2026 AAP Leadership Development Academy

The Ambulance Association of Pennsylvania (AAP) Presents

Thirdd Annual Leadership Development Academy

October 8 - December 11, 2026

Mentoring Tomorrow's Leaders Today

• Succeeding as a Supervisor
• Leading Effective Teams

• Coaching and Counseling

• Safety in EMS
  

• Administrative Officers Course 
• Legal Matters in EMS
• And many more important topics

It is no secret that a great leader is highly prized!  They inspire, mentor, and create work environments that can make an EMS agency THE place to work!  EMS has typically not done the best at mentoring the next generation of leaders and who has the time?  Well, the AAP created this hybrid course to help you!  Three face-to-face meetings with the rest online, we provide a cost-effective way for you to mentor the next generation's leaders!

There will be several mandatory face-to-face and online sessions: 

• Thursday, October 8th at the Eastern PA Regional Council Office (all day 8:00 am to 5:00 pm)
• Thursday, October 15th 10 am to noon Zoom
• Thursday October 9th via zoom 10 am to noon Zoom
• Thursday November 19th at the McCandless Franklin Park Ambulance Authority (all day beginning at 8 am with dinner concluding at 6:30 pm. Leadership attendees are invited to stay for the AAP Board meeting on November 20th)
• November 5th via zoom 10 am to noon (tentative) Zoom
• November 12th via zoom 10 am to noon (tentative) Zoom
• December 3rd via zoom 10 am to noon Zoom
• December 10-11, 2026 at the Courtyard Marriott in Harrisburg (December 10: 8 am with dinner concluding around 8 pm. December 11: 8 am to 2 pm)

More information will be sent to anyone who registers.  Face-to-face meetings are begin promptly at 8 am.  Zoom meetings are from 10 am to noon. The other sessions will all be self-paced online.

Participants MUST attend all of the mandatory sessions.

The cost is $199 per person (Member and you must be logged onto the members only side to receive the member pricing).  Registration fee will include education, food and materials.  This does NOT include hotel accommodations.  If you have any questions, please email Heather Harris, AAP Executive Director, at executivedirector@aa-pa.org.