Executive Program | Leadership Southern Maryland

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EXECUTIVE PROGRAM

Are You a Catalyst for Change? Apply for Our Executive Program.

As an Executive Program participant, you’ll join a cohort of up to 35 senior executives in Southern Maryland who are passionate about creating a better Southern Maryland for all. Your cohort will reflect a cross-section of our region, representing diversity of industries, professions, races and ethnicities, ages, gender identities, geographic locations, and more. You’ll interact with top leaders in virtually every sector of our community to deepen your understanding of the Southern Maryland ecosystem and discover ways to collaborate to address our community’s challenges.

What Does the Program Include?

Our nine-month, educational program is intense, thought-provoking, … and life-changing. Your understanding of Southern Maryland and your position within it will be transformed by your immersion with others in exploration of these facets of our community:

Defense & Industry

Economic & Workforce Development

Education

Energy & Environment

Healthcare

Housing & Human Services

Our Stories

Public Safety

Key Benefits of the Program

Better equips participants to influence positive change through a greater understanding of the distinctive forces that make the Southern Maryland region
Allows participants to examine their own values, philosophies, and beliefs while coming to understand those of others
Broadens the scope and diversity of each participant’s professional network with insider access to the region’s leadership and nearly 500 local alumni
Raises each participant’s profile among professional peers with valued leadership training
Creates and nurtures a network of informed decision-makers while weaving new leaders into the region’s civic fabric
Strengthens public/private partnerships
Links corporate resources with community organizations
Reduces “six degrees of separation,” enabling participants to achieve more with greater efficacy

What to Expect

A mandatory two-day September Orientation Retreat, followed by nine monthly sessions focusing on regional topics. Participants who miss one day of Orientation will be ineligible to complete the program.*
Fully participating in all nine monthly sessions (typically a Thursday) from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Participants who miss more than two (2) program days will be ineligible to complete the program.*
Traveling to locations within Southern Maryland that relate to each month’s topic of discussion
A 12-hour day when taking into account travel as well as the social event held at the conclusion of each session
A 25-hour volunteer commitment or project to be completed outside of the session days. Hours must be completed by March 1 in order to be eligible to graduate.

* Participants who become ineligible to complete the program forfeit the full program tuition.

Tuition

Tuition of $4,150 per participant by check or $4,450 by credit card is due on or before August 15 (applicants may secure the sponsorship of a business/organization to pay tuition).
Tuition may be paid online or by mailing a check to Leadership Southern Maryland, P. O. Box 524, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
Should a selectee choose to defer participation to the following Executive Program class, the decision must be communicated to LSM in writing prior to August 15. Any withdrawals after that date will be assessed a $500 administrative fee.

Class of 2024 Information Sessions

LSM will hold four information sessions in March and April 2023. These sessions provide attendees with a more complete understanding of the program and the application process. They are also a wonderful opportunity to meet LSM alumni and ask questions.

Tuesday, March 14, 9:30-10:30 am, Calvert Library Prince Frederick
Friday, March 17, 12:00-1:00 pm, MIL Expedition Office 3rd Floor Conference Room OR via Zoom
Tuesday, March 28, 9:30-10:30 am, Waldorf West Branch Library
Tuesday, April 4, 5:00-6:00 pm, via Zoom. (Register here to access the Zoom meeting.)

Advance registration is required. Please click HERE to register with LSM. For questions, email info@leadershipsomd.org

Class of 2024 Session Dates

Participant engagement and interaction in the following 11 Executive Program sessions are essential to the success of class members and the program. Therefore, missing more than two session days (16 hours) or missing one day of the Orientation Retreat disqualifies participants from program graduation.

September 11 & 12, 2023 – Orientation Retreat (mandatory)
October 4, 2023 – Agriculture
October 5, 2023 – Economic & Workforce Development
November 2, 2023 – Defense
December 7, 2023 – Education
January 18, 2024 – Healthcare
February 1, 2024 – Housing & Human Services
March 7, 2024 – Our Stories
April 4, 2024 – Public Safety
April 25, 2024 – Energy & Environment
May 16, 2024 – CLOSING RETREAT & GRADUATION: 7:30 am to 5 pm (OR Program Session Make-Up Date, if needed)
June 6, 2024 – Alternative Date for Closing Retreat and Graduation (if Program Session Make-Up is scheduled on May 16)

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