MLW news
Fall 2007
Big Awards for 2 top MLW Officers
Everyone in the MLW community is very proud to announce two major awards given to two of our longest serving and most beloved officers:
First off, MLW Treasurer and staffer Ms. Marcy Leonard was named "Principal of the Year" in the "Best of 2007" issue of Howard Magazine. Marcy has served as Principal of Atholton High School in Columbia for the past two school years, and there was no surprise amongst Her fellow staffers, many of whom were Her students in recent years, when she recieved this well deserved award. Congratulations Marcy, and thank you for all your service for both MLW, and the Atholton community.
Secondly, MLW's president, Mr. Ron Dhindsa was recently named "Outstanding Leader of the Year" by Leadership Maryland. This title was granted to Ron for his tireless service to Maryland Leadership Workshops, as well as his service with Leadership Montgomery and Leadership Maryland, and for heading the Task Force on Compulsory Education.
To honor Ron, Leadership Maryland has made $1500 donation to Maryland Leadership Workshops in his name. Everyone at MLW is greatful for Ron's Leadership, and proud to have such a dedicated front man for our organization.
Summer 2007
Howard Camp Teaches Girls
Leadership, Confidence
The Baltimore Examiner took notice of
MLW's Journey Program."“The theme of the camp is understanding what it
means to be a woman through self-awareness, relationships and
community,” said Jean Moon, co-founder and advisory board member for
the Women’s Giving Circle, a woman’s philanthropic group in Howard
County that is funding the camp."
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the full article Governor
O'Malley Apppoints MLW
Staffer to Higher Education Commission
Recently, longtime MLW staffer Josh Micheal was
appointed by Governor Martin O'Malley to the position of Student
Commissioner to the Maryland Higher Education Commission. Josh is a
former state Student Member of the Board of Education and currently
attends UMBC. The MLW family extends its congratulations to Josh, and
recognize his importance to the success of the MHEC. MLW 2007 Grant Rundown
During the first half of 2007, Maryland Leadership Workshops was
honored to be awarded grants from the following organizations. - $3,000
from the Klompus Family Foundation.
- $10,000 from
the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation
- $10,000
from the Federal Government in support of Summer programs and the
creation of an Advisors Manual.
- $45,000
in Federal Funds to conduct community outreach programs for
students from Alleghany, Wicomico, Baltimore, Prince Georges,
Harford, and Somerset counties, which were held with great success
betweeen June and August as part of the Federal GEARUP Program.
Fall 2006
Governor Ehrlich appoints Ron
Dhindsa chair of the Task Force
to Study Raising the Compulsory Public School Attendance Age to 18.MLW President Ron Dhindsa was appointed by Governor
Robert Ehrlich to
chair the newly-formed Task Force to Study Raising the Compulsory
Public School Attendance Age to 18, authorized in July 2006 and
commenced in November 2006. Mr. Dhindsa serves at the pleasure of the
Governor until December 31, 2007, when the authority of the Task Force
will conclude.
The group will consider the impact of extending the compulsory public
school attendance to age 18 by gathering and reviewing data on extended
learning opportunities for teens between the ages of 15 and 18, and
examining the adequacy of facilities, staff, programming, instructional
time, and resources to accommodate such a change. They will also
project the impact on student attendance and academic achievement, and
assess the fiscal and social benefits to students and the State of
raising the compulsory school attendance age. MLW Staffer Appointed to
Gov. Ehrlich's "
Task Force on School Safety" Jillian
Shpuntoff, an MLW alum and current MSEL staffer was appointed to the
newly formed "Task Force on School Safety." The task force, which
includes serveral students as well as teachers, parents, a bus driver,
and local legislators, will begin reporting its findings and
recommendations regarding school safety by December 1st.
Summer 2005
MLW 50 Year Reunion profile appears in Maryland's Gazette newspapers
Leadership Maryland profiled the MLW 50
Year Celebration in its half-page space that appeared in Gazette
newspapers across Maryland. Download
a PDF of the article
MLW
wins grant from Community Foundation of Prince George's County
MLW has received $5,000 from the
Community Foundation of Prince George's County under their Teens Giving
Grants to Teens Program. This money will be used to provide
scholarships for Prince George's county students to attend our 2006
summer programs. The MLW Policy Board would particularly like to thank
Josh Michael and Monet Spells for their key roles in helping us receive
this grant.
