Leadership Frederick County Class of 2020 

 The Frederick County Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the selection of a new class of 50 diverse leaders to participate in the Leadership Frederick County Class (LFC) program for 2018-2019.

LFC is an intensive 9-month program that empowers professionals from across industries and backgrounds with the additional knowledge, skills and relationships to advance and deepen their community impact. It engages participants in opportunities to address community issues through collaborative civic leadership while developing a broader and more diverse set of relationships among peers. Class members are selected through a highly competitive and selective application process.

“Each year, the Chamber’s Leadership Frederick County program embarks on a journey of discovery and enlightenment with a new class of leaders,” said Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Rick Weldon. “This year’s class is larger, more diverse and better positioned to help us make Frederick County a place that we can all be proud of.”

The class was selected through a competitive application process that began in 2019.

This year’s roster includes:

1. Andrea Artman | SpectRA Compliance, LLC
2. Tawanda Bailey | Frederick County Government / DFRS
3. Dwight Baumgardner | LSWG CPA's
4. Jamie Lynn Boden | Thermo Fisher Scientific
5. Jose Bueso | Dynamic Automotive
6. Lena Clark | Law Office of Lena Clark
7. Michelle Concepcion | FCPS
8. Douglas Cooper | Leidos Biomedical, Inc.
9. Peter Couchman | Ausherman Family Foundation
10. Marc DeOcampo, The City of Frederick, Mayor O'Connor
11. Meghan Defibaugh | American Computer Development, Inc. 
12. Erin Dieterich | Woodsboro Bank
13. Lisa Duckson | Clearview Car Care
14. Patricia Ensminger | Visit Frederick
15. Allen Etzler | The Frederick News-Post
16. James Gorman | M&T Bank
17. Carlos Graveran | Hospice of Frederick County, Inc.
18. Theresa Gray | Frederick Rescue Mission
19. Kellye Greenwald | Hood College
20. Victoria Hale | Frederick County Bank
21. Beth Heltebridle | Frederick County Public Library
22. Susan Hough | Octavo Designs
23. Penny Jenkins | Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE)
24. Maria Jimenez | State Employees Credit Union
25. Wes Leatherman | Frederick County Workforce Service
26. Gloria Lewis | State of Maryland Judiciary/Clerk of Court 
27. Bethany Lord | Woodsboro Bank
28. Cindy Malone | Equipment Development Co. (EDCO)
29. Col. Dexter Nunnally | Ft. Detrick
30. Mark Orens | Bar-T Holding, Inc.
31. Laura Pengelly | ArachnidWorks, Inc.
32. Shanna Ratnesar-Shumate | Battelle National Biodefense Institute
33. Caroline Redman | Tuckers Air Conditioning, Heating & Plumbing
34. Amanda Rodriguez | Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
35. Linda Roth | Frederick County Bank
36. Chris Sands | The Frederick News-Post
37. Jolena Simoneau | Children's Center of Walkersville
38. Shelly Simpson | Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc
39. Katie Soter | Mount St. Mary's University
40. Tammi Toquinto | The Emmes Company, LLC
41. Jennifer Tousey | Heartly House, Inc.
42. Chris Vandergrift | Postern
43. Theresa Vetter-Habighorst | Frederick Regional Health System
44. Ashley Waters | City of Frederick
45. Kristen Wojdan | Frederick Lifestyle Magazine​​

After a graduation program in December of 2020, participants join more than 1,500 other community leaders who have completed the program in the past 30 years.

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​"Leadership Frederick County is like having a backstage pass to the most influential people and programs in Frederick County" - Class of 2015​

UPCOMING EVENTS

NEW MEMBERS