Leadership Howard County Unveils Class Of 2021

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Leadership Howard County, which aims to empower leaders to strengthen and transform the community, has accepted 32 professionals from Howard County businesses and nonprofits into the Leadership Premier program’s class of 2021. Leadership Premier is an exploration of the Howard County community, during which participants meet with Howard County businesses and local leaders to learn about issues in the county.

The members of the class of 2021 are:

• Shafeeq Ahmed, Howard County General Hospital
• Anika Baty-Mills, Baty Mills Publishing
• Jodi Benning, John Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
• Karen Bryant, Leadership Howard County
• Mick Carbo, Carbo Coaching
• William Cheuvront, Howard County Police Department
• Geoffrey Colbert, Howard Community College
• Amber Drenner, United Way of Central Maryland
• Mavis Ellis, Howard County Public School System
• Bruce Fulton, Neighbor Ride
• Brandee Ganz, Howard County government
• Brian Geesaman, John Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
• Karol Hess, Cummings and Co.
• Hima Jain, community volunteer
• Amanda Johnson, APL Federal Credit Union
• Sheila Kates, Accenture Federal Services
• Frank Kirkland, Linwood Center
• Suki Lee, Howard County Library System
• Wendy LeNoir, Baltimore Gas and Electric
• Ana Liesch, Harkins Builders
• Renee Mankoff, Long & Foster Real Estate
• Abbie Diane Martin, Howard County Public School System
• Valerie Mathis, Howard County government
• Michael Mitchell, Foreign-Born Information and Referral Network
• Anirudh Paduru, Baltimore Gas and Electric
• Tavia Patusky, Columbia Association
• Kerri Phillips, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
• Sabina Sambat, KellyCare
• Patricia Schneider, M&T Bank
• Nanette Stokes, JustLiving Advocacy
• Arti Varanasi, Advancing Synergy
• Erica White, Southern Management Corp.

Since its inception, more than 1,350 individuals have graduated from Leadership Premier and now lead nonprofit boards and civic organizations serving Howard County.