Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from the original North Carolina Leadership press release. here.
North Carolina College of Education Dean Paola Stein is one of 56 civic and community leaders from around the state in the 2023-2024 class of Leadership North Carolina (LNC), the state’s premier leadership development program.
“I am honored to join this class and look forward to learning more about North Carolina and connecting with leaders in their fields to strengthen the College of Education’s land-grant mission,” Stein said.
Each year, through a rigorous selection process, LNC selects a class of established and emerging leaders from across the state to participate in our highly regarded core programs. Leadership North Carolina’s Class 31 is comprised of top he leaders from government, business, nonprofits, and the education sector.
Over seven two-and-a-half-day sessions, Class 31 participants learn about issues important to the state through discussions with government officials and experts, field trips, and experiential learning activities. LNC sessions focus on her six key areas: economic development, education, environment, government, health and human services, and inclusive leadership.
Through LNC’s programs, participants will gain new insights into North Carolina’s strengths and challenges and explore opportunities for how to improve and empower their communities and the state as a whole.
LNC sessions are held throughout the state and focus on North Carolina’s social, geographic, and economic diversity. Members of the Class 31 gathered in Boone in his early October for an orientation session at Appalachian State University. The group plans to meet for a government meeting in Raleigh in November and an education meeting in Greensboro in December.
The remaining LNC Class 31 sessions will be held in Durham, Greenville, Charlotte and Asheville.