Leadership Maryland Announces Class of 2021

52 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 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 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 [email protected].
 
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
 
Paul Frey, IOM
President & CEO
Washington County Chamber of Commerce
 
Kendrick T. Gibbs
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
National Institutes of Health

Jeremy D. Goldman
County Administrator
Caroline County
 
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

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