Leadership Montgomery Announces 2022 Program Participants
The 2022 classes of CORE, Emerging Leaders and Senior Leadership Montgomery will begin in person in September
Rockville, MD (July 8, 2021)- Leadership Montgomery (LM) has announced the participants for its 2022 Connecting Our Region’s Execs (CORE), Emerging Leaders (EL) and Senior Leadership Montgomery (SLM) Classes. This year’s group of leadership program participants include Montgomery County leaders from the public, private and nonprofit sectors.
Beginning in September, class participants will attend monthly experiential learning sessions on various topics intended to increase engagement within the community while developing ideas, connections and actions that move Montgomery County forward.
“LM is thrilled to convene such a diverse group of leaders to participate in the leadership programs” said Dana Pauley, President and CEO of Leadership Montgomery. “By engaging an eclectic group of leaders, we are paving the way for in-depth conversations that can help the community to recover from the pandemic and thrive in the future.
CORE, the organization’s flagship program, is geared toward seasoned leaders while the EL program is for rising leaders who demonstrate commitment to their community. The SLM program focuses on individuals 55+ who are mid/late career, retired/semi-retired, or career transitioning and wish to learn more about county issues and community involvement.
Scroll down to see a list of ALL 2022 CORE, SLM and EL program participants:
2022 CORE Class Participants
| Name | Job Title | Company Name |
| Cynthia Anderson | Director of Development | The George B. Thomas, Sr. Learning Academy |
| Lindsey Barclay | Director of Virtual Advising & Infrastructure | CollegeTracks, Inc. |
| Stuart Barr | Partner | Lerch, Early & Brewer |
| Frazier Blaylock | Senior Director, Government Relations | Covanta Energy |
| Heather Bruskin | Executive Director | Montgomery County Food Council |
| Clarence Chase | Managing Director | Deloitte |
| Everett Davis |
Acting Associate Superintendent for Student & Family Support & Engagement
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Montgomery County Public Schools |
| Mary Ellen Flynn | Attorney/Managing Partner/Owner | Andalman & Flynn, P.C. |
| Haile Gebregziabher | Director of Operations | Shepherd’s Table |
| Karen Gray-Adams | Senior Researcher and Capacity Building Lead | Westat |
| Kirsten Haalboom | Attorney | Anderson & Quinn, LLC |
| Matthew Hardwick | President/ CEO | ResInnova Laboratories |
| Kathleen Hecklinger | Chief Program Officer | BlackRock Center for the Arts |
| Hannah Henn | Deputy Director | Montgomery County Department of Transportation |
| Treava Hopkins- Laboy | Acting Director, Office of Equity Diversity and Inclusion, National Instsitutes of Health | Department of Health and Human Services |
| Rajeev Kaul | Managing Director | Accenture |
| Andrew Kim | Team Lead | M&T Bank |
| Matthew Libber | Executive Director | Maryland Soccer Foundation/ Maryland SoccerPlex |
| Jason Loewith | Artistic Director | Olney Theatre Center |
| Monifa McKnight | Interim Superintendent of Schools | Montgomery County Public Schools |
| Ann Morrison | Major Gifts Officer | National Philharmonic |
| John Murphy | Retail Regional Manager Montgomery County | M&T Bank |
| Farah Nageer-Kanthor | Program Manager | Nonprofit Montgomery |
| Stacey Ormsby | Founder / Attorney | Terry Legal Solutions, LLC |
| Willie Parker-Loan | Assistant Chief of Police | Montgomery County Department of Police |
| Adam Roberts | Executive Director | Bethesda Green |
| Nell Rumbaugh | President | Randolph Civic Foundation, Inc. |
| Carrie Sanders | Chief | Montgomery County Planning Department |
| Wayne Saxton | Director of Information Technology | Universities at Shady Grove |
| Amy Schiffman | Chief Medical Officer | Jewish Social Service Agency |
| Maegan Scott | Founder and CEO | Wayfinding Partners |
| Robyn Seabrook | Director, Governance, Policy and Community Relations | Montgomery County Board of Education |
