OP CHAMBER
Leadership Overland Park (LOP) was established to develop leaders who are passionate about the future of their city and community. This leadership program informs and educates the future leaders of the region and prepares them to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Founded in 1983, Leadership Overland Park is a program of the Overland Park Chamber Foundation and has graduated more than 1,100 alumni.
Nominations for 2025 Leadership Overland Park
Nominations for the 2025 Leadership Overland Park program are now being accepted - click here.
Nominations are due to the Chamber office by noon on Friday, September 13, 2024.
Program applications will be emailed to all nominees on September 16. Applications are due Friday, October 18, 2024. The LOP Class of 2025 will be announced on or before December 6, 2024.
Candidates are selected on the basis of written applications submitted to the selection committee. Criteria include leadership ability or potential ability, along with evidence of a strong commitment to the community. The selection committee will seek a class representing diverse backgrounds, affiliations, and goals.
LOP Program Information
Leadership Overland Park (LOP) is a 6‐month program, with 10 full‐day sessions from January‐June. Sessions focus on specific aspects of Overland Park such as city, county and state government, history, education, politics and current issues facing the city, county, metro area and state. The program gives focus to the Overland Park community, its opportunities and challenges. Emphasis is given to the City of Overland Park, Johnson County, the Kansas City Metro Area and the State of Kansas. During each session participants learn to use the skills necessary to be leaders in our region.
At the conclusion of Leadership Overland Park, participants will:
- Better understand the community's challenges and opportunities
- Know community leaders
- Recognize interactions between private citizens and public organizations
- See Overland Park in terms of the “big picture”
- Know more people – from classmates to presenters to participants in activities
- Have a valuable network of regional contacts
- Enhance leadership skills and see themselves as leaders
- Be ready to serve
Leadership Overland Park Alumni
If you are an alum of the Leadership Overland Park program, please stay in touch by letting us know where you are and what you're up to.
CLICK HERE to update your contact information
Congratulations to our 2024 Leadership Overland Park class!
Congratulations to the 34 business professionals who graduated in the Leadership Overland Park Class of 2024 on June 13, 2024. To view a roster of the 2024 class, click here.
Thank you to our 2024 Presenting Sponsor: UnitedHealthcare!
CLICK HERE to learn more about the Leadership Overland Park Educate & Elevate Scholarship, which was established by the 2020 Leadership Overland Park class.
For more information about Leadership Overland Park,
contact us at (913) 491-3600 or opcc@opchamber.org.
