Jay Perman will take over as chancellor of the University System of Maryland Jan. 6. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record) Jay Perman will take over as chancellor of the University System of Maryland on Jan. 6, in time for the start of the next legislative session, the system announced Friday. To replace Perman as the…

The 2019 Leading Women winners were celebrated Dec. 2 at The Westin Annapolis. The 50 honorees are up-and-coming women leaders in Maryland who are 40 years old or younger. (Photo by Maximilian Franz) 2019 Leading Women Scholarship winner Christine Becton, center, a senior at Bowie State University, is presented a $2,000 ceremonial check from…

Laura M. Carr has joined Baltimore-based WMS Partners as a principal and chief advisory officer and will report to company CEO Todd Wickwire. She will lead the firm’s financial advisory team of 30 talented professionals and also join the firm’s operating committee. Carr was most recently with PNC Wealth Management, a division of PNC Bank,…

Jennifer L. Kouo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Visiting Research Professor, Founder Towson University, University of Maryland, College Park, EduCoLab LLC Jennifer Kouo’s mission to gain support for the one in 59 children with autism spectrum disorder extends beyond Towson University where she teaches future educators about the disorder. “With great hope for the future, I look…

Anika S. Jones Direct & Client Litigation Attorney Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Growing up under sometimes adverse conditions in Brooklyn, New York, Anika Jones learned from her parents that, as she puts it, “current circumstances do not dictate future success. Instead, success is determined by an individual’s hard work and discipline.” That principle has…

Lakisha Greenwade Founder Wearable Tech Ventures Inc. Ask LaKisha Greenwade what makes her stand out from her peers and her answer is succinct: “I’m a new-age fashionista techie who knows what fits her and lives life on my own terms.” Greenwade is a graduate of Ohio State University and earned a master’s degree in business…

Laura Dunn, Esq. Founding Partner L.L. Dunn Law Firm Laura Dunn, a nationally-recognized victim’s rights attorney, founded her own law practice, L.L. Dunn Law Firm, in 2019. Prior to starting her own practice, she worked for the Fierberg National Law Group, a Baltimore law firm that litigates sexual assault issues. But she has been a…

Sarah Rose David Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Office of the State Prosecutor Sarah Rose David can’t say much about her work identifying and prosecuting public corruption — most of what she does as a senior assistant state prosecutor is confidential — but she’s always looking to make positive connections in her personal and professional lives….

Yen Dang Associate Professor and Director of Global Health University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Yen Dang is doing her part to help Eastern Shore residents get healthier. The associate professor of pharmacy practice and administration said many people don’t have money for medical appointments, so in response, she created two pharmacotherapy clinics at Chesapeake Health…

Elizabeth Burger Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures Before Elizabeth Burger was named the senior director of strategic initiatives two years ago, she was executive director of Evergreen Health Care, a nonprofit organization that offered insurance on Maryland’s health exchange until it closed in 2017. Burger was passionate about the organization and helped…