Chair
Norma Márquez
“Because Leadership is for Everyone”
Registration for 2026 class is open now!
Cost is $3,000 * Includes Retreat.
The Leadership Institute was the idea of the Chamber leadership. The Cultivating Hispanic Leaders Institute curriculum was created by the University of Georgia’s J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development. The sessions are all highly interactive and facilitated by Fanning faculty.
The Cultivating Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI), a partnership of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GHCC) and the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development is a six-month leadership development program. CHLI was born out of the notion that leadership is not for the chosen few, but for all of us – it is all of our responsibility. CHLI is leadership training and a leadership network. The Leadership Institute will provide an opportunity for GHCC members to receive leadership training to assist with their organizational, business, and community leadership skills as well as create a critical mass of new leaders that will be provided with the tools and opportunities to become philanthropists, board members, appointed officials, and elected officials. In addition, each class will graduate into a network of individuals who may serve as mentors to other aspiring business and community leaders within the GHCC.
Session I:
Opening Retreat
January 30 - 31, 2026
A two-day session designed to orient participants to the program objectives and begin the process of building a cohesive cohort. The session will frame the program’s focus on leadership development through a discussion of leadership competencies and skills. Specific topics will include an introduction to leadership styles, debrief of a personal assessment measuring thinking and behavioral attributes, and exploration of adaptive leadership practices.
Who may apply:
GHCC member with an interest in utilizing the newly gained leadership skills to “give back”.
CHLI application requirements:
- Attend 5 of the 6 sessions.
- Attend retreat.
- Identify a “give back” goal to be employed following successful completion/graduation of the Leadership Institute.
