Alumni Association

What is the WestStar Alumni Association?

Once a graduate of WestStar, you can remain active by joining the WestStar Alumni Association. It is composed of those graduates who seek to build on relationships among leaders through both their support and involvement in leadership development.

There is a $50 annual membership fee which entitles you to an updated copy of the WestStar Alumni Directory and recognition in WestStar publications of your membership.

With approximately 945 alumni supporting the WestStar mission, they strongly believe WestStar is shaping the future of West Tennessee.

Membership runs from July 1 through June 30.

Alumni Association Membership

WestStar Lifetime Membership

Renew Alumni Assiciation Membership below.

Special Links

TN Association of Community Leadership (TACL)

Association of Leadership Programs (ALP)

Leadership Jackson & Leadership University

Leadership Middle Tennessee

Leadership Tennessee

Benton County Chamber

Carroll County Chamber – Leadership Carroll

Chester County Chamber – Leadership Chester

Crockett County Chamber – Leadership Crockett

Decatur County Chamber – Leadership Decatur

Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber – Leadership Dyer

Fayette County Chamber – Leadership Fayette

Greater Gibson County Chamber – Leadership Gibson

Hardeman County Chamber

Hardin County Chamber – Leadership Hardin

Haywood County Chamber – Leadership Haywood

Henderson County Chamber – Leadership Henderson

Lauderdale County Chamber – Leadership Lauderdale

McNairy County Chamber – Leadership McNairy

Oakland Regional Chamber

Obion County Chamber – Leadership Obion

Paris/Henry County Chamber – Leadership Henry

Tipton County Chamber – TOTAL Leadership

Weakley County Chamber – Leadership Weakley

Southwest Tennessee Development District (SWTDD)

Northwest Tennessee Development District (NWTDD)

West Tennessee Industrial Association

Leadership Memphis

Leadership Bartlett

Leadership Collierville

Leadership Germantown

Leadership Millington

Leadership Arlington

Selected Reading

Charley's Top Ten Leadership Books

The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership by James C. Hunter.

If you are tired of books that lecture instead of teach; if you are searching for ways to improve your leadership skills; if you want to understand the timeless virtues that lead to lasting and meaningful success, then this book is one you cannot afford to miss.

How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life by Tom Rath & Donald O. Clifton.

How did you feel after your last interaction with another person? Did that person-your spouse, best friend, coworker, or even a stranger -fill your bucket" by making you feel more positive? Or did that person "dip from your bucket," leaving you more negative than before?

Gung Ho!: Turn on the People in Any Organization by: Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles
"Here is an invaluable management tool that outlines foolproof ways to increase productivity by fostering excellent morale in the workplace. It is a must-read for everyone who wants to stay on top in today's ultra-competitive business world."

The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader by John C. Maxwell
"Leaders are always looking for an edge. That often sends many of them looking for the next big thing. But weird leadership approaches and trendy management fads come and go. What remains the same? The qualities of leader!

The Art of War by Sun Tzu
“The Art of War is one of the oldest and most successful books on military strategy in the world. It has been the most famous and influential of China's Seven Military Classics: "for the last two thousand years it remained the most important military treatise in Asia, where even the common people knew it by name." It has had an influence on Eastern military thinking, business tactics, and beyond.”

Who Moved my Cheese? by Spencer Johnson M.D.
The #1 International bestseller with over 21 million books in print! Who Moved My Cheese? is the story of four characters living in a “Maze” who face unexpected change when they discover their “Cheese” is gone.

Legacy Leadership Videos

Cathy Holland, Nashville. Interview by David Glasgow

Al Campbell, Madison County. Interview by Shelby Kee

Blake Anderson, Madison County. Interview by Martin Jelinek

Senator Dolores Gresham, Fayette County. Interview by Suzie Tidwell

Ken Davis, Crockett County. Interview by Cherry Rains

Ramay Winchester, Henry County. Interview by Michelle Atkins

Mayor Sharon Goldsworthy, Shelby County. Interview by Jim Craig

Shelby Kee, Gibson County and Martin Jelinek, Madison County. Interview by Jack Matthis

Charley Deal, WestStar Executive Director. Interview by Scott Dahlstrom

Virginia Grimes, WestStar Program Coordinator. Interview by Scott Dahlstrom

WestStar 2038. Martin Jelinek, Shelby Kee, and Jack Matthis