The July 2025 offering of Advanced Leadership Corps is being rescheduled due to unavoidable schedule conflicts for faculty. New details will be posted here as they are confirmed. Applications already submitted remain valid for future offerings; no resubmissions are necessary.

ALC is an immersive personal development program comprised of three parts:

Part 1: The coach comes to you! In advance of the course, you will complete an assessment designed to give you insights into your leadership style. You will receive a preliminary one-on-one session with a coach that is scheduled at a time and place you select. The focus of this coaching is to work on your oral presentation skills. You will learn how to hold an audience’s attention and begin to craft your personal leadership vision. 

Part 2: Residential leadership program In this week-long intensive course, you will create strong and lasting relationships with your fellow participants as you learn together in a series of activities that will strengthen your ability to effectively lead and govern. Sessions are held each day, and you will work together all day and most evenings.

Part 3: Follow-up leadership coaching Every participant receives an additional session with a professional executive coach. An experienced coach will help you interpret the feedback you received from your multi-rater leadership assessments. This personal leadership coaching will help you delve further into your own behaviors and practices in a way that strengthens your capacity to lead others.

Added Benefit: Upon completion, you become part of an extensive alumni network called ambassadors and attend future ambassadors’ events tuition free.

Who Should Attend:

This unique three-part course is open to local elected officials, including county commissioners, municipal elected officials, school board members and members of American Indian tribal councils.  

The program is limited to 24 participants. Any experienced local elected leader is encouraged to apply, with preference being given to those who have served more than one term of office.

What You Will Learn: 
• Improve your ability to inspire others to work toward a shared vision
• Develop deeper insights into what it means to lead and govern in the public sector
• Reflect on leadership as a skill to be learned and a relationship to be nurtured
• Learn to observe and adapt to others’ communication styles to form more effective relationships

Our Goal and Vision:

Our Vision: The vision for ALC is an empowered cadre of local elected leaders who strengthen their communities and help their residents feel and be engaged in the process of governing. 

ALC builds an ecosystem across North Carolina for local elected officials to grow as leaders and share their knowledge and experiences. 

We Expect from You:

In exchange for this opportunity, we expect from you:
• Complete all advance assignments
• Commit to spending a week in Chapel Hill July 20th-25th
• Attend and participate in all events
• Share with others and respect differences
• Be fully present