Winter 2013-2014

LPG HOLIDAY MIXER AND TEDDY BEAR TOY DRIVE

UPCOMING EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:

February 12—LPG Program Day Legislative Day in Annapo-

lis 12—LPG Emerging Leaders-Arts

Advocacy Day in Annapolis 18—Twilight Tuesday, 6pm

March 12—LPG Program Day Public Safety 18—LPG Recruitment Breakfast April 1—Donated Dinner Program. % of

proceeds benefit LPG Emerg-ing Leaders. 4pm until closing.

9—LPG Program Day Education

TBD—Candidates Forum 26—Christmas In April 26—March of Dimes Walkathon

May 14—LPG Program Day Arts and Culture 17—Class XXVIII Community Ser-

vice Project—Youth Confer-ence

June 4-6—Closing Retreat

11—Graduation & Awards Dinner

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LPG Connection Express Developing and Enriching Leaders and

Helping them Stay Connected

Economic Development Day 2

Leadership Development 3

LPG Nominations 4

LPG Civic Engagement 4

Inside this issue:

Leadership Prince George’s, Inc. held its annual Holiday Mixer and Teddy Bear Donation Drive on December 11th at Busboys and Poets in Hyatts-ville, Maryland. Attendees were encouraged to bring a new teddy bear, or a $20 donation for the teddy bear drive. Several LPG members and guests helped to celebrate this annual event, which fosters goodwill, partnerships and networking. Leadership Prince George’s partnered with Sheriff Melvin C. High’s Prince George’s County Office of the Sheriff, and Jack and Jill of Prince George’s County for the 2013 Teddy Bear Drive. In the months to come, the bears will be distributed by sheriff’s deputies to children who are victims of crime or who witness difficult situations, and also at the scene of domestic violence incidents. Children in households experiencing domestic violence can suffer in many ways, and receipt of a teddy bear from a sheriff’s deputy can provide comfort during a time of trauma or turmoil. This is the third year LPG has partnered with the Prince George’s County

Office of the Sheriff in this endeavor.

LPG Board Members with Sheriff Melvin C. High and 2013 Teddy Bear Collection

LPG Board Members mingle at LPG holiday mixer with Gloria Aparicio (Class 2008); Dr. Charlene Dukes, Prince Georges Community College Presi-dent (Class of 2010); and Dr. Kumea Shorter-Gooden, University of Maryland, Chief Diversity

Officer & Associate Vice President.

Do you have a newsworthy event or accom-plishment such as a new job, promotion, award, or community service? Why not share it with your LPG classmates and other LPG members. Please email wanda.arrington

@leadershipprincegeorges.com

June 2013

Deborrah Banks (Class of 2013) was ap-pointed to Joe’s Movement Emporium’s Board of Directors.

August 2013

Rose Greene Colby (Class of 2008) recently moved to the National Center for Healthy Housing to become the Director of Develop-ment. Rose served for 12 years as Resource Development Manager for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commis-sion (M-NCPPC).

October 2013

Demitri Kornegay (Class of 2010), Lieuten-ant and Deputy Commander of the 1st District Station of the Montgomery County Police Department, received a community service award for developing and running Men Under Construction. This is a free rites-of-passage program that teaches principles of leadership, responsibility, self-initiative, and self-respect.

Ronnie Gathers (Class of 2009), Director of M-NCPPC Parks and Recreation since 2007, was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the American Academy for Park and Rec-reation Administration. He also serves as a member of the National Park Trust Board of Trustees and is a former LPG board member.

November 2013

Prince George’s County Council Former Chair Andrea Harrison (Class of 2005); Prince George’s Community College Presi-dent Charlene Dukes (Class of 2010); and Rosie Allen-Herring (Class of 2008), Presi-dent of the United Way of the National Capital Area, were recognized in the Washingtonian’s “Most Powerful Women in Washington” list.

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LPG MEMBERS ON

THE MOVE By Wanda Arrington, ITCM Committee

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DAY

The focus for the December Program Day was Economic Development and program hosts were the Washington Suburban Sani-tary Commission (WSSC) and Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation (PGCEDC). Following breakfast at WSSC, members of Class XXVIII were welcomed by WSSC General Manager and CEO, Jerry N. Johnson, who manages a

budget in excess of $2 billion dollars.

