On the move: 6/24/11

Posted: 6:43 pm Thu, June 23, 2011
By Daily Record Staff

Accounting

Erika Pecora has been hired by Gross, Mendelsohn & Associates, of Baltimore, as an account executive in its technology solutions group. Pecora, who has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Towson University, previously was an investment operations representative for Martin/Wight & Co., an investment and insurance agency affiliated with Mass Mutual Financial Group.

Awards

James Knapp recently received the 2011 Compton Crook Award from the Baltimore Science Fiction Society for his novel “State of Decay,” which was published in February. The award is presented for the best first novel of the year in science fiction, fantasy, or horror. The book was also a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award.

Suzanne Milchling, director of program integration for the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, at Aberdeen Proving Ground, on May 25 became the first woman inducted into the Senior Executive Service, a corps of executives who serve as the major link between top presidential appointees and the federal workforce. Milchling manages the business activities and operating processes at ECBC, a research and development organization with the primary core competency of safely handling chemical and biological agents for defensive R&D purposes.

The Maryland Hepatitis Coalition recently recognized four Maryland health professionals as its 2011 Hepatitis Heroes Honorees: Appolo Bama, LPN of Total Health Care, Men’s Health Center; Frank Parish, RN, CIC of the Baltimore City Detention Center; Kathleen L. Becker, DNP, CRNP of Healthcare for the Homeless and Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing; and Jonathan B. Schreiber, MD, of Mercy Medical Center.

Matthew J. Allen, senior associate with Wallace, Montgomery & Associates, of Towson, is to receive the American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2011 Engineer of the Year Award on June 14. Allen joined Wallace, Montgomery & Associates in 2003 to start and develop a traffic division. His degrees include a bachelor’s in engineering science from Loyola College and an MBA from the University of Baltimore. Allen is on the board of directors of the Civil Engineers Association of Maryland and is co-chair of the MdQI Safety Subcommittee.

Boards

Christopher K. Kyanko, who manages the valuation/litigation and forensic services department of HeimLantz, a business accounting and consulting practice in Annapolis, has joined the editorial advisory board of the National Litigation Consultants’ Review, a technical journal published by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.

Scott D. Rodgville, of the Owings Mills-based Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn accounting firm, has been elected to his second three-year term as treasurer of the board of directors of Paul’s Place Inc. The organization advocates for change and improvement of quality of life for residents of Washington Village/Pigtown and surrounding neighborhoods in Southwest Baltimore. Rodgville leads Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn’s not-for-profit service area and focuses on not-for-profit and employee benefit plan clients. The certified public accountant has a bachelor’s degree from Towson University and a master’s degree from the University of Baltimore. Rodgville also is on the board of directors of the American Health Assistance Foundation.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra recently appointed two new directors to its board: Barbara Bozzuto is the former president of Bozzuto Marketing. She is chair of the board of St. Agnes Hospital, sits on the Maryland committee for the 9/11 Memorial and is a former chair of the board of WYPR Radio. Bozzuto has been executive director for the Maryland Sports Corp., director of the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, executive director of Baltimore Operation Sail and public relations director of Pride of Baltimore Inc. She has a bachelor’s degree from Marymount College. William Wagner is executive vice president and chief operating officer of Vocus, a public company that provides on‐demand software solutions. He previously was chief marketing officer at Fiberlink Communications, and spent 10 years in marketing and sales leadership positions at AT&T. Wagner also serves on the board of directors of M5 Networks.

Business Support

Bob Lammey has been appointed director of higher education by High Street Partners, of Annapolis. Lammey previously was director of global business compliance for Harvard University. He will initially focus on the U.S. higher education market.

Clergy

Benjamin Sharff recently was installed as senior rabbi of Har Sinai Congregation, of Owings Mills. Sharff previously served as associate rabbi at Temple Emanu-El in Tuscon, Ariz. He received his Rabbinic Ordination and master’s degree in Hebrew letters from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati in 2004.

Construction

Bradley Klinedinst, project manager of Stormwater Maintenance, of Hunt Valley, recently received certification in pond design, management and maintenance from the Rutgers Agricultural Experiment Station Office of Continuing Professional Education. Klinedinst is responsible for client communications, estimating and bidding, assisting with project coordination and scheduling, and managing projects in the field as needed.

Education

Dan Baum has been appointed executive director of Anne Arundel Community College’s public relations and marketing department. He most recently was vice president of Crosby Marketing Communications. Before that, he was director of marketing and then president of the Building Owners and Managers Institute, a nonprofit educational organization that provides certification and training to commercial real estate professionals. Baum has taught continuing education courses at AACC. He has completed master’s degree-level courses in marketing at Johns Hopkins University.

Katie Vota, who is studying fiber at the Maryland Institute College of Art, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to work with the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco, Peru. She will learn from villages of artisans practicing traditional Andean methods of weaving and natural dying while helping the weavers and dyers of the region market their products so they are better able to preserve these traditions.

Mellasenah Indira Edwards has been selected to lead the music department of the Baltimore School for the Arts. She will begin in the position at the beginning of the 2011-2012 academic year, replacing Chris Ford, who was named director of the school. Edwards, who is a BSA graduate, is curriculum and program assistant of its Office of School and Community Partnerships and leads the BSA Orchestra. She holds a doctorate in musical arts in violin performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Music. Before coming back to Baltimore in 2009, Edwards was chair of the music department at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, where she also taught violin.

