Edison Nicholson III
June 2024
We continue to meet at the Erie Yacht Club. We are back upstairs! Meetings begin at 6:00 pm with a social hour and dinner, followed by our program/speaker.Our Dinner Menu:
TBDOur Guest Speaker:
Edison Nicholson III
Edison is a graduate of Mercyhurst University and is 12 credits away from completing his bachelors degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Sociology at Edinboro University. He is currently the Founder and CEO of Youth Leadership Institute of Erie after a career that included the City Mission New Life Center and then moving on to serve as Director of Programming at the Boys and Girls Club of Erie. He also serves on many boards in the Erie. See his full bio below.Topic:
For reservations; please E-Mail the Torch Club Secretary at secretary.erietorch@gmail.com.
Edison will be speaking on the topic of the King in Me (The discovery of a leader).
"Edison will be speaking on the topic of the King in Me (The discovery of a leader)."
We are going to have some fun. I will be speaking on the topic of the King in Me (The discovery of a leader). I am going to walk members through the characteristics of a leader. A skill set that is acquired over years of failures, practice and the nerves to get back up. I am going to use the curriculum that we have shared with our students for the past 15 years. The curriculum, inspired by Marium MacGregor's book "Everyday Leadership" and Steve Covey's book, the Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens
Full Bio:
Edison Nicholson III was promoted from Program Director to Founder and CEO of the Youth Leadership Institute of Erie. Edison started his professional career in 1987 as a young man at age 18 at the City Mission New Life Center and then moving on to serve as Director of Programming at the Boys and Girls Club of Erie. In 1996 he became the first Program Director of the YMCA of Greater Erie Black Achievers Program. He presently serves on the Board of Directors of Erie's Homes for Children and Adults, Erie County Human Relations Committee Advisory Board, Harborcreek Youth Services, Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network Advisory Board, serves as an Elks Brother of the Gem City Elks Lodge, and recently, served as a member of the PA Workforce Investment Board (WIB) and Habitat for Humanity of Erie.
He is a graduate of Mercyhurst University and is pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice and with only 12 credits remaining he seeks to complete his bachelor's degree in criminal justice and a minor in Sociology at Edinboro University. Edison has participated and earned several leadership development training certificates from the United Way Project Blue Print, Leadership Erie and PA Weed and Seed I-Lead leadership training program. In 2013 he was named Erie Times News 2013's person of the year.
Edison is married to Mrs. Antoinette Holloway-Nicholson and enjoys reading, and spending time with his kids and grandkids. He is an avid Buffalo Bills fans, attends Victory Christian Center under the leadership of the Rt. Rev. Dwane Brock; enjoys reading and just hanging out with relatives and friends.
Please join us on June 5th, 2024 at 6:00 pm, for our pre-dinner cocktail and chat time and remember to bring your friends and acquaintances. Reservations are required.
Please remember to make your reservation at secretary.erietorch@gmail.com.