2023 PELA Alumni
| Name | Job Title | Employer/Unit |
| Kyle Breuer | Town Manager | Town of Surf City |
| Matthew Christian | City Manager | City of Hamlet |
| Michael Clark | Planning Director | Town of Zebulon |
| Loren Cone | Fire Chief | Town of Knightdale |
| Candace Davis | Assistant Town Manager | Town of Wake Forest |
| Matt Efird | Assistant Town Manager | Town of Hillsborough |
| Thessia Everhart-Roberts | Senior Services Director | Davidson County |
| Teresa Fulk | Finance Director | Town of Matthews |
| Patrick Granson | Code Enforcement Director | Mecklenburg County |
| Josh Harrold | Town Manager | Town of Black Mountain |
| Gloria Hooks | Director of Management Services | Town of Morrisville |
| Jennifer Kristiansen | Social Services Director | Chatham County DSS |
| Amy McCauley | Communications & Marketing Director/Parks Director | Catawba County |
| Montique McClary | Human Resources Director | City of Elizabeth City |
| Linda McElroy | Communications Director | City of Salisbury |
| Tracie Murphy | Social Services Director | Randolph County DSS |
| Travis Myren | Deputy County Manager | Orange County |
| Joseph Pierce | Town Manager | Town of Caswell Beach |
| Jim Seymour | Assistant Town Manager | Town of Fuquay-Varina |
| Joshua Smith | Assistant City Manager | City of Concord |
| Zachary Steffey | Town Manager | Town of Franklinton |
| Michelle Venditto | Budget and Management Services Director | Wake County |
| Ben Woody | Assistant City Manager | City of Asheville |
| Leighanna Worley | Town Administrator | Town of Wilson’s Mills |