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**Circle of Excellence winners
Traci A. Barnett
CEO
Girl Scouts of Central Maryland
4806 Seton Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
Tel: 410-358-9711
Fax: 410-358-9833
[email protected]
I was honored to be one of four Girl Scout CEOs from across the United States invited to participate in the development of a new leadership program model for the National Girl Scout Movement. This new model is being introduced throughout the United States, with final implementation scheduled for 2010. The new program replaces the model implemented in the 1960s.
Vivian G. Bass
CEO
Jewish Foundation for Group Homes Inc.
Rockville, MD 20852
Tel: 240-283-6001
Fax: 240-715-9137
[email protected]
Although JFGH’s board and numerous elected officials were initially not in favor of the plan, I played a pivotal role in advocating for the closure of Maryland’s Great Oaks Center [a state residential facility] and ensured that clients made a safe transition to new homes. Subsequent to five such residents’ joining JFGH, we expanded our services to include persons with very significant intellectual and/or physical disabilities.
Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz**
Communications Director
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
Baltimore, MD 21202
Tel: 410-727-1205
Fax: 410-727-7177
[email protected]
My work promotes the growth of giving circles as a vehicle to engage individuals, specifically women, to improve their communities. I currently coordinate a group of 25-plus circles in our region and serve as a national spokesperson on giving circles. I also helped create a national Web-based giving circle toolkit. In addition I have written four national reports, as well as dozens of published articles, and have co-authored several books, including the forthcoming “Women’s Philanthropy: Bolding Shaping a Better World.”
Personal song: “In My Life” by The Beatles addresses what is important to me: living life to the fullest, building on life’s experiences and reflecting on life’s choices.
Diane L. Bell-McKoy**
President & CEO
Associated Black Charities
1114 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-5573
Tel: 410-659-0000 x1202
Fax: 410-659-5121
[email protected]
Professionally, my most significant accomplishment is successfully creating and managing the process that moved $100 million into the community to benefit both businesses and residents over a 10-year period. Despite limited fanfare, the endeavor was one of the most successful of its kind in the country and currently has a financial return on investment of $10 million to $12 million, which is still being reinvested into the Baltimore community.
Personal song: My song is “The Impossible Dream.” It best describes who I am, my beliefs and my behavior starting as a toddler, when I would take on kids twice my size and age to defend a sibling.
Renee E. Battle-Brooks
Chief, Child Abuse/Sexual Assault/Vulnerable Adult Unit
State’s Attorney’s Office
Prince George’s County
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Tel: 301-952-3982
Fax: 301-952-4548
[email protected]
Being a voice for the voiceless has provided me an enormous sense of professional accomplishment. This multilayered endeavor requires building relationships with police departments, medical professionals, victim advocates, government agencies, social workers and the Sexual Assault Center’s professionals. This building of relationships is one ingredient that has enabled me to navigate the criminal justice system to achieve one form of justice for my victim-survivors.
Cathy S. Bernard**
President
CSB Management Corporation
P.O. Box 647
Riverdale, MD 20738
Tel: 301-277-3029
Fax: 301-277-5812
[email protected]
I like to help kids reach their potential. I teach and try to give students a sense of what it takes to be successful. For four years I have run a Business Plan class and competition that have taught students how to start a business. Many since have done so. I also consult and guest lecture, and I try to spread the word about being your own boss, making your own decisions and being able to control your own destiny.
Personal song: “My Way,” sung by Frank Sinatra, echoes aspects of my life and philosophy. You have to create your own opportunities and I have — in my own way.
Doreen Bolger
Director
The Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore, MD 21218
Tel: 443-573-1711
Fax: 443-573-1582
[email protected]
I am currently mentoring the Single Carrot Theatre, a three-year-old Baltimore performing group. I have advised them on fundraising and audience development; organized a dinner and performance for 30 potential donors; and guided these young people on solicitation follow-up. As a result, their operating budget grew from $0 to $120,000. I also introduced them to foundation and civic leaders. Recently, their former artistic director was appointed executive director of The Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance.
Patricia M.C. Brown
President
Johns Hopkins HealthCare LLC
Baltimore, MD 21287
Tel: 410-955-8399
Fax: 410-614-9486
[email protected]
Professionally, I consider my most significant accomplishment to be taking a fledgling start-up company, with significant financial and operational challenges, and making it into a mission-critical, financially successful, high-performing health management company. In doing this, I made a major career transition, stepping out of a legal role into management, and I learned “from scratch” business operations, information systems, strategic planning and financial management.
Elizabeth J. Buck
President
Buck Distributing Company
Upper Marlboro, MD 20773
Tel: 301-952-0400
Fax: 301-627-5380
[email protected]
I was the first female officer of the National Beer Wholesalers Association. It is made up of all the beer distributors from every brand across the United States. I successfully held each officer seat before being elected the first female chairman in 2006. We had a banner year. We also managed to work with Mothers Against Drunk Driving to pass the first-ever national legislation, called STOP, to work to halt underage drinking and driving.
Vicki L. Callahan
Executive Director
Opportunity Builders Inc.
8855 Veterans Highway
Millersville, MD 21108
Tel: 410-787-0700
Fax: 410-761-9192
[email protected]
As part of the Appalachian Service Project, I spent three weeks in Appalachia as a leader for teens from my church. I was able to share the importance of giving back to others in need and to show just how much fun you can have while doing it. ASP assists families to make their homes warmer, safer and drier. While I technically may have been the mentor, I truly was inspired by the young people and look forward to my next week, in June.
