The Program

Leadership Maryland, created in 1992, is an independent statewide leadership program to develop informed senior-level leaders. Our goal is to cultivate the interest, the statewide knowledge and the leadership capacities of Maryland’s leaders.

Each year, 50 accomplished and diverse leaders from around the state are selected by a group of their peers.

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The People

Our members are the top leaders in our state, in our communities, and in our civic organizations. They represent businesses (large and small), education, government, nonprofits and labor unions. Our goal is to ensure that the composition of each class includes diversity in ethnicity, age, gender, industry, and geography. It is this diversity of opinions and perspectives that makes the program meaningful and rewarding.

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The Professor

Our professor is Eliot Pfanstiehl and although he's not really a professor he is our incredibly talented and skilled facilitator, who also happens to be the CEO of Strathmore. Leadership Maryland President and CEO Nancy Minieri and Eliot nurture each class through mindful exposure to complex policy issues, supplemented with access to remarkable leaders and institutions.

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Mark Your Calendar

May 24 - Honor Their Service. Hire Veterans - Central Region - Class of 2011 project, 9:30am- 11:00 am at the BGE Rutherford Building, South. Read more

June 12 - Southern Maryland - The Virtual World Experience - 7:30 am - 9:30 am. at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center. Speaker Dr. Karen Cooper, and her avatar, "Memoree Lane" together, describe and illustrate the use of virtual worlds in training and technology. Learn More. Contact Team Captain Bonnie Green '07 if you have questions. Register before June 4.

June 15 - Honor Their Service. Hire Veterans - Capital Region - Class of 2011 project. The briefing will be held at Lockheed Martin, Bethesda. Contact Eileen Cahill '11 for more information.

June 21 - Honor Their Service. Hire Veterans - Western Region - Class of 2011 project. The briefing will be held at the Western Maryland Health System, Cumberland. Contact Sheri Sensabaugh '11 for more information.

September 14-16 - 20th LMD Anniversary Celebration - Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort. Read more.

October 13 - Build Day - Co-sponsored by Habitat for Humanity. - Central Region event with participating Habitat affiliates statewide! Contact Team Captain Pam Ruff '98 for more information.

October TBA - Point/Counter Point - Captial Region event. Contact Team Captain Janice Frey Angel '06. for more information.

Best Networking Event of the Year!

For a mere $125 (early bird rate) join your fellow classmates and connect with fellow LMD members to celebrate our 20th Anniversary, September 14-16, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Cambridge. In addition, our golf tournament registration fee is also $125 for the early bird rate.

For 20 years, Leadership Maryland has served a membership of nearly 900 select Maryland leaders, whose self-proclaimed objective is to make Maryland better for all residents and pursue the common good. Our celebration will echo that sentiment by honoring our members, our past, and our future, as an organization and as leaders.

This event is not to be missed! Watch for the registration brochure coming mid-June. In the meantime, please visit the Anniversary Celebration section for details on the agenda, sponsors, hotel reservations, golf tournament, and our keynote speaker, Lt. General Russel Honor, pictured right.

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Listen To Our Members

"Leadership Maryland has been a marvelous experience...meeting, participating, becoming friendly, and working with the best of the best that the State of Maryland has to offer...it is thrilling to be part of a leadership organization that continues to grow and fulfill its mission year after year...we have and will continue to impact the State of Maryland!"

Howard B. Miller, Esq. ‘93
Partner
Saul Ewing LLP
a.k.a. "Leadership Maryland's Godfather

“When you contact a Leadership Maryland graduate and identify yourself as a member, other priorities are put aside, and time is found to listen and help. LMD members are incredibly open to assisting fellow graduates, especially new members.”

Sharon R. Pinder ‘98
President & CEO
The Pinder Group, LLC

“For anyone committed to making a difference in Maryland, the Leadership Maryland program is an extraordinary primer that opens up myriad outstanding opportunities for engagement both on a local and a statewide basis.”

James T. Brady '93
Managing Director, Mid-Atlantic
Ballantrae International, Ltd.
Frederick

“Intellectually, we all recognized that solutions to complex issues can only be developed with the expertise of individuals with diverse backgrounds. It is through these interactions that we learned we can achieve something that is even greater than what we thought possible.”

Dr. Anne Y.F. Lin ‘10
Dean & Professor, School of Pharmacy
Notre Dame of Maryland University

"Too few Marylanders have the opportunity to appreciate the whole of Maryland – our strengths and challenges, our differences and points of commonality. What’s special about Leadership Maryland is that leaders have the opportunity to grapple with the issues facing the State. Most important, participants build lasting relationships. Leadership Maryland is a special community of people who dare to care and serve.”

Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, III ‘93
President
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

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