Local agricultural lender, MidAtlantic Farm Credit, announces Cheryl Steinbacher’s successful completion of the Leadership Maryland professional development program.

Cheryl Steinbacher, Senior Vice President of Human Resources for MidAtlantic Farm Credit, was honored for her completion of Leadership Maryland during their graduation ceremony on December 6, hosted at the Lord Baltimore Hotel. Steinbacher was one of 49 selected to complete the eight-month professional development program, dedicated to building a better Maryland.

“Leadership Maryland presented a unique opportunity to interact with leaders from across the state as we shared experiences that highlighted the best of Maryland, and provided a focus for support and change for those areas that continue to struggle,” says Steinbacher. “Being new to Maryland, the program provided the opportunity to become fully immersed in the history and culture of a place I am honored to call my home.”

The Leadership Maryland 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.

“We are very proud to have another Farm Credit employee complete the prestigious Leadership Maryland program,” says Tom Truitt, CEO of MidAtlantic Farm Credit and a graduate of the 2012 Leadership Maryland class. “It is a unique opportunity to dive deeper into the issues the state is facing, and we are excited Cheryl was able to take part in the program this year.”

For more information about the Leadership Maryland program, please visit leadershipmd.org, or email info@leadershipmd.org.

About MidAtlantic Farm Credit

MidAtlantic Farm Credit is an agricultural lending cooperative owned by its member‐borrowers. It provides farm loans for land, equipment, livestock and production; crop insurance; and rural home mortgages. The co-op has over 11,100 members and almost $2.6 billion in loans outstanding. MidAtlantic has branches serving Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. It is part of the national Farm Credit System, a network of financial cooperatives established in 1916 to provide a dependable source of credit to farmers and rural America.