The board of trustees of Samuel Ready Scholarships Inc. has approved over $650,000 in academic scholarships for girls to attend certain independent and parochial schools in the Baltimore area for 2011-2012. Those schools are The Bryn Mawr School, Friends School, Garrison Forest School, Institute of Notre Dame, Roland Park Country School, and St. Paul’s School for Girls.

Engineering

RMF Engineering, a Baltimore-based engineering firm, has added two mechanical engineers: Paul Orzewicz is now senior project manager. He rejoined RMF after 10 years of related experience in the Baltimore marketplace. Richard Heim is now project engineer. He spent the past six years in the Baltimore marketplace, where he served as a mechanical design engineer for six years and achieved LEED Gold status.

Finance

The Washington Group, a general agency of MassMutual headquartered in Bethesda, has added two executives: Rob Klingensmith will serve as a senior vice president; he previously was vice president and senior relationship manager for Premier Corporate and Professional Services. Christie Judith is the agency’s new director of development, responsible for recruiting agents; she previously was an associate financial advisor and representative with Northwestern Mutual.

Woody Derricks, president of Partnership Wealth Management, of Baltimore, has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. as a Certified Financial Planner.

Grants

The Maryland affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure recently awarded $39,591 to the Center for a Healthy Maryland Inc., an affiliate of the Maryland State Medical Society, or MedChi. The center’s mission is to advance the practice of medicine, enhance the quality of medical care, and promote the health of Maryland residents. Its programs focus on quality improvement and education.

Health Care

Dr. Anita Bhushan has joined the medical staff of the Center for Inflammatory Bowel and Colorectal Diseases, a division of The Melissa L. Posner Institute for Digestive Health and Liver Disease at Mercy Medical Center, of Baltimore. Her areas of interest include all aspects of inflammatory bowel disease and general gastroenterology. Dr. Bhushan is board-certified in internal medicine.

Dr. James E. Wood Jr. has been appointed chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of Harbor Hospital, of Baltimore. Dr. Wood, who is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, had served as chief of the Division of Orthopaedics at the hospital for nearly 10 years. He also has served as director of the Orthopaedic Faculty Practice at Sinai Hospital, of Baltimore, and chairman of orthopaedic surgery at St. Luke’s Hospital in San Francisco. Dr. Wood earned his bachelor’s degree from Morgan State University and his doctor of medicine degree from the University of California, Irvine.

IT

Jason Parry has been hired as practice manager of communication and collaboration of Force 3, which is headquartered in Crofton. Parry will manage network engineers and drive the sales and delivery of communication and collaboration consulting services. He is certified by Cisco as a voice professional, network associate and design associate. Parry has worked for SafeNet, ACC Telecom and Carroll County General Hospital.

Music

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra recently made two senior-level appointments: Beth Buck is the BSO’s new vice president and chief financial officer, and Carol Bogash will fill a new position in September as vice president of education and community engagement. For the past two years Buck has been vice president and chief accounting officer for Kelson Energy. She also has been chief financial officer at Ingenium Corp. and RWD Technologies. She is a Certified Public Accountant. Bogash will manage the BSO’s education and community engagement projects. She is director of education for the Washington Performing Arts Society. From 1994 to 2006, she was director of educational and cultural programs at the Smithsonian Institution’s Associates Program. Bogash taught in the Baltimore public school system before becoming orchestra manager of the BSO and then associate director in the Division of Liberal Arts at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Continuing Studies. She has a master’s degree from the Peabody Institute and a Maryland teacher’s certificate from Loyola College Maryland and Towson University. Bogash has been awarded the Palmes Academiques by France.

Real Estate

Bill Inskeep has been hired as project manager by Continental Realty Corp., a Baltimore-based commercial and retail development company. He previously was a construction consultant for T. Rowe Price in Owings Mills. Inskeep also has worked for Riparius Construction, Atlantic Builders Group and McCormick Construction Co.

Oppenheim steps down

Elliott Oppenheim has retired as baseball head coach after 24 years at Community College of Baltimore County, Dundalk, and 49 total years with Maryland college teams. He plans to continue teaching in his adjunct role at CCBC Dundalk and assist new head coach Jonathan Karsos. Oppenheim was a two-time All-American player at Baltimore Junior College (now Baltimore City Community College). In coaching at the Community College of Baltimore, the University of Baltimore and CCBC Dundalk he compiled a record of 744-485 (.652). About 200 of his players went on to play at other colleges or professionally. Oppenheim is a member of the Hall of Fames of Forest Park High School, Baltimore Junior College, NJCAA Baseball, CCBC Dundalk, Region XX and the Maryland State Association of Baseball Coaches. In 1977 he was chosen Regional and Maryland JUCO Coach of the Year in baseball and football. Oppenheim has been on the NJCAA Baseball Executive Committee since 1999, and is on the NJCAA National Baseball Hall of Fame Committee. Oppenheim is one of only two NJCAA coaches to take two community colleges in two divisions to the NJCAA Baseball World Series.

Elliott Oppenheim

Education: Baltimore Junior College (now Baltimore City Community College); B.A., University of Baltimore; M.Ed., Loyola College of Maryland (now Loyola University Maryland).

Resides in: College Park

Daily commute: 40 minutes each way.

Vacation: Hawaii

Interests: ‘50s and ‘60s music, and golf.

Favorite book: “The Winner Within: A Life Plan for Team Players” by Pat Riley.

Favorite song: “My Way”

Favorite food: barbecued ribs

Favorite quotation: “It is not where you begin but where you finish.”