The Virginia Tech Center for Public Administration and Policy (CPAP)
The Center for Public Administration and Policy promotes the common good of our constitutional republic and the advancement of public service by providing outstanding education, research, and outreach in the theory and practice of public administration, management, and policy. CPAP has three locations across the commonwealth offering learning and research opportunities at Virginia Tech’s main campus in Blacksburg and in Alexandria and Richmond at Virginia Tech extended campus sites.

Virginia Local Government Management Association (VLGMA)
VLGMA is a non-profit, non-partisan organization composed primarily of city, town, and county managers and key members of their management teams. Membership in the organization is offered on an individual basis. Funding is provided by dues based on members' salaries. A 19-member executive committee governs the association. The primary goal of the association is to strengthen the quality of local government through professional management. The association seeks to promote professional management in a variety of ways including training, networking, and resource sharing.