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Stacy Link
mayor, Sykesville
“The best man for this job is a woman.”
That was one of Stacy Link’s slogans when
she knocked on every door in Sykesville, a
small town of 4,000 people in Carroll County,
during her successful campaign to become
the first female and first gay mayor in its
history. As mayor, she’s engaged residents,
some of whom had never voted in a municipal
election before, by creating a citizens council
where they can speak with council members
directly. “People driven and process oriented
because passion isn’t enough,” was her second
campaign slogan, Link said. “That’s truly who
I am.”
— Lilly Price
PHOTO BY LLOYD FOX
Janet Abrahams
president and chief executive officer,
Housing Authority of Baltimore City
Janet Abrahams is steering Baltimore’s housing
authority, which oversees the city’s 7,100 public housing units, toward a future where deteriorated and segregated units are transformed into modern apartments
located in thriving mixed-income neighborhoods. Abrahams said she has repaired trust between residents and
the authority with clear communication and a commitment to listening, and she has overseen projects including the ongoing demolition and development of Perkins
Homes in the Perkins Somerset Oldtown community. “I
love a challenge,” Abrahams said.
— Lilly Price
PHOTO BY AMY DAVIS
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