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The Candidate Academy will instruct incumbent and potential candidates for political office on Campaign Messaging and Strategy, Campaign Finance and Fundraising, and the Challenges & Opportunities of Public Office. This interactive training will focus on local political history, demographics and how-to. Candidates will experience top quality instruction from the Institute of Political Leadership based in Greensboro, NC. Instructors are: Kim Westbrook Stratch, Deputy-Director of Campaign Reporting for the NC State Board of Elections Michael Shannon, President of MANDATE: Message, Media, Public Relations Jamie Kirk Hahn, the founder of SkyBlue Strategies Michael Pearlmutter (ret. US Navy), Director of the Institute of Political Leadership Thom Little, Director of Curriculum Development & Research, State Legislative Leaders Foundation ?This is no boilerplate approach to seeking, winning and running elected office; this is a specialized training in the fundamentals of public office and the importance of local cooperation, collaboration - and from our perspective - the relevance of a pro-business community to our participants.? - Doug Peters, CEO, Fayetteville Regional Chamber Call (910) 433-6774 for more information. ... read more