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Applications for 2024 are now closed. Applications for the 2025-2026 will open in the summer of 2025.

LeadingAge MA Leadership Academy

Generously sponsored by LeadingAge MA Platinum Partners

The LeadingAge Massachusetts Leadership Academy is not your typical leadership training. It’s a powerful, nine-month experience that cultivates connection, insight, and personal transformation. Designed specifically for aging services professionals, the Academy helps participants uncover their unique leadership strengths, deepen emotional intelligence, and develop the tools to lead with purpose and impact.

Why It Matters Now

In a time of unprecedented workforce challenges, developing internal talent is more important than ever. The Leadership Academy is LeadingAge MA’s answer to that need — a space where rising professionals grow into confident, resilient, and innovative leaders ready to advance the mission of aging services.

What to Expect

The LeadingAge MA Leadership Academy isn’t just a leadership course — it’s a transformational experience that consistently surprises participants in meaningful ways. Here’s what you can truly expect:

  • A Journey of Self-Discovery: You'll go far beyond traditional leadership tools, diving deep into your personal values, strengths, and leadership style.

  • A Supportive Peer Network: Your cohort will become more than colleagues — they’ll become trusted confidants and lifelong connections.

  • Learning That Challenges and Inspires: You’ll be invited to step outside your comfort zone in a safe, engaging space that encourages real growth.

  • A Shift in Mindset: Expect to return to your organization thinking more strategically, leading more collaboratively, and communicating more effectively.

  • Purpose Rekindled: Many participants leave with a renewed sense of mission and a deeper passion for the field of aging services.

  • Momentum That Lasts: The Academy is just the beginning. You’ll gain tools and a network that support your leadership journey long after graduation.

 

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THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE HAS PASSED AND APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED.

Tuition and Application

Tuition: $2200
Application Status: Closed – The submission deadline has passed. Applications are no longer being accepted. The 2025 application window will open in mid-June.

Leadership Academy Scholarship Program

Investing in the Future of Leadership in Aging Services

To support the growth of emerging leaders across the field, LeadingAge Massachusetts offers an annual full-tuition scholarship for participation in the Leadership Academy. This scholarship reflects our commitment to building a strong, diverse pipeline of future leaders within our member organizations.

Eligible organizations must be LeadingAge MA members in good standing, have an employee accepted into the current Academy class, and not have received the scholarship in the past two years. Applicants may indicate their interest in tuition assistance during the application process. A confidential Statement of Need from the organization’s CEO, Executive Director, or Board Chair is required and reviewed only after participant selection.

The scholarship covers the full program tuition and is awarded based on demonstrated need and alignment with the program’s goals. Recipients may be publicly recognized for their achievement


For questions or future interest, contact Jeanmarie Roberts at JRoberts@LeadingAgeMA.org