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2/12/2024

Leadership Maryland Announces Executive Program Class of 2024

 
52 business and community leaders chosen to complete eight-month professional development program

 

Easton, Md. (February 12, 2024) – Leadership Maryland officially announces the Executive Program’s Class of 2024, consisting of 52 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 2024, the Executive Program’s 31st class, reflects a cross-section of the state, including diversity of geographic location, profession, ethnicity, and gender. 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 Maryland’s business, government, education, and non-profit communities will serve as panelists and guest speakers.

                                                                                                                

“We are excited to announce our next class and welcome these accomplished and motivated individuals to the Executive Program,” said David Fike ’16 (LM) president and CEO, Leadership Maryland. “This year’s class selection process was competitive, and after careful review of over 100 applications, I am thrilled to share that the 52 members of the Class of 2024 represent a powerful cross-section of leaders who have the desire to make a broader impact within our state. The knowledge, experience, and connections they will gain in our program will prepare them to do just that.”

 

Leadership Maryland’s flagship Executive Program 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 leadershipmd.org, call 410-841-2101 or email info@leadershipmd.org.

 

Leadership Maryland Class of 2024 participants:


OluwaTosin Adegbola, PhD ‘24

Executive Director of the Clara I. Adams Honors College

Morgan State University

 

Tiffany C. Ahalt ‘24

Director of Sales & Community Engagement

Visit Hagerstown & Washington County CVB

 

George J. Arendt III ‘24

Project Executive

Southway Builders, Inc.

 

Sonya L. Bigelow-Smith ‘24

Director, Business Development

The Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council

 

Stephen M. Blair ‘24

President

Lyceum Insurance Services, LLC

 

Ted L. Book Jr. ‘24

Vice President,  Easton Velocity

Easton Utilities

 

Adam W. Borden ‘24

Vice President Digital Marketing

Live! Casino & Hotel

 

Kim L. Bradley ‘24

Vice President, Total Rewards

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

 

John P. Brennan II ‘24

Assistant Secretary

Maryland Department of Disabilities

   

Dr. Lorena I. de Leon ‘24

Senior Director, Population Health and SDoH

Maryland Physicians Care

 

Vineet K. Dhar ‘24

Clinical Professor and Chair

University of Maryland, Baltimore

 

Nicki Fiocco ‘24

Director of Programs and Communications

Transform Mid-Atlantic

 
Bernard Gyebi-Foster '24
CEO
Tuerk House, Inc.


Julia A. Glanz ‘24

Deputy Secretary

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

 

Garrick R. Good ‘24

President

North East Housing Initiative

 

Pam Gregory ‘24

President/ CEO

United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore (UWLES)

 

Brian T. Hammond ‘24

Owner/Chief Learning Officer

Bedford Louis & Ellicot, LLC – BLE Training

 

Ian Hartman-O’Connell ‘24

Senior Director, Policy Integration

AARP

 

Starlet “Star” Hunter ‘24
Director, Community Engagement

MGM National Harbor

 

Jennifer D. Jones ’24

CEO

Howard County Economic Development Authority (HCEDA)

 

Paul T. Kappel Jr. ‘24

President and CEO

Junior Achievement of Central Maryland

 

Heidi N. Keeney ‘24

Special Projects Manager

Frederick County Government – Division of Emergency Management

   

Damon L. Krieger ‘24

Vice President, Legal Affairs

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc.

 

Jennifer C. LaHatte ‘24

Managing Director of Policy, Research & Government Affairs

Maryland Department of Commerce

 

Cailey E. Locklair ‘24

President

Maryland Retailers Association

 

Jacqueline K. Lopez ‘24

President

Premier Enterprise Solutions, LLC

 

Victoria L. Miele ‘24

Supervisor of Public Relations/ Public Information Officer

Somerset County Public Schools

 

Tereance R. Moore ‘24

Principal Owner

Tereance Moore Consulting, LLC

 

Yonelle Moore Lee, Esq. ‘24

Vice Chair

Charles County Board of Education

 

Dr. Linda A. Myers ’24

Vice President, School Programs

Kennedy Krieger Institute

 

Benjamin R. Nichols ‘24

President & CEO

Harkins Builders, Inc.

 

Yanni M. Niebuhr, CFP ‘24

CIO

BFG Financial Advisors

 

Melissa A. Noel ‘24

CEO/Business Owner

Noel’s Fire Protection, LLC

 

Brian R. Ott ‘24

Senior Vice President

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

 

Tara A. Owens ’24

Vice President of Athletics and Recreation

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

 

Dr. Maarten L. Pereboom ’24

Dean, Fulton School of Liberal Arts

Salisbury University

 

Stephen J. Pereira ’24

CIO

Calvert County Government

 

Joseph L. “Terry” Rauh, III ’24

Chief Finance & Operations Officer

Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)

 

Paul W. Ruppert ‘24

President & CEO

Baltimore Public Markets Corporation

 

Daniel E. Schneckenburger ‘24

Executive Director

Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board

 

Adrienne M. Somerville ‘24

Acting Director, Command Operations Group

Naval Air Systems Command

 

Carolyn Teigland, Ed.D. ‘24

Chief Executive Officer

Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education

 

Heather R. Tinelli ‘24

Director of Economic & Tourism Development

Queen Anne’s County

 

Andrae J. Townsel ‘24

Superintendent

Calvert County Public Schools

 

Hon. Todd M. Turner, Esq. ‘24

Executive Director

Prince George’s County Office of Ethics & Accountability

 

John D. Urbach II ’24

Director, Government Strategic Business Unit

Edward Performance Solutions

 

Laura E. Weeldreyer ’24

Executive Director

Maryland Family Network

 

Jeffrey D. Weiss ’24

Chief Financial Officer

Qlarant

 

Dawn C. White ’24

Vice President, Gas

Baltimore Gas and Electric

 

Sonya A. Whited ‘24

Senior Director of Product and Innovation Perdue Farms

 

Portia Wu ’24

Secretary

Maryland Department of Labor

 

Amanda C. Zinn ‘24

President & CEO

Leadership Baltimore County


 

About Leadership Maryland

 

Leadership Maryland is a statewide nonprofit offering professional development programs dedicated to building a better Maryland by harnessing the strength of its business and community leaders. Established in 1992, Leadership Maryland’s Executive Program selects as many as 52 diverse and accomplished senior-level leaders from Maryland’s public and private sectors each year to come together as a class for an eight-month learning program focused on the state’s most vital social, economic and environmental issues. And new in 2024, Leadership Maryland’s Emerging Leader Program brings together a class of 30 of the state’s rising stars and gives them the skills and tools they need to advance in their careers. With an alumni network comprised of leaders from all industries and regions of the state, Leadership Maryland has established thousands of Marylanders on their career leadership path, equipped with the knowledge, skills, and connections needed to influence positive change. To learn more, please visit leadershipmd.org.  

 

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