Class News - Member Updates - Announcements June 2023

Congratulations Leadership Premier Class of 2023

LHC hosted an enjoyable evening commencing our newest class of alumni, Leadership Premier 2023, at the Howard County Conservancy. The evening also featured the LP Class of 2018 marking their 5-year graduation anniversary by opening up their "time capsule".

Click here to view pictures from the evening. Special thanks to our host, and in-kind sponsor, the Howard County Conservancy.

Click here for a complete listing of LP 2023 program graduates.

Congratulations to the Leadership Essentials Class of 2023, who celebrated their Closing Session & Reception on June 8, with friends, families, and colleagues! Congratulations to these twenty-four outstanding leaders: Stephanie Adibe, Maggie Beauchamp, Hope Campbell, Santiago Carrera, JC Chung, Sandy Cos, Adrienne Criss, Rex Echevarria, Sean Gauntt, Brady Greer, Vanessa Hughes, Jillian Joseph, Adrienne Mabee, Efrika McIver, Father David Milad, Jon Oberst, Sumit Patel, Dorothy Peoples, Dannika Rynes, Olatunde Sanni, Jennifer Sullivan, Laura Swartz, Tayler Tarlton, and Katherine Turner.

The Leadership Essentials program consists of three core components: Leadership skill development sessions, one-on-one coaching, and a group Community Impact Project. This 2023 class supported projects for GEDCO, JustLiving Advocacy, and Community Development Network of Maryland. Special thanks to the companies who sponsored participants and all the committees, coaches, and facilitators who made LE 2023 possible. We look forward to recruiting another fantastic cohort for LE 2024!

Information sessions will be held in August and September (dates to be announced); applications will be due October 9, 2023. Visit the Loyola/LE website for updates or reach out to Program Coordinator, Katherine Keefe.

LHC is now accepting applications for the 2024 Community Impact Project (CIP) process. To date, over 140 organizations have benefited from a Leadership CIP Team who've taken on a project or issue that a non-profit hasn't had the time, expertise or staff to research or address.

Organizations are encouraged to explore how a CIP Team may assist them. To learn more, attend a Virtual Information Session. Upcoming sessions are June 22 (9 am) and June 27 (4 pm). Please contact Tim Payne, LHC President & CEO, or Lisa Kim, Program Manager, with any questions.

The finish line for "Best Class Ever" has been extended to September 30! Class members are encouraged to continue doing great things in the community and log those activities for points; click here to access the tracking form. The BCE for 2023 will be announced at LHC's Illuminating Event, November 16. Stay tuned for more details!

Congratulations to the following alumni who were among those honored by the Daily Record as Maryland's Top 100 Women: Heather Chapman, LP '23, Karen Cherry, LP '15*, Janet Currie, LP '08, Elizabeth Edsall-Kromm, LP '17, Neveen Kurtom, LP '18, Brenda McChriston, LP '06, Kimberly Prescott, LP '18, and Donna Hill-Staton, LP '93.

* Denotes Circle of Excellence, three-time winners of Maryland’s Top 100 Women

Lakey Boyd, LP '23, is now Howard Community College's Vice President for Equity, Inclusion & Transformation.

Jessamine Duvall, LP '14, is now Executive Director of the Columbia Housing Center.

Lonnie Robbins, LP '02, has joined the Board of Directors for Camp Attaway.

Downtown Columbia is the site of many cool happenings this summer - mark your calendars!

• (TONIGHT) Thursday, June 15, beginning at 6 pm, the Columbia Association is hosting Columbia’s 56^th birthday with a party at the Lakefront in Downtown Columbia. Read more...
• Friday, June 16 through Sunday, June 18, LakeFest Weekend returns to the Downtown Columbia Lakefront - click the following links to learn more about the event details: live music, an invitational fine arts & crafts show, kids’ entertainment and crafts, festival food and more. New this year is a Juneteenth Cookout hosted by The 3rd.

Swing and sway at The Mall in Columbia's “Mi Casa, Your Casa 2.0” exhibit/ art installation in its plaza through July 2; learn more here.

Fit Series Summer at Color Burst includes more than concerts.  The Howard Hughes Corporation offers free fitness classes hosted by F45, YogaSix and Mayweather Boxing on Tuesdays, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, through August 29. All classes fill up quickly RSVP for:

• F45 Bootcamp here
• Mayweather Boxing & Fitness here
• YogaSix here

The popular free kids’ event series, Good Kid-izen returns this summer to Color Burst Park, every other Saturday, from 10 am to noon, through August 19. Click here for the full schedule and to make reservations.

Bright Minds Foundation, the Howard County public schools education foundation, will be hosting an inspirational evening to support education in Howard County on Monday, June 26 at Cured 18th & 21st from 6 to 8:30 pm. Click the link below to learn more:

 Bright Minds | Bright Futures Reception & Fundraiser 

The Department of Planning & Zoning is seeking the community's input on HoCo By Design, Howard County's long-range, visionary document that guides land use, growth, and development decisions every ten years. Public hearings will be held: June 14 - July 19 - and September 20. Click here for the full General Plan calendar.

Join the HCL June 26 through August 4 at the East Columbia, Elkridge, and Savage branches for a HiTech Summer 2023. Visit the HiTech website to learn more and access the registration calendar for the variety of classes being offered.