It all begins this coming Sunday, as Vermilion County Housing Authority Executive Director Jaclyn Vinson will be one of 40 participants in this year’s Edward Fellows Program in Champaign.
Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar began this annual conference, now in its tenth year.
Last year, this area was represented by Danville mayor Rickey Williams, Jr. This year, Vinson was selected after being among over 150 nominated state wide. Vinson says, having been nominated by area residents who know about her work with the Vermilion County Housing Authority, she now plans to bring a lot of good ideas back with her.
AUDIO: I really hope to come back with a stronger network; and more learning opportunities of how to have partnerships, to build collaboration, to create successful results outside of silos. What we’re doing cannot be isolated. You need to work with your community partners. You need to expand those partnerships. And really I think this Edward Fellows program wil help me be a better servant/leader for our community.
The Edgar Fellows program runs Sunday, August 7th; through Thursday, August 11th.
