The Chamber has successfully hosted the Ulster Leadership Development Institute for 27 years, providing a rich experience for over 400 graduates. The program has evolved to offer participants 18 diverse interactive sessions with leaders from business, nonprofit, and government sectors within our region, all focused on developing advanced leadership understanding, capacity and significance.
In the last few years, we have heard from:
Elliott Auerbach, Ulster County Comptroller
Don Christian, Ph.D., SUNY New Paltz
Kristin Backhaus, Ph.D., SUNY Ulster School of Business
Ward Todd, Ulster Chamber of Commerce President
John Eickman, HITS Endurance
March Gallagher, Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
Elizabeth Waldestein-Hart, Walkway Over the Hudson
Eric Gullickson, Mohonk Mountain House
Nancy Plumer, New Visions
Jay Rifenbary, Rifenbary Training and Development
Col. David Gagnon, CPA
Marge Roveretto, Rondout Savings Bank
Suzanne Holt, Esq., Office of Economic Development, Ulster County
Tim Hayes, Central Hudson
Derrick Wynkoop, Walden Savings Bank
Steve Kelley, Ellenville Regional Hospital
Johnny LeHane, Hudson Valley Startup Fund
Paul O’Neill, Ulster County Commissioner of Jurors
Holley Carnright, Ulster County District Attorney
Susan Buckler, Spectrum Services
Don Verity, Pamal Broadcasting
Julie Krieger, M&T Bank
Mindy Kole, SUNY Ulster Entrepreneurship Program
Ellen Pendegar, MHA Ulster
Kevin Quilty, Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
Stacey Rein, United Way
Peggy Brueckner, Woodstock Chimes
Connie VanKleeck, Sound of Life
Jeremy Ellenbogen, Ellenbogen Group, Inc.
Abe Uchitelle, Dragon360
Tim Allred, Hudson Valley Resorts, LLC
Debbie Harris, Best Western Plus
Fran DePetrillo-Savoca, Ulster County Tourism
Steve Noble, City of Kingston Mayor
Egidio Tinti, City of Kingston Police Chief
Jeanne Walsh, Rosendale Town Supervisor
Jim Quigley, Town of Ulster Supervisor
Garry Kvistad, Woodstock Chimes
The program runs from September through June, starting with a two-day retreat at the Emerson Resort & Spa and culminating with a graduation ceremony at the Chamber Foundation’s Leadership Ulster Celebration.
Want to provide one of your employees or co-workers with a meaningful professional development experience? Sponsor them!
Download the Leadership Ulster Application
Want to join, but don’t have a sponsor? A limited number of scholarships are available for nonprofit organizations through the Len Cane Memorial Scholarship Fund, based on financial need.
Download the Scholarship Application
The Ulster Leadership Alumni Association offers continued networking, professional development and service recognition programs beyond the intensity of the Ulster Leadership. The Foundation works with Ulster Leadership to provide ongoing programs and to build an interconnected network to encourage graduates in business, leadership and service positions throughout the region. To join, contact us and check out the Alumni Association Group on LinkedIn!