Leadership Pathway

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Leadership Branch: GCI’s Leadership branch leads to numerous career pathways. Our participants develop numerous leadership skills that prepare participants for numerous employment opportunities. Leadership skills are gained through learning, competitions, service, and employment. Participants lead activities, plan events, host competitions, and more. There are three leadership levels: Level 1-Advocate, Level 2-Artist, Level 3-Governor. Leadership pathways are designed for novice and intermediate participants. Our corporate leadership model offers all students the opportunity to progress through our Leader’s Ladder, gaining experience, career insight, and cash. Below are the various leadership levels and career pathways for successful participants.

Advocate: Advocacy is an a priori skill for progressing through each branch and pathways. Students learn to communicate persuasively, identify problems, and propose solutions to social, political, and economic issues. Personal advocacy learning extends to advocacy in the community and workplace. Students are guided through numerous activities and learning modules that teach advocacy skills and provide opportunities to apply learning and make positive changes in their own lives. Participants learn in groups with adult mentors who specialize in civic engagement and solving problems.

Advocacy Related Careers: Attorney, Legislators, Political Staffer, Non-Profit Executive, Social Services Provider, Local Government, State Government, Federal Government Staffer, Policy Analyst, Child Advocate, Educator, Fundraiser, Researcher, Community Organizer, Pastor, Public Relations, Social Media Director, Corporate Affairs, Account Executive, Development Director, Political Consultant, Lobbyist, Market Researcher, Social Science Researcher

Artists: Our pathways for artists are required for all participants, offering numerous opportunities for learning, performances, and teaching. GCI artistic learning emphasizes creative writing, acting, poetry writing, dramatic interpretation, and more. Participants compose and research material, plan and conduct performance events, and coach other competitors from the page to the stage. Experienced adult artists provide demonstrations, coaching, and mentoring to GCI artists

Artistic Related Careers: Performer, Actor, Performance Poet, Writer, Educator, Comedian

Administration: All GCI students must complete administrative training to increase skills in administering programming and activities. Participants conduct strategic planning, budgetary analysis, problem solving, build relationships, collect and analyze data, develop reports, and organize volunteers and youth workers. Students master skills related to customer service, inventory, sales, maintain standards, fundraising, and events. Students administer most of our programming in advanced programs, assisting GCI employees with numerous tasks that prepare them for a career in administration.

Administrator Related Career: Manager, Office Clerk, Office Administrator, File Clerk, Events Administrator, Receptionist, Data Entry Clerk, Community Liaison, Human Resources, Community Health Relations, Order Clerks, Procurement Clerks, Shipping/Receiving/Inventory Clerk, Regulatory Affairs, Purchasing Manager, Sustainability Specialist, Education Administrator, Budget Analyst, Program Manager Nonprofit, Public Health Analyst, Health Care Compliance Director, Health System Specialist