Educational leadership faculty from Florida state-accredited educational leadership programs formed the Florida Association of Professors of Educational Leadership (FAPEL) in 1995 to provide a means through which they could effectively communicate and work together on issues of mutual interest, and for twenty-five years members have collaborated to raise the profile of the profession. FAPEL works to effect change by serving as experts in a broad range of statewide issues that affect principal preparation, facilitating informed advocacy, and developing communication pathways with state regulators, and legislators. FAPEL presents a model for collective interactions among educational leadership faculty to improve the quality of their programs and influence state and regional issues related to principal preparation.