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Media Contact: Lindsay Hebert Devaney & Associates 443-471-5103 lhebert@devaney.net Leadership Maryland Announces Class of 2021 50 business and community leaders chosen to complete eight-month professional development program Annapolis, Md. (February 4, 2021) – Leadership Maryland officially announces the Class of 2021, consisting of 50 business and community leaders from across the state chosen to participate in the professional development program dedicated to building a better Maryland. The Class of 2021, Leadership Maryland’s 28th class, reflects a cross-section of the state, including diversity of geographic location, profession, ethnicity and gender. The class was originally selected as the Class of 2020 but was postponed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To ensure the safety of all participants, this year’s program will include a hybrid of virtual programming and in-person sessions, if and when possible. The program will run from April to December, and include five, two-day sessions focused on Maryland’s five main geographic regions and the most vital issues impacting economic development, education, health and human services, criminal justice, the environment, and multi-culturalism/diversity across the state. More than 100 experts representing business, government, education, and the non-profit community will serve as panelists and guest speakers. “Like everyone else, our organization has been forced to adapt over the past year, and after postponing our program for the first time in our history, we are excited to welcome the Class of 2021,” said Renée M. Winsky ‘05, president and Chief Executive Officer, Leadership Maryland. “Last year’s selection process was our most competitive ever, and we are honored that the majority of our chosen candidates agreed to wait and join us this year. We are still finalizing the details for this year’s sessions and events, but we are prepared to incorporate virtual programming and are committed to making any other necessary adjustments to protect everyone’s health while ensuring the Class of 2021 experiences the full impact of the Leadership Maryland program.” Leadership Maryland is open to senior-level executives with significant achievements in either their careers and/or their communities. Ideal Leadership Maryland members have a desire to learn more about Maryland’s most critical issues and a personal commitment to be a force for positive change in their organizations, their communities, and their state. For more information about Leadership Maryland, please visit www.LeadershipMD.org, call 410-841-2101 or email Info@LeadershipMD.org. Leadership Maryland Class of 2021 participants: Amanda N. Allen Government & Community Affairs Manager Transurban Adrianne M. Arthur Executive Director University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Nichole Doye Battle, MBA Chief Executive Officer GEDCO R. Andrew “Andy” Bauer Vice President & Regional Executive, Research Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Baltimore Branch Denise L. Beaver CEcD Deputy Director Economic Development Carroll County Government Dr. Mary W. Bolt President Cecil College Matthew Bolyard, MBA Vice President Southway Builders, Inc. Christopher P. Breedlove Chief, Zoning Enforcement Calvert County Government Lauren T. Buckler-Duncan, PE, CEM Assistant Secretary of Design, Construction & Energy Maryland Department of General Services Lucas I. Cade Senior Economic Development Advisor Potomac Edison – A First Energy Company Patricia Carper Division Vice President The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Brian Cleary Chief Information Officer Qlarant Jennifer Combs Managing Director Accenture Federal Services Danielle Lee Conrow Deputy Director of Engineering & Highways Calvert County Government David J. Corkum Executive Vice President CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Suzanne Luers Crawford Director of Administration University of Maryland-Baltimore County Melissa S. Drew Project Executive, Director - Eastern Shore Gilbane Building Company Nancy L. Easterling Executive Director Historic Sotterley, Inc. Michele S. Eberle, MBA Executive Director Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Dr. Chrys Egan Associate Dean, Fulton School of Liberal Arts Salisbury University Enas Y. Elhanafi, M.Phil, MPPA, M.S.Ed Associate Director of Community Engagement, Director Global Nexus Program Montgomery College Kelly Ennis Founder/Managing Principal The Verve Partnership LLC Elizabeth Fitzsimmons Managing Director, Office of Tourism and Film Maryland Department of Commerce Kendrick T. Gibbs Acting Deputy Director, Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion National Institutes of Health William Robert Hair Superintendent Maryland School for the Blind Heidi Hammel, PMP, GISP Vice President KCI Technologies, Inc. John J. Horner Jr., MBA Senior Vice President & COO Easton Utilities Arthur A. Jones-Dove, PE, PMP, CCM, MBA, PgMP Vice President Atkins, member of SNC-Lavalin Group Lisa Kemp, CPA Deena Deese Kilmon Director of Engagement Arc Central Chesapeake Region Irene Katherine Magruder, CEcD Executive Director Maryland Clean Energy Center Kim I. McCalla Associate Vice President Facilities, Design and Construction Morgan State University Chris McDonell President & CEO McDonell Consulting Group/Sandler Training Austin L. Miller Chief Technology Officer – MTA Maryland Department of Transportation Dr. Robert C. Mock, Jr. Chief of Staff University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Luisella Perri, Esq. Principal Miles & Stockbridge, PC Wendi Wagner Peters Special Secretary of Smart Growth State of Maryland Dr. Bradley D. Phillips Deputy Executive Director Maryland Association of Community Colleges Mark J. Potter President & CEO Maryland Science Center Antonio P. Salazar, Esq. Commissioner of Financial Regulation Maryland Department of Labor Arti Santhanam, Ph.D. Executive Director, Maryland Innovation Initiative Maryland Technology Development Corp. (TEDCO) James C. Schmutz President & CEO Special Olympics Maryland, Inc. Susan L. Schnaars Vice President - Senior Investment Advisor Wilmington Trust Sharon Markley Schreiber Chief Operating Officer Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore Sarah J. Shin, Ph.D. Associate Provost for Academic Affairs University of Maryland-Baltimore County Dr. James Scott Smith Superintendent St. Mary's County Public Schools Corey E. Stottlemyer Director, Strategic Customer Service Maryland Department of Transportation Richard A. Tabuteau, Esq. Attorney & Lobbyist Tabuteau, LLC CMarie Taylor President Equity Through Action Reggie Turner President Turner Wealth Management About Leadership Maryland Leadership Maryland is a professional development program dedicated to building a better Maryland by harnessing the strength of its local business and community leaders. Each year, as many as 52 diverse and accomplished executives from Maryland’s public and private sectors are selected to come together as a class for an eight-month hands-on learning program focused on the state’s most vital social, economic and environmental issues. The first Leadership Maryland class graduated in 1993, and the organization’s alumni network now consists of more than 1,100 leaders from all industries and regions of the state. To learn more, please call Leadership Maryland at 410-841-2101 or visit www.LeadershipMD.org. # # #