Richmond, VA - The City of Richmond's Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of Operations, Al Wiggins Jr., has completed the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) City/County Manager Symposium, an ICMA-credentialed executive development program designed for senior-level public sector leaders.

This year's cohort represented a broad cross-section of high-impact public professionals from Florida, Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Arkansas, and Virginia, including city and county executives, elected leadership professionals, and senior airport management professionals. The cohort convened at the University of Georgia for advanced executive training, strategic collaboration, and peer learning.

The symposium delivered exclusive executive-level coursework aligned to ICMA's core leadership competencies. Wiggins completed the following advanced modules:

• Executive Self-Awareness and Cognitive Leadership
• Emotional Intelligence for Public Sector Executives
• Ethics, Governance, and Executive Judgment
• Transformational Change and Adaptive Leadership
• Organizational Culture Diagnostics and Enterprise Scanning
• Strategic Planning for Government Executives
• Executive Case Analysis and Application

"This program reinforced the disciplines required to lead complex municipal systems, drive cross-departmental performance, and respond to the evolving expectations of our communities," DCAO Al Wiggins said.

Graduates exit the program with strengthened executive competencies, an expanded strategic lens, and a national cohort of peers, including elected officials and airport-sector executives committed to excellence in public administration.

"Quality training experiences and professional development opportunities like this one are critical to a thriving City Hall and to making the City of Richmond an excellent place to work," said Chief Administrative Officer Odie Donald II. "In fact, delivering white-glove service to our residents requires us to continually invest in our staff-and I plan to ensure all department heads engage in leadership training from internationally recognized organizations, just like ICMA."