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Fifth Third Bank Certifies 25 Graduates of its Empowering Community Leaders Program
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fifth Third congratulates the 25 community leaders who have completed the Bank’s 18-month Empowering Community Leaders career
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[{"type":"text","content":" CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nFifth Third congratulates the 25 community leaders who have completed the Bank’s 18-month Empowering Community Leaders career development growth program. A Harvard Kennedy School Executive Leadership Certification Ceremony was held at Fifth Third Center in Cincinnati on August 28.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230905801694/en/The inaugural class of 25 nonprofit leaders graduated from Fifth Third Bank's Empowering Community Leaders program. All received a Harvard Kennedy School Executive Leadership Certificate. The 25 graduates are pictured with Fifth Third's Aleta Young, Kala Gibson, Jada Grandy Mock and Katrina Lunsford, pictured from left to right, in the first row. (Photo: Business Wire)\n“We developed this program for the simple reason that many community leaders don’t have the resources to spend on their own development,” said Kala Gibson, chief corporate responsibility officer. “With Fifth Third covering the cost of professional development for these deserving leaders, we empowered them to hone and develop key skills that will lead them to having even more substantive positive impacts in the communities they serve.”\n\n\nThe Empowering Community Leaders program was launched in 2022 to provide resources and training to nonprofit leaders across Fifth Third’s footprint. Each leader was nominated for participation by Fifth Third’s community impact managers. Jointly funded by the Fifth Third Foundation and Fifth Third Bank, ECL offered critical lessons in leadership development, technical skills and specialized certifications that enabled access to resources and knowledge necessary to achieve great community outcomes.\n\n\nAll 25 program graduates completed an executive certificate in nonprofit leadership from the Harvard Kennedy School and an emotional intelligence course and coaching from Case Western Reserve University. In addition, several of the graduates participated in course offerings from NeighborWorks America, the National Development Council and Opportunity Finance Network.\n\n\nThose earning certificates included:\n\n\n\nJ’Tanya Adams, Historic West End Partners, Charlotte, North Carolina.\n\n\n\nJose Alvarez, Prospera USA, Charlotte, North Carolina.\n\n\n\nPaul Booth, Jr., Collective Empowerment Group, ...