Creating An Alumni Leadership Circle

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Creating An Alumni Leadership Circle

• Bridging the Gap

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Alumni Leadership Circle (ALC) History

• Founded in 2005 with the help of 5 alumni two
  inspired educators
• - Ann Fields and Bea Cassidy
• Alumni met to discuss forming a group that would
  link the academy, industry, and alumni together
• Alumni volunteered their time to meet and form
  the ALC.
• ALC has about 70 alumni in current database

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Objectives
Who?
When?
How?
What?
Where?
Why?
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Who?

• Who is involved in creating an ALC?
• ACADEMY
• INDUSTRY
• ALUMNI

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What?

• What is involved in creating an ALC?
• Time Commitment
• Volunteering
• Leadership
• Industry support

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When?

• When is the right time to create an ALC?
• As soon as a group of committed alumni can be
  located.
• NOW!!

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Where?

• Where do you begin creating an ALC?
• No specific location
• Utilize all resources
• - Local schools
• - Industry sites
• - Personal homes

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Where?
Venice?
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Why?

• Why is creating an ALC important?
• Supports the academy curriculum
• - Sustains industry standards
• - Guest Speakers speak about industry
• - Mentors provide guidance for students
• Motivates all involved to contribute to
• continued success

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Why? (continued)

• Promotes community involvement
• (building strong local communities)
• Serves as an outlet for alumni to excel both
• professionally and personally

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How?
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How?

• How do you actually create an ALC?
• 5 Steps
• Step 1 Solicit former students who have
  completed the
• academy program
• - Different schools (all in same area)
• example 4 different schools represented
• Step 2 Make Contact/Establish a rapport
  arrange a
• Meeting of the Minds
• - highlight the primary goal to
  create a group of
• alumni to enhance the academy

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How? (continued)

• Step 3 Establish a structure
• (officers, core group, leaders)
• - Success has been partially due to
• their being no officers (we all
  act as
• officers/lead council)
• - Consider a Group Advisor who
• provides needed support and focus

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How? (continued)

• Step 4 Official Launch
• - Seek industry support to arrange an
  
• Official Launch event
• - Locate alumni for launch event
• examples Miami Seaquarium
• Four Seasons Hotel - Miami

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How? (continued)

• Step 5 ALC has been formed
• - Involvement in industry events
• - Student conference
• - Advisory Board
• - Presentations at schools
• - Volunteer at academy events
• Around the World Dinner
• Tourism Professional of the Year

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Bridging the Gap

• ACADEMY--------ALUMNI-------INDUSTRY

ALCs Central Theme
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Bridging the Gap

• ACADEMY
• Students explore their academy
• Learn about industry (internship behind
• the scenes exposure)
• Graduated from the academy

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Bridging the Gap

• INDUSTRY
• Provides support (professional financial)
• Partnership with academy
• - Planning
• - Execution
• - Advisory Board Members

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Bridging the Gap

• ALUMNI
• Completed the academy
• Working in the industry
• Links the ACADEMY INDUSTRY together
• Best marketing tool for the ACADEMY INDUSTRY
• Represents the BRIDGE in Bridging the Gap
  

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ALC Goals

• Focus on life after the academy
• Getting Alumni involved with industry events
• Helping future academy graduates
• Increased networking opportunities
• Motivate educators, industry, alumni by
• focusing on how important everyones role in
• the academy is.

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The Alumni Leadership Circle
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When are you going to start your Alumni
Leadership Circle in your city?
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Questions Answers