Background
Gleaves, Leon Rogers was born on May 4, 1939 in Louisville. Son of Leon Rogers and Fain Mae (King) Gleaves.
Gleaves, Leon Rogers was born on May 4, 1939 in Louisville. Son of Leon Rogers and Fain Mae (King) Gleaves.
Bachelor of Science, University Louisville, 1961. Master of Business Administration, University Louisville, 1966.
Sales management trainee General Motors, Louisville, 1965-1967. Advertising representative The Christian Science Monitor, New York City, 1967-1972. Marketing and sales coordinator White Lily Foods Company, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1972-1975.
Vice president marketing and sales Wilkins-Rogers, Inc., Ellicott City, Maryland, 1975—2002. President, Chief Executive Officer, LRG, Ltd., since 2002. Speaker in field.
Board directors Bucknell University Parents Association, Lewisburg, Pa. 1992-1995; advisory committee Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation, Baltimore, 1993-1996, Maryland Food Bank, Inc., Baltimore. Home economic advisory board Howard County Schools, Columbia, Maryland, 1993-2003, Baltimore City Schools, 1994-1997.
Member finance committee Southern Association State Departments Agriculture, 1997, Maryland Agricultural Commission, 2002-2003. Maryland Agricultural Commission, 2002-2003. Speaker Future Business Leaders American, 1997-1999.
Member Baltimore/Washington Grocery Manufacturer Republican, Maryland Food Exporters Association, American Marketing Association, Home Baking Association (director 1990-1992), Southern Association State Department Agriculture (finance committee 1997), Maryland Agriculture Commission, 2002-2003.
Married Hallie Virginia Dumke, April 9, 1966 (deceased December 20, 1990). 1 child, Keith Browning. Married Elizabeth Ann Smith, June 25, 2000.