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2013 Annual Report
At an early stage in my career I
worked for the Parade Magazine
organization. The CEO at the time felt
that quality, as a whole, throughout
the organization needed to be
improved. He bought and gave
each person in the company (several
hundred people at the time) a little
book entitled “I Know It When I See It:
A Modern Fable About Quality” by
John Guaspari.
Ken Korando
Class IV (2005-06)
The simple idea of the book is that quality is sometimes
an abstraction, hard to define precisely but easily judged
in the subjective. I was thinking about this theme while
regarding concepts of leadership. There are many facets
to quality, as there are many facets to leadership and how
one becomes a leader.
I feel there are immutable qualities in leaders—perhaps the
starting point is a person of good character or a person
we would describe as a quality individual.
Being a person of good character and high qualities is
just the starting point. Many people with these traits never
make it into leadership roles or positions. The ability to take
a person with these traits and shape them into leaders is
the mission of LEAD Maryland.
Each class of LEAD Fellows is selected among a high
quality group of applicants. The LEAD program strives to
take these quality individuals and develop their inherent
strengths into leadership skills that will benefit their
industries, communities and state—we are accomplishing
our mission.
This would not be possible if it were not for the
generosity of our many sponsors, contributors and
supporters. We want to thank all the people and
organizations that support the LEAD Maryland
Foundation as we continue to create leaders for the future.
Ken Korando
President
LEAD Maryland Foundation, Inc.
LEAD Maryland
Foundation, Inc. is
dedicated to identifying
and developing leadership
to serve agriculture,
natural resources, and
rural communities.
Fellows completed a study tour in Chile, January 2013. Because it is important for leaders to understand other
perspectives on current issues, and to see new ways of approaching problems, the LEAD study tour is an important
part of program curriculum. LEAD travel experiences help Fellows to see themselves and their abilities differently,
and build their self-confidences for accepting leadership responsibilities
Educate. Inspire. Empower.
These were the goals of the first biennial “Image of Agriculture” symposium presented by
LEAD Maryland Foundation, Inc. Professionals in a variety of fields shared their expertise in a
“Rapid Fire” format, and an interactive panel instructed participants in topics such as utilizing
social media, how to achieve positive press and how to address legislators. Keynote speakers
included Jim Perdue, Chairman of Perdue Farms; Michele Payn-Knoper from Cause Matters
Corp; Gary Matteson of Farm Credit Council; and Dr. Memo Diriker, Franklin P. Perdue School
of Business at Salisbury University.
The Symposium was the LEAD Class VII (2011-2012) capstone project and group practicum
of the fellowship curriculum.
Congratulations to Class VII Fellows for a job well done! Thank you to the many speakers,
funders, attendees, and volunteers who helped to make the symposium a success. The
Symposium was an excellent educational experience for the Fellows!
Michele Payn-Knoper
Panel presentations were made by LEAD Alumni Fellows.
Jim Perdue
Class VII Fellows worked together to plan, fund, and implement the symposium.
Jay Milburn (Class II, 2001-02)
Alison Howard (Class V 2007-08) joins other panelists
in the image of agriculture discussion.
Gary Matteson
Dr. Memo Diriker
During the graduation celebration, each Fellow was presented a framed plaque and pin. Deputy Secretary Mary
Ellen Setting; President Ken Korando; Class VII Fellow Lisa Winters; and Dr. Cheng-I Wei, College Dean and Director
of University of Maryland Extension. Lisa was selected to serve on the LEAD Maryland Foundation Board as the
class representative.
Fellows, LEAD Alumni and guests heard from a panel
of speakers about Maryland’s Sustainable Agriculture
and Preservation Act of 2012. Speakers represented
the Maryland Department of Planning, the Maryland
Association of Counties, the Home Builders of Maryland,
and Charles County Farm Bureau.
The April 2013 seminar, held in Southern Maryland,
presented information about land use issues and diversity
of agriculture in the region. Earlier seminars included team
building exercises, a case study of the equine industry,
rural community development, the forestry industry, and
principles of leadership.
LEAD Maryland Foundation will be accepting applications in 2014 for
the next class of LEAD Fellows. The class, “Class IX,” will participate
in 2015-2016. Applications will be available in June 2014, and due
by October 2014.
LEAD Fellowships provide:
• Public Issues Education;
• Communications and
problem-solving skills training;
• Support, direction, and
resources to help emerging
leaders succeed in serving
agriculture, natural resources,
and rural communities;
• Personal growth and
leadership development
opportunities;
• Opportunities to learn more
about Maryland, and to meet
and network with leaders
throughout the state!
