The Art & Science of 21st Century Leadership & Systems of Care
Day1
The Art & Science of 21st Century Leadership and System Change
This session introduces participants to valuable leadership concepts that are immediately applicable to work in organizations and communities. This day offers a lively day of learning, including didactic sessions and interactive exercises. Participants explore key leadership topics such as understanding the role of vision and values in effective leadership; learning to match leadership styles with situations; and techniques to take care of yourself as a leader.
Day 2
The Art & Science of 21st Century Systems of Care
This day will help participants understand the unique features of a system of care including delving into system of care values and principles, infrastructure components and processes, and wisdom from a system of care veteran. We will explore system of care infrastructure components, including strategic planning, governance, system management, financing, social marketing, policy and coordination of services and service array. Focus areas include the principles of family involvement, cultural competence and interagency collaboration. Come prepared with your questions, current barriers that have stopped progress in your work and ideas about how to expand and strengthen your system of care. Be ready to gain new energy, possible solutions to difficult system of care issues and wisdom from peers and faculty.
Faculty – Springfield, Illinois
Kenley Wade, M.M. (Masters in Management), Illinois
Kenley Wade, M.M., brings over 35 years of leadership and management skills to the work of the Center for Community Leadership. His consulting practice specializes in assessing and advising on leadership, management practices, and organizational structures of human services organizations. Areas of special expertise include strategic and sustainability planning and cultural competence. Mr. Wade initiated his consulting practice in 1998 after 28 years as a top-level administrator in Illinois state government. Over the past 11 years he has consulted on leadership and organizational assessment and development in fourteen states, and has conducted reviews of large Federal grant programs in 26 states.
Mr. Wade's recent community leadership has focused on creating opportunities for public discussion on key topics affecting the quality of life in his community. He has been instrumental in establishing several key organizations: a citizens group that conducts public forums and policy briefings, and an organization to inform the public about the importance of nurturing and maintaining local independent businesses in our cities. Mr. Wade also serves as a community representative on the editorial board of the local daily newspaper, providing input to the process of influencing public opinion regarding topics of great importance to his community. His current consulting activities include work with federal and state agencies, universities, family organizations and community-based organizations. Mr. Wade is a resident and native of Springfield, Illinois where he attended and graduated from local public schools. In 1987 he earned a Masters Degree in Management from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Faculty – Burlington, Vermont
Gary De Carolis: a wealth of experience
Gary De Carolis, M.Ed., is president and founder of the Center for Community Leadership and author of the book, A View from the Balcony: Leadership Challenges in Systems of Care
With over 30 years of hands-on leadership experience in federal, state, and local government, Mr. De Carolis has an extensive background in designing, building and administering community-based systems of services and supports for children with disabilities and their families. He has received major awards in recognition of his outstanding service and leadership in children's mental health, including two Vice-Presidential Hammer Awards for government innovations and the first National Wraparound Award. Innovation and sharing knowledge across a broad range of stakeholders are hallmarks of Mr. De Carolis' work. He initiated, helped develop and served as a core faculty member for eight five-day Leadership Academies for professional and parent leaders in community-based mental health systems.
Mr. De Carolis was also the driving force for a series of national Policy Academies and publication and distribution of 20 Promising Practices monographs in Systems of Care. He created and chaired the influential 150-member Federal/National Partnership for children's mental health. Mr. De Carolis has written and delivered scores of keynote speeches at national conferences on topics including leadership, public policy and children's mental health, and systems of care.
Mr. De Carolis also lectures and teaches extensively on these issues at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Professional Background: Gary De Carolis, M.Ed.
Chief, Child, Adolescent and Family Branch, federal Center for Mental Health Services, Rockville, MD, 1993-2002
Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health (DDMH), 1987-1993
Leadership positions of increasing scope managing child, adolescent and family services for Vermont DDMH, including Director, Child, Adolescent and Family Unit, 1985-1993
City Councilor (elected three terms), Burlington, Vermont, 1981-1987