Caroline D. Ciraolo
Partner
Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP
25 South Charles Street, Suite 2115
Baltimore, MD 21201
Tel: 410-547-7852
Fax: 410-727-1115
[email protected]
As chair of the Maryland State Bar Association Taxation Section (2008-09), I spearheaded the creation of the U.S. Tax Court Pro Bono Program, through which volunteer attorneys appear at Baltimore trial calendars (generally four times a year) to assist pro se taxpayers. In May 2009, the MSBA Board of Governors selected the Taxation Section and this program for the Presidential Best Section Project Award for the public.
Barbara B. Clapp
President & Owner
Barb Clapp Advertising & Marketing LLC
Lutherville, MD 21093
Tel: 410-561-8886
Fax: 410-561-9064
[email protected]
I had a challenging childhood, which included being given up for adoption and then being adopted into an abusive and unhappy household. My parents divorced and I was raised dirt poor by a single working mother. I worked numerous jobs to finance my private high school and college and graduated with top grades. I have managed to build a strong family, a long-term marriage, great friendships and a successful business despite the odds.
Suzanne F. Cohen**
President
Nathan & Suzanne Foundation Inc.
Baltimore, MD
Since I moved back to Baltimore 19 years ago, I have made the decision to help improve access for underserved populations. This goal has been achieved by strategic efforts on my part to create and provide significant funding for “A Teams” (academic, art and athletic after-school activities for middle school students) and by promoting and helping fund free admission to the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Personal song: “I Whistle a Happy Tune.” While dealing with a significant challenge, I determined to “hold my head erect and whistle a happy tune so no one will suspect I’m afraid.” It worked!
Sen. Joan Carter Conway
State Senator
Maryland General Assembly
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 410-841-3145
Fax: 410-841-3957
[email protected]
Throughout her career, Senator Conway has been receptive to the needs of the African-American community, and she also has devoted herself to the creation of better opportunities for African-American entrepreneurs and women of all ethnic groups. In 2007 she led an 11-person ticket to victory in the primary election, an electoral feat never before been accomplished in a Maryland primary election.
Veronica A. Cool
Vice President
Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company
Baltimore, MD 21202
Tel: 410-332-5160
Fax: 410-539-0136
[email protected]
I am proud of my life and family and of living the American dream. I immigrated to the United States at the age of 10 and overcame the challenges of surviving and adapting to a new culture to become a productive member of society, where I am a role model for Latinas and others in the community — all while balancing a wonderful family life.
Sophie Dagenais
Chief of Staff to Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
Baltimore City Hall
100 Holliday Street, Room 250
Baltimore, MD 21202-3417
Tel: 410-396-4876
Fax: 410-396-9658
[email protected]
After 15 years of steady growth as a practicing lawyer in Baltimore, I took enormous financial and emotional risks: I left a safe and familiar environment and moved to New York to take on a very different organizational role. In addition, I co-founded a business. [Then] I realized Baltimore was where I belonged and I returned. The most significant accomplishments to me are the many rewarding relationships I have forged and nurtured over the years at all levels of civic, philanthropic and business leadership.
Theresa A. Daytner
President & CEO
Daytner Construction Group
1 Park Avenue, Suite 1B
Mt. Airy, MD 21771
Tel: 301-829-1772
Fax: 301-829-7196
[email protected]
I’m most proud of being a lifelong learner and am always trying to stretch, grow and improve my effectiveness as a mother, an individual, a leader and a businesswoman. I believe no one gets in our way more than we do ourselves, and I am committed to finding and breaking through my own self-constructed walls — as well as to mentoring and coaching others to take on the challenge and responsibility to do the same in their lives.
Janine M. DiPaula Stevens
CEO
Vircity
2400 Boston Street, Suite 102
Baltimore, MD 21224
Tel: 410-522-5888
Fax: 410-522-5889
[email protected]
Like most owners of small businesses, I started my company while employed by another. I left the security of a paycheck at the beginning of the recession and successfully grew my company when so many others were going out of business. More small- to mid-sized businesses are taking advantage of Vircity’s services. I am proud of the fact that they have confidence in the staff and the reputation we have established.
Brenda M. Donald
Secretary
Maryland Department of Human Resources
Baltimore, MD 21201
Tel: 410-767-7109
Fax: 410-333-0099
bdonald @dhr.state.md.us
Safely reducing the number of Maryland children in foster care by nearly 20 percent is my most significant professional accomplishment. More children are now placed with permanent, loving families. I also led DHR’s effort to transform Maryland’s complicated group home industry, resulting in a 40 percent reduction in group home placements, an increase in the quality of care for children and a reduction in costs to the state.
Janet Dudley-Eshbach**
President
Salisbury University
1101 Camden Avenue
Salisbury, MD 21801
Tel: 410-543-6012
Fax: 410-548-2587
[email protected]
While I am proud that during my 10-year tenure at Salisbury the quality and reputation of the institution has grown considerably, my most significant accomplishment is probably having promoted diversity issues on campus and beyond. Our faculty, staff and student body are now much more representative of the demographics of our state and the nation, and the campus has become more open and inclusive. In turn, this has meant that many individuals have been provided with opportunities they might otherwise not have had.
