LEONARDTOWN, MD – January 6, 2020: The Leadership Southern Maryland (LSM) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of 24 Southern Maryland professionals for its inaugural Emerging Leaders Program (LEAP) – the Class of 2020.
From Calvert County –
Maile Bowen, integrated logistics support manager, Manned Transportable Robotics Systems for Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head EOD Technology Division
Bailey Casselman, general manager for Cherry Cove/Home2Suites by Hilton, Lexington Park
Ashley Greely, business retention analyst for Calvert County Department of Economic Development
Juree Greer, cybersecurity analyst for Technology Security Associates, Inc.
Ronald Marney, rural planner III for Calvert County Department of Planning & Zoning
Julie Mashino, family network coordinator for Calvert County Local Management Board
Letita Pinkney, lead career counselor for Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland
Randall Utz, realtor for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices McNelis Group Properties/VR Group LLC
From Charles County –
Nicole Brien, wealth management associate for the Rosenfield Group at Morgan Stanley
Marc Collazo, lead internal affairs officer for Blueline Security Services
From St. Mary’s County –
Rebecca Clements, operations research analyst for NAVAIR Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Office
Andrew D. Fisher, operations research analyst for NAWCAD Strategic Acquisition Team
Lawrence Forte, junior analyst for WBB, Inc.
Hillary Tess Goldwasser, assistant branch manager, youth services for St. Mary’s County Library
John Sterling Houser, associate attorney for The Law Offices of Baldwin, Briscoe & Steinmetz, P.C.
Basia Kenney, team lead, Architecture Management Integration Environment and the Common Development Environment for NAWCAD
Derek Kitchen, systems engineer for DCS Corporation
Phillip Melton, electrical engineer for Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head EOD Technology Division
Danielle Moulds, engineering psychologist for NAVAIR Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Office
Ashley Raley, performance & quality specialist for Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland
Brady Spatola, engineer for MIL Corp.
Lauren Y. Zimmerman, winemaker for Port of Leonardtown Winery
From Baltimore County; however, works in Calvert County –
Joseph Denton, grounds supervisor for Calvert County Buildings & Grounds
From Prince George’s County; however, works in St. Mary’s County –
Destiny Allen, economic development specialist for St. Mary’s County Department of Economic Development
Leadership Southern Maryland’s Emerging Leaders Program (LEAP) provides educational programming opportunities to new or emerging leaders in our region. Through a series of six “experiences”, young leaders will facilitate, foster, and refine their individual leadership understanding and abilities via structured course curriculum and a focus on self-discovery, teamwork, and networking. These sessions will conclude with a capstone project and graduation in June. Experts from across the region and state representing business, government, education, and the nonprofit community will serve as panelists and guest speakers. “It’s very exciting to see this program launch and the idea of helping new leaders grow their skills is very rewarding,” said Tom Jones, LEAP chair and 2019 LSM graduate. “It’s important that we invest our time into expanding our communities’ leaders and I’m confident LEAP will be a great asset.”
Founded in 2008, LSM has successfully graduated over 350 regional leaders from its Executive Program. LSM is an independent, educational leadership development organization designed to broaden the knowledge base of public and private sector executives and emerging leaders. Leadership Southern Maryland is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
