PORTLAND — The John T. Gorman Foundation recently announced the second class of the John T. Gorman Fellowship, a leadership program in Maine for exceptional nonprofit and public sector professionals.

Fellows selected from the Sun Journal publication area include: Stephanie LeBlanc, executive director, Oxford County Mental Health Services, Rumford; Rilwan Osman, executive director, Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services, Lewiston; and Shawn Yardley, president and CEO, Community Concepts Inc., Lewiston.

The fellowship aims to help participants become more focused on results and build the vision, confidence and competence required to advance change and improve the lives of vulnerable people in Maine.

The 12 fellows come from across the state and have a wide range of interests, experiences and skills. Each member works on issues related to the foundation’s mission and investment priorities: improving educational achievement for young children, promoting successful transitions to adulthood for vulnerable older youth, helping struggling parents to support their families and enabling more low-income seniors to remain in their homes as long as possible.

Through a series of six two-day seminars in Portland starting in March, the fellows will reflect on their leadership styles and explore new skills and ideas. Discussions, exercises and practice around results-based leadership, data, collaboration and communication, among other things, will be woven into both group work and individual activities.

The John T. Gorman Foundation advances and invests in innovative ideas and opportunities that improve the lives of Maine’s most vulnerable people. It also seeks to inform and influence practice and policy on issues affecting disadvantaged children, youth, families and seniors.