Cuse Connection

Kevin/Brooksies Entertainment kicking it with George Clinton of Parliament-Funkadelic at the New York State Fair.

Have you heard about Leadership Greater Syracuse? Apply now to be part of the Leadership Greater Syracuse class of 2026! Or, spread the word about this unique and life-changing opportunity.


LGS is where personal development and professional connections serve the greater good. Our unique program aims to inspire leaders to engage in the community, partake in CNY’s growth and sustainability, and give back. Apply now to develop your leadership skills through our unique experiential learning program! Join the other 1,500 graduates who have developed lifelong leadership skills and become civically engaged in CNY.

Learn more or register here. The deadline for applications is August 29, 2025. Partial tuition assistance is available.


For questions, please contact Michele Diecuch, [email protected].





Michele

Michele Diecuch (she/her/hers)

Executive Director

Leadership Greater Syracuse

5703 Enterprise Parkway, Suite C, E. Syracuse NY 13057

315-422-5471

Cell: 315-382-5568

www.leadershipgreatersyracuse.org

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Homepage - Leadership Greater Syracuse Whether new in your career, looking to advance, want to give back to the community, or looking to do something in retirement, the unique LGS experience is for you.

Congratulations to the Cuse Connection 2025 Scholarship recipients, Ne'Kayvia Bethea (Fowler High), Jordan E. Cheek (Onondaga High), Samaia Goodrich (ITC), Hi'zaharria Harper (SAS), Jadyn McClinton (Henniger), Alan Zanders (JD). and Community Service Awardees, Richard Brooks, Terry Neal, Carmen Harlow, Frank Malfitano, and Mary Nelson.

Thank you CNYSME!

Get ready for Homecoming 2025!!!

Kudo's to one of my mentors.. privileged to belong.
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Black Media Mogul Maker class of 2021 has officially come to an end. We are grateful to have had such an inspiring and dedicated group of people this past year. We look forward to the journeys the founders will undoubtedly embark on! Follow all the founders to see where they take their business next!

I'd like to thank International Photographer Mahtab Hussain for including me in his Syracuse Edition of Muslims in America at the ArtRage Gallery in Syracuse, New York.

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 to The Cuse Connection

$240,000 in Grants Awarded to Black-Led Organizations - Central New York Community Foundation News Releases Sep 28, 2022 $240,000 in Grants Awarded to Black-Led Organizations Seventeen grants from our Black Equity & Excellence Fund totaling $240,000 were distributed to support Black-led nonprofit organizations and projects that counteract systemic racism. The Community Foundation recently aw...