Leadership Pioneer Valley to Offer Program on Leveraging Networks

HOLYOKE — Leadership Pioneer Valley (LPV) will present “Creating and Leveraging Networks for Success” on Wednesday, March 25, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Gateway City Arts in Holyoke.

The program will feature Gibran Rivera, senior associate at the Interaction Institute for Social Change in Boston. He will provide a crash course on strategic networking and educate attendees on how to thrive in a networked world, strategize as a networked professional, and overcome networking obstacles.

Rivera moved from Puerto Rico to Westfield at age 12 and says the experience of “becoming a minority” has come to define his life’s work. He is the originator of Start & Thrive Studio and maintains a long-time affiliation with the Interaction Institute for Social Change, where he works on the development of leaders, organizations, and networks, and uses coaching, training, process design, and facilitation in service of those who are committed to social transformation.

The program is being sponsored by Griffin Staffing Network. The cost is $45 for LPV members and $60 for non-members. For more information or to register, call (413) 737-3876.