About the Program:

The Coro™ Women In Leadership (WIL) program is a five-month, part-time training program that provides women the opportunity to refine their personal and professional leadership competencies, learn about the St. Louis community, and connect with other women from diverse backgrounds.

  The program is held twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring. WIL is now entering its 30th year, and has a strong alumni presence of over 900 women in the St Louis area who are actively engaged in addressing community issues.

The program utlizes the following training principles:

• Emphasis on inquiry and experiential learning
• Exposes participants public, private, and civic sectors
• Using the community as a classroom
• Provides opportunities for participants to assess leadership competencies and develop strategies for improvement
• Values the critical role of diversity in leadership training
  

Graduates of the program gain improved leadership effectiveness to apply to their personal and professional lives, an enhanced ability to network within the community, and the access to resources to produce results. As graduate Erin Roesemeier said, "The WIL program offers an outstanding experience for women to step out of the everyday 9 to 5 and look at the bigger issues and opportunities we can address in our region - this time is very informative, eye-opening, and humbling."

View the WIL Class 59 roster

Time Commitment

The Coro™ Women In Leadership program consists of five seminars, held on Saturdays (approximately one per month), and four Field Days held on Thursdays (approximately one per month). Seminars and Field Days are held all over the St. Louis community, giving participants the opportunity to visit a wide variety of locations and observe different styles of operation and leadership. Attendance is required at all sessions.
  

Class 60 will begin in September and run through December 2013.

See the WIL Class 60 schedule here.

Class 61 will begin in January and run through May 2014.

See the WIL Class 61 schedule here.

Tuition

The cost for the Coro™ Women In Leadership program is $2000. Often the tuition is paid by the participant's employer.

Partial scholarships are available for qualifying candidates after selection into the program.

We invite you to support the Coro Women in Leadership Program and the Coro Fellows Program by contributing to the Coro Scholarship Fund. Thanks to a generous gift from Emerson, each dollar given will be matched up to $25,000. To join us in making a gift today to help support these programs, please click here. 

How to apply

• Apply Online Now!

• Submit two letters of recommendation

The deadline to apply for the fall 2013 Class 60 is Friday, July 26, 2013.

For more information on the WIL program and how to apply, please contact Jenny Shirar at 314-622-1250 x 107 or jennys@focus-stl.org. 

Nominate a Candidate here.