Leadership Academy

Now Accepting Applications for the Class of 2028!

Now through December 5, we’re soliciting applications for the next cohort of the Leadership Academy. Applicants selected for the Class of 2028 will begin their two-year journey in the spring of 2026.

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The ANCOR Foundation Leadership Academy is for leaders who want to grow. It began in 2017 to lay the groundwork for a more inclusive future by nurturing emerging leaders who are building their careers in community-based supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Over the course of two years, Leadership Academy participants receive training, mentorship and opportunities for hands-on leadership development to prepare them to lead dynamic disability services organizations.

Program Details

Each fall, the ANCOR Foundation solicits applications from interested participants, who are competitively selected to begin their two-year Leadership Academy journey starting in the spring of the following year.

To be eligible to apply, interested participants are not required to hold membership in ANCOR. However, applicants must:

• Be a full-time employee of an organization that delivers services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Have a minimum of five years of experience working in the field of disability supports.
• Have a minimum of one year of supervisory experience.
• Submit their application prior to the published deadline.

To ensure fairness, consistency and diversity of perspective, each Leadership Academy application is reviewed by a multi-perspective panel using a structured, transparent process.

To learn more about eligibility criteria, the admission process, Academy curriculum and more, we invite you to review program details.

Leadership Academy Program Details

Questions?

Have questions about the ANCOR Foundation’s Leadership Academy? Email Sasha Sencer, Director of Education for ANCOR and the ANCOR Foundation.