*PRIVATE* Empower Leadership Academy | Hosted by CPY

This is a drop-off event for attendees, and parents/caregivers may return for pickup. To ensure the safety and well-being of all attendees, we will collect emergency contact information during registration. Please ensure that your contact details are accurate and that you remain reachable throughout the duration of the event.

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), the Empower Leadership Academy, which is free to attend, will take place on September 23rd, 2025, from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

The youth attendees will learn social and 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.

International development professional. Participated in and advised on research activities, program evaluation, and development in the United States, Colombia, Brazil, Kenya, and the Southeast Asian Nations. Her expertise is related to community engagement, DEI, media, communications, early childhood development, public health, and systems circularity. Marian is also fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.

She is passionate about leadership and holistic approaches to child development to give them the tools and bases to succeed but also to be confident, to speak up, to create knowledge, and to be the change in the world for the better.

Laura Boyd has over 25 years of experience working with organizations to help them develop sustainable growth and the people within. She has been a leader on executive teams for large companies, emerging companies, and non-profits, and she is also a business owner. She believes Leadership is the ultimate Delta for change, strategy, and growth in an organization, and she is now taking her years of experience helping businesses become high-performance organizations.

Laura has her Master’s in Organizational Leadership and certification in change management. Along with her years of communications and sales success, she is perfectly suited to help any organization assess, strategize, and develop both leaders and teams for growth.

Angela Gustafson left the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Marketing degree in hand and has since hopped from one exciting adventure to the next. From Corporate America, to the US Peace Corps on the Dominican Republic-Haiti border, publishing a children’s book, starting a youth cycling club, and building a granola brand that rocked the shelves of 200+ grocery stores…she’s now honored and excited to have some fun empowering young girls to chase their dreams! She lives close to Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, MN with her husband and has four young adult children scattered as far away as Thailand.

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Late Policy: Please be advised that in the event of a full capacity, your seat may be subject to forfeiture if you arrive more than 15 minutes late. Sold-out events often have waitlists with eager attendees ready to be seated promptly.

By attending the event, you acknowledge and accept this policy regarding late arrivals and seating forfeiture. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in making our events enjoyable for everyone involved.