(LSV is a 501c3 organization and sponsorships are tax-deductible) Leadership Susquehanna Valley is an organization committed to providing leadership through training programs designed to identify, involve, educate, motivate and prepare a diverse group of area citizens for positions of effective community leadership.

Using the Valley itself as a classroom and over the course of nine months, class participants are exposed to the many facets of what constitutes the life and breath of the Susquehanna Valley - economic development, the educational system, health and human services, law and the judiciary system, local government and agriculture. The class looks at what makes up a community, studies ways to manage and resolve conflict and observes how community boards operate and expectations of a board member.