Personal song: “Tin Cup Chalice” by Jimmy Buffett. I’ve always felt happiest with sand beneath my toes, so I’m truly fortunate to live and work on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Carol W. Eaton
President
Frederick Community College
7932 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick, MD 21702
Tel: 301-846-2441
Fax: 301-624-2798
[email protected]
In addition to achieving success as a college president, my most significant professional accomplishment is the work I do as an evaluator for our regional accreditation association. Each year, I am asked to lead a group of community college professionals as outside reviewers for other colleges. This is a rewarding experience because I see how other institutions meet high standards. This opportunity allows me to learn best practices, which can be applied at my institution.
Natalie D. Eddington
Dean & Professor
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Baltimore, MD 21209
Tel: 410-706-6710
Fax: 410-706-4012
[email protected]
My most significant professional accomplishment has been becoming the dean of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. In this position I lead the transformation of the pharmacist’s role in health care and reform, invest in biomedical research to focus on new drug discoveries, and serve the public through our Maryland Poison Center and substance abuse outreach. We are now constructing a $63 million, 120,000-square-foot building funded by the state.
Faith Elliott Rossing
Director of Economic Development, Agriculture and Tourism
Queen Anne’s County
Centreville, MD 21617
Tel: 410-758-4418
Fax: 410-758-0196
[email protected]
In my 15-year tenure with Queen Anne’s County, I progressed professionally from a secretary to a department head within 10 years. This is a testament to both my work and professional ethics and my commitment and dedication to the county. With an acute sensitivity to the political and practical realities of local government, I have taken advantage of and maximized every opportunity and challenge to learn, understand, develop, implement and participate.
Patricia A. Ellis
Assistant Director
The Leadership, A Program of the Greater Baltimore Committee
111 South Calvert Street, Suite 1700
Baltimore, MD 21202
Tel: 410-727-2820 x22
Fax: 410-539-5705
[email protected]
As a parent of a dyslexic son, I was co-founder of a program at the Waldorf School that helped to bring a better understanding of this condition. Up to that point the school had no standardized method for addressing these issues. Personally, I believe that this program, which helped the school secure an excellent tutor, had a tremendous impact on my son and other students with similar challenges. I am very proud that the program still continues at the school.
T. Eloise Foster**
Secretary of Budget and Management
Maryland Department of Budget and Management
45 Calvert Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 410-260-7041
Fax: 410-974-2585
[email protected]
Serving as budget secretary and chief fiscal adviser to two Maryland governors, both of whom faced considerable fiscal challenges during their terms, is my most significant professional accomplishment. Ensuring that Maryland’s $30 billion budget remains balanced — a constitutional requirement — while still serving the needs of Maryland’s citizens and the priorities of the governor is a tremendous challenge. I am proud to have been a part of the teams that helped Maryland manage these crises.
Personal song: I love Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” because, while the song was recorded at a time of social unrest, it calls for positive change.
Bonnie Fogel
Executive Director & Founder
Imagination Stage
4908 Auburn Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
Tel: 301-280-1699
Fax: 301-718-9572
[email protected]
The creation and growth of Imagination Stage (ISI) has been my professional focus since 1979, when 17 neighborhood children came together for theater instruction. Today ISI serves 100,000 people — children and their families — each year and is the largest theater and arts education center for children on the East Coast. ISI uses theater to open hearts, inspire minds and ignite imaginations.
Kathryn B. Freeland**
CEO
Freeland & Associates LLC
Pasadena, MD 21122
Tel: 410-353-4598
Fax: 410-439-1137
[email protected]
Starting my first company, RGII Technologies, Inc., on a shoestring budget and becoming a leader in the government information technology market is my most significant professional accomplishment. Under my leadership, RGII grew from one employee to 450, with nearly $50 million in revenue in 16 years. After 16 years at the helm of my brainchild, I successfully sold the company to a publicly traded firm.
Personal song: The gospel song “Never Would Have Made It” by Marvin Sapp reminds me I can do nothing without the help of Christ.
Karen Chaya Friedman**
Judge
Orphans’ Court for Baltimore City
Baltimore, MD 21202
Tel: 410-396-5049
Fax: 410-318-6513
[email protected]
My most significant professional accomplishment was being appointed chair of the Conference of Orphans’ Court Judges by Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert M. Bell. At that time Orphans’ Court judges were not required to have any continuing legal education. I saw this as a serious disadvantage to the citizens we serve. With support from Judge Bell and other judges, this situation was changed during my chairmanship. Now, every Orphans’ Court judge must take two days of continuing education each year.
Personal song: My mother used to play and sing Elton John’s “Blue Eyes” to me. Since my four children all have blue eyes, too, I sang it to them.
Sharon E. Friedman
Executive Director
Mental Health Association of Montgomery County
1000 Twinbrook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20851
Tel: 301-424-0656 x510
Fax: 301-738-1030
[email protected]
Leading MHA from a very worthy nonprofit with a tremendous philanthropic mission into the 21st century and positioning the organization for the future has been my most significant professional accomplishment. I have attained this goal by running MHA with strong business principles while emphasizing its valuable mission. In my tenure as executive director, MHA has grown from a staff of 32 to 96 and a budget of $1.5 million to $4.5 million.
Heather A. Gossart
President & CEO
Bishop McNamara High School
6800 Marlboro Pike
Forestville, MD 20747
Tel: 301-735-8401 x116
Fax: 301-735-0934
[email protected]
In 1996 I developed the curriculum for an at-risk inclusion project for high school students. The Project PRIDE program targeted students who demonstrated significant risk for school failure. I wrote a series of proposals for grants that have funded the program for the last 12 years. The program, which boasts a student retention rate of 96 percent, has over the last five years celebrated a 100 percent high school graduation rate and a 98 percent college acceptance rate.
