Michael Dowhan Inducted into Leadership Rhode Island's 2020 Cohort

SMMA’s Michael Dowhan, Senior Associate and Senior Landscape Architect, leads business development and expansion for the firm's Rhode Island market.

Last year, Michael was inspired to apply to Leadership Rhode Island (LRI) and was inducted into the 2020 cohort for their Core Program in January. 

Leadership Rhode Island is an organization that creates and supports a legacy of leaders. Their mission is to “engage and connect people through shared experiences that positively transform individuals, organizations and communities.”

Now in its 40th year, LRI has developed into one of the premier community leadership programs in the country by building on a foundation of ever-improving human capital whose strengths and potential they spend each day revealing and igniting. 

For the Core Program, LRI selects diverse classes of emerging and established Rhode Island leaders from both the public and private sector to participate in a thought-provoking year-long curriculum.

The program includes day-long sessions where the cohort meets and discusses current issues with businesses, organizations, and state agencies across Rhode Island.

The cohort is split into teams based on participants’ individual strengths to create a plan of action to address a specific issue facing the state. This year, the issue that LRI has chosen to tackle is the “epidemic of aloneness,” in hopes of creating sustainable action plans that help educate Rhode Islanders about the dangers of being alone and to foster a stronger sense of community. 

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