County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania Announces Graduates from its Center for Excellence in County Leadership
News Date: Monday, June 8, 2026
CCAP Announces the 2026 Graduates of the Center for Excellence in County Leadership
The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) Center for Excellence in County Leadership (CEL), a premier professional development program for county government leaders, graduated 6 individuals from its two and a half-day intensive training program.
The CEL program fosters individual growth through interactive and high-level executive training aimed at improving participants’ communication, management and leadership skills. The program includes intense classes in leadership styles, managerial versatility, interpersonal dynamics, strategic planning, media management, daily communication problem solving, and decision making.
An application is required for admittance to the program, with final selection being made by the CCAP Education Committee. The program is open to county commissioners or council members, chief clerks, county administrators, solicitors, and other departmental leaders within Pennsylvania's 67 counties. The 2026 CEL program was produced by Dering Consulting Group (www.deringconsulting.com).
The 2026 graduates include:
(L-R): Paul Landers, Chief Financial Officer, Cumberland County; Scott Myers, Commissioner, Sullivan County; Lori Schneider, Deputy Chief Assessor, Berks County; Zachary Gates, Commissioner, Bradford County; Duane Nagle, Director, Community Planning, Grants and Mapping, Bradford County; Scott DeArmitt, Chief Clerk, Somerset County.
Program sponsors include: CCAP PComp, PA Counties Worker Compensation Trust; CCAP PCorp, PA Counties Risk Pool; CCAP UC Trust, Unemployment Compensation Trust; PrimeCare Medical, Inc.; Campbell Durrant, P.C.; and Gabriel Fera P.C.
For more information about the CEL program click here.
The CEL program fosters individual growth through interactive and high-level executive training aimed at improving participants’ communication, management and leadership skills. The program includes intense classes in leadership styles, managerial versatility, interpersonal dynamics, strategic planning, media management, daily communication problem solving, and decision making.
An application is required for admittance to the program, with final selection being made by the CCAP Education Committee. The program is open to county commissioners or council members, chief clerks, county administrators, solicitors, and other departmental leaders within Pennsylvania's 67 counties. The 2026 CEL program was produced by Dering Consulting Group (www.deringconsulting.com).
The 2026 graduates include:
(L-R): Paul Landers, Chief Financial Officer, Cumberland County; Scott Myers, Commissioner, Sullivan County; Lori Schneider, Deputy Chief Assessor, Berks County; Zachary Gates, Commissioner, Bradford County; Duane Nagle, Director, Community Planning, Grants and Mapping, Bradford County; Scott DeArmitt, Chief Clerk, Somerset County.
Program sponsors include: CCAP PComp, PA Counties Worker Compensation Trust; CCAP PCorp, PA Counties Risk Pool; CCAP UC Trust, Unemployment Compensation Trust; PrimeCare Medical, Inc.; Campbell Durrant, P.C.; and Gabriel Fera P.C.
For more information about the CEL program click here.