CORTLAND — The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has named Beau Harbin, a Cortland County legislator, to participate in the inaugural class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute. As a fellow, Harbin will participate in the Appalachian Leadership Institute (ALI), a nine-month program of skill-building seminars, best-practice reviews, field visits, mentoring, and networking. The curriculum will be […]
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CORTLAND — The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has named Beau Harbin, a Cortland County legislator, to participate in the inaugural class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute.
As a fellow, Harbin will participate in the Appalachian Leadership Institute (ALI), a nine-month program of skill-building seminars, best-practice reviews, field visits, mentoring, and networking. The curriculum will be anchored by six multi-day seminars around the Appalachian Region with the first sessions taking place in Morehead, Kentucky Oct. 21-24, according to a news release Harbin sent CNYBJ.
“Cortland County is fortunate that Beau has been named to the ALI,” Garry L. VanGorder, executive director of the Cortland County Business Development Corporation and Industrial Development Agency, said in the release. “He’s astute, hard-working, and has the best interests of the community in mind. I’m looking forward to the fresh perspectives he will bring to our collective efforts to grow the community and the local economy.”
As part of the ALI, Harbin will work directly with public policy, community development, education, investment, and other professionals who live and/or work in the region. That includes working to design effective economic-development project proposals, locate and access investment capital from public and private sources, prepare competitive applications for public grant opportunities, and other efforts.
Upon completion of the program, Harbin will automatically become part of the Appalachian Leadership Institute Network, a peer-to-peer working group committed to Appalachia’s future.
Harbin was selected via a competitive application process. The ARC received 180 applications for the 2019-2020 Appalachian Leadership Institute class, resulting in an acceptance rate of 22 percent, the release stated.
The Appalachian Leadership Institute is a comprehensive regional leadership training program developed by the Appalachian Regional Commission. The ARC is an economic-development agency of the federal government and 13 state governments, focusing on 420 counties across the Appalachian Region.
Harbin is a Democrat representing Cortland County’s 2nd legislative district.