Applications are closed and will open in February 2024 for the 2024-2025 cohort.

Leadership Douglas County was established in 1999
by the Castle Rock Chamber

In its 24th year, LDC’s goals are to inspire participants in the work they do; strengthen them and the organizations they serve; and facilitate a heightened sense of community connection to encourage individuals to take positions of civic and organizational leadership in the community.

Educating Emerging Leaders and Volunteers in Douglas County

About the Program

Leadership Douglas County (LDC), a program of the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce, is committed to ensuring the continuity of knowledgeable and effective leadership in Douglas County. Today, Douglas County is the geographic center of Colorado and provides an enviable blend of quality lifestyle and business environment.

LDC was created to ensure our community would continue to identify, educate, and motivate current and emerging leaders to improve Douglas County through personal and collective commitment. LDC seeks motivated, capable men and women from diverse professional backgrounds and supports best practices in setting standards of excellence.

Expectations

The program creates an expectation of servant leadership and builds in real opportunities to teach knowledge and skills through a monthly, day-long program, held on the first Wednesday of each month, October through June in various locations throughout the county. Each month explores a different regional topic and also includes a leadership development segment. Upon graduation, participants become the planning committee for the upcoming year’s class, applying their own program experience, as they complete their second year of participation as alumni in the LDC program.

Session Topics

Session topics throughout the year include: Education, Public Safety, Open Space, Fire and Emergency Services, Economic Development, Healthcare, Social Services, Government, History, Community Resources, Arts and Culture, Media, along with team-building elements and skills training throughout.

Participation Rewards

For the Participant, LDC will:

Offer rigorous and relevant learning, with the opportunity to apply new knowledge and skills
Broaden participants’ knowledge of the community
Challenge participants to examine their leadership style, values, and impact
Increase the strength and effectiveness of our community leaders
Equip participants to respond to the challenges of the community today and into the future
Provide opportunities for direct contact with influential people, businesses, and service organizations