Bredehoft Earns CCLP Designation

Jennifer Bredehoft Earns Certified Community Leadership Practitioner (CCLP) Designation

The Association of Leadership Programs (ALP) proudly recognizes Jennifer M. Bredehoft, MPA, CCLP, Vice President of Lead New Jersey, as the newest recipient of the Certified Community Leadership Practitioner (CCLP) designation. The Certified Community Leadership Practitioner (CCLP) program was developed in response to membership feedback to provide extensive ongoing training opportunities for Community Leadership Program professionals.

The CCLP designation provides Community Leadership Program professionals an incentive to achieve excellence in professional performance with mastery of essential skills. The development of the Certified Community Leadership Practitioner program began in 2016, with the first CORE training course offered in 2019 in conjunction with the ALP National Conference held that year in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 23 Community Leadership professionals participated in the first cohort. Since 2019, 79 CLP professionals have completed the required 16 hours of CORE training.

Eighteen individuals, including Bredehoft have completed the process, passed the certification exam, and earned the CCLP designation. 

About Jennifer Bredehoft, MPA, CCLP:
Jen joined Lead New Jersey’s staff as the new Vice President for Recruitment, Alumni Relations, & Communications in April 2015. With more than 20 years of nonprofit experience in New Jersey, Jen was previously the Director of Growth & Development for the New Jersey Charter Schools Association and Vice President for Communications & Investor Relations with New Jersey Community Capital.
 
Jen received her Master of Public Administration degree in 2013 from Columbia University’s School of International & Public Affairs with a concentration in Advanced Management & Finance, her Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University in 2004, majoring in History with minors in Education and Irish Studies, and a certificate in Learning Design & Technology from Villanova University to enhance LNJ’s in-person and online learning offerings. She received her Certified Fundraising Executive credentials in 2013 from CFRE International and is a certified practitioner for MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator), LIFO (Life Orientations), and Trauma-Informed Leadership. Jen received her Certified Community Leadership Practitioner credentials from the Association of Leadership Programs in 2025 and is an ALP Ambassador and a member of its Annual Conference Planning Committee and Statewide Directors Affinity Group. She was recognized as one of New Jersey’s 2018 Leading Women Entrepreneur Brand Builders and 2018 NJBIZ Forty Under 40 for Marketing.
 
Jen is a 2010 Lead New Jersey Fellow and previously served as a Graduate Organization representative, Alumni Ambassador, and Chair of the Networking & Engagement Committee for LNJ.  An avid equestrian, she owns a retired Thoroughbred, Steel Sky, is active in the Thoroughbred horse racing industry in New Jersey and other states, and volunteers with a variety of horse-related nonprofit organizations and causes.
Congratulations to Jennifer Bredehoft, MPA, CCLP, on this significant achievement.

About the Association of Leadership Programs
The Association of Leadership Programs serves over 280 community leadership programs across the United States and beyond. The association strives to enhance the well-being of all communities through the work of community leadership programs. Founded in 2010, the mission of ALP is to strengthen the effectiveness of leadership programs and professionals. Authentic and organic community leadership development requires taking a critical look at situations, opportunities, and challenges our communities face through the lens of the entire community and pursuing a course that enhances the well-being of all.

Contact: 
Jessie Baginski, Ph.D., CCLP 
Director of Programs
programs@alpleaders.org