Frederick’s Top 50 EmPOWERED Leaders were revealed today in a special publication of the January 2024 edition of Frederick Magazine.
“Frederick’s Top 50 EmPOWERED Leaders list recognizes outstanding leadership in Frederick County. These individuals are making a difference in our community by contributing to Frederick County’s economy, and to the culture that brings people to Frederick County and makes them want to stay. We are also pleased to be able to produce this publication in partnership with Frederick Magazine for the seventh year in a row,” said Lara Fritts, Director of the Division of Economic Opportunity.
FCOED received 233 nominations! It is a significant accomplishment to be recognized for this award.
Frederick’s Top 50 were selected based on testimonials and stories of leading by example. This list highlights Frederick County’s diverse community and includes entrepreneurs, executives, certified professionals, published authors and more. The final selection also included criteria based on the individual’s responses on the following:
- Professional awards and achievements
- Contribution to a company’s success and/or creation of a company
- Involvement in the community
- Tenure of leadership position(s)
- Total count of individual nominations
If you see a Top 50 EmPOWERED Leader, be sure to congratulate them and thank them for their contributions to our community.
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Here are Frederick County’s Top 50 EmPOWERED Leaders!
- Alysia Birkholz
- Bill Johnson
- Ryan Bonheyo
- Sara Johnston
- Jarad Bowens
- David Kalman
- Nathan Brown
- Machelle Lee
- Dante Brown
- Nisha Manikoth
- Rachel Bur and Moe Zaw
- Jaime McKay
- Belinda Burrier
- Caitlin Morris
- Erlin Cruz
- Shauna Mulcahy
- Sherri Daniels-Ames
- Sherry Myers
- Carrie Delente
- Mansi Oza
- Shantay DeMar
- Sebastian Palacio
- Sandy Dubay
- Savita Prabhakar
- Kavonte Duckett
- Ángel and Crystal Rivera
- Kris Fair
- Ariel Rodriguez
- Christie Gilkes
- Denise Rollins
- Patrick Haley
- Ashleigh Rossi
- Tina Harper
- Serina Roy
- Theresa Harrison
- Santhanalakshmi Shanmugam
- Danielle Haskin
- Ali Sharifzadeh
- Sandra Hofmeister
- Tammi Simpson
- Marien Hornyak
- Alex Uphold
- Susan Hough
- Natasha Valencia
- Sarah Hurwitz Robey
- Ashley Vancleef
- Emma Jagoz
- Rachel Anne Warren
- Lisbet Jensen Young
- Julie Yoder