About
Leadership Katy is the premier civic leadership development program in the Katy area aimed at convening, connecting and mobilizing a pipeline of promising leaders to explore and address key business and community issues in the Katy community.
The Program
Each year, individuals will be selected to participate in a 9-month program that meets once a month. Participants receive in-depth exposure to the issues facing the community through lectures, discussion groups, on-site visits, simulations, and other leadership development activities. The program enables participants to develop their leadership capacities, build strong relationships, and prepare themselves for the challenges of the years to come.
Tuition for the program is $2,800 which covers all transportation, hotel accommodations, and meals. Leadership Katy will meet on the 1st Wednesday of each month unless otherwise noted.
Benefits
Leadership Katy participants build the knowledge, confidence and motivation to become actively involved in promoting constructive change for the Katy Area. Class members will grow in awareness and understanding of the challenges and issues facing our community. Leadership Katy opens the door for enhanced corporate/organizational community involvement and visibility, develops valuable contacts and networks, and helps identify where strategic alliances might be formed. Employers and sponsoring organizations will see increased leadership and problem-solving skills in their employees who participate in the program. The community will experience immediate benefit from increased involvement on the part of the participants and will reap future benefits from the collective commitment to effective leadership by the graduates of Leadership Katy.
Expectations
Graduation from the class represents the beginning of a lifetime of opportunity as a member of the Leadership Katy Alumni network. Alumni have the responsibility to foster continued leadership development in the region and are expected to support the work of Leadership Katy. In addition, it is expected that alumni will participate in constructive community change. They are also encouraged to serve on committees, boards and organizations throughout the region. Critical to the organization’s continued success is the support from past participants in program guidance, financial contributions and marketing the program to future participants.
Title Sponsor
Schedule
2024
August 22
September 5-6
October 2
November 6
December 4
2025
January 23-24
February 5
March 5-7
April 2
May 1-2
Welcome Reception
Opening Retreat (New Ulm)
Municipal Government
County Government
Community Awareness
State Government (Austin)
Education
National Government (DC)
Healthcare
Ending Retreat (Galveston)
Supporting Sponsor(s)
Leadership Katy Co-Chairs
Leadership Katy Civility Policy
The Katy Area Chamber (KACC) is committed to providing a welcoming, civil, and safe environment for all participants and guests of Leadership Katy. Leadership Katy provides a forum for expressing ideas and challenging thoughts; however, harassment or offensive conduct by any person — participants, staff, or guests—will not be tolerated in any form, including hostile or unwelcome treatment on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, or disability. Anyone deemed to be in violation of this policy is subject to removal from the event or program in the discretion of Leadership Katy, and paid participants will not receive a full or partial refund. If there is a concern about this policy being violated, please immediately contact any of the following Katy Area Chamber staff.