On Tuesday, Baker and the University of Maryland School of Public Policy announced that their newly-created Elected Executive Leadership Program, first revealed by Maryland Matters earlier this year, will accept its initial batch of trainees this December.
Former New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu (D) will be the keynote speaker for the inaugural class.
University President Wallace D. Loh said the school is excited to have Baker leading the effort.
“To take all of [his] practical knowledge and combine it with the theoretical knowledge and analysis of the faculty of the School of Public Policy, this will be a program second to none in the country,” Loh said.
Newly-elected local leaders will come to the Washington, D.C., area each year for an intensive training in College Park, with additional session being held at the National Association of Counties and National Conference of Mayors offices in D.C.
There will also be follow-up sessions in the leaders’ home communities provided by Baker’s newly-formed consulting firm, Baker Strategy Group, at no additional charge, he said.
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