Roselyn Aker-Black, Psy.D. Dr. Kathleen A. Getz *Karen Pecora-Barbour LaKeecia Allen *Abby Glassberg Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk Magistrate Jo Ann Asparagus Elizabeth Scott Glenn Sabita Devi Persaud *Christine D. Aspell Dr. Michele Guyton Lily Qi Jody S. Berg Catherine Y. Hamel Ann Quinn Maureen M. Black Kay N. Harding Gina Ramsey Samantha Bowling, CPA, CGMA Cassandra Jones Havard Johnette Richardson Oana A. Brooks *Marie Hartman Valda Ricks Shelley Brown Geanelle Griffith Herring *Dr. Tonja L. Ringgold Patricia A. Browne Aubreana Stephenson Holder Kimberly Y. Robinson Judge Sharon V. Burrell Jan Holt Donna Stevenson Robinson Renay L. Butler Jeannie L. Howe Angela Rose Judge Donine Marie Carrington *Betsey Hurwitz-Schwab Heather B. Sachs Dr. Jocelyn Chaney-Gainers Asma Inge-Hanif *Lynn B. Sassin Erin Charles, CPA *Lisa A. Hall Johnson Laurie-Anne Sayles Michelle Coates Erica Joseph Tammy S.J. Schneider, CPA Michele L. Cohen Lexy Kessler *Leslie Simmons, R.N., F.A.C.H.E. Alyce Dailey Amy Kleine Carol Ann Smith Natasha M. Dartigue Shawn Kros Erin Stauder Suzzanne W. Decker *Mary Beth Lennon Karen G. Sugar *Diane Devaney *Cylia Lowe-Smith, Esq. Jessica Wolf Suriano Dr. Tracey L. Durant Kathleen McClernan-Walz, Esq. Gustava “Gusty” Taler Barbara Ebel Jill McClune C. Marie Taylor Donna S. Edwards Laurie McDonald Rebecca Teaff Lynda Ellis Pat Bonner McElroy Maureen van Stone, Esq. MS Wendy Elover *Denise K. Mersinger Judge Cathleen Vitale Aileen Eskildsen Barbara Pisano Messing Annette Campagna Walter Tiffany Esther Vanessa Milio Sonya Whited Carolyn Evans, Esq. Janice Miller Christina Williams Jodi Finkelstein *Kathleen Momme Flavia Williamson Sandy Fitzgerald-Angello Terry H. Morgenthaler Renée M. Winsky Bernadette Fowlkes-Bridges Shannon M. Neal Michele K. Wolff Swata Gandhi Kathleen Maletic Neuzil Kim Y. Oldham * Circle of Tenyo Pearl Excellence honorees

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THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 3 Letter from the Publisher

I am pleased to recognize our 2018 Women honorees reviewed the final applications and selected this year’s Top 100 Women honorees in these pages, honorees. carrying on a proud tradition that began 23 Fourteen women will be inducted into the Circle of Excellence. They years ago when The Daily Record launched receive the award for a third and final time, a true testament to their ability to its inaugural awards. juggle the pressing demands of career, community and their personal lives. We created Maryland’s Top 100 Women They are shining exemplars of what it means to a Top 100 Woman. to recognize outstanding women leaders for The Top 100 Women honors serve as a foundation for The Daily Record’s their professional achievement, community mission of recognizing women, encouraging women to share their stories service and commitment to mentoring. The program was designed to shine a spotlight and inspiring the next generation of women leaders in Maryland. on women in leadership roles and to help Our Top 100 Women led us in 2010 to create our Leading Women awards more women achieve top positions in program, which honors women 40 years old or younger for their remarkable companies, open their own businesses, achievements at such a young age. law firms and nonprofits and get seats on In 2015, we launched our Path to Excellence magazine, which publishes six corporate boards. times a year and focuses on women in business. Each magazine has a launch Suzanne E. I feel it’s important to stress that these party in a different part of the state, and Top 100 and Leading Women who Fischer-Huettner are honorees who not only achieve great live there serve as co-hosts for these networking events. professional success but who have shown And just last year we kicked off our inaugural Women’s Leadership Publisher, compassion and commitment to help others Summit, which gathers our honorees with other women leaders to share their and shape their communities. The Daily Record best ideas on how to address the challenges we face in our professional and This year, almost 425 women were personal lives. nominated for the statewide honor. Nominees were asked to outline their educational and career history, Every year, we are profoundly grateful to those who submit nominations professional and community involvement, corporate and nonprofit board and to our judges who offer up so much of their personal time. memberships and mentoring experience. They were encouraged to submit But most of all we are grateful to the 100 women you will read about in letters of recommendation from those familiar with their accomplishments these pages. We thank you for your passion, commitment to excellence and -- professionally, in the community and through mentoring. the countless ways in which you grace our communities and our lives. A panel of business professionals and previous Maryland’s Top 100 Congratulations!

