BUILDING LEADERS

1921-2021 BUILDING LEADERS

Leadership Seguin – a program of the Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce – seeks to prepare, involve and sustain leaders from diverse backgrounds who are committed and competent to address community challenges and improve the quality of life in the Seguin area.

Each year Leadership Seguin provides participants with the opportunity to meet and discuss issues with key community leaders. Participants study the qualities that make an e ective leader, analyze individual leadership roles and develop personal leadership styles and skills. ey are then challenged to apply their talents by joining professional associations, civic clubs, public boards and commissions.

LEADERSHIP PROJECTS 2001 Welcome Home Signs Hwy 123 2012 SAYLA Donation 2002 SOLC Amphitheatre 2013 SAYLA Donation 2003 Bell Tower in Heritage Village 2014 Wave Pool Mural 2004 Starcke Park Golf Entrance 2015 Silver Center Upgrades 2005 Women’s Shelter Renovation 2016 Seguin Fire Museum 2006 Activity Center Reno 2017 Juan Seguin Burial Site 2007 Low Water Crossing Gates 2018 Boys & Girls Club Gym Floor 2008 Wilson Pottery Museum 2019 Little League Shade Structures 2009 Walking Trail - Weinert Elem 2020 Habitat for Humanity Trailer 2010 World’s Largest Pecan - Red Barn 2021 Upgrades to Heritage Village* 2011 SAYLA Donation

2004 Starcke Park Entrance Project Take the Brass Ring Challenge

Capitol Hill Tour with Rep. Edmund Kuempel 2014 Wave Pool Mural Project

THE POWER OF CONNECTION e Seguin Chamber has a 100-year track record of building leaders, businesses and community by facilitating critical and meaningful connections. When Brett Dillon, CEO of e Dillon Group, moved to Seguin, he integrated quickly by getting involved in the Chamber.

Most leaders love to cultivate and mentor other leaders. As a new resident and Chamber member Brett Dillon, CEO of e Dillon Group, quickly found a local niche to share his passion for leadership and training. “I taught a few sessions of the Seguin Area Chamber’s Youth Leadership Academy and helped out with Seguin’s Live2Lead Event,” he shares. One of his key leadership lessons can save people of all ages a good deal of frustration, but it is best learned at a young age. “Many people forget to do a realistic assessment of where they are starting from before they determine where they want to go with their education and career. So that was an important topic we covered in the Youth Academy.”