Egan Graduates from Leadership Maryland Program

SALISBURY, MD---Dr. Chrys Egan, associate dean in Salisbury University’s Charles R. and Martha N. Fulton School of Liberal Arts, recently graduated from the Leadership Maryland Class of 2021.

Egan was one of 49 applicants chosen by committee to complete Leadership Maryland’s eight-month hands-on learning program. The class participated in an orientation and closing retreat that bookended five, two-day sessions focused on Maryland’s five main geographic regions and the most vital issues impacting economic development, education, health and human services, criminal justice, the environment and multi-culturalism/diversity across the state.

Members originally were selected as the Class of 2020, but the program was postponed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“With the events of the past two years, our communities greatly need connectedness, shared vision and resilient leadership, which makes our mission of empowering a diverse network of local leaders more important than ever,” said Renée Winsky president and chief executive officer of Leadership Maryland. “With the understanding, connections and clarity of purpose gained from their program experience, the 49 members of the Class of 2021 are now better poised to make a positive impact, and we look forward to seeing all they’ll accomplish for our state.”

In addition to her duties with the Fulton School, Egan is an SU professor of communication with more than 30 academic publications and 50 popular press articles on communication, leadership and culture. She is the past chair of the International Leadership Association’s Women and Leadership affinity group and a past president of the Popular Cultural Association in the South. She also serves as second vice president of the Maryland Communication Association.

Founded in 1992, Leadership Maryland is an independent, educational, non-profit organization designed to inform top-level executives, from the public and private sectors, about the critical issues, challenges and opportunities facing Maryland and its regions. It is one of 34 state leadership programs nationwide and has graduated over 1,300 statewide leaders.

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