Del. Ana Sol Gutierrez
Maryland State Legislator
Maryland House of Delegates
6 Bladen, Room 220
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 410-841-3181
Fax: 410-841-3232
[email protected]
My most significant accomplishment is my ability to balance a 30-year career as a systems engineer with my responsibilities as a single mother of three sons, as well as with my position as a Latino elected official. I applied my education in science and technology to computer sciences and information technology. I worked as a systems engineer on major government systems development projects, achieving economic stability and providing educational opportunities for my family.
Cheryl L. Hall
Coordinator/Teacher/Creator of the St. Giles program
Mount Saint Joseph High School
4403 Frederick Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21229
Tel: 410-644-3300
Fax: 410-646-6220
[email protected]
My most significant professional accomplishment is the development of a supportive, inclusive educational program for young people with intellectual disabilities at Mount Saint Joseph High School in Baltimore. The vision for this program was to see young men and women with intellectual disabilities rightfully learn, work and share the gifts of themselves in their communities and alongside their nondisabled peers.
Carla D. Hayden**
CEO
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Baltimore, MD 21201
Tel: 410-396-5395
Fax: 410-396-1321
[email protected]
[email protected]
My most significant personal accomplishment is helping to restore the Enoch Pratt Free Library to a place of prominence in the life and development of the city of Baltimore.
Personal song: “Meditation,” from Jules Massenet’s opera “Thaïs,” was the signature song of my late father, a professional violinist. I listen to it regularly.
Sandra S. Hillman
President
Sandy Hillman Communications
1122 Kenilworth Drive, Suite 303
Baltimore, MD 21204
Tel: 410-339-5100
Fax: 410-616-8940
[email protected]
While I have mentored many young women over my 47-year career, I think my most important and fulfilling mentoring role has been with my two daughters. Both are successful career women who have comfortably navigated working and mothering. One is a partner and founder of a national market research firm; the other has a master’s degree in public health and has run a women’s heart health education initiative and is currently developing a campaign for a healthier Baltimore.
Heather Quinn Hostetter
Sachitano Strent Hostetter LLC
Bethesda, MD 20814
Tel: 301-657-8808
Fax: 301-657-8815
[email protected]
I left the Maryland Office of the Public Defender in 2000 to join a family law firm despite having no job experience as a civil attorney. Four years later I was recognized by
Washingtonian magazine as one of the area’s top 52 divorce attorneys and I became a partner. The magazine relies heavily on peer evaluation, and most of the attorneys consulted are considerably older and more experienced than I.
Kendra Randall Jolivet
Partner & Attorney
Randall & Sonnier LLC
Baltimore, MD 21218
Tel: 410-235-2220
Fax: 410-235-6862
[email protected]
As the director of a youth choir in my church, I was supposed to teach teenagers about music. I ended up teaching them about life, rational decision-making in times of crisis, careers, relationships and success. My choir members still come to me today for support, advice and words of appreciation for all the lasting lessons I taught them.
Deborah M. Kielty
President & Executive Director
World Trade Center Institute
Baltimore, MD 21202
Tel: 410-576-0022
Fax: 410-576-0751
[email protected]
In my 30-year career in international business, I would have to cite my dedication to mastering several foreign languages and understanding international cultures as my most significant accomplishment. This language ability and cultural competence was truly unexpected in an American international manager, particularly in the 1980s and ‘90s. This accomplishment was critical to my success in leading large international teams to achieve record levels of growth in the 50-plus countries where I conducted business.
Karlys Kline
Founder & Chair
The Women’s Giving Circle of Frederick County
c/o The Community Foundation
312 East Church Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Tel: 301-695-7660
[email protected]
Karlys Kline has been professionally involved in the business community in Frederick County through her involvement with the Frederick County Builders Association and as a member of the Blue Ridge Bank board of directors. Her community involvement is diverse, with active involvement in the Rotary Club of Frederick, the Downtown Frederick Partnership and United Way, to name just a few organizations. The Giving Circle currently has 160 members, with $750,000 collected or pledged.
Sheryl Davis Kohl
President
Beacon Staffing Alternatives Inc.
Aberdeen, MD 21001
Tel: 410-297-6600
Fax: 410-297-6601
[email protected]
In May 1999 our company was able to secure a Small Business Administration loan and negotiated a separation from our franchisor. At that time we became an independent staffing firm. We have been successful in placing temporary associates in jobs in the Baltimore metropolitan area for more than 20 years. More than 55 percent of the associates that we place are hired on a full-time basis by our clients.
Dr. Shari C. Kohn
Pediatric Dentist
Dentistry for Kids
100 Sparks Valley Road, Suite C
Hunt Valley, MD 21152
Tel: 410-771-8200
Fax: 410-771-8201
[email protected]
My greatest professional accomplishment is being elected to the American College of Dentists. It is the oldest national honorary organization for dentists, and fewer than 4 percent of dentists are elected to the group. The fact that I was nominated (without my knowledge) and elected by my peers is what makes it such a significant achievement. Also, Baltimore magazine named me northern Baltimore’s best pediatric dentist in its April 2010 issue.
