Program Details

Overview

The Follow A Leader™ program pairs emerging women leaders in the first three to seven years of their career with accomplished business, government, academic and community leaders for a series of leadership training workshops and a leadership shadowing opportunity. Each participant completes a personality assessment tool to deepen self-awareness and enhance leadership capacity, while exploring different leadership styles and approaches. This experience is another venue in which the Minerva Foundation creates opportunities for women throughout British Columbia.

Up to ten influential women community leaders, willing to share their time, expertise and experiences are selected from each community; they are joined by up to ten women emerging leaders selected through an application process or recommended by community and corporate partners. Diversity in age, background, ethnicity and discipline are sought.

The objectives of the program are to:

To provide a forum for emerging leaders to experience different leadership styles and explore networking opportunities with successful women in diverse fields.
To profile senior women business, government and community leaders and facilitate conversations for both community leaders and emerging leaders in the area of leadership development.
To provide a vehicle for good corporate citizens to support leadership development and advance opportunities in all facets of society for women in British Columbia.

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For more information about the Follow A Leader™ Program and application requirements please call or email Zheni Gazdova, Program Coordinator: 604-683-7635 ext. 226 or zhenig@theminervafoundation.com

When I moved to Canada in 1998, I was pregnant and all alone. I was scared as to how I would take care of my daughter without a decent standard of education. I realized that without English I would be useless so I focused on improving my English by attending ESL classes at Vancouver Community College. When my English level improved, I was confident enough to go for science courses. And in 2003, the Minerva Foundation offered me the Minerva Foundation Award For BC Women in recognition of my excellent grades at school.
This scholarship changed my life as it offered me the opportunity to take post secondary course. Then when I entered the Licensed Practical Nursing Program in 2006, I faced financial problems. Again, it was Minerva that helped me with funds to solve my financial problems. Now I am working as an LPN and have solid hopes of furthering myself in this field.
Thanks so much to Minerva for giving me a life of hope. Thank you so much Minerva for helping me by believing in my abilities.

Sasiratha Uthayakumar, LPN