2025 PELA Alumni
| Name | Job Title | Employer/Unit |
| Robin Barham | Solid Waste Services Director | City of Concord |
| Daniel Cobb | Town Manager | Town of Granite Falls |
| Cesar Correa | City Manager | City of Locust |
| Phillip Fleischmann | Parks and Recreation Director | City of Greensboro |
| Sonya Harper | Director of Criminal Justice Services | Mecklenburg County |
| Joshua Harris | Communication & Public Information Director | City of Lenoir |
| Duane Holder | Deputy County Manager | Wake County |
| Tracey Jerome | Town Manager | Town of Mooresville |
| Demetria John | Assistant Town Manager | Town of Apex |
| Michael Lanning | Fire Chief | Town of Spencer |
| Tony Lo Giudice | Health Director | Alamance County |
| Justin Longino | Assistant City Manager | City of Shelby |
| Ginger Moore | Assistant County Manager/Consolidated Health and Human Services Director | Wayne County |
| Chris Murphy | Planning & Development Director | Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Planning Board |
| Brian Pahle | Assistant City Manager | City of Hendersonville |
| Curtis Potter | County Manager/County Attorney | Washington County |
| Dale Presnell | Human Resources Director | Town of Boone |
| Christopher Puryear | Chief Information Officer | Person County |
| Halee Ratcliff | Finance Director | Town of Wilkesboro |
| Aileen Staples | Assistant Town Manager/Chief Financial Officer | Town of Wake Forest |
| Pieter Swart | Finance Director | Town of Davidson |
| Shannon Tuch | Town Manager | Town of Woodfin |
| Scott Williams | Information Technology Director | City of Goldsboro |