“Change begins with one person, and only people
can change organizations.”

Established in 2002, G. "Bummy" Burstein Leadership Institute (BLI) is a comprehensive entity dedicated to improving the quality of the personal and professional lives of deaf and hard of hearing individuals, and developing and enhancing the leadership abilities of individuals who administer programs and services in deaf-centric, non-profit and for-profit agencies and corporations.  BLI strives to achieve this mission through innovative  programming designed to enable deaf and hard of hearing individual to reach their full potential in their chosen communities; and by providing an array of quality and innovative program offerings that incorporate engaged learning formats with a focus on experiential learning, problem solving, and transformation.