LEAD seeks a diversity of applicants with interests in:
• Rural, suburban, or urban
production agriculture;
• Rural communities, services,
and rural development; and
• Natural resources, forestry
and other natural resourcebased industries;
• Business, communications,
education, government,
science, technology,
nonprofits, land use, and
others within or serving
agriculture, natural resources, and rural communities.
• The environment;
• Food processing, food
sourcing, distribution, service
and retail;
Fellows will:
• Participate in a series
of multi-day seminars
throughout Maryland
and Washington, D.C. in
2015-2016;
• Complete a travel study
tour; previous classes have
traveled to places such as
the Netherlands, Cuba,
Brazil, China, Estonia, Russia,
Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong
Kong, and Chile. The current
class is planning travel to
South Africa in early 2015.
• Attend a 1-day symposium,
led by LEAD Class VIII,
December 2014.
• Class IX Fellows will also
complete a group project;
• Pay a $4,000 fee (tuition);
most participants secure
sponsors; an invoice for four
installments will be issued.
LEAD Maryland Foundation, Inc.
Statement of Financial Position
June 30, 2013
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$542,964
Tuition/fees and Other Receivables 9,750
Property and Equipment, net 1,011
Total Assets
$553,725
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and accrued expenses 87,721
Prepaid Tuition 6,000
Total Liabilities
$ 78,576
Net Assets
Unrestricted
$429,682
Temporarily Restricted 45,467
Total Net Assets475,149
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$553,725
Statement of Activities
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2013
Revenues
Grants
$ 94,000
Contributions/Sponsors 83,350
Tuition/Fees 42,950
Symposium 1,741
Individual Giving 9,829
Investment Income
248
Other Income
927
Total Revenues
$ 233,045
Expenses
Program Services
$ 197,862
Management and General 19,716
Total Expenses
$ 217,578
Increase in net assets
$ 15,467
Net assets, beginning of the year
Net assets, end of the year
$ 459,682
$ 475,149
The LEAD Maryland Foundation
experienced slightly positive growth
in its financial position for the fiscal
year ended June 2013. This growth
was realized net of two significant
line-item expenses, the biennial international study tour (Chile, January
2013) and the inaugural LEAD
Vanessa Finney
Maryland Symposium (December
2012). Much focus and planning is Class III, 2003-04
exercised in producing reasonable
financial forecasts and then working within its framework
to retain fiscal responsibility throughout the year.
A tuition increase was implemented by the LEAD board for
the incoming class, Class VIII (2013-14), with partial receipts
recorded in fiscal year 2013. Tuition funds twenty percent
of a fellow’s education, personal development, and skills
training provided through the fellowship program.
Throughout the year, the Foundation actively solicits funds
from many sources to keep the cost of the fellowship
program as low as possible. The Foundation board, alumni,
and fellows are truly appreciative of and thank our many
sponsors, grantors, and friends for both continued and new
support of LEAD Maryland, without which this fellowship
would not be attainable for many. The board, alumni, and
foundation supporters will continue to build and foster
relationships to develop the breadth of financial support
to LEAD.
Please remember the LEAD Maryland Foundation in your
personal giving plans. Please don’t hesitate to contact me
or the LEAD office should you want to further discus making
a donation, a stock donation, or other gift for the benefit of
the LEAD Fellows through the LEAD Maryland Foundation.
University Sponsor
University of Maryland Extension
$500
Farm Credit System
MidAtlantic Farm Credit, $15,891
Colonial Farm Credit, $750
Blessing Greenhouses
Charles E. Day III
Garrett County Farm Bureau
Dwight W. King
King Crop Insurance, Inc.
Maryland Arborist Association
Maryland Soybean Board CommonGround
Program
Maryland Department of Agriculture—Maryland
Agricultural Conflict Resolution Service
Maryland Department of Agriculture—Crop
Insurance
Syngenta
$15,000
$300
$42,500
Maryland Grain Producers
Utilization Board
$25,000
Maryland Agricultural Education
& Rural Development Assistance Fund
$15,891
Maryland Farm Bureau
Maryland Soybean Board
$10,650
American Farm Publications
$10,000
Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, Inc.
Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation
Maryland Department of Agriculture
$7,500
Southern Maryland Agricultural Development
Commission/Tri-County Council for
Southern Maryland
$5,000
Choptank Electric Trust
$4,000
Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association
Rural Maryland Council
$2,500
Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.
$2,000
Garrett County Board of Commissioners
$1,500
Maryland Horse Industry Board
$1,000
Archer Farms
Harford County Agricultural Marketing
Cooperative
Maryland Crop Improvement Association
Ken Korando
$250
Bill Bishoff
Les Richardson
Donnie Tennyson, Deep Creek Farm
$200
Kenny Bounds
Earl Hance
Maryland Horse Breeders
Talbot County Farm Bureau
W.H. Milikowski, Inc.
