Private Empower Leadership Academy | Hosted by CPY + TeamWomen

Developing leadership skills, building confidence, and strengthening resilience requires education and practice. Empower provides a safe environment for kids to learn and grow. Our experienced leadership coaches are dedicated to inspiring, developing, and empowering our next generation of leaders.

In partnership with Community Partners With Youth (CPY), Empower Leadership Academy will provide a private academy for the youth of CPY on August 7th, 2023, from 1:30 PM -4:30 PM.

*The ‘Empower Leadership Academy | Hosted by Community Partners with Youth + TeamWomen’ event is specifically designed for girls within the youth demographic.

The youth attendees will learn social emotional topics in an interactive, safe, and fun environment. This academy will allow them to walk away with tangible self-development tools to prepare them for an inspiring, hopeful, and engaging back to school in the fall.

This is a private event for Community Partners with Youth; if you are interested in joining one of our free public Empower Leadership academies, please view our upcoming events.

Meet Our Empower Coaches

Kiara Buford | Behavior Specialist at Roseville Area High School

Kiara Buford has been a Behavior Interventionist for nine years, helping students seek success in their high school experience by building relationships, setting goals, and developing a positive community. She also currently works with EmpowerLeadership Academy and ON Point Elite as a Leadership Coach.

Peyton N. Owens III | Senior Associate Athletics Director at the University of Minnesota

Peyton Owens is in his 13th year with Golden Gopher Athletics. He currently oversees Student-Athlete Development (all education provided to student-athletes, including career readiness, personal development, community outreach, and risk reduction), Diversity & Inclusion, the M Club, and our Women’s Golf program. Owens has been instrumental in the vision and implementation of Leadership U, which he has had oversight of since its launch. This collaboration with Land O’Lakes Inc. provides leadership development and emotional intelligence education and support to student-athletes, assistant coaches, head coaches, and athletics staff. To support this initiative and others like it, he is responsible for cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors for endowment and annual support of Leadership U, the W.I.L.L. program (Women Invested in Leadership and Learning), and more. Owens is also an ambassador for athletics on campus, bringing the voice of Golden Gopher Athletics to several critical groups. He is a member of the President’s Initiative on Preventing Sexual Misconduct, the Faculty Oversight Committee on Athletics (FAOIAC), and the campus’ Equity & Diversity Subcommittee. His commitment to collaboration and strategic partnerships, both at the University and in our broader Twin Cities help champion all that is Maroon and Gold.