Pennsylvania Preparedness Leadership Institute
The Pennsylvania Preparedness Leadership Institute is a collaborative effort between the Pennsylvania Department of
Health, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and the University of Pittsburgh Center for Public
Health Preparedness (UPCPHP). The Regional Program of PPLI is held yearly in each of PEMA’s three Regions. Applicants accepted for attendance receive full scholarships. Scholars attending this program represent public health, public safety, emergency management, emergency medical services and healthcare providers. They train together and work on special projects as part of a cross-agency and cross-sector collaboration. The training provided through PPLI’s Regional Program strengthens regional planning and preparedness efforts by customizing training programs to align with the needs of the Commonwealth of PA’s Regional Counter Terrorism Task Forces. The course involves two multi-day training sessions. The first being four days and the second Session is two days long. The Sessions are approximately two weeks apart. Activities include team building and collaborative work on special projects identified at the regional level. All projects are designed to demonstrate the use of leadership skills acquired and strengthened through the leadership program. A new program in the Institute is the Advanced Preparedness Leadership class, which is open to all graduates of the Regional Program. The advanced class is offered twice yearly and is two and a half days long. In the class, emphasis is given to applied leadership skills and agency connectivity that further promotes regional collaboration
of multi-disciplinary emergency responders.

Contacts:
Gerald M. Barron, Director
Pennsylvania Preparedness
Leadership Institute
130 Desoto Street, Room A726
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Phone: 412/383-2501
Fax: 412/383-2228
Email: gbarron@pitt.edu