Leadership Howard County Announcements

March 2023

“Don’t wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.”

— Luther Burbank

Be inspired - energized - motivated -

Be Courageous!

Join LHC for the BIG Event, Wednesday, April 12 from 4:30 to 7 pm. We are excited to welcome featured speaker, Candace Doby, author, podcast host, and coach who works with organizations and communities to create a culture of courage where everyone can perform at their highest potential. Register today to take advantage of early-bird pricing ($100/ticket) through March 21; $75 for retired, student, veteran, and nonprofits with less than 25 employees. Beginning March 22nd, ALL tickets will be $125.

We hope to see you at LHC's upcoming Member & Sponsor Happy Hour, Wednesday, March 15 from 5 to 7 pm at the Howard Hughes Marketing Center - 10960 Grantchester Way, Columbia. Special thanks to event sponsor and host, the Howard Hughes Corporation. Advanced registration is requested for this always enjoyable evening to adequately plan for this free event that's open to dues-paid members and LHC sponsors.

LHC is proud to be a Sobar-certified organization. Click here to learn more.

Special thanks to Cured/1821 for catering.

Active - dues paid members are encouraged to take advantage of the several Alumni Leadership 2.0 learning opportunities taking place during the month of March! Click here to read more about these select, behind the scenes experiences and register today on the LHC events page- slots are limited! 

Applications for Leadership U 2023 are now available online. Click here to access materials and to read more about the program. Parents and prospective students - current high school sophomores - are encouraged to attend an upcoming Information Session to learn more!

• March 9; East Columbia Branch of the Howard County Library - Register
• March 21: Glenwood Branch of the Howard County Library - Register

(Both dates from 7 to 8 pm)



The Leadership Essentials 2023 cohort, comprised of 24 emerging leaders, continues their learning experience; they met virtually in February to discuss Leadership & Teams. Many thanks to Leadership Howard County Premier alum, Kashonna Marrow, LP '17, for leading class members through an engaging discussion on the stages of team development, characteristics of a high-performing team, and a fixed vs. growth mindset. This month, LE participants will get more insight around Effective Communications/ Executive Presence, Leadership Foundations of Equity & Inclusion, and Conflict Management. If you’d like to learn more about Leadership Essentials, please contact Katherine Keefe.

Whether you’re casting a vote or interested in running for a position, Columbia Association (CA) wants to make sure you have the information you need to get involved in your village board and CA Board elections. The timing is unique and runs from April to May, within the Columbia Association's fiscal cycle. All Villages have their own timeframe and procedures to it's important to be informed. Learn more.

As part of a national network of community leadership programs seeking to equip leaders to show up as the best version of themselves, LHC is excited to, once again, partner with Leadership Louisville and share information about their upcoming thought leadership program - The LeadingBetter Summit on March 9.

As a partner organization, a special discount on a virtual ticket has been extended to our network - if interested in attending, please use LHC's special code: LHC200 to receive your $95 ticket (regularly $295) using. To learn more about this program, please click here.

LHC is in search of talented, driven professionals to join our team. Please see the links below to learn more about two positions currently open:

Program Manager

Program Coordinator

LHC and the Horizon Foundation hosted a very informative session about Maryland's 988 Helpline last week. Special thanks to moderator Laura Torres, Howard County General Hospital, and fellow panelists​: Quinita Garrett, Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc., Daniel Rabbitt, Baltimore Regional Integrated Crisis System Partnership​, and ​Glenn Schneider, Horizon Foundation. We encourage members to check out their website for critical information to share with your own networks. Individuals may use the Materials Generator tool found at this site to customize available content to better tailor to specific audiences/individuals. Check it out!

The comment period on proposed legislation to create a new national park, the Chesapeake National Recreation area, has been extended until March 13, 2023 - click here for more details!

If you missed this regional program that was held in January, you may click here to view the recorded presentation.

OhanaHC empowers Howard County students to overcome barriers and achieve self-defined success. Consider joining their team as a Community Engagement Officer. Click here for more details.

Click here to learn more about this free series, sponsored by St. John's Episcopal Church.

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