Sometimes we place too much emphasis on getting the right mix of stakeholders on a committee without enough regard for who these people are as individuals. Real estate developers Tourism industry representatives Chambers of Commerce 2. County officials Municipal officials Town officials Lake district representatives 3. A citizen advisory committee can serve as a good vehicle for bringing local leaders together and focusing them on water quality problems. To do so, some knowledge about different types of leaders is important, because a diversity of leadership types is necessary to serve different needs in a project.
Leadership comes in many different forms, and functions in many different ways.
One group of leaders, often called gatekeepers or key leaders, includes those people whose endorsement may be needed if a project is to be supported locally. Examples of this type of leader might include a chairperson of a county land conservation committee, a municipal public works director or the head of a local farm organization. While it may not be necessary or appropriate that these leaders serve on a committee, their initial and ongoing support may be important. Another useful group of leaders are those people who are active workers and officeholders in community, civic and service clubs. They can function as organizers of community projects and as the means through which to diffuse information and build support for project activities and decisions.