Fels Institute Hosts Inaugural Eastern Leadership Academy
September 12, 2005
From now until Thursday, Sept. 15, state officials from across the northeast are enhancing their leadership skills at a five-day conference sponsored by the Fels Institute of Government. The inaugural Eastern Leadership Academy is the only forum designed for officials from all three branches of government.
The ELA was created to address the most significant policy issues facing legislators and their staff as well as executive and judicial branch officials. This week, they are learning how to effectively analyze policies and programs, evaluate the information they receive and communicate successfully with constituients and colleagues. Guest speakers include Mark Morial, president of the Urban League and former mayor of New Orleans, Sen. Robert Martin of New Jersey and William A. Bablitch, justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The Eastern Leadership Academy is co-sponsored by the Counsel of State Governments' Eastern Regional Conference.
About the Fels Institute
The Fels Institute was founded in 1937 by industrialist and philanthropist Samuel S. Fels. It has the distinction of being one of the oldest public management programs in the nation emphasizing state and local government.
Building on its tradition of leadership for results, its graduates acquire the professional skills to serve in all levels and branches of government, as well as with government's partners in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. For more information about the Fels Institute, click here.