Greater Tucson Leadership

Category: Business Leadership Councils

Greater Tucson Leadership provides leadership education, community development, and civic engagement. Its goals are to to help current and emerging regional leaders:

- understand and engage in relevant community and regional issues;

- connect and engage with political, community, and cultural leaders;

- develop and implement community and individual leadership practices.

GTL provides a platform to create deeper understanding of community and critical issues; encourages discussion, debate, and problem-solving; cultivates appreciation for differing perspectives; and inspires leadership at all levels of the community.

Its curriculum is comprised of experiential/field components, social service components, and leadership practice components. The ten-month program (August-June) is held once a month during work hours (7:30 am to 4:30 pm) on the second Friday of the month. Included in the program are an Orientation/Retreat, a mid-program Leadership Retreat and a Graduation Ceremony.


Year Founded: 1980

Geographic Focus: Greater Tucson