The mission of PELSAA is to develop tomorrow’s leaders.

The Professional Executive Leadership School Alumni Association (PELSAA) was created by graduates of the Professional Executive Leadership School (PELS) through cooperation with the Virginia Police Chiefs Foundation. PELSAA has since extended an associate membership to graduates of the Institute for Leadership in Changing Times (ILCT).

The purpose of PELSAA is to promote the professional development of chief executives and senior command personnel in both the public and private sector; to promote the continuous leadership education of PELS graduates; and to provide a means for PELS graduates to continue their networking. PELSAA is also dedicated to supporting the goals and objectives of the Virginia Police Chiefs Foundation. 

The vision of the PELSAA is to prepare professional leaders who think into the future so as to develop and promote excellence in services within their organization.

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PELSAA NEWS

►►PELSAA Brunswick Stew Fundraising Event

On September 20, 2010, the Lynchburg Police Department Foundation will be hosting a Brunswick Stew to benefit the PELS Alumni Association.  The stew will be homemade by police department personnel and will cost $8 per quart.  All orders must be pre-ordered by September 17th.  For more information and to place your order, please click here.

 

►►PELSAA Leadership Training

Registration forms for the PELS Alumni Association Leadership Training being held at the Holocaust Museum and Marine Corps Museum on November 15-16, 2010, are no longer being accepted.  The PELSAA will host this training again in 2011.  Thank you to all who registered, we look forward to seeing you in November.

 

►►7th Annual PELSAA Silent Auction

The 7th Annual PELSAA Silent Auction was held in Reston, Virginia, August 8-10, 2010.  The silent auction was a success both financially and socially.  For more information on this event and to view a list of donors, please click here.

 

►►PELSAA is on Facebook

Please visit our Facebook page for updates on training and education programs, PELSAA social gatherings, and other PELSAA news.  To view our Facebook page, please click on the link below.

 

 

►►Lex T. Eckenrode Scholarship for PELS

Thanks to the 24th Session of PELS, a scholarship has been created to honor the legacy created by Lex T. Eckenrode, former CEO of the Virginia Police Chiefs Foundation and former Deputy Director of the Department of Criminal Justice Services.  This partial scholarship for PELS is available to sworn law enforcement officers employed in the Commonwealth who have been accepted to attend the PELS program.  To learn more about this scholarship, how to apply and how to donate to the scholarship fund to ensure the legacy of Lex T. Eckenrode continues, please click here.