Past Events

Featured Leader: Nordia Savage, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, The Workplace Moderator: Tanya Rhodes Smith, Instructor in Residence and Director, Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work, University of Connecticut, School of Social Work and Past LDR Facilitator for Five Frogs    

Featured Leader: Bryan Garcia, President and CEO, Connecticut Green Bank Moderator: Ellie Webb, Field Services Advisor, Experience Corps; Five Frogs Board Member and LDR alumna  

Featured Leader: Mike Duggan, Executive Director, Domus Moderator: Tamara Smith, Executive Director, Teach For America – Delaware; Five Frogs Board Member    

Social impact leaders from across the nonprofit, public and private sectors are invited to join to connect, share ideas, and challenge and support each other. These conversations focus on leading for equity and justice, addressing organizational challenges and advancing innovative change.

Featured Leader: Chris Duffy, President and CEO, Leadership Greater Hartford
Moderator: Rocco Natale, Executive Director, Open Arts Alliance; LDR Alumnus

Social impact leaders from across the nonprofit, public and private sectors are invited to join to connect, share ideas, and challenge and support each other. These conversations focus on leading for equity and justice, addressing organizational challenges and advancing innovative change.

Featured Leader: Erik Clemons, CEO and President, ConnCAT
Moderator: Andréa Comer, Chief of Staff, CT Paid Leave Authority; Five Frogs Board Member

Social impact leaders from across the nonprofit, public and private sectors are invited to join to connect, share ideas, and challenge and support each other. These conversations focus on leading for equity and justice, addressing organizational challenges and advancing innovative change.

Featured Leader: Jeff Vanderploeg, President and CEO, The Child Health and Development Institute and The Children's Fund of Connecticut
Moderator: Fahd Vahidy, Philanthropic Advisor and Strategist, Graustein Family Office

Social impact leaders from across the nonprofit, public and private sectors are invited to join to connect, share ideas, and challenge and support each other. These conversations focus on leading for equity and justice, addressing organizational challenges and advancing innovative change.

Featured Leader: Enid Rey, CEO and President, Our Piece of the Pie
Moderator: Andréa Comer, Chief of Staff, CT Paid Leave Authority; Five Frogs Board Member

Social impact leaders from across the nonprofit, public and private sectors are invited to join to connect, share ideas, and challenge and support each other. These conversations focus on leading for equity and justice, addressing organizational challenges and advancing innovative change.

Featured Leader: Novelette Peterkin, Chief Executive Officer, Carver Foundation of Norwalk, Inc.
Moderator: Fahd Vahidy, Philanthropic Advisor and Strategist, Graustein Family Office

Building on the experience of 280 LDR participants over the last 12 years, LDR 2021 will be an entirely virtual ten-month small cohort experience to help emerging leaders improve their leadership practice in tangible ways, so they can realize transformational, observable results. Hear from Five Frogs and LDR Founder, Meghan Lowney; Tracey Walker, CEO of Journey Found, referring ED; LaToya Tyson, Director of Harm Reduction & Prevention, ACT, LDR Alum; and Joe Buonannata, Manager, Program Operations, Inclusive Prosperity Capital, LDR Alum.