Marcy K. Kolodny
CEO
Dyslexia Tutoring Program
711 W. 40th Street, Suite 310
Baltimore, MD 21211
Tel: 410-889-5487
Fax: 410-889-5363
[email protected]
I developed DTP from a stagnant organization that tutored only 40 individuals in 2000 to the success it is today. DTP today tutors 280 individuals and is recognized as a leader in the field. We work with children and adults who are dyslexic or have a language-based learning disability. I am particularly proud of the summer camp program that I have developed and obtained funding for. In 2009 we were able to send 73 low-income dyslexic children to summer camps at private schools for dyslexic children.
Gloria Berthold Larkin**
President
TargetGov@Marketing Outsource Associates Inc.
Elkridge, MD 21075
Tel: 410-579-1346
Fax: 410-579-1347
[email protected]
I am grateful for a life rich in experiences. In retrospect, I shake my head in disbelief, because who would think that a little girl with Pennsylvania coal-town roots would end up being invited to Dubai to mentor women who want to own their own businesses or to counsel Fortune 500 companies about social networking? Being recognized by USA Today, Inc. magazine, Entrepreneur’s StartUps magazine, Government Executive Magazine and BusinessWeek.com is mind-boggling.
Personal song: Three songs followed me through the years: “Gloria in Excelsis Deo,” “Gloria” by Van Morrison and “Gloria” by Laura Branigan.
The Hon. Sherrie Lavine Krauser
Judge
Circuit Court for Prince George’s County
Courthouse, Room M-3401
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Tel: 301-952-5285
Fax: 301-952-3101
[email protected]
In handling a special docket for children born exposed to narcotics, I improved success rates by scheduling frequent hearings to assure that agencies provided substance-abuse treatment, counseling and other services to mothers and children and that the mothers cooperated. In 67 percent of the cases closed in 2009, mothers achieved full custody of their children without supervision. I am most proud of having helped reunify those families.
The Hon. Theresa A. Lawler
Judge
Baltimore County Orphans’ Court
401 Bosley Avenue, Room 501
Towson, MD 21204
Tel: 410-887-6518
Fax: 410-296-5480
[email protected]
At the local level, I am proud of the mediation program we implemented, which saves people time and money while helping to preserve family relationships that often are strained by inheritance disputes. At the state level, I believe my work on the Conference of Orphans’ Court Judges and MAJOC [the trade association that ensures judges of the Orphans’ Court receive proper training] has contributed to a number of significant reforms to the Orphans’ Court.
Ruth S. Lenrow
Vice President & Assistant Treasurer
Citigroup Inc.
300 Saint Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
Tel: 410-332-7838
Fax: 410-332-3854
[email protected]
I was in the forefront of my firm’s participation in government programs to assist large financial institutions navigate through the credit crisis of 2008-09. This included the following: Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP); Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF); and the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP). These programs were among the first in the nation and were launched under very stressful circumstances with no template.
Anne Y.F. Lin
Dean & Professor
School of Pharmacy
College of Notre Dame of Maryland
4701 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21210
Tel: 410-532-5202
Fax: 410-532-5353
[email protected]
My most significant professional accomplishment is the positive impact that I have on the lives of student pharmacists and faculty through teaching, mentoring and providing career advice, and by extension the quality patient care that is provided to the diverse populations that they serve. As a pharmacy education leader, I instill in students and faculty the belief that the goal of professional excellence is providing the best education to produce competent and compassionate pharmacists.
Irene M. Lindner
Lindner & Associates PC
Washington, D.C. 20016
Tel: 202-429-8888 x102
Fax: 202-857-0815
[email protected]
Carol D. Macht
Founding Partner & Principal
Hord Coplan Macht
Baltimore, MD 21202
Tel: 410-837-7311
Fax: 410-837-6530
[email protected]
Susan MacMillan-Finlayson
Senior Vice President, Patient Care Services
Mercy Medical Center
Baltimore, MD 21202
Tel: 410-241-4265
Fax: 410-545-4493
[email protected]
Sister Shawn M. Maguire, SND
President & Headmistress
Maryvale Preparatory School
11300 Falls Road
Brooklandville, MD 21022
Tel: 410-308-8502
Fax: 410-308-3740
[email protected]
Leslie Mancuso
President & CEO
Jhpiego
1615 Thames Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
Tel: 410-537-1979
Fax: 410-537-1474
[email protected]
Martina A. Martin**
Senior Vice President
United Way of Central Maryland
P.O. Box 1576
100 South Charles Street, 5th floor
Baltimore, MD 21203-1576
Tel: 410-895-1476
Fax: 410-547-5640
[email protected]
I co-led Maryland’s effort and served on the national committee that revolutionized access to help in America, simplifying it to one easy number: 2-1-1. People find help 24/7/365 in 150 languages on issues from housing, food and utilities to suicide and domestic violence. This was a transformation with national and local impact. 2-1-1 also serves as a powerful barometer of human need, informing funding decisions and directing human services to make the greatest impact.
Personal song: “You Get What You Give” by the New Radicals contains a lesson for life: live it fully and believe in yourself. We all have a unique “song” inside us to share with others. Packed with hope and rhythm, the song makes me start dancing whenever I hear it.
Linda R. Maslow
CEO
Maslow Media Group Inc.
Washington, D.C. 20007
Tel: 202-965-1100
Fax: 202-965-6228
[email protected]
Del. Maggie McIntosh**
Delegate
Maryland General Assembly
Room 251 ENV Committee
House Office Building
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 410-841-3990
Fax: 410-841-3805
[email protected]
As chair of a standing committee [Environmental Matters] and as part of the leadership in the House of Delegates, I have most enjoyed mentoring new members of that body. I try to spend time meeting with them, helping them by sharing legislative ideas and bills, and keeping an open door for their questions and concerns.