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4 THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 JUDGES JUDGING PROCESS

Jenny Veronique Nominations for the award are Coldiron Diriker solicited from previous winners, Vice President of Director of Development Development as well as economic development GBMC HealthCare University of Maryland Eastern Shore agencies, chambers of commerce, women’s organizations and the business Amy Elias Mary Hastler community at large each year from May Founder & CEO CEO Profiles Inc. Harford County Public through January. For this year’s awards, Library more than 420 nominations were received. Each nominee is asked to supply an application outlining her education and Patricia Cynthia career history, professional and community involvement, and Lambert Leppert corporate and nonprofit board membership. Nominees also are Member Principal Pessin Katz Law Neuberger Quinn Gielen encouraged to submit up to three letters of reference. Rubin Gibber P.A. Thirty Circle of Excellence volunteers participated in the preliminary round of judging. They evaluated each application Eileen Sherry Welch and reduced the number to 150 that advanced to the final round of Rehrmann Executive Director National Alliance on judging where the Top 100 Women were selected. Fourteen women Member, Board of Mental Illness-Metro Appeals, DLLR Baltimore will be inducted into the Circle of Excellence. Circle of Excellence honorees will receive the award for a third and final time.

THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 5 The Daily Record’s WINNER OF THE DAILY RECORD’S Circle of Excellence Scholarship Winners

2018 CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE Destiny Brown Coppin State University 2017 Mollie Cueva-Dabkoski SCHOLARSHIP Johns Hopkins University 2016 Chloe Scott Scholarship winner wants to work Hood College to improve community’s health 2015 Mariel Shilling Washington College estiny Brown grew up in Baltimore County and had 2014 parents who encouraged Caitlyn Leiter-Mason, Dher to follow her dreams. University of Maryland, Baltimore County The support to chase after their 2013 dreams is not a lifestyle all youths in Lunden Hawkins the Baltimore region are blessed to Towson University have, she said. Brown, who is poised to 2012 graduate from Coppin State Meghan Tait University this spring, said many Washington College of the younger generation in the 2011 region are told they can’t do things MengMeng Xu, for one reason or another. Be it University of Maryland, College Park criticism around their race or even what their dreams may be, Brown 2010 said, the psychological impact can Gabrielle Wyatt, even lead to trauma. University of Maryland, College Park “It degrades the younger 2009 generation,” Brown said. Jenna Aidikoff, That’s why Brown plans to University of Maryland, College Park eventually enroll in medical school to become a psychologist 2008 because she wants to be able to Kelly Subramanian, help and improve the health of University of Maryland, Baltimore County the community she will serve. She feel the way they do. She sees that as a key step 2007 wants to be able to help those who may have in changing the culture in the Baltimore region, Gul Jabbar, mental disorders and need medical treatment, where too often young people feel like they can’t College of Notre Dame of Maryland more than just offering traditional psychological do things. therapy. 2006 During her time at Coppin, Brown has worked In July, she will begin a master’s program in Maura J. O’Neill, on several research projects. She says it taught her educational psychology while she waits to be College of Notre Dame of Maryland the importance of being in a lab and the thought accepted into medical school. process required to analyze things. 2005 Brown was selected as the 2018 Daily Record’s She’s worked with young people most of her Anna Barvir, Circle of Excellence Scholarship winner. She was College of Notre Dame of Maryland selected by the 14 women inducted into the Circle life, from babysitting to volunteering at the Mt. of Excellence in 2018. Washington Pediatric Hospital. 2004 Brown’s experience both in and out of the She’s proud of what her generation is doing Selin Mariadhas, classroom has influenced her in many ways. She to work and change the culture in the region. The University of Maryland, College Park fact that people are becoming more aware of the knows she wants to attend a medical school that 2003 challenges facing the greater community is a big focuses on patient care. She feels it’s important to Elizabeth Huntley, interact with people and not just treat them as step, she says. University of Maryland, College Park test subjects. “Once every aspect of life is being addressed, Brown says she wants to be able to sit down then major improvements will be seen,” Brown and listen to people and understand why they said. “Right now it’s one step at a time.”

