The event will take place at Bethany’s
Mountainside Conference Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature
Chad Barnett, Bethany alumnus and Headmaster of the Linsly School, as
keynote speaker with his presentation on “Using the College Experience
to Maximize Your Leadership Potential”. Other session topics will
include “Personality Types and Leadership”, “Managing vs. Leading”,
“Conflict Resolution” and “Team Building”.
Chad Barnett is a
recipient of the NAIS Edward E. Ford Fellowship Award for Emerging
Leaders and is a published scholar with another forthcoming article in Philosophical Studies in Education.
He has served as Headmaster of Linsly School since 2008, and has
previously served the school as Director of Admissions, Director of
Summer School, English teacher, basketball and soccer coach, dormitory
master, and intern. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Educational
Leadership through the University of Pittsburgh, where he serves as
Teaching Fellow at the School of Education with a graduate course on Education and Society.
The Kalon Leadership
Academy is free and open to all Bethany students. Participants will
receive a certificate for attending.