MLW director profiled
in Sun Newspapers Atholton
High School (Columbia, MD) Principal Marcy Leonard, who has directed
both the MSEL and SHW programs, is featured in an article of the Howard
County edition of the Baltimore Sun. View the article (must have an
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December 2004
MSEL delegates implement action plan for school The Washington Post
profiles MSEL 2004 alumni Rusty Barnes and Amelia Aburn's successful
lobbying of school officials for a Halloween dance.
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MLW
president graduates from Leadership Maryland Class of 2004 Ranjit S. 'Ron' Dhindsa, Esq., president of
Maryland Leadership Workshops, Inc., recently completed an eight-month
long leadership development program sponsored by Leadership Maryland.
Leadership Maryland, celebrating its 12th
graduating class, honored this Bethesda resident, along with fifty-one
statewide classmates, at a black-tie reception and banquet held
December 7, 2004 at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore.
Leadership Maryland, an independent,
educational leadership development organization, informs top level
executives from the public and private sectors about the critical
issues, challenges and opportunities facing the State of Maryland, and
its regions. After participating in a broad range of experiences, these
statewide leaders are prepared to address these issues and serve as
important participants in the unified effort to shape Maryland's
future. "To be informed about
statewide and regional issues, and having the opportunity to engage and
interact with leaders who put themselves on the front line everyday,
has prepared these individuals to be the catalyst for positive change
in Maryland," stated Leadership Maryland Board Chair Dr. Catherine R.
Gira. A 1993 graduate of the program, Dr. Gira is President of
Frostburg State University.
"These are the leaders to
watch, now, and in the future," said Leadership Maryland President
Nancy Minieri. "Their experience confirms that the quality of
leadership affects the success of the solutions. Problems are solved
when committed, dynamic leaders with vision and passion are willing to
take the risk to lead."
September 23,
2004 Dates for 2005 MLW summer
programs announced The MLW
Policy Board is pleased to announce the dates of MLW's 2005 summer
programs. The Middle
School Experience in Leadership (MSEL) and the Advanced Leadership
Seminar (ALS) will both be held July 24, 2005 through July
30, 2005. The Senior
High Workshop will be held July 31, 2005 through August 6,
2005.
The programs will be held at
McDaniel College in Westminster, Md. The cost is $425 if applicants
register before May 15, 2005. Late fees will be charged to applications
received after that date.
Registration forms for the 2005 programs will be available on the MLW
website on October 1, 2004.
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September 23, 2004
Registration
open for Summer Programs 2004 Reunion
Delegates who attended any of MLW's 2004 summer programs are invited to
sign-up for the MLW
Summer Programs 2004 Reunion.
At the Reunion, you will reunite with
your fellow delegates and staff members, share successes and challenges
from fall 2004, participate in exciting new teambuilding challenges,
and HAVE FUN! We hope you will leave the Reunion excited to continue
your leadership journey during your spring semester of school and
beyond!
The Reunion will be held Saturday,
December 18, 2004 from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm at Burleigh Manor Middle
School, 4200 Centennial Lane, Ellicott City, Md., 21042. Burleigh Manor
is located in Howard County. Registration will be held from 9:00-9:30
a.m. and the day's activities will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. Lunch
will be provided. The registration fee for the
MLW Summer Programs 2004 Reunion is $20. Completed registration forms must be
recieved by the MLW office by December 1, 2004.
