University of Maryland Extension

Board of Directors

LEAD Maryland Foundation, Inc.

  • President:  Emily Wilson
  • Vice President: Paul Spies
  • Treasurer: Jennifer Layton
  • Secretary: Stephen McHenry
  • Past President: Vanessa Finney
  • UM Extension: Dr. Darren Jarboe

Thank you to each volunteer serving on the LEAD Maryland Foundation's Board of Directors.

The most recent LEAD Maryland Foundation Annual Meeting was held February 2020.  Board director elections are held at the annual meetings.  We thank the board members for their unpaid volunteer service and dedication to identifying and developing leaders to serve agriculture, natural resources, and rural communities.

Below is a photo of the Board of Directors, Feb. 28, 2019.

Left to right:

Nicole Fiorellino, PhD; Darren Jarboe, Ph.D., M.B.A.; Vanessa A. Finney, CPA; Paul Spies; Emily Wilson; Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Joe Bartenfelder; Valerie Connelly; Joe-Sam Swann; Amy Crone; Jennifer Layton; Shelby Watson-Hampton; Amy Cawley; and Steve McHenry. Not in photo: Rick Blevins, Kurt Fuchs, and new board members in 2020, Cricket Goodall and Jonathan Quinn.

Section: 
LEAD Maryland
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