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Virginia Women’s Municipal Leadership Institute

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The Virginia Women’s Municipal Leadership Institute is a professional education program developed by Virginia Women Leading Government and academic partners to provide connections, content, tools, and opportunities for women aspiring to become local government leaders. This program offers participants an opportunity to develop tangible and transformational leadership skills to increase self-confidence, knowledge, and ability, while strengthening essential technical skills in local government budgeting, finance, strategic planning, and council/manager relations.

Details about the 2026 Virginia Women’s Municipal Leadership Institute will be available soon.

The percentage of women serving as town, city, county managers or administrators in Virginia is approximately 16.5% as of December 5, 2024.

Bonnie Svrcek, VWMLI Executive Director


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