This year's event promises strong leadership content from executives in the behavioral health and social service industry, OPEN MINDS faculty presenters and our special guest speakers Ambassador Lawrence Taylor and William Rosenbach, Ph.D. Take a break from the 'usual stuff' and participate in a unique approach to examining leadership principles both in the classroom and on the Gettysburg Battlefield. You won't want to miss this opportunity to bring to life historical leadership strategies and fuse the values of the past with the challenges of executive leadership today.

Our Nationally Recognized Faculty includes:

• Curtis Mooney, Ph.D., President and CEO of DePelchin Children’s Center in Houston, Texas presenting “Meeting the Current Leadership Challenges In Child Welfare: The DePelchin Case Study”
• Lawrence Taylor, Former Ambassador to Estonia & Former Director of the Foreign Service Institute and National Foreign Affairs Training Center presenting “Lessons Learned in Time: The Civil War battlefield as a Leadership Laboratory” and “Critical Decision Making in Times of Organizational Stress and Change”
• William Rosenbach, Ph.D., Evans Professor of Eisenhower Leadership Studies & Professor of Management, Gettysburg Leadership Experience, Gettysburg College presenting “Lessons Learned in Time: The Civil War battlefield as a Leadership Laboratory” and “Critical Decision Making in Times of Organizational Stress and Change”
• Belinda Willis, Consultant, OPEN MINDS presenting “Overcoming the Brain Drain – Succession Management in the Human Services Area” and “Improving the Effectiveness of Your Non-Profit Board: Tools for Planning, Performance Measurement, & Self Assessment”
• John F. Talbot, Ph.D., Vice President, OPEN MINDS presenting “Unique Challenges of Evolving From Clinical Professional to Clinical Leader to Manager” and “Understanding Your Leadership Style & Building Your Leadership Skills”
• Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS presenting “Managing Change: The Leader's Challenge” and “Leading an Organization Through Change: Models for Facilitating Organizational Change”

Sponsors of the 2005 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Institute include:

• Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
• Anasazi Software, Inc.
• Harmony Information Systems, Inc.
• Pennsylvania Community Providers Association
• Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth & Family Services

Registration is $795 per person. Group rates are available. For more information and a complete agenda, visit http://www.openminds.com/educ/omi2005el.htm, call toll free 877-350-6463, or E-mail openminds@openminds.com.

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