IGNITE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
Application Components
1) Letter of Commitment
Applicants are required to submit a Letter of Commitment (next page) signed by their *sponsoring organization as part of the
application package. Applications cannot be considered without a Letter of Commitment.
*Please note: the Letter of Commitment must be signed by the president, CEO, executive director or administrator (where
appropriate) of the applicant’s sponsoring organization. If the applicant is the highest ranking executive officer, the organization’s
board chair should sign the commitment letter.
2) Letter of Reference
Applicants are required to obtain one professional letter of reference.
3) Leadership Essay
Please complete your personal leadership essay using the following points as headers. Please make sure you provide enough
information to give the selection committee insight into your history and desire to be part of this program. One or two sentence
answers to the following questions are not recommended.
1. Describe the capacities that you possess that make you an effective leader and the specific ways in which you have
utilized these attributes in your personal and professional life. In doing so, please refer to a significant professional
achievement, your specific role in attaining that achievement and the impact it had on your organization.
2. Describe the perspective and knowledge you hope to acquire as a result of your participation in the LeadingAge New
York IGNITE Leadership Academy and how these insights will enable you to become a transformational leader.
3. Describe your personal commitment to aging services and how you envision using your IGNITE experience to enhance
aging services within your organization, your community and at the state level.
Evaluation Criteria
All application submissions will be reviewed to ultimately assemble a diverse class of New York Fellows (in terms of life
experiences, leadership roles, geography, type of organization, as well as other unique characteristics). A committee of
LeadingAge New York member leaders will evaluate applications using the following criteria:
P How strongly defined, insightful and introspective is the leadership essay?
P How strongly does the applicant demonstrate a personal commitment to the field of aging services?
P How strongly does the applicant demonstrate a dedication to life-long learning?
P To what extent does the applicant possess the leadership capacity needed to become a transformational leader?
Submission Deadline
To ensure consideration, the deadline to complete and submit the application packet is 5 p.m. on June 1, 2016. Applications
that fail to meet all guidelines or are incomplete cannot be considered for review. Applicants will receive notification of their
acceptance status by June 1, 2016.
Applications should be sent to Nancy Caban at:
LeadingAge New York | 13 British American Blvd., Suite 2 | Latham, NY 12110
OR [email protected] OR F. 518-867-8384
If you have questions:
Contact Diane Darbyshire, LeadingAge New York
Phone. 518-867-8828 | Email: [email protected]