Leadership Oconto County postpones 2020-21 program

Organizers of Leadership Oconto County (LOC) have decided to postpone the third year of their program because of ongoing concerns about the possible spread of coronavirus.

LOC is a cooperative effort of the Oconto County Economic Development Corp. and the University of Wisconsin-Extension of Oconto County. The goal of the leadership program is to build a pool of citizens with broad knowledge of the ideas, issues and concerns faced by local communities.

“With all of the challenges COVID-19 has brought, we, too, must make a decision on the future of our program and the safety concern of all it involves,” said Katie Daul, LOC chair. “The Steering Committee determined that we will be postponing the program year ‘20-‘21 and focus our energy on a 5-10-15-20-year strategic plan and alumni efforts to ensure the best possible program experience going forward.”

LOC will continue to accept applications but plans to hold them for program year 2021-22, Daul said.