Leadership El Paso

HOW DO I APPLY? Contact Yvonne Ramirez at 534-0526 or yramirez@elpaso.org for an application packet.  If you cannot meet the required commitments at this time, please refer someone who may benefit from this unique experience.

Forms available online

  LEP XXXI Confidential Application

  LEP Nomination Letter

Committee Information

A.            Committee- The LEP Officers Committee should be composed of six to eight committed community leaders.  One position is reserved for a member of the most recent LEP class who may be elected by class participants.  A second representative of the class may be asked to join the committee at the discretion of the LEP chair-elect.

•  Other committee members may be selected through self-nomination, referral by employers or professional acquaintances, and by reputation.  The Chamber President is an ex-officio member of the committee,

•  Chamber employees may be invited to join specific sessions in which their expertise will be helpful and may be asked to become permanent members of the committee.

B.            LEP Class Members of the Committee- LEP classmates elect one representative to the committee.  By mid-year, class participants should self-nominate for the committee position of the next year, at the discretion of the next chair, the current class may then vote on the selection.

C.            Community Members of the Committee- Remaining LEP committee members are selected at the discretion of the incoming class chair in consultation with the President of the Chamber.  Committee members should be:

•  Members in good standing of the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce, either individually or corporately.  Previous participation in the LEP Program is encouraged, but not required.

•  Representative of a variety of professional and personal backgrounds.  Chairs are encouraged to seek strong representation from the medical, health care and governmental or political arenas as these subjects play recurring roles throughout the year.

•  Committed to attending planning sessions for which they are charged, specifically, and any others that they are able.

D.            Obligations- The Chair-elect serves for two years, first as chair-elect and then as chair, while all other officers serve one year.  Each officer is expected to attend a monthly planning meeting, the opening retreat and the graduation.  All committee members are invited to attend actual class sessions when possible.

•  The Chair and Chair-elect also are members of the Board of Directors, which require attending monthly meetings.

•  The Chair will automatically become a member of the Chamber's Executive Committee.

•  While securing meeting venues and contacting speakers is the responsibility of the program coordinator, each committee member is expected to contribute ideas for discussion topics, names of potential speakers or contacts and appropriate venues or tours.  Leadership classes are not intended to serve as a venue for self-promotion or the marketing of any committee member or supporting business or organization.

Information regarding each aspect of the division/department

Leadership El Paso is the city's premier leadership enhancement program.  A program of the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce, LEP is a year long immersion into our community's greatest strengths and weaknesses; its historic past and promising future.  It's a magnified look at current events in an arena where key decision-makers and class participants share frank discussions and creative ideas, forging new partnerships and influential networks.

Junior Leadership El Paso is an innovative program for area high school juniors with the potential to become El Paso 's next generation of leaders.  Based on the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce's successful adult program, Leadership El Paso Class XXV has tailored Junior Leadership El Paso for high school juniors who receive a hands-on education about El Paso 's issues, history, challenges and opportunities.  Participants tour the region and meet face-to-face with some of the area's top movers and shakers in business, government, the arts, health care, education, the military and economic development.  Junior Leadership El Paso also offers the unique opportunity for students to meet and interact with other high school students from across the El Paso area, providing them with the communication skills, confidence, and leadership ability they will need to give them a running start toward success.