JLCR Member Selected for Leadership for Five Seasons

Junior League of Cedar Rapids (JLCR) member Molly Baynes has been selected as one of the city’s emerging  and existing leaders to participate in the Leadership for Five Seasons program.

Leadership for Five Seasons, a program sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, is designed to prepare participants to be community trustees. The goal of the program is to supply the Cedar Rapids community with informed, skilled leaders willing to serve as active volunteers.

JLCR nominates one member each year to the Leadership for Five Season program after an internal application and nomination process. Baynes, 32, has been a member of JLCR for four years and has been chair of the Marketing/Public Relations Committee and assistant chair of the Placement Committee.

A Cedar Rapids native, Baynes decided to apply for the program to increase the value she brings to her job, the community, and volunteer organizations. She had met with several fellow Rockwell Collins employees who had gone through the program and was inspired by their enthusiasm.

“Their experiences in Leadership for Five Seasons left them re-energized about their volunteer roles,” Baynes said. “Many of them took a much more active role in the community based on what they learned during Leadership for Five Seasons. I am looking forward to a similar experience.”

Baynes already contributes her time to several organizations. In addition to her work with JLCR, she volunteers with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Last Hope Animal Rescue and the United Way, and she wrote applications for grants and awards as a volunteer for the Community Health Free Clinic.

The Leadership for Five Seasons program begins this month and continues through May 6. Each year, 35 individuals who have shown a commitment to and a personal involvement in the Cedar Rapids area are selected to participate in Leadership for Five Seasons after an application, nomination, and interview process.