The Community Education Center’s Leadership Elk and Cameron program’s (LEC) monthly session focused on communications.  The day was spent at the Elk County 911 Center in Ridgway.  Participants practiced public speaking and interpersonal communication skills. The class heard from author, artist, educator and advocate John Schlimm.  He shared several examples of creative communications and advocacy. He talked about his experience with Gen-Z and projects he has been involved with such as Dutch Manufacturing & Cameron/Elk Suicide Prevention Task Force. St. Marys Insurance Agency sponsored lunch which was catered by Joeys Bakery.

The day ended with a tour of the 911 Center led by Mike McAllister, Director of the Center.  The class was very excited to see and understand how the call center worked. One person stated that the tour gave them “a new appreciation for 911 dispatchers and how their job relies on effective communications.”

This year’s participant sponsors include: The Adamson Group, Advantage Metal Powders, Cameron County Recreation Center, CNB Bank, Dickinson Center, Emporium Foundation, Johnsonburg Borough, Meyer, Wagner, Brown & Kraus, Northern PA Regional College, Northwest Bank, St. Marys Area School District, Straub Insurance Agency, Straub Visitor’s Center and Taproom, and Workforce Solutions for North Central PA.

For more information or to get involved in future Leadership Elk and Cameron sessions, please contact the CEC (814) 781-3437.