2008 Eureka! Leadership Institute
The Eureka! Leadership Institute is an intensive week-long leadership training event.
The 2008 Institute took place April 27-May 2, 2008, at the Kona Kai Resort on Shelter Island in San Diego. The Institute was part of a multi-phase leadership program developed by Infopeople under a grant from the California State Library. Institute leaders are Becky Schreiber and John Shannon of Schreiber Shannon Associates.
Mission
The mission of the Leadership Institute is to develop future leaders
for California libraries and for the library profession, to help
California library staff become leaders in the communities they
serve, and to promote the profession as a force for positive change in society.
A competitive application process resulted in the selection of the following thirty-six Institute participants:
- Jennifer Addington, Palos Verdes
- Andrea Apple, Kern Co
- Martha Arroyo-Neves, SFPL
- Ann Awakuni, Santa Clara Co.
- Thea Blair, Mission Viejo
- Sandra Briggs, Woodland
- Susan Broman, LA Co.
- Carolyn Campbell, Stanislaus Co
- Polly Cipparrone, San Diego Co.
- Cheryl Eberly, Santa Ana
- Sabah Eltareb, California State Library
- Mark S. Hall, SFPL
- Genesis Hansen, Newport Beach
- Renee Hayes, San Anselmo
- Damon Hill, Marin Co.
- Julia A. Huston, Solano Co.
- Robin Isicson, San Diego Co.
- Jeannie Kays, Palm Desert
- Seng Lovan, Contra Costa
- Angie Miraflor, San Jose
- Irma Morales, Orange PL
- Suzy Murray, Sacramento
- KimNhung Nguyen, San Jose
- Saralyn Otter, Santa Clara Co.
- Chris Ricker, Monterey Co.
- Patricia Rivera, Buena Park
- Amanda Schukle, San Diego Co.
- Jim Silverman, Solano Co.
- Kathleen Smith, Fresno
- Andrea Taylor, Fullerton
- Barbara Telford-Ishida, Alameda Co
- Cara Vera, Rancho Cucamonga
- Christina Wainwright, San Diego PL
- Elliot Warren, Contra Costa
- Eve Wittenmeyer, Palos Verdes
- Kelley Worman, Fresno
Participant biographies, and a statementof what they achieved at the 2008 Eureka! Leadership Institute can be found here.
Eight California library leaders mentored the Institute fellows. They were:
- Stacey Aldrich, Deputy State Librarian, California State Library
- Deborah Barrow, Director, Sunnyvale Public Library
- Kim Bui-Burton, Library, Museums & Cultural Arts Director, Monterey Public Library
- Kathy Gould, Director, Palos Verdes Library District
- Ned Himmel, Assistant Director, San Jose Library
- Monique le Conge, Director, Richmond Public Library
- Mark Smith, Vice-President for Public Library Operations/West, LSSI
- Joan Frye Williams, Library & Information Technology Consultant
Other information
Links
- Eureka! Leadership Program - General
- Eureka! Leadership Program - Phase 2, Skill-Building Workshops
- Workshop materials from Building Leadership Skills: Community Engagement
- Workshop materials from Building Leadership Skills: Convincing and Influencing Others
- Workshop materials from Building Leadership Skills: Developing and Leading Projects
- Workshop materials from Building Leadership Skills: Leading Change
- Workshop materials from Building Leadership Skills: Leading Teams
- Workshop materials from Building Leadership Skills: Planning for the Future
- Workshop materials from Building Leadership Skills: Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
- Workshop materials from Building Leadership Skills: Stimulating Creativity
- Workshop materials from Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Financial Thinking
- Eureka Wiki
- Archived Institute Materials