UNCA's Family Business Forum Hosts Leadership Workshop

UNC Asheville's Family Business Forum will host a leadership workshop with leadership expert Joe Judge. The program will be held at 8 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, at UNCA’s Owen Conference Center.

Judge, president of Staub Leadership Consultants, has provided leadership training to groups and organizations for more than 20 years. His expertise covers areas such as leadership development, conflict management and team-building skills. Judge has worked extensively on issues of building greater integrity and higher trust in family settings within churches, communities and organizations. He holds a master’s of divinity from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Mo. Judge resides in Kernerville, N.C. with his wife and three children.

UNCA's Family Business Forum, the first program of its kind in the region, was developed to enhance the continued viability of family-owned businesses in the Asheville area. Membership in the forum is open to firms that have a family member with controlling interest in the business and at least one family member currently employed in the business. In addition to seminars and workshops, members receive current research and articles on family business issues, a quarterly newsletter and the opportunity to network with other family-owned business members who face similar challenges of perpetuating a family business.

Registration for the workshop is required. The program is open to forum members and their guests; a limited number of seats are available for family business owners interested in membership.

For more information or to register, call Richard Lasher at 828/251-6797, voice box 8003.

Media Contacts:

• Richard Lasher, UNCA Family Business Forum Director, 828/251-6797, voice box 8003
• Jill Yarnall, UNCA Public Information Assistant Director, 828/251-6526