Kennedy Krieger Institute has appointed Dr. Michelle Melicosta, MD, MPH, FAAP as the new associate chief medical officer and vice president of quality, patient safety and professional affairs. She will assume these roles in August.  

Ahmed Elsayed-Ahmed was promoted to vice president of strategic analytics at the Maryland Hospital Association. Ahmed has served for four years as a director on the strategic analytics team and previously held positions at Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine and KPMG.  

Amber Shrodes has joined the Harford County Public Library as its new director of philanthropy and community engagement. Shrodes is responsible for cultivating strategic partnerships; implementing fundraising and development strategies to support programs, services and capital initiatives; providing advocacy and support for the Library’s Foundation Board; and promoting awareness of the library’s vast collection of […]

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Robi Francis-Kraft was named food and beverage outlet manager at Lord Baltimore Hotel. Francis-Kraft, along with executive chef Shawn Shabazz, will supervise the culinary operations for LB Bistro & Bakery, LB Tavern and the LB Skybar in addition to banquets and private functions held at the hotel. With over 25 years of experience in the […]

Shawn Shabazz was named executive chef of Lord Baltimore Hotel. Shabazz, along with new food & beverage outlet manager Robi Francis-Kraft, will supervise the culinary operations for LB Bistro & Bakery, LB Tavern and the LB Skybar in addition to banquets and private functions held at the hotel. Shabazz returns to the Lord Baltimore Hotel […]

Rachel L. Hoover, MS, MBA, is the new executive vice president and chief administrative officer of the University of Maryland Faculty Physicians Inc. Hoover has more than 20 years of experience in providing strategic oversight and planning for enterprise-wide initiatives in academic and private health care systems. Most recently she served as chief operating officer […]

Andrew Belt has joined the Baltimore office of Franklin & Prokopik on its liability team. Belt began his career as an assistant state’s attorney in Baltimore County. He spent more than 20 years as a solo practitioner, litigating criminal and civil litigation matters before judges and juries. In addition to his litigation practice, for the […]

Austin Scott has joined the workers’ compensation team at Franklin & Prokopik’s Baltimore office. Before joining Franklin and Prokopik, Austin worked as an Assistant State’s Attorney for the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office. As an assistant state’s attorney, he appeared in the Baltimore City District Court multiple times weekly, handling heavy and complex caseloads. Scott […]

Bradley A. Maron, MD, associate professor of medicine at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School and co-director of the Pulmonary Vascular Disease Center at the VA Boston Healthcare System, was appointed co-director of the new Institute for Health Computing (UM-IHC), director of scientific operations for the UM-IHC at the University of Maryland School […]