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FOUNDING LAFAYETTE PILOT
Experience should not stay locked inside the people who earned it.
Community Panel is launching its first local network in Lafayette, Louisiana—connecting organizations with vetted local experience for conversations, panels, workshops, mentoring, and practical problem-solving.
Bring Community Panel to my community ↗COMMUNITY PANEL LAFAYETTE PILOT
CPShared
wisdom
Business ownerTeacherBankerPublic safetyNurseEngineerCoachVeteranAttorneyEntrepreneurwisdom
Many experience areasMany ways to contribute
THE SIMPLE TRUTH
The right person is usually closer than we think. Finding them is the hard part.
Schools, companies, nonprofits, and community groups are constantly looking for credible people who can contribute. Experienced people are willing to share what they have learned. Today, the connection between them is still mostly informal.
Community Panel builds the bridge.
HOW IT WORKS FOR EXPERTS
A trusted path from lived experience to useful contribution.
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We review
Community Panel reviews experience, communication, and fit.
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Get published
Approved profiles are completed and published with consent.
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Hear from us
We reach out when an opportunity appears to fit.
MORE THAN SPEAKERS
Sometimes you just need the right person in the room.
The format can change. The value is access to experience.
Tell us what you need →◫Panels
✦Workshops
◇Mentoring
▱Classroom visits
◌Roundtables
△Career conversations
♫Podcasts
↗Advisory discussions
FOUNDING LAFAYETTE PANEL
Browse all experts →People with experience worth sharing.
Only approved, published profiles appear here.
Our founding Lafayette panel is being assembled.
We are reviewing the first group of local applicants now.
Apply to joinWHAT “REVIEWED” MEANS
A title is not enough.
We care about what people have actually done, what they learned along the way, and whether they can transfer that experience in a way that helps someone else.
✓ Real experience✓ Demonstrated expertise✓ Communication ability✓ Professional conduct✓ Community alignment✓ Willingness to contribute
Reviewed describes our pilot curation process. It is not licensing, certification, or a background check.HOW IT WORKS FOR ORGANIZATIONS
Start with the need—not a name.
Tell us what you need
Describe the audience, topic, and desired outcome.
We identify fits
Community Panel reviews approved experts and possible matches.
We coordinate
We help make an introduction when interest and fit align.
You determine details
The organization and expert agree on the engagement.
A MODEL BUILT TO GROWBuilt locally.
Built locally.
Connected nationally.
Lafayette is the founding active pilot. Other communities can express interest while we learn what makes the local model useful and trusted.
Bring this to my community →FOR FOUNDING PARTNERS
Partner with us →Invest in the infrastructure of local wisdom.
Help underwrite access, support community programming, create workforce opportunities, and strengthen the founding Lafayette pilot.