By Lori Fuchs
We are excited to announce the Leadership Essentials Howard County cohort of 2019, which includes 23 young professionals from a wide variety of organizations. The LEHC 2019 program year kicked off on Dec. 6, 2018.
This six-month leadership development program, instituted by Leadership Howard County in 2007, is now managed by Loyola University Maryland as part of the Sellinger School of Business. Similar to Loyola's graduate business programs, Leadership Essentials develops skills that allow our participants to stretch their leadership potential and contribute significantly to their organizations, their families and their community.
The program has three core components: skill-building workshops, a coach relationship and a Community Impact Project team experience.
We welcome the Leadership Essentials Howard County cohort members for 2019:
- Chris Ahalt, senior accountant, Dembo Jones
- Terrence Benn, police officer, Howard County Police Department/Police Foundation
- Joshua Bennett, assistant construction coordinator, Columbia Association
- Sydonia Garrott, engineering specialist, Howard County Government
- Natasha Gray, benefits manager, Howard Community College
- Sonya Hargress, manager for telecommunications, Howard County General Hospital
- Mackenzie Harrison, associate general manager, Brookfield Properties/Columbia Mall
- Steve Hayes, imaging systems engineer, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
- Monica Herber, manager, Community Art Center, Columbia Association
- Peter Hill, manager of client advisory services, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
- Latrice Jackson, manager, adult residential rehab program, Humanim
- Lindsey Linton, marketing coordinator, Harkins Builders
- Samantha Logan, vice president and mortician, Harry Witzke Family Funeral Home
- Michael McLellan, restorative practitioner, Howard County Public School System
- Colleen Monagan, customer service representative, The Columbia Bank
- Nelli Mosavi, project manager, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
- Ben Scrivener, Nexit strategist, Strategic Wealth Management
- Serena Shapero, director of development and volunteer engagement, Girls on the Run
- Shannon Sipes, staff development manager, Humanim
- Patricia Walsh, systems engineer/section supervisor, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
- Christina Willis, portfolio analyst, Enterprise Community Investment
- James Zammillo, police sergeant, Howard County Police Department/Police Foundation
- Christine Zimmerman, portfolio servicing manager, Enterprise Community Loan Fund
This year’s Community Impact Project hosts are: Beacon Institute, Making Change, Neighbor Ride, Tastewise Kids and WinterGrowth.
We value our strong community alliances, especially our collaboration with Leadership Howard County, and with the Leadership Essentials community of alumni, coaches, community leaders and facilitators.
Lori Fuchs is the Leadership Essentials Howard County cohort program manager. She can be reached at lfuchs@loyola.edu.
