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LEADERSHIP SOUTHERN MARYLAND

Regional Collaboration for Today's Leaders and Tomorrow's Vision

Leonardtown, MD   |  www.leadershipsomd.org

Mission

Leadership Southern Maryland educates and inspires a diverse group of current and emerging leaders creating opportunities for collaborations and partnerships impacting the community needs of Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties.

Ruling year info

2009

Executive Director

Dr. Sybol Anderson

Main address

P. O. Box 524

Leonardtown, MD 20650 USA

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EIN

26-2989381

NTEE code info

Educational Services and Schools - Other (B90)

Adult, Continuing Education (B60)

Graduate, Professional(Separate Entities) (B50)

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Leadership Southern Maryland

Leadership Southern Maryland offers two premier programs focused on community leadership development through hands-on learning, regional cooperation, and service. Our flagship Executive Program is a nine- month, behind-the-scenes experience that enhances the collaborative abilities of our region's top senior professionals. Community challenges and opportunities are explored by looking at issues such as Public Safety, Education, Health Care, Housing & Human Services, Defense, Economic & Workforce Development, Energy & the Environment, and Diversity.

Our six-month Emerging Leaders Program (LEAP) that helps young professionals strengthen their leadership acumen and build meaningful connections with a powerful network of distinguished trailblazers.

While absorbing the local "flavor" of each of our three counties, participants broaden their perspectives, experience things they may never get to otherwise, and become part of discussions which develop strong community leadership skills.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Leadership Southern Maryland’s Emerging Leaders (LEAP) program provides educational programming opportunities to new or emerging leaders in our region. Through a series of six “experiences”, young leaders will facilitate, foster, and refine their individual leadership understanding and abilities via structured course curriculum, focused on self-discovery, teamwork, and networking.

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Where we work

Awards

Governor's Citation 2018

State of Maryland

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of program graduates

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Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of Facebook followers

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Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Goals & Strategy

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Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

To absorb the local “flavor" in each of three counties in Southern Maryland with the opportunity to broaden perspectives on a number of the most significant issues challenging our region.

Leadership Southern Maryland offers the region's premier executive leadership program. This competitive, nine-month program is designed specifically to encompass and enhance the collaborative abilities of our region's top leaders. Designed for those who live and/or work in Southern Maryland, LSM is dedicated to building a cadre of informed regional leaders, prepared to address common issues and bring long-term benefit to their neighbors and communities through experiential learning, regional action, cooperation and service.

Designed as a nine-month, tuition-based program (nine sessions with a break in December) to develop leaders from the Southern Maryland area for regional collaboration by:

Nurturing trusteeship among community leaders for the benefit of the Southern Maryland region

Increasing understanding and awareness of regional opportunities and threats

Developing and strengthening networks of decision-makers to encourage cooperation and make informed choices

Leading candidates through a series of classes and hands-on experiences that highlight local and regional issues

In 2008, graduates of Leadership Maryland planned and launched a new leadership program seeking to enhance the regional identity of Southern Maryland's three counties and to build a cadre of well-informed and connected future regional leaders from the government, business and nonprofit sectors.

Tom Jarboe, owner of Kieyos, Inc., was among a group of Leadership Maryland alumni from Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's counties who credit him with initiating the planning process which became Leadership Southern Maryland. The group consisted of strong leaders within their own communities who recognized the benefit in offering the up-and-coming leaders such an eye-opening and skill-building experience – regionally.

With support from Leadership Maryland and Honorary Lifetime Leadership Maryland Member and Facilitator Eliot Pfanstiehl, who continues to play an integral program, the inaugural Class of 2009 began the program.

Approaching 400 graduates of the program has been a great success for LSM and for the Southern Maryland region. Our challenge continues to be locating exceptional recruits and spreading the word of the program across the region.

Additionally, in an effort to keep tuition costs affordable, LSM requires donations, grants and corporate sponsorships to offset the total cost of the nine-month program.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback

Financials

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Operations

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LEADERSHIP SOUTHERN MARYLAND

Board of directors
as of 02/01/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr. Gadsden Rule

Naval Systems, Inc.

Term: 2022 - 2023

Christa Hood

Askey, Askey & Associates

John Greely

MedStar St. Mary's Hospital

Joan Thorp

Charles County Government

Tom Clark

The MIL Corporation

Joe Mortensen

Retired

Lisa Clark

Microsoft

Phil Fickes

Bell Flight

Angela Walters Small

College of Southern Maryland

Christopher Breedlove

Calvert County Government

Richard Steinmetz

The Law Offices of Baldwin, Briscoe & Steinmetz, PC

Daniel Palmieri

Naval Systems, Inc.

Christina Taylor

Chickasaw Nations Industries

Michelle Kowieski

The Kowieski Group

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 6/15/2023
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Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Black/African American
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 06/15/2023

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Data
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
Policies and processes
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.