Advancing Leaders

Applications Opening Fall 2026

ACEC Tennessee Leadership Academy Programs

Formerly Leadership PE, Advancing Leaders equips experienced professionals to elevate their leadership skills through competency-based learning, peer collaboration, and real-world application. Participants strengthen the skills needed to lead teams, navigate complex challenges, and drive organizational success while building lasting relationships with leaders from ACEC Tennessee member firms, state agencies, and federal partners. This premier leadership development experience fosters a diverse network of professionals committed to advancing the engineering industry. This program is best suited for professionals with 7–20 years of industry experience. Competencies covered include:

• Self-Development

• Perspective

• Learning on the Fly

• Presentation Skills

• Conflict Management

• Political Savvy

• Delegation

• Listening

• Interpersonal Savvy

• Building Effective Teams

Class members travel across Tennessee to experience sites of engineering significance while learning critical professional skills. The 2027 schedule is as follows:

• Welcome Dinner (Nashville) | January 27, 2027 (5:30pm-7:30pm)
• Session One (Nashville) | January 28-29, 2027
• Session Two (Knoxville) | February 25-26, 2027
• Session Three (Memphis) | April 1-2, 2027
• Session Four (Chattanooga) | April 29-30, 2027
• Session Five (Nashville) | May 20-21, 2027 (Graduation)

Leadership PE is exclusively available to employees of ACEC Tennessee member firms and partner agencies. For more information contact Suzanne Cook (scook@acectn.org).