2020
VIRTUAL TRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP & GRADUATION CELEBRATION
INSPIRE | DE VELOP | CONNEC T
A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM
KRIS SHOCK
Leadership Anne Arundel President and CEO
Welcome to our virtual Tribute to Community Leadership and Graduation ceremony. Needless to say, this is not how we imagined we would wrap up our Flagship or Neighborhood Leadership Academy programs. Nevertheless, we must gather now virtually because we literally cannot wait to celebrate our 2020 graduates and our special honorees. While our community and our nation face greater challenges than many of us have seen in our lifetimes, we are heartened by the passion and dedication of the leaders we celebrate this evening. Tonight, they take their place among the broader LAA alumni community. Together, we have the talent, vision, drive and determination to emerge from these difficult times better and stronger than we could have imagined.
Congratulations LAA 2020 Graduates and Special Honorees!
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CELEBRATING 26 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP VIDEO - LEADERSHIP MAKING AN IMPACT WELCOME Kris Valerio Shock (FLG06) - President & CEO Griff Hall (FLG96) - Co-Master of Ceremonies Patrick Shurney (FLG10) - LAA Board Chairman LEADERSHIP TODAY Steuart Pittman, Anne Arundel County Executive Gavin Buckley, City of Annapolis Mayor 2020 LEADERSHIP AWARDS Live! Casino & Hotel Excellence in Leadership Award LAA Distinguished Graduate Awards Bertina Nick Scholarship GRADUATION 2020 Flagship Class 2020 Neighborhood Leadership Academy CLOSING REMARKS Kris Valerio Shock, (FLG06) President & CEO
INSPIRE | DE VELOP | CONNEC T
FLAGSHIP CLASS OF 2020
Kelly Anderson
Amy L. Hicks
Tanya Asman
Shannon Hodges
Associated Catholic Charities Sarah’s House Anne Arundel County Department of Transportation
Michael A. Baldwin Baldwin Homes
David E. P. Bohannon
Maryland Board of Public Works
Michael J. Brady
Anne Arundel County Public Schools Viking Chemicals, Inc.
James Houck
What’s Up? Media
Jenese L. Jones
Community Leader
James Kitchin
Hospice of the Chesapeake
Anne Arundel County Executive Office
Jennifer Chino
Kristi Krankowski
Sotheby’s International Realty Stahley Thompson Homes
Courtney A. Cober The Brick Companies
Michael J. Cox
Anne Arundel County Police Department
Kimberly A. Curry
ReMax One
Sherry A. Kuiper
Fort Meade Public Affairs (USAG)
Christine Larson
Arc Central Chesapeake Region
Christie MacDonald
Baltimore, Gas & Electric
Anne Arundel County Association of Realtors
Adrianne Day
Catherine E. Martino
Morgan Elizabeth Foster
Marcelo Medrano
Stacie J. Gold
Eileen Mitchard
Patrice Gulledge
Lon L. Powell
Charlene E. Harrison
Stephen Primosch
Sherry L. Hewitt
Sarah E. Reilly
TMDL CPA’s & Consultants MDSW, LLC
YWCA of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County TMDA CPA’s & Consultants Anne Arundel Medical Center Make A Wish Mid-Atlantic
Anne Arundel County Public Schools Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems Community Leader Greater Parole Community Association, Inc. Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp. AACC Foundation
FLAGSHIP CLASS OF 2020 (CONTINUED) Joelle Ridgeway
Denisha J. Warren
Sean Schneider
Jason A. Weisberg
Jerray LaVelle Slocum
Heather M. Wheatley
Sharon R. Smith
Caitlin Wiggins
Christopher Thiel
Monica Rausa Williams
Tammy Turner
Moke Wolfe
AA County Dept of Aging & Disabilities Community Leader Severn Bank
Partners In Care Maryland, Inc. US Army Garrison Fort Meade Hospice for the Chesapeake
Deonte Ward SKIO
National Security Agency M&T Bank
Homestead Gardens Liquified Creative
Anne Arundel Community College M&T Bank
NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CLASS OF 2020 Margaret Ann Allen
Gregory D. Gulley
Shaakira J. Arnold
Erin Holland
Barbara Balazek
Sherry L. Hutton
Leanna Braun
John Kagiri
Comacell Brown, Jr.
Adriana Lee
Marcia Owens Brown
Bridget McLaughlin
Ron-Shaye Denise Clark
Yolanda Mills
Natalie Hopkins-Degraffinreaidt
Dominique Scurry
Beryle Downs
Tameka T. Smith
Dericka Francis
Deborah Wilkerson-Wilson
The Neighborhood Leadership Academy is assisted, in part, by the Jerome S. & Grace H. Murray Foundation.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2019-2020
Patrick M. Shurney Chairman
Shauna Chabot
3P Consulting
Hospice of the Chesapeake
Chris Barber Vice Chairman
Dr. Deidra Dennie
Cheaper Than A Geek
AACC
Jason Powell Treasurer Fidelity Investment
Debra Dillon Dillon Wealth Management
Jake Womble Acting Treasurer
Trish Farrell
M&T Bank
MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services
Don Nippard Secretary
Jennifer Harrington
Skyline Technology Solutions
Bruce Morgenstern Program Chair AAACERT
AAMC
Craig LeVesque Live! Casino & Hotel
Elaine Shanley Alumni Chair
Finance Forward
Marty Padden Capital Gazette
Kevin A. Chase Past Chairman
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
Glenn Baer Consultant
Derek Matthews Anne Arundel County Executive Office
Vicki Callahan Retired
CURRENT LAA COMMITTEE CHAIRS Alumni Forum – Elaine Shanley (FLG14) Program Chair – Bruce Morgenstern (FLG12) Women’s Executive Forum – Jennifer Harrington (FLG16) Development – Debra Dillon (FLG16, ELS15) Governance – Vicki Callahan (FLG96) Technology – Chris Barber (FLG16) Neighborhood Leadership Academy – Tatiana Klein (NLA06, FLG07)
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CONGRATS
TO OUR 2020 FLAGSHIP AND NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY GRADUATES
2019-2020 LEADERSHIP PARTNERS GOLD PARTNER
SILVER PARTNER
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2019-2020 PROGRAM PARTNERS PREMIER PROGRAM PARTNER
HERITAGE LEVEL
A R T & J U DY EB ER S B ER G ER
TRUSTEE LEVEL
PATRON LEVEL
J E S S I C A & B R U C E M O R G EN S T ER N EL L EN & K E V I N C H A S E
SUPPORTER LEVEL
2019-2020 GENERAL FUND DONORS Lily and David Openshaw - Heritage Donors Chris Accinelli - Trustee Donor Sue and Mike Pitchford - Patron Donors Steven Schuh - Supporting Donor
Contact Leadership Anne Arundel at 410-571-9798 for more information about our 2020 Flagship Program. LeadershipAA.org