Leadership Howard County Announcements

May 2023

“Every moment is a fresh beginning.”

― T.S. Eliot

Do you know someone who may be interested in learning more about Leadership? Share with your individual networks, friends and acquaintances that recruitment is underway for Leadership Premier 2024. Encourage them to attend LHC's upcoming Information Happy Hour to learn more, Tuesday, May 2 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at

Mutiny Scratch Kitchen & Fresh Bar, located at Troy Hill Square,

7190 Troy Hill Drive, Elkridge.

Join us to learn more about the new Lakefront Library planned for Downtown Columbia. Tonya Aikens, LP '19, President & CEO of the Howard County Library System, who will share details about this exciting endeavor on Thursday, May 4 from 8:30 to 10 am at the Howard Hughes' Marketing Center, 10960 Grantchester Way, Columbia, MD.

Special thanks to the Downtown Columbia Partnership for sponsoring this event.

The Leadership Essentials (LE) 2023 April program was a virtual session on Visionary Leadership, led by Stacie Hunt, LP '02, and included conversations with local leaders Mary Ann Scully, Leonardo McClarty, and Trala Downer, LP '20. Join me in thanking them for sharing their experience with us!

Up next, LE will explore mental fitness techniques from PQ: Positive Intelligence on May 18 from 9:15 am to 12:15 pm at The Meeting House. If you’d like to join the session as a guest, please contact Katherine Keefe. LHC alum are invited to join the LE 2023 Closing Session & Reception on June 8 from 4 to 6 pm at The Meeting House! Please RSVP to Katherine by May 26.

Alumni are encouraged to reach out to their network of organizations and share information about this tremendous resource available to our community's non-profits. Please contact LHC's President & CEO, Tim Payne, with any questions. Visit the LHC website to learn more and for updates.

The Community Foundation of Howard County hosts dozens of scholarship funds for high school students. Click here to learn more; the deadline to apply is Friday, May 19.

The 2023 Books in Bloom festival is set for Saturday, May 13, from 10 am to 5 pm at Color Burst Park in the Merriweather District of Downtown Columbia. Click here to learn more.

Hopeworks, as part of their Self-Care & Social Justice Programs, will launch a free workshop series titled, “Unapologetic: Using Arts and Humanities to Explore Revolution and Oppression”, beginning Thursday, May 11. This workshop series will provide 15-20 LGBTQ+ identified adults with an opportunity to participate in six sessions exploring visual arts, performing arts, history, literature, and the healing arts. Read more...

The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) is seeking volunteers to serve as

Simulated Congressional Hearing Judges to judge 5th grade students as they demonstrate their knowledge on issues related to the constitution as part of the Simulated Congressional Hearings program. Volunteers will simulate the role of a Congressional panel by listening to and asking questions of the students who are testifying as expert witnesses; training will be provided.

When: Various dates in May and June               

Where: Elementary schools throughout Howard County



Click here to register; email kimberly_eggborn@hcpss.org for details.

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