Leadership Montgomery is proud to announce the City of Montgomery as the recipient of the 2025 Organization Leadership Award, an honor that recognizes exceptional leadership, innovation, and community impact within Montgomery. The Organization Leadership Award celebrates an organization whose leadership extends beyond internal excellence to inspire and uplift a broader community. Honorees demonstrate outstanding commitment to developing leaders, fostering creativity and innovation, and improving the lives of others through inclusive and visionary efforts. The City of Montgomery, which includes our elected officials, Mayor Reed, the Montgomery City Council, and the City Departments: Economic Development, Engineering, Finance, Parks & Recreation, and the Police Department, just to name a few, with a focus on forward-thinking strategies, inclusive governance, and bold initiative, has developed programs for the youth and civic partnerships to empower residents to become change agents in their own neighborhoods. At a time when fresh solutions to longstanding challenges are essential, the City of Montgomery is working to meet the moment—revitalizing neighborhoods, pioneering sustainability projects, and enacting public safety reforms. Montgomery City Council President, CC Calhoun (Leadership Montgomery Class XXI), accepted the award on behalf of the City of Montgomery. #LeadershipMGM #OurMontgomery #ConnectingLeadersToEffect Change (fb)

Leadership Montgomery is proud to announce Kenyatte Hassell as the recipient of the 2025 Leadership Legacy Award, the organization’s highest alumni honor. This distinguished award, presented in tribute to the vision and dedication of Leadership Montgomery’s founders, recognizes alumni whose exceptional leadership has created lasting, positive change in the Montgomery community. Kenyatte Hassell, a lifelong resident of Montgomery and graduate of Leadership Montgomery Legacy Class XXXIX, exemplifies the core values upon which this award is founded: • Vision – With a deep commitment to empowering youth, Kenyatte has cast a clear and compelling vision for a stronger, more unified Montgomery—one where every young person is seen, valued, and supported. • Innovation – Through his 20-year tenure as Urban Director for YoungLife Montgomery, he has reimagined how mentorship and youth engagement are delivered, meeting teenagers where they are with creativity, compassion, and purpose. • Courage – Kenyatte has consistently challenged the status quo, advocating for equity and opportunity for all youth, regardless of background or circumstance. • Inspiration – His leadership has mobilized teams of staff and volunteers, fostered enduring relationships, and empowered generations of young people to thrive. As the driving force behind YoungLife Montgomery, Kenyatte has helped shape a safe, nurturing space for youth across the River Region. His work—characterized by humility, integrity, and relentless hope—has impacted countless lives and stands as a model of servant leadership in action. In honoring Kenyatte with the Leadership Legacy Award, we recognize not only his personal achievements but also the enduring legacy of leadership he has cultivated in others. His example embodies the very essence of Leadership Montgomery’s mission: to develop and engage diverse leaders to effect positive community transformation. Congratulations Kenyatte Hassell, the Leadership Montgomery 2025 Leadership Legacy Award recipient, for his unwavering commitment, visionary leadership, and profound impact on the city we call home. #LeadershipMGM#Connectingleaderstoeffectchange #OurMontgomery #ConnectingLeadersToEffectChange (fb)