University of Phoenix issued the following announcement.
Council member Linda Thompson recently received an Advanced Certificate of Municipal Leadership from the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) after completing more than 60 hours of training credits and community service.
AWC’s Certificate of Municipal Leadership program recognizes city and town elected officials for accomplishing training in four core areas:
- Roles, responsibilities, and legal requirements
- Public sector resource management
- Community planning and development
- Effective local leadership
Elected in November, 2017 to serve a four-year term that began in 2018 and runs through December, 2021, Councilmember Thompson represents Spokane Valley on the Spokane Regional Health District’s Board of Health and is a member of the Policy Committee. Representing cities and towns in Eastern Washington with populations over 5,000 as the At Large Representative Position 3, Councilmember Thompson serves on the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Board of Directors, Equity Committee and chairs the Large Cities Committee. Involved at the national level, Thompson is serving her second term on the National League of Cities (NLC) Public Safety and Crime Prevention Committee. As the Executive Director of the Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council, she brings many years of public policy work focused on the health, safety, and well-being of our community with an emphasis on youth.
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