There was a full audience for the Christian County Chamber of Commerce CEO luncheon Tuesday afternoon, where African American local leaders spoke about what they have learned and their goals for the community.
The panelists were Hopkinsville Mayor Wendell Lynch, Pennyrile Children’s Advocacy Center Executive Director Candra Barnett, Henry Snorton III of MEDI, Inc. and Joe Leavell with Hopkinsville Community College, and they fielded multiple questions about leadership in their different areas and how they’ve handled challenges, especially in the last few years.
Leavell says he encourages students and individuals to accept that failure is a part of life, and it can pave the way for better learning and bigger successes.
Snorton says he, and MEDI as a whole, works hard with the betterment of everyone at the forefront of his mind.
Barnett says she wants to make an impact on her community and those she works with and she encouraged people to face their anxieties head on.
Mayor Lynch says serving the public, especially in the last few years, has proven to him that all leaders need to focus on leading by example.
They also spoke about how the pandemic really redefined how their agencies or businesses operated, and they had to rise to meeting the challenges of an ever-changing world, while preparing for whatever may come in the future.