Leadership Burbank’s nine-month premiere leadership program helps established and aspiring leaders, like you, enhance their personal and professional skills and gain a deeper understanding of community dynamics – while providing access to our network of key individuals and organizations throughout Burbank who effect change on a daily basis.
Applications for Leadership Burbank’s nine month program are open! The Deadline to submit an application is Friday, July 25.
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During the course of the Leadership Burbank nine-month program, class members will meet with and learn from experts at these exciting Burbank destinations:
- The City of Burbank
- Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
- Hollywood Burbank Airport
- Warner Bros. Discovery
- Burbank Chamber of Commerce
- Worthe Real Estate Group
- Nickelodeon Animation Studios
- The YMCA of Burbank
- and more!
In a cohort of roughly 25 class members, our program will introduce you to the inner workings of Burbank’s City Hall, essential non-profits, the business and faith communities, and important civic organizations. Meanwhile, our hands-on curriculum, led by experienced facilitators and current leaders in the local and regional community, addresses issues of leadership, social justice, conflict management, public safety, economic viability, and the environment through real-world tutorials designed to set you on your path as a future leader in your community.
From January through May, each class selects and completes a class project to benefit the Burbank community based on shared class values in an effort to directly apply leadership principles and further the charity’s mission to help build a better Burbank.
Leadership Burbank’s nine-month program begins in September of each year and culminates with the graduation in May of the following year. Classes are held one Friday per month for nine months.
Below is a tentative schedule for the 2025-2026 class:
- Friday August 22, 2025 3:00pm to 6:00pm
- Friday, September 12, 2025; Value Driven Leadership, Personal Assessment and Team Building
- Friday, October 10, 2025; Shaping Community and Local Government
- Friday, November 7, 2025; The Burbank Business Community and When the Social Safety Net Becomes the Foundation of a Community
- Friday, December 5, 2025; What Makes a Community Great, Class Values, and Project Selection
- Friday, January 16, 2026; Conflict Management and Art
- February 13, 2026; Community Engagement, Conflict Resolution and When the Impossible Becomes the New Reality: Rapid Change Management
- Friday, March 13, 2026; Education and Social Justice: Social & Racial Equity
- Friday, April 10, 2026; Mission Driven Leadership
- Friday, May 8, 2026; Capstone
- Wednesday, May 13 or 20, 2026; Graduation