Leadership Baltimore County (LBC) is pleased to announce the LBC Class of 2026! More than 50 leaders were selected from a competitive pool of applicants from across the region and across sectors and industries to participate in this transformational experience. View the class list below.
LBC ’26 embarked on their 10-month leadership program this week with a two-day immersive retreat at Pearlstone in Reisterstown. The cohort enjoyed getting to know their fellow cohort members, challenging themselves, and creating cohesive teams both as Retreat Planning Teams and as a whole.
Throughout the program, LBC ’26 will participate in experiential and interactive retreats to learn more about how Baltimore County works, meet its leaders, understand the community’s challenges and opportunities and how to affect positive change in the region. In addition, each member of the class participates in a 360° leadership assessment and one-on-one executive coaching sessions to gain insight into their own leadership competencies and strategize ways to maximize their strengths and mitigate their areas for development. They will end their journey by writing a personalized Community Leadership Plan laying out how they will invest their time, talent, and treasure to improve the quality of life in Baltimore County and our region.
Leadership Baltimore County’s (LBC’s) Signature Program is open to senior-level leaders (holding a Director or Vice President role or higher) who have demonstrated a high level of success in their field, an interest in enhancing their leadership capabilities, and a commitment to uplifting the the Baltimore County community by taking on volunteer leadership roles. For more information, please visit leadbaltimore.org.
LBC’ 26 Cohort Members
Shannon Ament, Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS)
Matthew Bosak, PNC Private Bank
John Brandau, Morgan State University
Crystal Brice, Y in Central Maryland
Shante Brookshire, HealthCare Access Maryland
Timothy Byrd, Baltimore County Department of Public Works & Transportation
Kevin Carr, Coppin State University
Mark Caverly, Peake Federal Credit Union
Stephen Chesko, Whiting-Turner Contracting Co
Khary Clark, Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE)
Alicia Copeland, Parks and People
Shade Dada, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Elizabeth Davidson, Towson Arts Collective
Larry Davis, Green Mechanics Benefits, LLC
Shelby Frink, Family Crisis Center of Baltimore County
Julie Funk, NAMI-Metropolitan Baltimore
Sarah Gary, Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT)
Travis Gee, Mahogany
Melissa Greeson, Bolton
Heather Hill, University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
Swanisha Hinton, The Arc Baltimore
Lisa Kennedy, Baltimore County Department of Aging
Amy Kleine, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Heather Lafleur, Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union (APGFCU)
Damian Lang, Sheppard Pratt Health System
Kerri-Ann Lawrence, Baltimore County Police
Frank Lighty, KCI Technologies
Saad Malik, Gordon Feinblatt
Donald Martz, Constellation Home
Rob McMonagle, LifeBridge – Northwest Hospital
Taryn Mitchell, Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE)
Renee Myrie, Baltimore City Circuit Court
Anthony Nicotra, M&T Bank
Carrie Oberholtzer, Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection & Sustainability
Fayo Ojo, Baltimore Ravens
Kelly Peris, Kaiser Permanente
Erick Quintanilla, Dewberry
Aleksey Reshetnikov, United Way of Central Maryland
Emi Reyes, Latino Economic Development Center
Bria Robinson, Nexus Woodbourne
LaBria Shannon, Chimes
Thomas Slemp, Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union (APGFCU)
Chris Smith, Van Wagner
Jennifer Smith-Funn, Maryland Small Business Development Center
Ykeytta Spriggs, Less Is More, LLC
Gregory Strella, Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection & Sustainability
Jennifer Summers, St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Community
Michael Tan, Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC)
Rene’ Varela, Baltimore County Animal Services Bureau
Ryan Warfel, Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS)
James Wheeler, First Financial Federal Credit Union