Leadership Academy

YMCA Geneva Park Conference Centre

6604 Rama Road (County Road 44), RR #6
ORILLIA, Ontario L3V 6H6

Toll Free: 1-866-895-9622
Phone: (705) 325-2253
Fax: (705) 325-9633

Geneva Park Brochure (PDF)

Directions

Top Gun Show Information

January 9, 2010 at the Orillia Opera House, 20 Mississaga St. West, Orillia, Ontario

Performers:

• North Metro Chorus - 3 Time International Gold Medalists and Current Silver Medalists
• The Sting - 2009 District Quartet Champions
• Shaken Not Stirred - 2009 District Silver Medalists
• Airborne - 2009 Mid Winter District Senior Quartet Representatives
• Silhouette - North Metro Chapter SAI Quartet
• Special Guest appearance by the Cross Canada Youth Chorus, who are headed to the Mid-Winter Convention in Tampa, Florida
• A surprise guest appearance by a quartet from the Top Gun programme

Cost: General Admission Ticket - $25.00

Tickets: Call the Orillia Opera House Box Office at (705) 326-8011 or 1-888-ORILLIA from 11:00am to 3:00pm Monday-Saturday or got to orilliaoperahouse.ca and order online (Note: There is a $1.05 surcharge when ordering online

Information: The box office will be closing at 3:00pm on December 19, 2009 and will not be reopening until 11:00am on January 2, 2010

Registration Forms (UPDATED!)

• Chapter Officer (Rev4)(MS Word) (PDF)
• General Member (Rev4)(MS Word) (PDF)
• Sweatshirt Order (Rev2)(MS Word) (PDF)

2010 LA Faculty and Program

Course summaries are shown below. For more details, see the
Full Course Descriptions Document (PDF)

Dean	Bill Vermue
LA Coordinator	Gord Blair
LA Registrar	Bruce McKinzey
Classes Offered	Instructors
President The President's class will cover such core subjects as Building a Successful Chapter; Working with the Board and Committees; Effective Leadership; Chapter Planning; The Art of Communication and Problem Solving.	Chuck Alexander
Secretary/Treasurer The Treasurer's class covers the role of chapter treasurer as part of the management team.	Bev Grahlman Harry Sirna
Marketing & PR This track is for all Marketing &P.R. V.P.s or anyone on the executive that wishes to understand how to better promote their chorus in the community.	Denis Laflamme
Membership This year's program will touch on the responsibilities of the VP of Chapter Development at a fundamental level.	Andrew Shackleton
Music & Performance Chapter Mission Statements-How to create one. The Music Leadership Team-Who are they? What do they do? How to be effective! ... and more	Jim O'Neill
Leadership in Barbershop (GLAD4bbs) The goal of the training is to help us be better at what we do; and, prepare District Members and others for roles beyond Chapter Officer and even prepare them for volunteer leadership roles in their communities.	Digger MacDougall
Project Management in Barbershop Have you ever wanted a way to guarantee success in your Chapter Show, Singing Valentines, Membership Guest Night or other event, even for the first time your chapter decided to do it? In this course we will explore and demonstrate the principles of Project Management to guarantee this success.	Rob Arnold
Webmaster - Make your Chorus Famous Learn how to market your chorus via the internet. Find out how to design a chapter website, get hosting and use it to attract potential members. Get tools that will help you sell tickets and manage your chapter.	Jonathan Foster
Joe Barbershop If you want to sing a lot, have fun and leave the Academy knowing more about Barbershop having had a rich musical experience then this is the class for you.	Paul Tamblyn
Chorus Director Development An exciting time planned for front line, assistant and wannabe directors with guest director, Joe Cerutti. There will be ample enjoyment for section leaders and other music team members as well.	Ken Fisher Joe Cerutti
Top Gun Coordinator	Barry Towner