The morning panel discussion on the “Role of Infrastructure in Facilitating Economic Development” included panelists from Balti-more Gas and Electric (BGE), Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO), Verizon, and WSSC. Each panelist shared insights into some of their more prominent infrastruc-ture and capital investments and the poten-tial economic impact (millions of dollars) for Prince George’s County employees, resi-dents, contractors, and businesses. They also shared insights into challenges and opportunities posed by aging infrastructure, technological improvements, political and regulatory influences, reliability and profita-bility pressures, as well as philanthropic and

community engagement efforts.

The morning panel was followed by a case study that was designed to help program participants evaluate the sustainability and transformative value of a “fictional” economic development project. The morning ended with a wonderful lunch, which was generous-

ly provided by the WSSC.

The afternoon session at the PGCEDC offic-es in Largo, MD, included panelists from the PGCEDC, Gaylord National Harbor, Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce, City of Bowie, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and the Office of Council Member Karen Toles (D-District 7).

The discussion focused on “Sustainable Economic Development and Economic Transformation”. Lively discussion ensued on a variety of topics including: transit-oriented development, the County’s Priority Investment Plan and its evaluation criteria, tourism in the County, land use and growth management, political ramifications of devel-opment plans, community engagement in development project planning, high-density residential and commercial investments, tax revenue sources, and public relations (branding/marketing/media) influences and impacts on County development and busi-ness recruitment efforts.

Below: Program Day Speakers, Organizers, & Class Participants at the PGCEDC and WSSC.

Grandfather, Look at our brokenness, We know that in all creation Only the human family Has strayed from the sacred way. We know that we are the one Who divided And we are the ones Who must come back together To walk in the sacred way. Grandfather, Sacred one, Teach us love, compassion, honor That we may heal the earth And heal each other. I came upon this Chippewa Prayer reading an article by Frances Hesselbein (Leader to Leader, summer 2012) in which she re-counts the fact that a child in our country drops out of school every nine seconds,

70% of poverty-level children have no high school diploma, and 30% of all American children have no high school diploma. Contin-uing, she cites the incivility of our leaders and the struggles of returning veterans. We can all add easily a plethora of additional ills be-setting our communities. While she goes on to call attention to those who by their actions shine a bright light in the “...perceived darkness of our times,” my thoughts raced immediately, driven partially by this, to the founding purpose of Leader-ship Prince George’s: the development of community trustees. Bringing together individual men and women from all groups represented in the Prince George’s community, to identify and hold in trust some aspect of the community in which they live, work or have significant interest. Trustees, men and women so holding that

By Debbie Tyner, and Kai Boggess-de Bruin Leadership Roundtable Co-Chairs

“Practical Cybersecurity for Organiza-tions" was presented by Casey O’Brien, Director of the National CyberWatch Center at Prince Georges Community College (PGCC), on November 19, 2013 at PGCC. This thought provoking presentation was well attended and provided insights about how attendees and their organizations could take steps to safeguard the security of their organ-ization's network system and data. A light lunch was provided to attendees.

Far left: LPG Board Members at event. Left: Speaker, Casey O’Brien.

LPG Wind Down Wednesday, Twilight Tuesday and “Donated Dinner” Night

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT By Dr. William Welch, Sr., LPG Founder, and Leadership Curriculum Committee Member

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

“CyberSecurity” Lunch and Learn

By Wanda Ramos, Membership Co-Chair

On Wednesday, November 13, 2013, ap-proximately 50 leaders and members of Leadership Prince George’s met at Grace’s in Lanham for our social network, “Wind Down Wednesday” to re-connect, to meet and to share business cards with new and old acquaintances.

Our next “Twilight Tuesday”, is February 18, 2014 at Copper Canyon Grill, Woodmore Town Center, at 6:00pm.

