Emerging Leadership Council
The Emerging Leadership Council (ELC) facilitates communication and collaboration between Collier County established decision makers and emerging leaders, fostering leadership succession that contributes to the vitality of our community.
The LCF Board of Directors recognizes the following young professional groups as members of the Emerging Leadership Council:
Champions for Learning Alumni Group
David Lawrence Center Young Executives
FGCU Alumni Association
Growing Associates in Naples ™ (GAIN™)
Golisano Children's Museum of Naples (C'mon) STEAM Society
Habitat NextGen
Humane Society Naples Pawfessionals
Naples Jaycees
Naples Junior Woman’s Club
Rotaract Club of Naples
Shelter for Abused Women and Children Next Generation Board
Young Professionals of Naples
Young Executive Society (YES!) Ambassadors, Naples Historical Society
Young Professional Strides
Coming Soon:
Boys & Girls Club of Collier County “Friends Circle”
Young Lawyers of the Collier County Bar Association
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The Emerging Leadership Council (ELC) facilitates communication and collaboration between Collier County established decision makers and emerging leaders, fostering leadership succession that contributes to the vitality of our community.
The LCF Board of Directors recognizes the following young professional groups as members of the Emerging Leadership Council:
Champions for Learning Alumni Group
David Lawrence Center Young Executives
FGCU Alumni Association
Growing Associates in Naples ™ (GAIN™)
Golisano Children's Museum of Naples (C'mon) STEAM Society
Habitat NextGen
Humane Society Naples Pawfessionals
Naples Jaycees
Naples Junior Woman’s Club
Rotaract Club of Naples
Shelter for Abused Women and Children Next Generation Board
Young Professionals of Naples
Young Executive Society (YES!) Ambassadors, Naples Historical Society
Young Professional Strides
Coming Soon:
Boys & Girls Club of Collier County “Friends Circle”
Young Lawyers of the Collier County Bar Association
Want to stay up to date on all ELC Member events? Follow us on Facebook!

Our Story:
It is no secret that there has been a surge in the number of young professional groups emerging in Collier County with a host of different missions and causes. These groups come in the form of Next Generation or Young Executive boards that support the mission of primary traditional boards for nonprofits.
In the fall of 2015, several graduates of the Leadership Collier Foundation’s (LCF) GAIN™ program came together with LCF staff and board members to create the Emerging Leadership Council (ELC). The goal: bring together Collier County’s next generation groups to increase impact for all, and, as our mission statement describes: “facilitate communication and collaboration between Collier County established decision makers and emerging leaders, fostering leadership succession that contributes to the vitality of our community.” Our members are subdivided into various working committees to compile resources and assist young professionals and emerging leaders as needed.
The ELC has most recently been tasked to lead the annual “Season Kickoff”: a celebration meant to bring local young professional and next generation groups together, and learn more about the respective participating next generation groups in Collier County.
For the first time, young professional and next generation boards in Collier County are systematically collaborating to share information and best practices, as well as address leadership succession in the community. Interested in learning more about the Emerging Leadership Council? Contact Amanda Beights at: amanda@napleschamber.org
To learn more about the Emerging Leadership Council, contact Amanda Beights, IOM, VP of Leadership Collier Foundation, email amanda@napleschamber.org
It is no secret that there has been a surge in the number of young professional groups emerging in Collier County with a host of different missions and causes. These groups come in the form of Next Generation or Young Executive boards that support the mission of primary traditional boards for nonprofits.
In the fall of 2015, several graduates of the Leadership Collier Foundation’s (LCF) GAIN™ program came together with LCF staff and board members to create the Emerging Leadership Council (ELC). The goal: bring together Collier County’s next generation groups to increase impact for all, and, as our mission statement describes: “facilitate communication and collaboration between Collier County established decision makers and emerging leaders, fostering leadership succession that contributes to the vitality of our community.” Our members are subdivided into various working committees to compile resources and assist young professionals and emerging leaders as needed.
The ELC has most recently been tasked to lead the annual “Season Kickoff”: a celebration meant to bring local young professional and next generation groups together, and learn more about the respective participating next generation groups in Collier County.
For the first time, young professional and next generation boards in Collier County are systematically collaborating to share information and best practices, as well as address leadership succession in the community. Interested in learning more about the Emerging Leadership Council? Contact Amanda Beights at: amanda@napleschamber.org
To learn more about the Emerging Leadership Council, contact Amanda Beights, IOM, VP of Leadership Collier Foundation, email amanda@napleschamber.org