Mayor Scott J. Brook Recognized by National League of Cities

FOR RELEASE: May 17, 2007

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Mayor Scott J. Brook Recognized by NLC Leadership; Achieves Leadership Training Honor

Scott J. Brook, Mayor from Coral Springs, Florida was recognized by the National League of Cities (NLC) for reaching the Platinum level in its Certificate of Achievement in Leadership program. Sponsored by the NLC Leadership Training Institute, the award was presented in Washington, DC at the Annual Congressional City Conference on March 11, 2007.

The Platinum Certificate level is achieved by local city officials when they earn 67 credits in all five of the core competency areas of municipal leadership and participate in a national leadership role. Brook is one of less than fifty NLC members to reach the Platinum level in the Certificate of Achievement in Leadership program.

NLC's Leadership Training Council established the Certificate of Achievement in Leadership program in 1999. The primary purpose of the program is to recognize and acknowledge excellence in leadership by NLC members. Each of the training seminars addresses one or more of the core areas of municipal leadership such as personal leadership growth and development, effective governance, effective communications and media relations, skills in developing and promoting partnerships, and promoting and managing change. These are referred to in the LTI curriculum as "Cornerstone," "Competent Practitioner," "Communicator," "Collaborator" and "Catalyst."

The National League of Cities is committed to strengthening and promoting the leadership capacity of our nations' local elected officials. As part of the NLC mission to create stronger communities, the Leadership Training Institute provides local city officials with professional development opportunities to assist them in promoting positive change and innovation within their local communities. At the same time, seminars are designed to explore the nature and practice of local governmental leadership.

NLC is the nation's oldest and largest national organizations for American cities. NLC provides resources and advocacy on behalf of 18,000 cities, town and villages which collectively serve 225 million people.

Posted: Saturday, Jun 30, 2007