Leadership Maryland recently announced that Leah Gregg, Vice President and Director of Deposit Services at First United Bank & Trust, completed the Emerging Leader Program, the new professional development program targeting the rising stars within our state’s public, private, government, education and nonprofit sectors.
Leadership Maryland honored Gregg and the entire Emerging Leader 1st Class at its 31st graduation ceremony held at the Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport. Gregg is now a member of Leadership Maryland’s powerful alumni network, consisting of more than 1,500 esteemed leaders from all over the state.
Gregg was one of 39 individuals selected to complete the six-month hands-on learning program, consisting of monthly day-long sessions that included both interactive training led by a facilitator and panel discussions featuring leaders from across the state as guest speakers. The program’s curriculum offered a holistic approach to leadership development, designed to help each applicant increase their self-awareness and gain behaviors, skills, and tools to become more adaptive, inclusive, strategic, and impactful leaders.
“When we decided to launch this new program, our goal was to enhance the opportunity to meet incredible community leaders and rising stars from around the state, and I am honored to have spent the last six months with them on this journey,” said David Fike ’16 (LM), president and CEO, Leadership Maryland. “I know they will use this experience to be more adaptive and impactful leaders in their careers and communities.”
“We’re so proud of Leah for completing this outstanding program. It was a fantastic professional development opportunity, and also allowed her to showcase her skills and talents, while representing First United in a positive light,” said Jason VanSickle, Vice President and Managing Director of Financial Solutions. “We’re so grateful to have Leah as part of our Deposit Services team.”
First United Corporation operates one full-service commercial bank, First United Bank & Trust. The Bank has a network of community offices in Garrett, Allegany, Washington, and Frederick counties in Maryland, as well as Mineral, Berkeley, and Monongalia counties in West Virginia. First United’s website can be located at MyBank.com. As of 9/30/2024, the corporation posted assets of $1.9 billion.