Board of Directors
The Leadership’s Board of Directors has a vested interest in the organization’s success and believes in its boundless potential. Board members have knowledge and experience that represent over 20 years of The Leadership’s history. The Board leads with integrity, balancing a recognition of past accomplishments, with a dynamic focus on current and future impact in the Greater Baltimore region.
Laura A. Boydston
Chair
Legg Mason
Managing Director
Class of 2013
John Frisch
Vice-Chair
Shawan Leadership
Principal
Class of 1997
F.T. Burden
Treasurer
Family and Children’s Services
CEO
Class of 2008
Anne Lin
Secretary
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Dean & Professor
Class of 2014
Jeff Sube
Immediate Past Chair
Ciena Corporation
Director, Organizational Change Management and Employee Sentiment
Class of 1999
Niles Ford
Baltimore City Fire Department
Chief
Class of 2017
Don Fry
GBC Representative
Greater Baltimore Committee
President & CEO
Smitha Gopal
CEO
Class of 2017
Luanne Greene
Ayers Saint Gross
President
Class of 2006
Jeannie L. Howe
Alumni Council Chair
The Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance
Executive Director
Class of 2016
Dionne Joyner-Weems
Audacity Group
Founder & CEO
Class of 2016
Robert Matthews
Exelon Utilities
VP, Workforce Development & Exelon Utilities Chief of Staff
Class of 2019
Karen Stokes
Strong City Baltimore
CEO Emerita
Class of 2015
Arun Subhas
Ernst & Young LLP
Partner
Class of 2013
Stacie Tobin
Venable, LLP
Partner-in-Charge, Baltimore Office
Class of 2016