Personal song: “Imagine” by John Lennon. I confess I am also one of those dreamers who hopes some day we will live as one.
Mary Ann E. Mears
Del. Heather R. Mizeur
Maryland State Legislator
Maryland General Assembly
6 Bladen Street, Room 219
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 301-858-3493
[email protected]
Mary C. (Cass) Naugle
Executive Director
Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Maryland Chapter
1850 York Road, Suite D
Timonium, MD 21093
Tel: 410-561-9099
Fax: 410-561-3433
[email protected]
Carla A. Nelson
Director, Minority- and Women-Owned Business Development
Mayor’s Office, City of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD 21202
Tel: 410-396-3818
Fax: 410-528-1671
[email protected]
Ellen J. Neufeldt
Vice President of Student Affairs
Salisbury University
1101 Camden Avenue
Salisbury, MD 21875
Tel: 410-543-6080
Fax: 410-543-6069
[email protected]
Esther B. Newman
Founder & Executive Editor
Leadership Montgomery
Rockville, MD 20852
Tel: 301-881-3333
Fax: 301-881-3799
[email protected]
Doris J. Nipps
Executive Director
PenMar Development Corporation
P.O. Box 699, 14320 Barrick Avenue
Cascade, MD 21719
Tel: 301-241-4050
Fax: 301-313-4941
[email protected]
Kara L. Norman
Executive Director
Downtown Frederick Partnership
22 South Market Street, Suite 2A
Frederick, MD 21701
Tel: 301-698-8118
Fax: 301-698-4881
[email protected]
Ruth Ann Norton
Executive Director
Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
2714 Hudson Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
Tel: 410-327-6823
Fax: 410-534-6475
[email protected]
Amy L. Schwab Owens
President
Life Fitness Management
Cumberland, MD 21502
Tel: 301-729-2275
Fax: 301-729-4773
[email protected]
Bryn Parchman
President & CEO
Port Discovery Children’s Museum
Baltimore, MD 21202
Tel: 410-864-2654
Fax: 410-864-2729
[email protected]
Pamela D. Paulk
Vice President, Human Resources
Johns Hopkins Health System
Baltimore, MD 21287
Tel: 410-955-8600
Fax: 410-614-3894
[email protected]
Christina H. Perrotta
Co-Founder & Administrator
La Merced Medical Mission and Community Outreach
5427 Royal Mile Boulevard
Salisbury, MD 21801
Tel: 410-860-5581
Fax: 410-860-5583
[email protected]
Wendi W. Peters
Councilwoman
Town of Mount Airy
110 South Main Street
Mount Airy, MD 21771
Tel: 410-409-8348
Fax: 301-829-1259
[email protected]
Colleen T. Peterson
Executive Director
The Greater Cumberland Committee
71 Baltimore Street, 2nd floor
Cumberland, MD 21502
Tel: 301-722-0090
Fax: 301-722-0091
[email protected]
Bonnie L. Phipps
President & CEO
Saint Agnes Hospital
Baltimore, MD 21229
Tel: 410-368-2101
Fax: 410-368-2109
[email protected]
Marylin Pierre
Attorney
Law Office of Marylin Pierre
Rockville, MD 20850
Tel: 301-279-9020
Fax: 301-279-2010
[email protected]
Deborah L. Potter
Attorney
Jaklitsch Law Group
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 301-627-8700
Fax: 301-627-6070
[email protected]
Louna S. Primm**
Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer
New Windsor State Bank
222 East Baltimore Street
Taneytown, MD 21787
Tel: 410-871-0797
Fax: 410-751-2877
[email protected]
While employed by Carroll County Bank and Trust Company, I developed and implemented all policies and procedures to create a commercial lending and credit services department. This involved establishing all credit underwriting criteria, training staff and lenders, and creating lending policies and procedures, as well as providing documentation and support services. I was later promoted to chief lending officer, with total responsibility for commercial, retail and mortgage lending activities. I am now using this experience in my current job.
Personal song: “You Are the Wind Beneath My Wings” made me realize the person I am today is the result of the many wonderful people who have touched me along the way.
Sen. Catherine E. Pugh
State Senator & Deputy Majority Whip
Maryland General Assembly
2901 Druid Park Drive, Suite 200C
Baltimore, MD 21215
Tel: 410-841-3656
Fax: 410-841-3738
[email protected]
Robyn S. Quinter
President
Quinter Design
3308 Gold Mine Road
Brookeville, MD 20833-2715
Tel: 301-924-4654
Fax: 301-774-1741
[email protected]
Juliette Rizzo
Director, Exhibits and Agency-Wide Outreach
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 5E244
Washington, D.C. 20202
Tel: 202-401-1078
Fax: 202-260-7465
[email protected]
Kathleen H. Sabatier
Magnet Project Director
Franklin Square Hospital Center
9000 Franklin Square Drive
Baltimore, MD 21237
Tel: 443-777-6271
Fax: 443-777-7904
[email protected]
Joanne M. Saltzberg**
CEO
Women Entrepreneurs of Baltimore Inc.
Baltimore, MD 21220
Tel: 410-727-4921 x21
Fax: 410-727-4989
[email protected]
My lifelong work is to further the scope of women’s political and economic equality. Over the course of a long professional life that has spanned several careers, I have found ways to merge the personal and professional. Each career served as a building block for the next.
