Participants in USAMMDA’s inaugural Leadership Develop- ment Cohort Program work on a class assignment during a breakout session in March at U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offices in Frederick, Maryland, near Fort Detrick. Coach John Riordan’s philosophy is that you cannot just bypass a problem; it has to be addressed. Thus the cohort learns that regardless of who identifies a problem—a junior staffer or the chief of the organization—it needs to be resolved, and people at all levels can be leaders in the effort. (Photos by Erin Bolling, USAMMDA Public Affairs)