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| Posing for a photo during the completion ceremony and reception of the SU Ag Center's 2014-2015 BOLD Project are, from left, SU Ag Center Extension Associate Dana Isaac, BOLD participants Christopher Chappell, Darryl Robertson, Angell Jordan, Karen Marchand, SU Ag Center Vice Chancellor for Extension Dr. Gina Eubanks, SU Ag Center interim Chancellor Dr. Adell Brown, BOLD participant Marlin Ford and SU Ag Center Associate Professor Dr. Renita Marshall. |
Baton Rouge, La. – The
Southern University Ag Center’s Building Opportunities through Leadership
Development (BOLD) Project held its annual completion ceremony and reception on
Saturday, September 26, 2015 at the Southern University Agricultural Research
& Extension Center.
The ceremony was hosted
by SU Ag Center Extension Assistant Dana D. Isaac and Vice Chancellor for
Extension Gina E. Eubanks, Ph.D., provided a welcome to the guests and
participants.
The center’s interim
Chancellor Adell Brown, Ph.D., served as the keynote speaker for the ceremony.
Dr. Brown provided
insight to leaders and stressed the importance of grassroots leadership. “Get
the position because you want to do the work,” said Brown.
Former BOLD participants
Pastor Janice G. Carter and Shevella C. Powell also attended the ceremony. They
each spoke of their past experiences in the BOLD project, the technology skills
they gained, and how important it is to remember the people who work behind the
scenes who are responsible for getting the work done and actually hold up and
carry the programs. Cater and Powell both echoed the sentiment that leadership
is not about YOU! It’s about the work.
2014-2015 BOLD participants
who completed the 11 month leadership program were: Christopher Chappell from East
Baton Rouge and Tangipahoa Parishes, Angell Jordan from Lafayette and Acadia
Parishes, Karen Marchand from East Baton Rouge Parish, Marlin Ford from East Baton
Rouge and Bossier Parishes, Darryl Robertson from Baton Rouge Parish, and JaLeisha and Leisha Cousin from St. Tammany Parish.
BOLD is a grassroots
statewide leadership program designed to provide leadership skills needed to
improve rural and under-served communities. It is an evaluative and technical
assistance project designed to develop teams of emerging leaders who work
together across racial, class and community boundaries in innovative ways to
promote community and economic development.
The next BOLD leadership course
will begin its first class on October 10, 2015 at the SU Ag Center.
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