Personal song: “Can’t Turn Back” by Meg Christian speaks to having a vision of change and to the responsibility of staying true to that vision.
Wendy W. Sanders
Assistant Dean, Research Career Development
University of Maryland School of Medicine
685 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Tel: 410-706-5434
[email protected]
Lynn B. Sassin
Of Counsel
DLA Piper
The Marbury Building, 6225 Smith Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21209
Tel: 410-580-4118
Fax: 410-580-3118
[email protected]
Robyn C. Scates
Managing Partner
Scates Legal Group LLC
Elkridge, MD 21075
Tel: 443-865-7194
Fax: 443-296-7552
[email protected]
Professionally, I am most proud of founding Proud 1, Inc., and training hundreds of youths in Maryland to reach for their dreams. Through Proud 1, I have developed a forum to teach young people how to use the concepts of Pride, Respect, Outlets, Unity, Dedication and Determination to achieve all their dreams. Through Proud 1, I have inspired youngsters to see their dreams, reach them and own them.
Lauren A. Schnaper, M.D.
Director, Berman Breast Care Center
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Baltimore, MD 21204
Tel: 443-849-2600
Fax: 443-849-2620
[email protected]
I have been recognized by peers and the community for my contributions to research and treatment for breast cancer. I am conducting a national study that supports changes in treatment for breast cancer in women over 70. The results have been presented in The New England Journal of Medicine and elsewhere. I also am conducting studies in the basic science of breast cancer and have published multiple scientific peer-reviewed publications on breast cancer research and treatment.
Sheri D. Sensabaugh
President
ACT Personnel Service Inc.
117 Valley Street, Suite C
Cumberland, MD 21502
Tel: 301-742-1025
Fax: 301-724-4554
[email protected]
A temporary employee of mine, Morianna Lee, was nationally recognized by then-Vice President Al Gore’s 1998 Welfare-To-Work Coalition to Sustain Success. I was then asked to address a national audience live at the White House on behalf of ACT’s partnership with the YMCA in transitioning local welfare recipients into the workforce. We provided Mori’s transportation, work clothes and day care so she could work.
Robin Silver**
Principal
Miles & Stockbridge PC
Baltimore, MD 21202
Tel: 410-285-3887
Fax: 410-698-1339
[email protected]
As co-chair of the Jewish Professional Women’s Initiative, as well as of the Miles & Stockbridge Women’s Subcommittee, I bring young professionals and experienced professionals together. By providing education and networking, we are helping a new generation of young women achieve their goals. New doors open for these young women every day.
Personal song: “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack. Whenever I’ve had the choice to “sit it out or dance,” I’ve chosen to dance.
Bonnie B. Stein
Executive Vice President
PNC Bank
Baltimore, MD 21201
Tel: 410-237-5583
Fax: 410-237-5285
[email protected]
In 2008 I was asked to sit on PNC’s employee resource group. This was an outgrowth of PNC’s diversity efforts. Twenty-five women were selected to come together to work for 18 months to identify key initiatives that could be implemented to increase our acquisition and retention of talented senior women. Our service culminated with a presentation to our CEO and management committee. To date, 80 percent of our recommendations have been implemented.
The Hon. Lynn K. Stewart
Judge
Circuit Court for Baltimore City
Baltimore, MD 21202
Tel: 410-396-5052
Fax: 410-545-7322
[email protected]
My most significant professional accomplishment is my appointment and subsequent election as a Circuit Court judge for Baltimore City. I have wanted to be an attorney since I was 7 years old. As a prosecutor, I spoke on behalf of the public. As a judge, I am able to further my passion for public service by protecting individuals’ rights and overseeing the fair administration of justice.
Karen T. Syrylo
CPA
Karen T. Syrylo CPA
Baltimore, MD 21228
Tel: 410-218-2898
Fax: 410-719-7517
ksyrylo.cs.com
I am a CPA who can turn complex tax issues into standard English. In so doing I am able to assist my clients in their tax management functions and help other colleagues. Also, as the Chamber of Commerce’s state tax consultant, I work with taxpayers, legislators and administrators in understanding the impact of tax policy decisions.
Rhonda Tomlinson
President
RJ Tomlinson & Associates LLC
8630M Guilford Road, #274
Laurel, MD 20707
Tel: 301-490-7212
Fax: 866-477-0369
[email protected]
My proudest professional accomplishment is the honor of being the chairperson of the board of directors of the Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber. I am also proud to be the Chamber’s first African-American chair. We all continue to evolve, so I believe that the best is yet to come for me.
Jenny Trostel
Vice President
Anderson of Hunt Valley
Hunt Valley, MD 21030
Tel: 410-403-1380
Fax: 410-403-1207
[email protected]
In early 2008 I found it difficult to maintain a stand-alone Saab dealership. I approached one of the local dealerships about the possibility of merging our operations. After months of analysis, we found that our organizations would complement each other very well. In August 2008 I merged Saab of Baltimore with Anderson of Hunt Valley. I became a partner in the new organization, and we have continued to grow our business even in these adverse economic times.
Helen S. Tuel
Founding Director
Therapeutic and Recreational Riding Center Inc.
3750 Shady Lane
Glenwood, MD 21738
Tel: 410-489-5100
Fax: 410-489-3663
[email protected]
My most significant accomplishment is the creation of a state-of-the-art therapeutic riding center that is accessible to all. We offer hippotherapy services for children and adults with and without special needs on a full-time basis. We also offer competitive riding (Special Olympics) and training to introduce citizens to the magic and allure of the equestrian world and all its possibilities.
