Each year Leadership Howard County has honored individuals for outstanding dedication and commitment to serving our community. These honorees exemplify the goals of leadership at the highest level: using their skills and resources to make a positive impact on the community and providing an enduring legacy for others to follow. For 2023, LHC has merged the previous Leadership Legacy, Unsung Hero, and Distinguished Alumni Awards into a new category, LHC’s Key Leader, which acknowledges the key past award attributes, while looking ahead to LHC’s future. We are also thrilled to announce the addition of two new awards, LHC’s Emerging Leader, which recognizes a recent Premier graduate for their engagement and advocacy, and LHC’s Corporate Community Impact Leader, which recognizes a company for their compassion and service to the community. For 2023, we are honored to have awarded the following individuals at A Night of Illuminating Leadership ~ Emerging Leader, Heather Chapman, LP ’23; Key Leader, Zack Shariff, LP ’12; and, Corporate Community Impact Award recipient, Althea’s Almost Famous ~ congratulations!