2025 Executive Leadership Development Program

June 1-5, 2025 in Ithaca, NY

The NGA Foundation's Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) is currently reserved for employees of retailer and wholesaler members of NGA. The program is designed to develop and prepare leaders to face business challenges in the 21st-century marketplace.

For more information on this year's program please see the website.

An online application is preferred but if you wish to see all questions in this application they can be viewed on this PDF form.

If you have any questions about completing this form please email nga-foundation@nationalgrocers.org.

Who Should Attend
Those who should attend include upper-level management and executives and those managing large teams that require delegation and leadership. Nominees must be rising executives who are candidates for increased "people" and general management responsibilities.

Nominations
If submitting multiple individuals please complete the form for each nominee. Nominations will be reviewed on a rolling basis and acceptance is not confirmed until you receive an emailed acceptance and payment is made. While companies may submit more than one nominee no more than two per company will be accepted unless there is remaining room at the deadline. Please contact nga-foundation@nationalgrocers.org if you have questions or would like to share the priority of nominees submitted.

If space fills in the program a waitlist will be created. No one may enter the program after 5/1/25 as the program requires some pre-work.

Cost
Program cost is $3,600 per person and includes lodging, breakfast, lunch, most dinners, class materials, and 4 days of premier leadership programming. Invoice for payment will be sent upon acceptance into ELDP, both credit card and check are accepted.

Scholarships are available for eligible nominees. The deadline if you wish to be considered for a scholarship is 3/24/25. Individuals may apply who only wish to be considered for a scholarship and will not pay the registration if not. Please see website or scholarship section of form for more information.

Cancellation Policy
The NGA Foundation must receive full payment by the deadline or registration will be automatically canceled. Registration cancellations made prior to the nomination deadline will be charged a fee of $150. Cancellations made after 4/4/25 will not be refunded but a credit minus any already incurred fees may be applied the following year.