Western Legislative Academy

Helping Legislators Become More Effective
and
Building Stronger State Legislative Institutions

November 17-20, 2008
Colorado Springs, Colorado  

Deadline to apply is March 3, 2008


Each year CSG-WEST conducts a professional development training program for a select group of western state legislators in their first four years of service. The goals of the Western Legislative Academy (WLA) are to help newer legislators become more effective and to build stronger state legislative institutions. To that end, the WLA brings together a faculty of outstanding academics, nationally known corporate and public trainers to work with a small class of lawmakers who come from each of our 13 western states. Members of the Academy are selected on the basis of their dedication to public service, desire to improve personal legislative effectiveness and commitment to the institution of the legislature. 

Invitation-Only Event


 
A Special Thank you to the 2007 Sponsors
 

Bayer Healthcare • Chevron Corporation • GlaxoSmithKline • Health Net  

Johnson & Johnson • MedImmune, Inc. • Pfizer Inc. • Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals • BP America • Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Celgene Corporation • Electronic Data Systems • Kelly Services • LexisNexis

Salt River Project • sanofi-aventis • Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. • Wyeth

 

Eastman Kodak Company • Intermountain Rural Electric Association • RJReynolds

Created in 2000, the Academy is proud to claim 300 legislators from the 13 western states as alumni.  Most Academy training takes place in the historic Penrose House at the El Pomar Foundation retreat center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.