Emerging Leaders Academy 2025 Application is Open!

CNE’s Emerging Leaders Academy is a facilitated eight-month peer learning program that aims to strengthen a new generation of community leaders.

The Emerging Leaders Academy consists of facilitated, small group sessions and one-on-one coaching sessions. The program includes:

• Specially designed activities that develop participants sense of themselves as leaders and help them create practical plans for continued professional development.
• Curated readings and videos that create a basis for discussion during group sessions, while the program facilitator ensures that sessions provide generous time for individual sharing and troubleshooting.
• One-on-one sessions with professional coaches that enhance participants’ learning experiences.

Program Schedule 2025-2026

Emerging Leaders Academy will meet monthly for two hours over the course of eight months from September through April, and it includes five hours of coaching sessions. Meetings will be held on Thursdays from 9:00-11:00 am in-person in Charlottesville on the following dates:

• Thursday, September 11, 2025
• Thursday, October 9, 2025
• Thursday, November 13, 2025
• Thursday, December 11, 2025
• Thursday, January 8, 2026
• Thursday, February 12, 2026
• Thursday, March 11, 2026
• Thursday, April 9, 2026

Click here to learn more and apply!

Applications will remain open through August 3, 2025.

 

Topic	Leadership
When	June 18, 2025 12:00 pm - August 3, 2025 12:00 pm
Where	1701-A Allied Street, Charlotteville, VA 22903
Trainer	Shannon Beach
Member Fee	$1,000.00
Non-Member Fee	$1,650.00