24: If You Stop Learning, You Stop Growing with Kenny McDonald
Release Date: 05/11/2023
41: Leadership Through Listening with Rachel Harrison and Craig Bedard
Leadership Evolution
In the last episode of this limited edition series, Rachel Harrison shares her personal leadership journey and the lessons she has learned along the way. She also gives insight into her experience hosting the Leadership Evolution podcast and how it has shaped her own leadership style. Craig Bedard, Deputy Associate Commissioner for the Office of Strategy, Learning, and Workforce Development at the Social Security Administration, joins the show to interview Rachel and discuss the themes of service and self-awareness that emerged from previous episodes. Hear how the COVID-19 pandemic...
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40: Good Leaders Are Good Servants with Bryan Hissong
Leadership Evolution
The public library has played a major role in Bryan Hissong’s life for almost 20 years now. He started out doing story times and puppet shows at various daycares, and he continued to grow in his career within the library over the years. Eventually, Bryan stepped into his current role as the Community Engagement Manager for the Frederick County Public Library. This new position was created for him to develop vibrant and quality programming that would be engaging for adults of all ages within the community. Bryan always wanted to work in a service-based industry, and he believes that...
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39: Leading with Gratitude with Becki Delauter
Leadership Evolution
Not all of us will take the traditional path when it comes to our careers. Life tends to throw us curve balls when we’re least expecting it, and this was definitely the case for Becki Delauter. Her career path was very non-traditional - she found herself needing to get back into the workforce after going through a divorce. After being a stay-at-home mom for several years, Becki started supporting herself and her two boys by juggling multiple part-time jobs. Eventually, Becki landed her current role as the Philanthropic Services Manager for the Community Foundation of Frederick County. ...
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38: Taking Care of People with Margaret Simoneau
Leadership Evolution
Leadership isn’t necessarily something we all want to pursue in our lives, but sometimes we end up leading more than we realize. For Margaret Simoneau, her career path started in massage therapy, but the wear and tear on her body pushed her to do something different. After working with the Frederick County Workforce Services, she was introduced to Plamondon Hospitality Partners. Margaret has been with Plamondon for over 9 years and is currently the Senior Analyst. She helps to provide results-oriented support to Plamondon‘s hotels and uncovering opportunities to maximize efficiencies and...
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37: Never Let Success Get to Your Head and Never Let Failure Get to Your Heart with Christine Cambareri-Kay
Leadership Evolution
Sometimes those around us need a little extra support in their lives, and someone to advocate for them. That’s exactly what Christine Cambareri-Kay did when she began working with adults with developmental disabilities after college. Christine felt like her career ‘found’ her, because she wasn’t sure what her career path would look like after completing her Master’s degree. She’s held various leadership positions over the years, working in human services and the nonprofit sector, with her most recent being the Division Director for the Division of Citizen Services in Frederick...
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36: Magic Happens Outside Your Comfort Zone with Karan Kalantzis
Leadership Evolution
Leadership has always been a key part of Karan Kalantzis’ journey - it actually started for her back in junior high when she joined student council. Over the years, Karan was drawn to planning and organizing activities for others in school and with her career, and she’s gained a great deal of experience in the small business community working in program development. Karan learned about the Maryland Women’s Business Center during the pandemic, which then led to her current role as the Senior Business Consultant for Frederick County. Being collaborative, allowing others to let their...
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35: Be Prepared with Andrea Baker
Leadership Evolution
The arts have always played a major role in Andrea Baker’s life. Whether she was participating in dance and theater throughout her childhood or just living life in a more creative and exploratory fashion, Andrea has continually felt drawn to the arts industry. While she was very comfortable in her previous job, Andrea felt a ‘shift’ when the pandemic happened - especially with having 2 young children at the time. She was ready to come back to the arts, and she found her (now) current position as the Development and Community Outreach Manager for the Maryland Ensemble Theater (MET) in...
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34: There is No Change in the Comfort Zone with Mary Geasey
Leadership Evolution
Sometimes it takes another person to show us our true potential when we can’t see it ourselves. After talking with her high school counselor, Mary Geasey decided to go down the path of higher education and pursue a degree in education. Along her journey, she wanted to learn more about how she could better support her students with special needs. Mary soon became recognized as a special educator, and eventually, she was chosen to rebuild the special education services and programs at Walkersville Elementary School. She is now a special education instructor and has been an educator with...
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33: Leading with Emotional Intelligence with Andrew Moore
Leadership Evolution
When we’re young, we may not clearly know what we want to do in life - especially when it comes to our careers. This was the case for Andrew Moore; he didn’t find what he truly enjoyed until his early thirties, which ended up being aviation. Andrew previously worked in construction on environmental and infrastructure projects. After a few years of obtaining certifications and interviewing, he became an assistant airport manager, and is now the airport manager at Frederick Municipal Airport. Andrew really tuned into his intuition when it came to switching career paths - he had...
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32: Treat Everyone Like Family with Chris Mullendore
Leadership Evolution
The fire and rescue service world has been a huge part of Chris Mullendore’s life since he was a young boy. Both his dad and brother worked for the fire department, which eventually influenced Chris’ decision to become a firefighter. Over the years, he has worked hard and continued to promote through the various ranks of fire and rescue. Chris is now the Battalion Chief of Health and Safety for the Division of Fire and Rescue Services in Frederick County. Chris has always been very proficient when it comes to the skills training in fire and rescue, but he came to realize that...
info_outlineThere is no doubt that Kenny Mcdonald has a strong willingness to learn, as well as help others grow personally and professionally. Kenny started his banking career in 1985, but due to the housing market crash of 2008, he switched gears and changed industries. After 10 years of being out of the banking system, he returned and is now the branch manager of Woodsboro Bank in the 40 West office.
Kenny is known for his good nature and the smile he always brings with him! After high school, he started in a low-level position and climbed the ladder to where he is today. He brings with him a work ethic that is unmatched. One thing that remains of utmost importance to him is making sure his team feels supported and knows they can put their mental health first.
About Kenny McDonald:
Kenny is the Branch Manager of Woodsboro Bank’s 40 West office. He moved to Maryland from Kentucky in September 2018 and started working for Woodsboro Bank in October 2018. He is married to his wife, Krista and has two daughters, Kendra and Kylynn. Kendra will be 23 this month and still lives in Kentucky. Kylynn is 16 and is a sophomore at TJ. They also have two dogs, Otis and Sassy!
In his free time, Kenny loves anything outdoors; golfing, hunting, fishing, and camping.
Kenny is also on the Board of the Golden Mile Alliance, as well as a member of the Client Experience, and One Woodsboro Committees at Woodsboro Bank.
https://www.woodsborobank.com/
Episode Timestamps:
- The start of Kenny’s banking career {01:28}
- The willingness to learn {04:47}
- What Kenny has learned from being a leader {06:33}
- What Kenny looks for when interviewing potential team members {11:02}
- How the pandemic changed things at the bank {12:29}
- What Kenny would like listeners to know about Woodsboro Bank {16:36}
- Kenny’s mindset for working with a team of people {21:19}
“I went back to my team and I said, ‘look, if you need a mental health day, come let me know. Let's sit down, let's talk about it. Don't call me at six o'clock in the morning or 7:00 AM and say, Hey, I'm not coming in today. If you need something, come to me. Let's talk about it. Let's schedule a day off.’ So being able to work around people and making sure that they're taken care of. Because mental health is serious.”
Connect with Rachel Harrison:
https://traumaspecialistsofmd.com/
https://www.frederickchamber.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trauma_specialist/
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-harrison-81a4796/