2025 Water Leaders Program Information Page

Applications for the 2025 program are now closed. Details about the 2025 program can be found below. 

Program Highlights

• With just 20 class participants, form a tight-knit group of trusted peer advisors
• Receive extensive training in communicating effectively, navigating conflict and diversity, managing self and others, and building effective teams
• Experience individual growth through self-assessment, executive coaching, and peer workshopping
• Gain the opportunity to step back and define your leadership style, assess your priorities, and design a path toward the leadership legacy you want to have in Colorado water
• Build and begin to test your own personal development plan with support from your coach
• Plus learn from and connect with the greater network of water professionals in Colorado through Leaders Unplugged sessions and paired mentorships with seasoned water leaders working in diverse fields

Check out the program FAQ sheet for answers to frequently asked questions.

2025 Program Schedule (Attendance at all program sessions is mandatory.)

In-Person Training Sessions (Full Days)

• April 24-25: Session One, Silverthorne
• June 26-27: Session Two, Redstone
• Aug. 28-29: Session Three, Salida
• Oct. 23-24: Session Four, Denver

Virtual Training Sessions (Two-Hour Sessions)

• May 15: Virtual Session One
• July 24: Virtual Session Two
• Sept. 25: Virtual Session Three

Photo Release Disclosure

By participating in the Water Leaders Program, you grant Water Education Colorado (WEco) permission to capture and use photographs and/or video recordings of you for promotional, educational, or other purposes related to WEco’s mission. If you do not wish to be photographed or recorded, please notify the WEco Programs Director. 

Please email Sabrina Scherma with questions about the Water Leaders Program.

A very special thanks to our 2025 Water Leaders Sponsors for their support!

Title Sponsors

Colorado Water Conservation Board