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September 10, 2004
MLW
featured in Baltimore Times
The Baltimore Times, a weekly newspaper published
in Baltimore, ran a story about MLW in its local news section. The
article features a brief summary of the organization's history and
includes an interview with MLW President Ron Dhindsa. Full story
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September 1, 2004
MLW
2004 alumnus featured in Montgomery County Gazette
The Montgomery County Gazette,
a weekly suburban newspaper and part of the Community Newspaper Group
of Post-Newsweek Media Inc., ran a news brief on Senior High Workshop
2004 alumnus Sara Wahiba. Earlier this year, Leadership Maryland
sponsored a half-page article that also ran in The Gazette. Full story
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August 2004
The
Montgomery County Community Foundation and M&T Bank each
grant MLW $5,000
The Montgomery County Community Foundation
awarded MLW a $5,000 grant to provide scholarships to Montgomery County
youth to attend MLW's summer programs. Authored by MLW Special
Membership Director Conrey Callahan and MLW summer staffer Stefanie
Woodburn, both recent graduates of Montgomery County high schools, the
grant was awarded under the Community Foundation's "Teens Giving Grants
to Teens" iniative. The grant provided scholarship money for 20-30
Montgomery County middle and high school students who have shown
leadership potential and are from economically deprived areas in the
county to attend either the Middle
School Experience in Leadership (MSEL) or Senior High Workshop (SHW).
M&T Bank has also awarded MLW a
$5,000 grant. The money will go toward the organization's operational
expenses.
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Spring 2004
MLW
announces Board of Advisors
Maryland Leadership Workshops, Inc., is
pleased to announce our Board of Advisors. The
membership includes:
- The Honorable Kumar Barve,
Majority Leader, House of Delegates
- The Honorable James E. Proctor, Jr., Maryland
House of Delegates
- The Honorable John Giannetti, Jr. Maryland Senate
- Brittany Harlan, Maryland Association of Student
Councils (MASC) First Vice-President
- Tim Hutchins, Maryland State Police
Superintendent
- Chris Longmore, Esq., Dugan, McKissick &
Wood
- Kevin Oxendine, Comcast Cable
- Eliot Pfanstiehl, President and CEO of Strathmore
Hall Foundation
- Dr. Skipp Sanders, Maryland Deputy Superintendent
of Schools
- Shawn Stelow, MASC Executive Director
- Dr. Susan Nash Travetto, Coordinator of Teacher
Professional Development at McDaniel College
- Nancy Wolff-Minieri, President of Leadership
Maryland
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February 2004
Leadership
Maryland Selects
MLW President for its Class of
2004
Ranjit S. "Ron" Dhindsa, Esq.,
President, Maryland Leadership Workshops, Inc., and a resident of
Bethesda, has been selected for the Leadership Maryland Class of 2004. Leadership
Maryland is an independent, educational, non-profit
organization designed to inform top-level executives, from the public
and private sectors, about the critical issues, challenges and
opportunities facing the state of Maryland and its regions. Dhindsa is
one of 52 accomplished and talented statewide leaders selected to
participate in the eight-month program.
Following a two-day opening retreat in
April, participants will attend five two-day, and one one-day intense
sessions focusing on issues, such as, economic development, education,
health and human services, criminal and juvenile justice, environment,
and multi-culturalism. More than 100 experts representing business,
government, education, and the non-profit community will serve as
panelists and guest speakers.
"The participants represent a broad
spectrum of highly qualified executives from an extraordinary group of
applicants statewide," according to Nancy Wolff-Minieri, President of
Leadership Maryland. "After participating in a comprehensive range of
experiences over the next year, these leaders will serve as important
participants in the unified effort to shape Maryland's future."
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SECTION Summer
2005 MLW 50 Year Celebration profiled in
Gazette Newspapers
MLW wins grant from Community
Foundation of Prince George's County MLW
program director profiled in Sun Newspapers Winter 2004
MSEL
delegates implement action plan for school MLW President
graduates from Leadership Maryland Class of 2004 Fall 2004
Dates
for 2005 MLW summer programs announced Registration
open for Summer Programs 2004 Reunion Summer 2004
MLW
featured in Baltimore Times
MLW 2004 alumnus featured in Montgomery
County Gazette The Montgomery County Community Foundation and
M&T Bank each grant MLW $5,000
Spring 2004
MLW
announces Board of Advisors
Leadership Maryland Selects MLW
President for its Class of 2004
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