Leadership Center for Excellence

Leadership Center for Excellence (LCE) is a 23-year-old nonprofit organization headquartered in Arlington, Virginia whose mission is to enlighten, inspire and connect leaders through community building and leadership development. More than 1,600 leaders have graduated from the Leadership Arlington (LA), Ignite Young Professionals Program (IYPP), DMV Diversity and Inclusion Institute, and Leadership Arlington Youth Program (LAYP). We develop and train leaders across the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region through a multitude of programs that focus on personal and professional development for any stage of the leadership continuum.

By developing trained leaders who are committed to building, supporting, and strengthening our region, we foster a sense of community, visionary leadership, partnership, and collaboration that motivates participants to become agents of change. LCE serves as an integral part of our community, building leadership for the future, developing connections between the business, nonprofit and public sectors, and participating in balancing community dialogue for the common good. LCE team members work in a distributed environment, collaborating with fellow staff, vendors, community partners, and volunteers to design and deliver quality programs and events. Additional information may be found on our website at leadercenter.org.