The Community and Enterprise Leadership Foundation (CELF) celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2022 at the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, University of Waikato in November.
Another 18 graduates joined the growing CELF Alumni.
In its seventh year and with 132 CELF Alumni active in the Waikato Community we are seeing increased impact of the ripple effect these leaders and their leadership are having on their organisations and their communities.
This programme (like the foundation itself) is guided by the conviction that socially responsible leadership will always have a positive impact on the community around them.
Kent Holdsworth (Te Whatu Ora Waikato) and Rachel Rabarts (BNZ), Class of 2022 graduates, expressed their thanks on behalf of their cohort, for the opportunity to participate in such a life changing and transformational leadership programme.
CELF recognises founder Dr Peter Sun
David Irving (Co-Founder CELF) and Dr Peter Sun (Co-Founder CELF/Founding Programme Director)
As part of the evening’s events, Dr Peter Sun was recognised by the Community and Enterprise Leadership Foundation’s Board and wider CELF Alumni for his significant contribution to the formation of CELF alongside co-founders Bernie Crosby (Prolife Foods) and David Irving (Icehouse). As CELF’s founding programme director, he has shaped the programme, content and format that constantly evolves to meet the changing needs of leadership and the environment.
Accepting the acknowledgment Peter says, “As I reflect on the times past and present, and reflect on what lies ahead, I’m more than convinced of the impact that CELF has and the impact on the community.”
CELF Alumni Leader of the Year 2022
Kylie Leonard was chosen as the CELF Alumni Leader of the Year 2022. Kylie was sponsored onto the CELF Elevate Leadership Programme by Tompkins Wake, as NZ Dairy Woman Network Community Leader of the Year in 2018. Since graduating from The Elevate Leadership Programme in 2019, Kylie has been on a leadership trajectory.
Kylie is a dedicated mum, wife, and community leader. She is an experienced director, rural professional, a farmer, governance specialist leader and mentor. A member and chair of multiple boards in the community, providing guidance and leadership., Kylie was a finalist in this year’s Women on Boards, retained her seat as Taupo district a counsellor and just announced a recipient of a Nuffield Scholarship.
” if I want to see change it is up to me to be part of making that change happen,” Kylie says
