Congratulations to our clients Carmel Roques, CEO of Keswick and Celeste Amato, President of the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers (ABAG) on being honored as The Daily Record's 2018 Influential Marylanders!
Source:The Daily Record
The Daily Record has announced its 2018 Influential Marylanders, honoring 57 recipients who are leaving their mark throughout the state.
“This year’s Influential Marylanders are successful and engaged leaders who constantly work to improve our lives, our state and our future. What they do makes a difference for many of us in Maryland,” said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, publisher of The Daily Record. “They are at the pinnacle of their chosen professions. They are visionary. They are respected. The Daily Record is pleased to honor them.”
The honorees were selected by the editors of The Daily Record for their significant contributions to their respective fields and for their leadership in Maryland in the following areas: civic leadership, communications, education, finance, freestyle, general business, health care, law, philanthropy, real estate and technology. Elected officials are not eligible for this award because they are by nature influential.
In addition, Edward St. John, chairman, St. John Properties, and Dr. David Wilson, president, Morgan State University, were named to the Circle of Influence. Influential Marylanders honorees who have been selected for the third and final time join the Circle of Influence.
The Daily Record launched Influential Marylanders in 2007.
The 2018 Influential Marylanders awards will be presented March 22 at a reception and dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. at The Grand Lodge, 304 International Circle in Cockeysville. Winners will be profiled in a special magazine that will be inserted into the March 23 issue of The Daily Record and will be available online.
Here are the 2018 honorees:
**Indicates Circle of Influence inductee
Civic Leadership
Calvin Butler, CEO, BGE
Jorge Castillo, chairman, Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and CEO, ¡Onward! Estrategias
Deborah S. Phelps, executive director, Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools, Inc.
Dr. Leana Wen, commissioner, Baltimore City Health Department
Communications
Mary Bubala, news anchor, WJZ-TV
Justin Fenton, reporter, The Baltimore Sun
Roger Gray, CEO and chairman, GKV
David Imre, CEO and partner, IMRE LLC
Scott Livingston, vice president of news, Sinclair Broadcast Group
Education
Dr. Jose Antonio Bowen, president, Goucher College
Charles Britton, headmaster, McDonogh School
Dr. Katherine Hetherington, president, Howard Community College
Dr. Wallace Loh, president, University of Maryland, College Park
Kurt Schmoke, president, University of Baltimore
** Dr. David Wilson, president, Morgan State University
Finance
Augie Chiasera, regional president, M&T Bank
Michael Hankin, CEO and president, Brown Advisory
Sabina Kelly, Baltimore market president, Bank of America
Rod Staatz, CEO and president, SECU
Patty Tuttle, regional president, Wells Fargo Bank
Freestyle
Devin Allen, photographer
Blessin Giraldo, Tayla Solomon and Cori Grainger, founders, Lethal Ladies of BLSYW (Baltimore Leadership School For Young Women)
Yumi Hogan, first lady of Maryland, State of Maryland
Clay Stamp, executive director, Maryland Opioid Operational Command Center
General Business
Randy Day, CEO, Perdue Farms
Dr. Michael Galiazzo, president, Regional Manufacturing Institute
Mike Gill, secretary of commerce, State of Maryland
Sheryl Davis Kohl, founder, Beacon Staffing Alternatives
Lawrence Kurzius, CEO, McCormick & Company
Robert Wallace, CEO, BithEnergy, The Presidents’ Roundtable
Health Care
Tina Cheng, M.D., M.P.H., director of the department of pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. John Chessare, CEO, Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Gary Goldstein, president and CEO, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Tom Kleinhanzl, president and CEO, Frederick Memorial Hospital
Carmel Roques, CEO, Keswick
Law
Sara Arthur, president, Maryland State Bar Association, founder, Arthur Law Group
Mary Ellen Barbera, chief judge, Maryland Court of Appeals
Lydia Lawless, bar counsel, Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission
A. Dwight Pettit, attorney, The Law Office of A. Dwight Pettit
Steven A. Robins, managing partner, Lerch, Early & Brewer
Kenneth L. Thompson, partner, Venable LLP
Philanthropy
Celeste Amato, president, Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
Franklyn Baker, CEO, United Way of Central Maryland
Shawn Kros, CEO, The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region
Sandy Pagnotti, CEO, Ronald McDonald House and Charities of Baltimore
Carrie Rich, founder, The Global Good Fund
Real Estate
Cindy Ariosa, senior vice president and regional manager, Long & Foster Real Estate
Howard S. Brown, chairman, David S. Brown Enterprises
Stephen Budorick, president and CEO, Corporate Office Properties Trust
Scott Dorsey, CEO, Merritt Properties
Chickie Grayson, president and CEO, Enterprise Homes
**Edward St. John, chairman, St. John Properties
Technology
Gina Abate, president and CEO, Edwards Performance Solutions
Margot Connor, CEO, Rooster Bio
Ann Darrin, managing executive, Space Exploration Center, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
James Foster, CEO, ZeroFOX
Rene LaVigne, CEO, Iron Bow Technologies