Please encourage your friends and family to support the Emerging Leaders “Donated Din-ner" Fundraising event on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, 4:00 pm until close of business, at Du-Claw Brewing Company, Bowie Town Center. DuClaw will donate 15% of the guests' check

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trust that by their stewardship, it is better than they found it. We need now more than ever before, men and women leading institutions who under-stand that these institutions must act as trus-tees as well. Understand that corporations in particular have an obligation that goes far beyond stockholder wealth. They have a duty to add value in and opportunity for a shared community. The Chippewa prayer above called for love, compassion and honor as prerequisite quali-ties in their quest to heal the land and them-selves; we need no less. For it is with love that we care for one another, it is with com-passion that we build an equitable and just society, it is with honor that we build trust, without which no society endures. You inherit a great trust; leadership. Honor it well!

when the guest mentions (or presents the flyer from the LPG website) the LPG Emerging Leaders Program, "Donated Dinner" event. The event is valid in the bar, restaurant, and for carry out.

LPG recruitment is underway year-round. Visit the LPG website for an application, or contact the Membership Co-Chair at wanda.ramos @leadershipprincegeorges.com.

LPG CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 2014:

Educating and Engaging Our Communities

According to Thomas Ehrlich, “Civic Engagement means working to make a difference in the civic life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that difference. It means pro-moting the quality of life in a community, through both political and non-political processes…” 1

“…A morally and civically responsible individual recognizes himself or herself as a member of a larger social fabric and therefore considers social problems to be at least partly his or her own; such an individual is willing to see the moral and civic dimensions of issues, to make and justify informed moral and civic judgments, and to take action when appropriate.” 1

2014 LPG EVENTS Please join LPG as we embark upon exciting Civic Engagement programs for 2014, which include our LPG Emerging Leaders Program highlighted above.

As this year is an election year, the Spring candidate’s forum is sure to be an exhilarating event for both youth and adults who attend. Details to follow soon!

1 Source: Civic Responsibility and Higher Education, edited by Thomas Ehrlich, published by Oryx Press, 2000.

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LPG Connection Express is a publication of Leadership Prince George’s and is published quarterly.

Editor—Lanta Evans-Motte Co-Editor—Clarence Brewton Contributors—Manuel Arrington, Marva Jo Camp, Dr. William A. Welch Sr., Debbie Tyner, Kai Boggess, Wanda Ramos, Wanda Arrington, Tara Eggleston, Lanta Evans-Motte, Anita Pesses, Bunni Wheeler-Young Photographer—Manuel Arrington

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LPG EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM By Tara Eggleston, Chair

January 25th marked the launch of Leadership Prince George's first annual Emerging Leadership Program (ELP)! This new initiative will target middle school, high school, and college students from Prince George's County. The mission of LPG's Emerging Leaders Program is to develop the leadership capacity of young people in Prince George's County through knowledge-building, civic engagement, and action-based opportunities to promote positive change within the communities in which they live. Each year, the ELP will de-velop and promote a new "focus area" with the hopes of keeping our young leaders engaged, informed and involved in the latest community issues and action. With the upcoming election season nearing, LPG thought this would be a prime opportunity to engage our area's young leaders in civic engagement opportuni-ties for the 2014 program. The ELP will offer four main components including a civic engagement brochure and workshop day, an advocacy day in Annapolis, and will conclude with a candidate's forum in late Spring. Almost 50 young people participated in the opening civic engagement work-shops on January 25th. The workshops were held at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex from noon to 4:30pm. Stay tuned to the LPG website for more information and updates on the Emerg-ing Leaders Program and schedule of events. If you are interested in working on the ELP committee, contributing as a workshop presenter or sponsor, or know of a young leader that would be great for our inaugural class, please contact tara.eggleston@leadershipprincegeorges.com.

LPG NOMINATIONS

COMMITTEE By Paivi Spoon, Nominations Committee Member

Make a Difference,

Join the Board of LPG Are you supporting the mission and vision of Lead-ership Prince George's? Starting in January, the nominating Committee will be seeking candidates to the Board for a three-year term. A candidate must be a member in good standing, actively participate in LPG events, serve in one com-mittee and support the mission and vision and fund-raising of LPG. If you are interested in serving on the Board, please express your interest to the Nominating Committee Chair, Bunni Wheeler-Young, as soon as possible.