Leadership Howard County Announcements

July 2024

“May we think of freedom not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right."

— Peter Marshall

Congratulations to LHC's newest class of alumni, Leadership Premier 2024 who recently celebrated the culmination of their program year with a graduation ceremony held June 20 at the Howard County Conservancy. Click here to view their "Program Year in Review".

LHC is excited to announce that the torch has been passed to a new LHC Board Chair. Kimberly Prescott, LP '18, President of Prescott HR, has been named to lead the organization for the next two years, congratulations! Other individuals named to LHC's Executive Committee for FY25 include Trevor Garner, LP '15, Past-Chair, Brendan Mahoney, LP '18, Divisional Chair, Operations & Finance, Louann Magi, LP '14, Divisional Chair of Resource Development, Suzi Padgett, LP '16, Secretary, and Paul Skalny,

LP '98, General Counsel.

In addition, LHC is excited to welcome the following individuals to the Board of Directors for FY25: Ivy Gales, LP '20, MD Department of Commerce, Jennifer Jones, Howard County Economic Development Authority, Lance Johnson, LP '22, PNC Bank, and David Woodruff, LP '20, APL-FCU.

For a complete listing of LHC's Board of Directors, visit the LHC website.

It's the start of LHC's FY25 and the time to renew membership dues. Next week, a separate email specific to dues and renewal options will be forthcoming. In advance of that notice, however, we wanted to share that this year, LHC will be slightly increasing dues with the adjusted rates reflected as:

•  Leadership Premier (standard): $220
• Leadership Premier (retired/non-profit w/ less than 25 employees): $115
• Leadership Essentials: $65
• Leadership 500 (no change in rate): $500 [standard]; $350 [retired/non-profit w/ less than 25 employees].

Again, a separate communication will be sent next week and include more details. LHC thanks you for your continued support and we look forward to connecting with you throughout the year!

Thank you to Tracy Broccolino, LP '24, and her team at Howard County's Community Action Council (CAC) for hosting LHC last week and providing a tour of the Food Bank, along with a very informative and eye-opening data dig from their recent Needs Assessment report. If you couldn't attend, you may click here to review the results and learn more about CAC’s top five priorities related to providing critical services and supporting our neighbors working towards economic self-sufficiency and mobility. 

Cheers to summer! Please mark your calendars now and plan to join us for Happy Hour at the White Oak Tavern on Thursday, July 25, beginning at 4:30 p.m.; the first drink is included, courtesy of our sponsor, John Isaac, LP '92. 

Mark your calendars to Illuminate with Leadership! Stay tuned for more details.

HoCo EXCEL is Howard County’s new Nonprofit Excelerator Program established to provide training, coaching, and additional resources to help increase the growth and capacity of Howard County’s nonprofit sector to be “high performing” organizations able to deliver meaningful, measurable, and financially sustainable results for those they serve and provide participating nonprofits with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to build their capacity for high performance. The deadline to apply is July 22.

Learn more and apply.

Columbia Community Care is on the move! The CCC Pantry is moving to its next location at 8775 Cloudleap Court, Suite 107 this week and needs volunteers to move food and supplies, so there’s no super heavy lifting. Pick-up Please click the SignUp link for descriptions, dates, and to sign up.

Leadership wishes everyone an enjoyable and safe 4th of July holiday!

The next Class Connections will be distributed in mid-July. Remember to let LHC know how you are staying connected... please share your news/updates/photos with Karen Bryant.