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LuAnn LeightonLeadership, Innovation & Impact

Leadership & Ventures

Leading today. Building what comes next.

LuAnn's leadership centers on Chesapeake Developmental Support Services, with new initiatives in development to widen access to support across Maryland.

Active · Since 2019

Chesapeake Developmental Support Services

Founder, CEO & Program Director

Location: 11400 Cronridge Drive, Suites H–I, Owings Mills, MD 21117

A Maryland DDA-certified provider supporting people with developmental disabilities statewide.

  • Certified by the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA).
  • Established in 2019.
  • Serves people with developmental disabilities across Maryland.

Services

  • Residential
  • Day Program
  • Community Development Services
  • Personal Supports
  • Respite
  • Nursing

Offered to minors and adults.

A bright, calm interior with natural wood and tall windows

Initiatives

Initiatives in development.

These efforts are in early stages. They are shared here as areas of work, not as launched or approved services.

Initiative · In development

Maryland Charitable Foundation Initiative

Initiative lead

A planned charitable effort intended to expand support for individuals and families in Maryland.

  • Currently an initiative in development — not yet a launched or registered program on this site.
  • Mission, name and focus areas will be shared once finalized.
Initiative · Exploratory

Behavioral Health Ventures

Founder-led exploration

Location: 151 Dixon Drive, Suite 4, Chestertown, MD 21620

Exploring ventures that could broaden access to behavioral health support alongside developmental disability services.

  • Exploratory stage — no services are offered or approved through this website.
  • Details will be published only after licensing and approvals are confirmed.

Memberships & Community

Professional memberships & community engagement.

LuAnn's memberships keep her connected to national thought leadership, Maryland's provider community and a legacy of service — each one an extension of her belief in lifelong learning and communities that care for one another.

National association

ANCOR

American Network of Community Options and Resources

Membership in ANCOR connects LuAnn to national thought leadership in community-based services — advocacy, provider innovation, workforce development and the design of inclusive services that let people with disabilities live full lives in their communities.

  • National advocacy
  • Provider innovation
  • Workforce
  • Inclusive services
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Maryland association

MACS

Maryland Association of Community Services

Through MACS, LuAnn stays close to Maryland-specific policy, regulatory awareness and provider collaboration — peer learning that strengthens how local organizations support people with developmental disabilities and their families across the state.

  • Maryland policy
  • Provider collaboration
  • Regulatory awareness
  • Peer learning
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Service sorority

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®

Membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® reflects a commitment to sisterhood, scholarship and volunteerism — education, family empowerment, civic service and the everyday work of community well-being.

  • Sisterhood & scholarship
  • Volunteerism
  • Family empowerment
  • Civic service
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Connect

Interested in partnering on what's next?

Thoughtful collaborators are welcome as these initiatives take shape.