AUGUSTA - The Council of State Governments (CSG) has announced that Rep. Sue Salisbury, D-Westbrook, has been selected to participate in the 2023 CSG Henry Toll Fellowship. Bringing together 47 individuals from 29 states and U.S. territories and from all branches of state government, the Henry Toll Fellowship is the nation's premier leadership development program for state government officials.
"I am honored to have been selected to participate in the prestigious Toll Fellowship program this year, and I am looking forward to connecting with dedicated public servants from around the country," said Salisbury. "Building community has always been core to my leadership journey, whether its working to address food insecurity in Westbrook or advocating for support for our statewide EMS personnel. I am especially excited to learn from leaders in other states with shared policy interests so that we can collaborate on best practices, and hopefully all become better champions for the issues impacting our constituents."
Since 1986, CSG has annually convened a new class of CSG Henry Toll Fellows at its national headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky, for an intensive leadership boot camp. The programs sessions are designed to stimulate personal assessment and growth, empower leaders to collaborate and communicate more effectively and provide nonpartisan networking and relationship-building opportunities. This year's session will take place in August.
"While the CSG Henry Toll Fellows come from every region of our nation, from both political parties and all three branches of state government, they share one thing in common- they are all people of purpose with a passion for public service," said CSG Executive Director/CEO David Adkins, a former Kansas state senator and 1993 CSG Henry Toll Fellow alumnus. "Toll Fellows are selected based on their demonstrated commitment to solve problems, to work collaboratively to get things done, and their belief that state government can and must be a force for good."
Toll Fellows are nominated by their peers and selected by alumni of the program. For more information on the CSG Henry Toll Fellowship, visit: csgovts.info/tolls23 or email CSG Henry Toll Fellowship.
Salisbury is serving her second term in the Maine House and represents District 128, part of Westbrook. She serves as House chair of the Legislature's Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
Contact:
Brian Lee [Salisbury], 305-965-2744
Blair Hess, bhess@csg.org