Executive Director of Southern Maryland National Heritage Area Receives 2023 Best of Maryland Leadership Award
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Monday, November 6, 2023
Hughesville, MD, Nov. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lucille W. Walker, the executive director of the Southern Maryland National Heritage Area, was presented with the 2023 Best of Maryland Leadership Award (The Gearheart Professional Award) by Preservation Maryland during the November 2nd award ceremony.
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- Hughesville, MD, Nov. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lucille W. Walker, the executive director of the Southern Maryland National Heritage Area, was presented with the 2023 Best of Maryland Leadership Award (The Gearheart Professional Award) by Preservation Maryland during the November 2nd award ceremony.
- who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership, knowledge, and creativity” according to Preservation Maryland in its award announcement, further noting that “Lucille Walker ….
- Ms. Walker states that “Senator Cardin was the lead sponsor on the legislation that established the Southern Maryland National Heritage Area, and that without his leadership, this newly designated national heritage area would not have happened.” Ms. Walker also says that she is “particularly grateful to receive this acknowledgment from Preservation Maryland because it is an organization willing to take the lead in many important projects for the good of the community and for Maryland.”
Authorized by the U.S. Congress in 2022, the Southern Maryland National Heritage Area includes Calvert, Charles, St. Mary’s, and southern Prince George’s County. - The Southern Maryland National Heritage Area operates under the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland.