Manuel Alvarado, Leadership Programs Manager at (209) 522-5103 or email manuel@greatvalley.org.