The day after Thanksgiving, Nov. 25, 11 young men in our Leadership Development Program and 5 Archons gathered at the Courtyard Marriot in Cherry Creek for the Program’s inaugural Leadership Network Mixer to informally exchange ideas and share experiences. Lively conversations ranged from networking advice, career trajectories, to U.S. politics and the Marvel universe. It was an event that the leaders in the program had asked for. Archons Ken Taylor, Hollis Booker, Will Miles, David Walker, and Greg Moore joined college students and
alumni of the program for light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments. Leaders attending were Jonah Watts, Imari Hicks, Xavian Granger, Matthew White and Chibueze Agwu. Alumni included Cornelius Foxworth, Isiah Colbert, Chidera Agwu, Quyncc Johnson, Joseph Muller and Rashaed Solomon. Archon David Walker, social action chair for the foundation and organizer of the event, made introductory remarks and pledged to hold more mixers in response from feedback
from leaders who want to spend more time with Archons and each other. He talked about the commitment of the foundation to help these young men become successful leaders, the value of our unique program, and why they should be committed to taking away everything they can
from it. It was great to hear what everyone is doing. Among the overwhelmingly positive feedback about the event was sentiment to have more Archons and leaders in attendance. Given that it was the day after Thanksgiving, it is somewhat understandable that just 60 percent of those who RSVP’d attended. We will be looking for a more optimal time and higher participation for future gatherings that take advantage of holiday breaks when leaders are in Denver. But it was a good start to reconnect and share. A good time was had by all during the two-hour event.
