Leadership Maryland Announces Executive Program’s 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
Kenneth S. Clash ‘24
Chief Operating Officer
Enoch Pratt Free Library and State Library Resource Center
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
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
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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