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Leading Women identifies women who are 40 years old or younger for the tremendous accomplishments they have made so far in their careers. They are judged on professional experience, community involvement and their commitment to inspiring change. Winners are selected by a judging panel made up of some of last year’s Leading Women honorees and a representative from The Daily Record.
Nomination Deadline: May 1, 2026
Application Deadline: May 15, 2026
Save the Date
August 19, 2026
5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Gertrude’s Restaurant at the Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218
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2025 Honorees
Heidi Ackerman
Charm City Sings
Solash Aviles
Frederick County Government
Brittny Bagley
B.Luxe Event Rentals
Kirsten Bosak
Maryland Department of Disabilities
Quincy R. Boyd
Prince George’s County Public Schools
Shannon Brown
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Dr. Virginia L. Byrne
Morgan State University
Brittney Carter
B. Carter Solutions LLC
Alexandra Cenatus
Maryland Humanities
April Cheatham
Extreme Family Outreach
Candice Crenshaw
Maryland Commission on Civil Rights
Medley DeLeonibus
Elavaire
Lauren Fleck
Cecil College
Maureen L. Frowenfeld
University of Maryland Faculty Physicians
Erin Garrett
T. Rowe Price
Geyssel Gonzalez
TEDCO
Yvonne Harper
25th and Yew
Jessie Thompson Hayes
Ulman Foundation
Molly Hayeslip
Baltimore Collegetown Network
Safa Hira
Howard County Government
La’Tika D. Howard, Esq.
Jensen McComas LLC
Jennifer W. Jette
Friedlander Misler, PLLC
Kumudha Kumarachandran
Wasserman White Family Law
Anya V. Malkov
Amazon
Bashan McLeod
Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration
Shawna McMillan
SAFE Alternative Foundation for Education
Kristen A. Miller
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Leslie Miller
Markham Law Firm
Dr. Tashawna Miller
SEED School of Maryland
Hannah Mizelle
Agency 102
Anamika R. Moore, Esq.
Saul Ewing LLP
Heather M. Mork
Mercy High School
Kelsey Nicole Nelson
Listen In With KNN
Megan Outten
Maryland Energy Administration
Jill Palmore
United Way of Central Maryland
Shaundricka M. Ranel
Prince George’s Community College
Sarah L. Smith
Schlachman, Belsky, Weiner & Davey, PA
Elizabeth Stieff
Venable LLP
Jamie Sykes
Point Breeze Credit Union
Dominique Thornton
Flow Therapy
Katie Turner
Vision Technologies
Ariyana Moneé Ward
Women Legislators of Maryland
Hannah Ward
Baltimore City Public Schools
Wende Weber
BGE
Katie Weir
Frostburg State University, Residence Life Office
Dr. Jordan Wickstrom
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Dr. Mary Willard
Johns Hopkins University
Lauren Zeigler
Rosen, Sapperstein & Friedlander, LLC
Past Honorees
The Daily Record and recognition sponsor Keswick is offering a Leading Woman scholarship of $2,000 to honor a student majoring in/pursuing a degree in geriatrics, gerontology, nursing, public health, or a health-related major with a focus on aging. To qualify, the student must attend a Maryland four-year, fully accredited, degree-granting college or university and be a junior or senior majoring in one of the fields listed.
Click here for more information and to apply!
Thank you so much for recognizing my hard work. I am beyond honored to be named as one of the Daily Record’s 2020 Leading Women.
I am so thankful for this reward, which is an excellent morale booster that will encourage me to continue doing my best work. I am also appreciative to you and your team for the effort to empower women in the state of Maryland.
Again, I am sincerely honored by this recognition and I look forward to attending the virtual awards celebration.
-Marlene Okojie, Business Analyst, Sparksoft Corporation (Leading Women Winner)
I just want to thank you, your staff, the sponsors, and the judges for such a wonderful event. I am humbled and honored by my inclusion in this group of phenomenal women, and I am very impressed with the turnout and organization of the awards ceremony. Well done! I can’t think of anything you could have done better.
-Kiesha Haughton Smoots, Regional Director, Maryland Small Business & Technology Development Center (Leading Women Winner)
Thank you again for including me in the inaugural class of The Daily Record’s Leading Women. You and your entire staff put on an incredible event and I was honored to be a part of it.
-Mary Bolduc-Glagola, President, HoCoPromo LLC, MEG-Communications LLC ( Leading Women Winner)
I would like to thank you again for choosing me as The Daily Record’s 2014 Leading Women scholarship winner. I was able to do so much with this scholarship. As I said in the interview, I was going to use the scholarship to attend the 2015 Youth Assembly at the United Nations. I was so fortunate to be a part of the 300 delegates who came from all around the world to attend this assembly. “The Youth Assembly at the United Nations is a unique platform created to foster dialogue and generate partnerships between exceptional youth, UN high officials and staff, private sector, and civil society.” From this experience I was able to maximize my potential and meet other leaders like me who would like to make a positive impact on this world. This experience has also helped me realize that I wanted to intern for the United Nations. Thus, leading me to apply for an internship this summer at the United Nations Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights in Guinea and I got accepted into the program. I am currently interning for this UN’s office in Guinea and none of it would have been possible without me receiving this scholarship and attending the Youth Assembly.
–Oumou Diallo, Student, Towson University (Leading Women Scholarship Winner)
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