On the Move, 1/10: Jackson appointed chief development officer of Associated Black Charities

Posted: 9:00 pm Sun, January 9, 2011
By Wayne Countryman
Assistant Editor

Christal M. Jackson has been appointed chief development officer of Associated Black Charities, of Baltimore. Jackson has launched three startup companies, and worked for Jackson & Associates Development Group and the Central Pregnancy Care Center, of Houston; Paul Quinn College, Dallas; United Negro College Fund, Virginia; The Children’s Defense Fund, Washington, D.C.; Big Bethel AME Church, Atlanta; and Luis Palua Evangelistic Association, Portland, Ore. She holds a master’s degree in theological studies from Duke University, and a bachelor’s degree in psychology and religion from Spelman College. Jackson is a Certified Grant Writer, and a board member of the Urban Souls Dance Ensemble.

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Awards

Three second-year students in the respiratory care therapist program at the Community College of Baltimore County finished second while representing Maryland in a national academic competition in December. Kevin Abbott of Catonsville, Ben Mellies of Owings Mills, and Rebecca Sonn of Forest Hill are also student members of the MD/DC Society for Respiratory Care.

Mark Osteen, a professor at Loyola University Maryland, has received the Dr. O. Marvin Lewis Award for the best essay published in “Weber: The Contemporary West.” The essay is an excerpt from Osteen’s new book, “One of Us: A Family’s Life with Autism.” The memoir, recommended by the Autism Society of America, offers a personal narrative of the struggles and triumphs of a family whose child has severe autism.

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Consulting

Clemons & Associates, based in White Marsh, recently was awarded accreditation by AMC Institute, the global trade association representing the association management industry. Association management companies specialize in managing associations and not-for-profit organizations, providing leadership and professional management.

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Education

Edgar B. Schick has been appointed president of Baltimore International College. He had been interim president since May 10, 2010. Schick has served as head of the State College and University System of Maryland, vice chancellor of the University of Maryland System, president of the Luther Institute, and chief academic officer of St. John Fisher College, Eastern Illinois University, and St. Mary College of Leavenworth. He was interim provost of Manhattanville College before being hired by Baltimore International College. Schick has served as a consultant for the Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. He is the author of books and articles on German literature and history, and higher education governance.

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Health Care

Dr. Paul Wu has been named medical director of Patient First—Bel Air. He is responsible for all medical operations of the center. A board-certified physician, Dr. Wu began his career with Patient First as a staff physician at the Green Spring Station center in 2008. One year later, he was appointed assistant medical director of Patient First—Bel Air.