$150 - $175
Faith Elliott Rossing
Rob Burk
Bill Satterfield
$100 - $125
George Mayo
C. John Sullivan III
John Cahall
Valerie Connelly
Vanessa Finney
Cricket Goodall
Hagerstown-Washington County Economic
Development Commission, Agriculture
Marketing
Luke & Alison Howard
Steve Isaacson
Pat Langenfelder
Andrew McLean
Ann Merryman - The Orebanks, Inc.
Jay Milburn
Jonathan Quinn
Alan Schmidt
Jennie Schmidt
Jason Spicer
Emily Wilson
Lisa Winters
Maryland Charity Campaign
$50
Hannah Cawley
Raymond Harrison Jr.
Suzanne King
Other
Katherine Cowan
Colby Ferguson
Jennifer Layton
Henry Schmidt
Mark Smith
Sudlersville Ruritan Club
Sarah Taylor-Rogers
Jenifer Timmons
In Kind
In Kind Gifts are important to the LEAD
Maryland Foundation. We especially thank
the following for Noncash Charitable Gifts,
July 1, 2012- June 30, 2013:
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank
Cheryl DeBerry, DeBerry Farm Fresh Produce
The Delmarva Farmer newspaper
Dragonfly Designs, LLC
Edwin Remsberg Photographs
Gregory Mettee Graphic Design
John Marshall, Marshall’s Riverbank Nurseries
Layton’s Chance Vineyard & Winery at
Lazy Day Farms
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Maryland Farm Bureau
Maryland Million Ltd.
Maryland State Fair and Agricultural
Society, Inc.
Meg Dibley, Remsberg, Inc. Palmyra Farm Cheese, LLC
Storey Publications
University of Maryland Extension
University of Maryland Extension
Aquaculture Program
University of Maryland Wye Research and
Education Center
Thank you to everyone who purchased advertisement space from American Farm
Publications for The Delmarva Farmer’s 24-page supplement, published February 26,
2013. American Farm Publications presented an impressive donation of $10,150 to the
LEAD Maryland Foundation. Thank you to everyone at The Delmarva Farmer, to LEAD
volunteers, fellows, and alumni, and thank you to all advertisers!
Platinum Advertiser
Sponsor Advertisers
Maryland Soybean Board
LEAD Class III (2003-04)
Environmental Concern
Kilby Cream
King Crop Insurance, Inc.
Keyes Creamery
Sump & Associates
Fairwinds Farm & Stables
Schmidt Vineyard Management Company
Queenstown Bank
Mark Powell, Class I
Richardson Farms—Farm Market
Messix Family—Pemberton Farm
Brown’s Berries, Denton
Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation
Baltimore County Farm Bureau
Tri-Gas & Oil Company, Inc.
Anne Arundel County Farm Bureau
Scott’s Seed, LLC, Jason Scott
Maryland Food Bank
Pioneer, David Hill
Remsberg Photography
AgroLab
Terrie Shank, Palmyra Farm LLC
Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.
Maryland Agricultural Resource Council
Prince George’s Farm Bureau
Hay Jay Acres, Nagel Family
Gold Advertisers
Layton’s Chance Vineyard & Winery at
Lazy Day Farms
Farm Credit
Perdue
LEAD Maryland Foundation Symposium,
Class VII
LEAD Class V (2007-08)
Silver Advertisers
Maryland Wineries Association
Choptank Electric Cooperative
Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based
Industry Development Corporation
(MARBIDCO)
Hoober Inc.
LEAD Class VII (2011-12)
Solomons Island Winery
Marshalls’ Riverbank Nurseries, Inc.
SMECO
Harford County Division of Agriculture
Bronze Advertisers
Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association
Maryland Horse Breeders Association
Jim McKay Maryland Million Ltd
LEAD Class VI (2009-10)
LEAD Maryland Alumni Committee
The LEAD Maryland Foundation held a Class VII Graduation and Class
VIII Welcome event March 16, 2013, in Annapolis, Maryland. Thank
you to everyone who gifted items, placed bids, and/or purchased items
in the silent auction held during the event, raising $2,735. Funds were
applied to the First Fund.**
Hannah Cawley
Amy Cawley
Bill McCollum
LEAD Class VII (2011-12)
JoAnn Dawson
Jennifer Timmons
The Delmarva Farmer
Marilyn Heilman
Fairwinds Farm and Stables
Pete Rossing
Nevin Dawson
Debbie Stanley
Palmyra Farm Cheese LLC
Cricket Goodall
Brick House Farm
David Hill
Tom & Alice Mason
Valerie Walthert
Eve’s Cheese
Montpelier Farms
Terry Cummings
Farm Credit
Jay Bilbrough
Storey Publishing
Joe-Sam Swann
MARBIDCO
Kathy Zimmerman
Dark Horse Studio
Terrie Shank
Sam & Mary Jane Roop
Angel Adams
Kurt Fuchs
MAEF
George Mayo
Sue King
Amanda Heilman
Robert Simpkins
Edwin Remsberg
Ryan Schultze
David Boniface
Steve Isaacson
Maryland Million Ltd.
Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred
Ken Sterling
Buddy Cahall
William & Jennifer Layton
Evan Miles
Solomons Island Winery
Henry Schmidt
Donald Timmer
R&D Cross, Inc.
**The First Fund provides program alumni and others an opportunity to personally invest
into the success of the new LEAD class. Funds are used to defray expenses of the first
seminar, thus we call this the “First Fund.” The February 2013 First Fund raised $5,085.
Thank you to all contributors!
Many people—serving as volunteers, program alumni, or representing
other organizations, government offices, businesses, or employers—made
significant gifts of time, travel, speaking, teaching, presentations, planning,
leading tours, hosting, and otherwise adding value to LEAD’s educational
programming and to the organization’s volunteer committees and board.
If you have given your time and services, we appreciate these precious
gifts, too!
Thank you to the many people, employers, organizations, and family
members who have invested into the success of the LEAD Fellows
by providing scholarships or otherwise assisting with paying program
participation fees (tuition). Though payments of the fees are the
responsibilities of the Fellows and cannot be recognized as charitable
contributions, your support is important and appreciated!
Our apologies if any donations have been inadvertently overlooked.
Please bring correction or additions to our attention. Thank you.
President Ken Korando (Class IV, 2005-06) accepts
a presentation check from First Fund Chair Steve
Isaacson (Class V, 2007-08) at the close of the
silent auction fundraiser held during the LEAD Class
VII Graduation and Class VIII Welcome event held
in March 2013 in Annapolis. The 2013 First Fund
efforts raised $5,085.
President Ken Korando (Class IV, 2005-06) received
a First Fund contribution from the Harford County
Agricultural Marketing Cooperative, presented by
Charles Day III (Class III, 2003-04). The presentation
was made during the first seminar for Class VIII
Fellows, February 2013, held at the Donaldson
Brown Conference Center.
LEAD Maryland Foundation, Inc.
Ken
Korando
President
Colby
Ferguson
Vice President
Vanessa
Finney
Treasurer
Board Members
Jason
Scott
Secretary
(June 30, 2013)
Kenneth M. Bounds
Senior Vice President/Regional Manager,
MidAtlantic Farm Credit
James R. Boyle
Farm Owner/Operator
Valerie Connelly
Director of Governmental Relations,
Maryland Farm Bureau
Colby Ferguson
Business Development Specialist—Agriculture, Frederick
County Business Development & Retention Division
Vanessa Finney
Executive Director: Maryland Nursery and Landscape
Association; Maryland Arborist Association;
Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS); and
President, Quercus, Inc.
Earl F. “Buddy” Hance
Secretary, Maryland Department of Agriculture
Owner , Solomons Island Winery
Ken Korando
Patricia Langenfelder President, Maryland Farm Bureau
Stephen R. McHenry
Executive Director, Maryland Agricultural and ResourceBased Industry Development Corporation (MARBIDCO)
Thomas H. Miller
Assistant Director of Operations,
University of Maryland Extension
Bill Satterfield
Executive Director, Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.
Jason Scott
C. John Sullivan III
Emily Wilson
Director of Land Acquisition and Planning,
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Lisa Winters
Diagnostician & Green Goods, Homestead Gardens;
Extension Master Gardener
Walnut Hill Farms and Scott’s Seed, LLC
President, Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation;
and Deputy Chief of Staff, Harford County Executive’s Office;
Harford County Division of Agricultural Affairs
Faculty and Staff
Susan R. Harrison
Debbie Stanley
Debby Dant Executive Director, LEAD Maryland Foundation, Inc.;
and Associate Agent, University of Maryland Extension
Program Director, LEAD Maryland Foundation, Inc.;
and Faculty Extension Assistant, University of
Maryland Extension
Administrative Assistant, LEAD Maryland Foundation, Inc.
and University of Maryland Extension
LEAD Maryland Foundation, Inc.
124 Wye Narrows Drive | P.O. Box 169
Queenstown, Maryland 21658
Phone 410-827-8056 | Fax 410-827-9039
E-mail: leadmd@umd.edu | www.leadmaryland.org
LEAD Maryland Foundation thanks Meg Dibley and Edwin Remsberg, Remsberg Inc.,
for photography services, including providing the images used in this report.
Cover photo taken at Forrest Hall Farm & Orchard.