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LEAD Local
The LEAD Local workshop series extends our commitment to leadership development beyond our 10-month Immersion Programs, offering continued learning opportunities for leaders in San Mateo County.
Through a flexible, mix-and-match format, participants select from a catalog of standalone workshops that align with their interests, availability, and leadership goals.
LEAD Local includes two distinct, but complementary, series:
LEAD Local: Leadership Professional Development
LEAD Local: Civic Knowledge Experiences
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About Our Programs
Elevate
Strengthen your leadership toolkit with workshops designed for San Mateo County professionals and community members who want to elevate their leadership skills. Taken on their own or combined as a personal learning journey, these high-impact, half-day workshops offer practical skills to help you lead through change, think strategically, show up with presence, and communicate with impact.
Several of these in-person workshop also include follow-up virtual "application" sessions to deepen your learning and share with peers. Check the registration page for more information.
Professional Development
Elevate Your leadership Skills
Strengthen your leadership toolkit with workshops designed for San Mateo County professionals and community members who want to elevate their leadership skills. Taken on their own or combined as a personal learning journey, these high-impact, half-day workshops offer practical skills to help you lead through change, think strategically, show up with presence, and communicate with impact.
Several of these in-person workshop also include follow-up virtual "application" sessions to deepen your learning and share with peers. Check the registration page for more information.
2026-2027 Workshop Schedule Is Coming Soon
2025-2026 Events Held
Times and Locations
LEAD Local 2025-2026 workshops were held at various locations around San Mateo County.
Workshop hours were as specified above.
Please check the registration page for the most current information.
Civic Knowledge
Engage in complex civic issues
This civic knowledge series offers engaging learning experiences that bring San Mateo County’s most pressing issues into focus, because informed leaders build stronger communities.
Through a flexible, mix-and-match format of interactive sessions led by local experts and thought leaders, you will explore critical civic systems in SMC and dive deeply into key issues shaping the County.
These sessions connect policy, people, and leadership to action.
2026-2027 Workshop Schedule Is Coming Soon
2025-2026 Events Held
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