Leadership Howard County announces Leadership Premier class of 2026. Leadership Howard County, which seeks to empower leaders to strengthen and transform the community, accepted 34 professionals from Howard County businesses and nonprofits into the Leadership Premier program's class of 2026. Leadership Premier is an exploration of the Howard County community, during which participants meet with Howard County businesses and local leaders and learn about issues in the county.
- Quinton Askew, Ohana of Howard County
- Jordan Baker, HopeWorks of Howard County
- Debbie Bellamy, Howard County Library System
- Kendra Blount, Grace Community Church
- Jenny Bonilla, Consultant
- Chris Brandt, Community Action Council of Howard County
- John Bruns, Cyber Ready Clinic
- Bobby Cardoni, Strategic Factory
- Dwight Carr, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
- Laura Ciccone, Dreamers Travel
- Stephen Conti, Tocar Spa
- Melissa Curtin, Community Foundation of Howard County
- Carla Gates, Reclaiming Health Learning Lab
- Jordan Grable, Howard Community College
- Valery Gutierrez, TEDCO
- Wally Hernandez, The Kahlert Foundation
- Steve Hudson, Johns Hopkins University – Federal Credit Union
- Zach Jones, Howard County Economic Development Authority
- Nolan Karfonta, Wagener Lee Wealth Advisors
- Tim Lattimer, Howard County Government
- Jacqueline Lloyd, National Institutes of Health
- Kevin Marvel, Applied Physics Laboratory- Federal Credit Union
- LaKeisha McClendon, Howard County Government
- Paul Merena, Multicorp, Inc.
- Paige Mills-Haag, Lutheran Social Ministries of Maryland
- Amritha Mohandas, United Way of Central Maryland
- Caroline Payton, Columbia Association
- Luzi Robinson, Pfizer
- Brian Shepter, Howard County Government
- Wayne Stewart, 401 Digital
- Robin Stimson, Columbia Association
- Abner Tsadick, Constellation Energy
- Brian Wallace, Howard County Public School System
- Todd Walther, Walther Advisory Group