Kimberly L. Wagner
President & Vice President
Tritronics Inc./Encompass Parts Division
Abingdon, MD 21009
Tel: 410-676-7300 x1211
Fax: 800-888-3293
[email protected]
I acted as the primary negotiator for my family when we sold our business to a publicly traded company in 2008. After the sale, I was chosen as president of the company (Tritronics) and was able to not only keep jobs in the existing location but also grow the company’s portfolio. It has been rewarding to participate in a national team and to realize our international growth opportunities by assisting in the opening of Canadian and Mexican subsidiaries.
Jane A. Walker
Executive Director
Maryland Coalition of Families for Children’s Mental Health
Columbia, MD 21044
Tel: 410-730-8267
Fax: 410-730-8331
[email protected]
Children’s mental health is my passion because I have a daughter who experienced mental health problems as a young child. In 1999 I started the Maryland Coalition of Families for Children’s Mental Health to help other families. Over 10 years, the organization has grown to include eight offices with 30 employees that serve hundreds of families each year. The organization is also influential in shaping public policy for children in Maryland.
Del. Mary Roe Walkup
Delegate, 36th Legislative District
Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland General Assembly
Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: 410-841-3449
Fax: 410-841-3098
[email protected]
In my 15 years as a Maryland legislator, I have worked on many issues, from affordable housing to accountable health care to teacher pension reform and responsible land use. I’ve also spearheaded key legislative initiatives, including efforts to improve broadband telecommunications access for underserved areas; to recycle dredge materials from Chesapeake Bay channels into marketable products; and to help utilities adopt wind and solar renewable energy technologies through beneficial tariff agreements and accrual of “green” energy-generation credits.
Dina K. Wasmer
President
Incite Creative Inc.
Baltimore, MD 21202
Tel: 410-366-9479 x2
Fax: 410-366-9478
[email protected]
I remember the day I told my parents I was going to start my own company; I’d gotten a similar reaction years earlier when I told them I was leaving my position at Johns Hopkins University: “But you get great benefits and job security there. What are you thinking?” However, my parents also taught me to be independent and to follow my heart, even if the odds were it would get broken along the way.
Sharon L. Webb
Workforce Engagement and Risk-Management Professional
Tel: 410-350-1191
[email protected]
In April 2006 my husband and I had triplets. (We already had a small child.) Then, in the summer of 2008, I lost my job, along with 900 colleagues. For the first time I saw the impact of my years in the Baltimore community as a business professional and community volunteer. Those whom I had touched created a safety net for my family and me. I was humbled by the response and deeply touched by the efforts of those surrounding me.
Deborah S. Williams**
Vice President
M&T Bank
Bel Air, MD 21014
Tel: 410-836-5740
Fax: 410-836-5777
[email protected]
Being selected as the Small Business Administration’s financial services advocate for Maryland was a high point in my career. I continue to support business growth in Harford County via the Office of Economic Development the Revolving Loan Fund, the Economic Development Advisory Board and the HCC Small Business Development Center. I also work with Junior Achievement to introduce children to the world of business, and I help develop women in leadership through the United Way’s WINGs initiative.
Personal song: One song that has stuck with me is “The End” by The Beatles: “And in the end … the love you take … is equal to the love you make.”
Kathy E. Wilmot
Vice President
Wilmot Modular Structures Inc.
5812 Allender Road
White Marsh, MD 21162
Tel: 410-335-1200
Fax: 410-335-9148
[email protected]
My most significant professional accomplishment was starting a business in the recession of 1990 and growing it to what is now an $8 million business and a leader in the mobile/modular building industry. We started with one office trailer and now have a fleet of 2,000 trailers. We currently have three divisions that market storage containers, mobile office trailers and custom-designed modular buildings.
B. Ann Wiseman
Director
National League of Junior Cotillions, Eastern Shore Chapter
5765 Cairn Court
Salisbury, MD 21801
Tel: 410-341-0065
Fax: 410-742-7150
[email protected]
I watch individuals come into Business Networking International [Wiseman is the director for the Eastern Shore] with little to no networking or marketing skills and see within a few short months how comfortable they are in social/business situations. They have streamlined their “infomercial” and can stand in front of people and give a clear, succinct presentation. It is my privilege to see the transformation of so many people and see their businesses go on to become hugely successful.
Marie Robey Wood
Founding Executive Director & Vice President, Director of Communications
Yellow Ribbon Fund
Bethesda, MD 20814
Tel: 240-223-1180
Fax: 301-654-7674
[email protected]
Serving as the founding executive director of the Yellow Ribbon Fund is without question my most significant professional accomplishment. I set up an office, organized a core group of volunteers, wrote the first newsletters and brochures, gave speeches and raised money. I also helped start programs still in existence such as Civil War battlefield trips, ceramics afternoons and trips to museums and galleries.
Cathy L. Yost
Vice President & COO
The Business Monthly
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Tel: 410-740-7300
Fax: 410-992-9754
[email protected]
Against the odds, I have risen from an entry-level position to successful entrepreneur. Having purchased The Business Monthly, an established business publication, I increased both the bottom line and community recognition. We have gained respect as a business entity and as a significant local news source. I am especially proud of our community consciousness: We donate more than $135,000 each year in free advertising to charities, nonprofits and local business chambers.
