PITI-VITI News

Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs Welcomes 31 Public Servants from the Pacific and the U.S. Virgin Islands to the Executive Leadership Development Program
Dec 06, 2022
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) welcomed 31 new participants to the Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) for the Pacific and Caribbean insular areas this week. The 2023 Cohort is comprised of mid-level management public servants from American Samoa...

Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs Announces Executive Leadership Development Program for Public Sector Officials from the U.S. Virgin Islands
May 26, 2022
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2022 - 2023 cohort of the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP). Public sector employees working for the U.S. Virgin Islands...

Congratulations to the 2021-2022 Executive Leadership Development Program Participants!
Mar 14, 2022
The Graduate School USA’s Pacific and Virgin Islands Training Initiatives (PITI-VITI), congratulates the twenty-three new Pacific Islands graduates who successfully completed the Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP). A virtual commencement honoring current and future leaders in public...

H.E. Surangel S. Whipps, Jr., President of the Republic of Palau, surprises the 2021 Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) class.
Feb 01, 2022
Quarter 4 of the Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) commenced Monday, January 24, 2022. The twenty-three ELDP participants are in the final stretch of completing the program, which is supported by the Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs and administered by the...

In Memoriam: Ivan Alafanso Blanco (Our beloved Jimbo)
Jul 24, 2021
Remembering ELDP alumnus Ivan Alafanso Blanco (affectionately known as "Jimbo"), who died yesterday at 45 years old.