By Kelsey Hanks:
Buffalo Niagara 360 is hosting a Kickoff Celebration for young professionals on November 15th at the Larkin Center of Commerce. As a part of the program, ten Spotlight Professionals will be unveiled as Buffalo Niagara’s Ones To Watch, and Buffalo Rising is teaming with Buffalo Niagara 360 to preview some of these promising young leaders before the event.
Buffalo Niagara 360 offers young professionals opportunities in leadership development, networking and community involvement. Hundreds of the area’s most promising future leaders will gather in one historic location to launch the 2012 year of programming with several new additions. The Ones to Watch have been hand-selected as young leaders who are expected to positively impact the community in the upcoming year. Buffalo Rising is announcing these young professionals one by one. Today’s Spotlight Professional is Landrum Beard.
Landrum Beard is the Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs at Buffalo State College. He previously worked in enforcement and education with the Internal Revenue Service. Beard engages a population of 96,000 alumni and creates programming to strengthen bonds between Buffalo State College and its graduates. He serves on the Board of Directors of Drop-In Nation and volunteers for various community organizations, including BN360’s Be A Mentor program. Beard obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University at Buffalo. He is also a graduate of Leadership Buffalo Rising Leaders and Youth Leadership Erie County.
Beard is an advocate for quality, comprehensive and equal public education. He believes that education will allow people to transcend class, and education is “wealth” passed from generation to generation. His passion for equal access to education (specifically higher education) is demonstrated in his service to community.
Stay tuned for Buffalo Rising’s special features on our area’s Ones to Watch. The final 5 Spotlight Professionals will be revealed at the Buffalo Niagara 360 Kickoff Celebration on November 15th.
To register for the Buffalo Niagara 360 Kickoff Celebration, visit www.buffaloniagara360.org.