MACo is pleased to congratulate the National Association of Counties (NACo) Leadership Development Academy 2025 cohort of Maryland
graduates.
They join over 15,000 graduates and current participants from across the country benefitting from the 10-week online program enabling existing and emerging county leaders to achieve their highest potential.
Congratulations, again, to the following Maryland graduates:
- Agnes Adjei, Engineer II, Charles County
- Aminah Bushrod, Deputy Director of Technical Services, Prince George’s County
- Amy Crooks, Community Health Nurse Program Supervisor, Queen Anne’s County
- Ana Arriaza, Partnership and Engagement Program Manager, Montgomery County
- Angela Moore, Deputy Director, Howard County
- April Abner, Public Health Nurse Supervisor, Baltimore County
- Ariana Shanks, Waldorf Senior Center Coordinator, Charles County
- Ayodeji Adesuyi, GIS Analyst, Frederick County
- Ben Green, Project Manager, Frederick County
- Blakely Wood, Registration Specialist, Charles County
- Bob Mitchell, Director of Dept of Environmental Programs, Worcester County
- Brittany Sawyers, Finance and Contract Assistant, Prince George’s County
- Dwayne Embert, Risk and Safety Manager, Queen Anne’s County
- Dylan Moyer, Budget Analyst I, Charles County
- Elena Gilroy, Mallows Bay Operations Manager, Charles County
- Elizabeth Funsch, Director, ArundelStat, Anne Arundel County
- Eric Irving, Fiscal & Policy Specialist, Prince George’s County
- Heather Kelley, Planning Supervisor, Charles County
- Jakira Butler, Assistant to the Director, Charles County
- Jameela Hyland, Special Projects Manager, Montgomery County
- James Sandy, RPT Construction Superintendent, Charles County
- Jennifer Sims, Project Manager II, Charles County
- Joshua Davis, Community Health Nurse Program Manager- Maternal Child Health, Worcester County
- Justin Inman, Battalion Chief, Prince George’s County
- Kareem Abdelazim, Engineering Specialist III – Bureau of Engineering, Howard County
- Kimberly Gaines, Director, Long-Range Planning, Frederick County
- Kirsten Andersen, Administrator/Manager, Montgomery County
- Korey Anthony Chisholm, Special Projects Coordinator, Prince George’s County
- Kristy Kagan, Nurse Program Manager, Worcester County
- Lisa Chinn, Human Resources Manager/Business Partner, Prince George’s County
- Lori Cherry, Chief of EMS & SOD, Charles County
- Matthew Laick, Deputy Director, Worcester County
- Michael Wilkins, Director, Department of Development Review and Planning, Frederick County
- Nicole Garbarino, management Analyst III, Baltimore County
- Paul Kurst, Facilities Manager, Queen Anne’s County
- Rayla Bellis, Climate and Energy Manager, Frederick County
- Rick Lippert, Supervisor of Information Technology, Calvert County
- Robert Leonard, Assistant Fire Chief, Prince George’s County
- Scott Akers, Engineering Support Technician I – Bureau of Engineering, Howard County
- Seifu Hailu, Engineering Specialist III – Bureau of Highways, Howard County
- Stephanie King, Director, Wicomico County
- Stephanie Jarrell, Executive Assistant, Queen Anne’s County
- Subin George, Engineering Specialist III – Bureau of Highways, Howard County
- Tessa Meredith, Management Support Specialist, Charles County
- Tim von Stetten, Energy, City of Baltimore County
- Tomasz Zychowicz, Regulation Supervisor – Bureau of Engineering, Howard County
- Toni Adams, Park Services Specialist, Charles County
- Valerie Hawkins, Director, Carroll County
- Yale Lewis, Senior Project Manager, Charles County
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