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3/22/2021 Press Releases

Leadership Maryland Announces 2021 Officers & Directors

Leadership Maryland Announces 2021 Officers and Directors

Jean Accius elected secretary; David Fike, Charlie Gayle, Dr. César E. Palacios, Erin Roth, and Dr. Patty Saelens join board of directors

 

Annapolis, Md. (March 22, 2021) – Leadership Maryland, the professional development program dedicated to building a better Maryland by harnessing the strength of its local business and community leaders, announces the election of its officers and board of directors for the coming year.

 

Newly elected officials:

  • Secretary: Jean C. Accius, Ph.D. ’14 (LM), Senior Vice President, Global Thought Leadership, AARP

Re-elected officials:

  • Chair: Jeanne F. Singer, Esq. ‘07 (LM), Attorney at Law with the Law Offices of Jeanne F. Singer
  • Vice chair: Kenneth L. “Ken” Brannan ’05 (LM), owner of Saucy Salamander Café & Catering Company
  • Treasurer: Jeannette R. Fitzwater ’09, CEO and Strategic Coach, JR Fitzwater & Associates.

Newly elected directors:

  • David A. Fike ’16 (LM), chief operating officer, Pursoma, LLC
  • Charles “Charlie” Gayle, chief of staff, U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr.
  • Dr. César E. Palacios ’14, executive director, Proyecto Salud Clinic
  • Erin J. Roth ’19 (LM), Deputy Assistant Secretary, Maryland Department of Labor
  • Dr. Patricia W. “Patty” Saelens ’19, Superintendent, Caroline County Public Schools

Re-elected directors:

  • Christopher J. "Chris" Borgal, CSM '16, AVP, Asset Management & Operations, Peterson Companies
  • Robert C. "Bob" Brennan '04 (LM), executive director, MEDCO
  • Rhea L. Harris '13, legislative director, Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of the County Executive, Prince George's County Government
  • Miriam "Mindy" Lehman '14, vice president of Government Affairs, Maryland Bankers Association
  • Meredith M. "Merry" Mears '17 (LM), advisor, NAI Coastal, chief development officer, Gillis Gilkerson

For more information about Leadership Maryland or program application information, please visit www.leadershipmd.org or call 410-841-2101.


 

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.  

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