Changes in the health care marketplace call for skills that practition
ers typically have not been taught in graduate school. One such skill
is community outreach and leadership. This skill was a theme featured
at an American Psychological Association Practice Directorate State Le
adership Conference on ''Psychology and Community: Creating Connection
s for Health.'' First-person accounts from that conference are provide
d to illustrate community leadership opportunities that some professio
nal leaders have pursued. These leadership opportunities include invol
vement with community boards and participation in community leadership
training programs sponsored by the National Association of Community
Leadership. The authors' community involvement can serve as a role mod
el for other psychologists.