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Roselyn Aker-Black, Psy.D. LaKeecia Allen Clinical Psychologist Associate County Attorney Dr. Roz Therapeutic and Coaching Services Office of the County Attorney for Prince George’s County

Roselyn Aker-Black creates programs In her role as associate attorney at the Of- in the community to provide affordable fice of the County Attorney for Prince George’s access to mental health resources by mit- County, LaKeecia Allen in 2015 advised the ex- igating the stigma associated with asking ecutive and legislative branches on the budget for help. Such efforts have included the Dr. ordinance when the two branches held opposing Roz Academy, The Dr. Roz Empowerment views. Allen has mentored high school students Makeover and the #DrRozServes initiative. in the programs, We, the Jury and They had a The first in her family to earn a college Dream Too: Young Leaders of the Civil Rights degree, Aker-Black continued her educa- Movement. In addition, she routinely partici- tion and earned a doctorate. pates in community activities such as National She is a regular guest relationship ex- Night Out, Christmas in April, and Community pert on WHUR-FM worldwide (Howard Bridges events. She volunteers with the Prince University’s radio station) and is the series George’s County Domestic Violence and Sexual psychologist for the new show on TVONE, Assault Center by helping survivors through cri- For my Woman! sis intervention. Magistrate Jo Ann Asparagus Family Law Magistrate Caroline County Circuit Court

JoAnn Asparagus has served as Mag- istrate of the Circuit Court for Caroline County for nearly 20 years and is the lon- gest-serving magistrate on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. At one time, she served Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties. She has been active in several judiciary committees involving family law and was a co-founder of Caroline County’s juvenile drug court. She is an active participant in the Tal- bot County chapter of the NAACP and is a volunteer for the Talbot Interfaith Shelter, which serves the area’s homeless popula- tion. Christine D. Aspell Office Managing Partner KPMG LLP Jody S. Berg Founder and CEO Christine D. Aspell was the first in her family to earn a college degree and is Media Works, LTD now managing partner of the KPMG Baltimore office. With more than 25 years providing assurance services to clients in the financial services industry, Aspell Jody S. Berg built Media Works, LTD specializes in serving clients in banking, investment services, insurance and real into one of the most respected marketing estate segments. firms in the mid-Atlantic in the 29 years In 2004, she established the Baltimore chapter of KPMG’s Network of Women since she founded the company. In addi- and is a member of the firm’s Women’s Advisory Board, which helps oversee the tion to Baltimore, the company has offices advancement of women. She also serves on several boards of directors for commu- in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Phoenix, nity organizations. Arizona. Berg is considered a pioneer and numbers among her most significant ac- What role or responsibility do you have to help women complishments her company’s ability to succeed? stay in the forefront of the industry for 29 Always pull a woman along behind you. Rather than just looking out for your years. own career, find out women who are climbing up and reach out to help – advocate Berg is a mentor to many, including employees, and in 2016 was honored as a for them, mentor them or coach them through a life decision. Distinguished Woman by the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland, in large part due to her mentorship of a Girl Scout