| Jennifer Smith | Vice President of Philanthropy | MedStar Montgomery Medical Center |
| Nina Smith | Director of Marketing and Communication | Kendall Capital Management |
| Boushra Soliman | Sr. Manager PHI Capacity Planning | Pepco |
| Robin Sparer | Director of Integrated Behavior Health | CCI Health and Wellness |
| Carolyn Terry | Associate Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs | Montgomery College |
| Claudia Tsas | Owner | Kharis Lavender Fields |
| Rachel Werner | Owner and CEO | RBW Strategy |
2022 Emerging Leaders Class Participants
| Name | Job Title | Company Name |
| Joy Amadi | Manager, Corporate Compliance and Organizational Integrity | Adventist HealthCare, Inc. |
| Abel Asafere | Owner, Director | RevampFIT |
| Kerri Cook | President, Town Commission | Town of Poolesville |
| Astrid Correa- Abdullah | Graduation Technician | Montgomery College |
| Maria Godoy | Senior Small Business Coach | Latino Economic Development Center |
| Melissa M. Gonzalez | Manager | Accenture |
| John Hoobler | Capital Projects Manager | Montgomery County Department of Transportation |
| Victoria Hoverman | Senior Study Director | Westat |
| Rose Jackson-Speiser | Research and Data Coordinator | The Universities at Shady Grove |
| Sanah Jivani | Community Engagement Manager | Generation Hope |
| Larissa Johnson | Residential Energy Program Manager | Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection |
| Hailey Jones | Principal Operations Support Specialist | Pepco |
| Carmen Kaarid | Legislative Aide | Montgomery County Council |
| Elssa Kenfack | Former Graduate Coordinator of Leadership | Towson University |
| Rene Llanes | Loan Officer and Underwriter | Latino Economic Development Center |
| Crystal Love- Flora | Contracts Specialist | The Emmes Company |
| Jane Lyons | Maryland Advocacy Manager | Coalition for Smarter Growth |
| Keelyn Mitchell | Artistic Director | BlackRock Center for the Arts |
| Maria-Lynn Okanlawon | Program Administrator | National Institutes of Health |
| Jeffanie Rantung | Board Member | CollegeTracks, Inc. |
| Dana Ray | CEO, Owner | Dana Ray Consulting |
| Jennifer Ray | Early College Coordinator | Montgomery College |
| Javier Rivas | Program Manger | Latino Economic Development Center |
| Shane Senior | Workforce Development Supervisor | Cornerstone Montgomery, Inc. |
| Jeannie Shen | Program Monitor | MD Department of Labor |
| Tracey Smith-Bryant | Department Chair | Montgomery College |
| Brandan Stuckey | Employer Outreach Representative | Bethesda Urban Partnership / Bethesda Transportation Solutions |
| Alanna Taylor | Communications Manager | Project Change |
| Holly Thomas | Horticulture and Urban Forestry Manager/Assistant Division Chief | Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission |
| Tamieka Thomasson | Program Manager- Early Childhood Services | MC Dept. of Health & Human Services- Early Childhood Services |
| Victoria Vignare | Senior Study Director | Westat |
2022 Senior Leadership Montgomery Class Participants
| Name | Job Title | Company Name |
| Ellen Balfour | Owner/Creative Director | EBDesign |
| Meryl Bloomrosen | Senior Director Federal Affairs | Premier Healthcare Alliance |
| Lisa Cook | Director of Property Development | Housing Unlimited, Inc. |
| Allora Cyrus | Cloud Infrastructure PMO/BMO | Fannie Mae |
| Varda Fink | Financial Adviser | New York Life Insurance Company |
| Cherlyn Freeman-Watkins | President | Results One, LLC |
| Michael Froehlich | ||
| Diana Goroff | ||
| Faye Greene | Executive Assistant Office Manager | Healthcare Initiative Foundation |
| Susan Greif | President | Imagination Library of Montgomery County |
| Karen Herron | ||
| Barbara Hirsch | Associate Senior Counsel | Johns Hopkins Health System |
| Robert Hoffman | Teacher | Prince Georges County Public Schools |
| Mary Jackson | ||
| Ebony Johnson | CEO | Career Connector |
| Betty Romero | Lead Volunteer | AARP |
| Diana Rubin | Speechwriter/Communications Advisor | AARP Foundation |
| Patricia Rubin |