The Leadership APTA program invites interested individuals to apply by June 27 to become part of the Leadership APTA Class of 2012—a prestigious group of 25 individuals chosen from a competitive pool of APTA member applicants. Class members will join the ranks of more than 325 Leadership APTA program graduates who serve in executive and senior leadership roles at APTA, public transportation agencies, in the private sector, and at transit-related organizations worldwide.

Leadership APTA is the association’s premier professional development program, designed to develop and support the next generation of leaders of APTA and the public transportation industry. Class members participate in an intensive, year-long leadership program that brings them together with APTA’s executive leadership, public transportation industry leaders, and leadership experts.

Candidates can be assistant general managers, middle management personnel, and other individuals with strong leadership potential working for public transportation systems, private sector businesses supplying goods or services to the public transit industry, or other organizations related to the industry. Leadership APTA participants are sponsored by the public transportation system, private sector business, or other organization where they are employed.

Sponsoring a participant, providing the monetary resources, and allowing the time necessary for the participants to be involved in all required activities are critical to the success of the Leadership APTA participant and the program. The Leadership APTA Committee strongly recommends that individual organizations submit only one candidate as an applicant.
 For complete program information and to apply online, visit the web site or contact Joe Niegoski.