8 THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 Maureen M. Black Samantha Bowling, CPA, CGMA John A. Scholl, MD and Mary Louise Scholl, MD Endowed Pro- Partner fessor, University of Maryland School of Medicine Garbelman Winslow, CPAs Dr. Maureen M. Black has more than 20 years Samantha Bowling was 34 when she was experience working in early child development. named the first woman partner of Garbelman Her research has helped shape scientific under- Winslow, CPAs, in July 2005. standing and the public dialogue around the Bowling is the founder and chairman of the integration of early childhood development Maryland Association of Certified Public Accoun- into interventions to promote child health and tants (MACPA) task force for Equality, Diversity nutrition. Her research has focused on effective and Inclusion that creates a network of resourc- ways to tackle major public health problems es and relationships to enable and empower a confronting children in low-income commu- diverse profession to expand its personal defini- nities in Maryland and in low- and middle-in- tion of success and achieve fulfilling careers. come countries throughout the world. She also volunteers with Junior Achievement At the University of Maryland, she chaired of Central Maryland to teach students to spend the promotion committee for the Department wisely and save early and often. In 2012, she of Pediatrics from 2010 through 2017. She created The Matthew Adams Heart Foundation mentored colleagues through the promotion in memory of her husband’s friend, who died process . suddenly. Oana A. Brooks Shelley Brown Equity Compliance Investigator/ Attorney Executive Director Johns Hopkins University Citizenship Law Related Education Program Oana A. Brooks, as equity compliance investigator for Johns Hopkins University’s Shelley Brown helped the Citizenship Law Re- Office of Institutional Equity, is tasked with lated Education Program through a major transi- investigating allegations of workplace and tion. In its 43-year history, the organization had academic discrimination and ensuring univer- developed many programs for youth, but the sity compliance with civil rights laws. She also organization needed to be restructured. Brown investigates allegations of sexual assault and led the work to reinvent the organization. sexual harassment and renders written find- Brown has worked full time while also en- ings and recommendations to the university. rolled full time in a master’s degree program. Brooks served as the 2016-2017 president She has parachuted from a plane and ziplined of the Junior League of Baltimore, is chair- through the canopies of 100-foot-tall trees. She person of the Women of the World Festival, is counts single motherhood as her greatest per- the public safety chairperson of the Original sonal accomplishment. Northwood Association Board of Directors, She has served on the Maryland Teen Court and since 2012 has served as chairperson of Association Advisory Board since 2015. The Northeasterners Inc. Scholarship Com- mittee.

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THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 9 Patricia A. Browne Judge Sharon V. Burrell President and CEO Judge National Children’s Center Montgomery County Circuit Court Sharon Burrell became the first African-Amer- Before becoming president and CEO of ican female judge in Montgomery County histo- National Children’s Center in 2017, Patricia ry in 2008. It was another proud achievement for A. Browne served as the organization’s chief the Washington D.C. public school graduate who operating officer starting in 2015. The -Na was the first member of her family to obtain de- tional Children’s Center provides more than grees in higher education. 500 infants, children and adults across the Burrell considers her experience as proof that District of Columbia and Maryland with life- students can achieve whatever they set their long services to address a broad spectrum of minds to. She has worked with the Summer developmental and intellectual disabilities. Pipeline Program which is co-sponsored by the She is chairperson of the Turner Memo- Montgomery County Bar Foundation and local minority bar associations to encourage law firms rial AME Church Henry McNeal Turner Schol- to hire minority law students for the summer. arship Committee and member of the Board For the past two years, she has been the key- of Stewards. She is co-founder of the Johns note speaker at the Speed Networking luncheon Hopkins University Women In Business Af- for interested law students and participating finity Group. employers.

Renay L. Butler Judge Donine Marie Carrington President and CEO Judge The Lifeover Coach Charles County Circuit Court Renay Butler, president and CEO of the Donine Marie Carrington is the first Afri- Lifeover Coach, a business and wealth-build- can-American woman appointed to be a judge ing company, has diverse experience, in- in Charles County. She is an active member of cluding founding a tech-based day care. the NAACP and the Nu Zeta Omega chapter of When she worked for Computer Sciences the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Corporation as a contractor for the Internal Carrington mentored a student during the Revenue Service, she and her team modern- ized and streamlined IRS software. The most student’s Cotillion experience. Carrington helped commonly recognizable function her team her clean a road and create a fundraiser for col- implemented was the “Where’s My Refund” lege. She has also assisted with an etiquette button on the main page of the IRS website workshop for high school girls and presented a for taxpayers. workshop on the pitfalls of social media. She is a founding member of the Prince Mt. Elon Baptist Church II honored Carrington George’s County Women’s Bureau and has with the God’s Girls Rock award for her service to held many positions as a member of the Al- victims of crime. Carrington is also a 2018 recip- pha Kappa Alpha Sorority. ient of The Daily Record’s Leader in Law award.

10 THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 Dr. Jocelyn Chaney-Gainers Erin Charles, CPA President and CEO Principal in Audit & Tax Services The Family Recovery Program Inc. SC&H Group

Dr. Jocelyn Chaney-Gainers is president Erin Charles has been with SC&H Group for and CEO of The Family Recovery Program 15 years, and recently was named head of the Inc., which serves Baltimore City residents Audit Innovation Committee for a company who have lost custody of their children as a initiative called Firm of the Future to plan for result of substance abuse. how the company will adapt to changes in the Chaney-Gainers had a vision to create industry. Charles was selected for this position housing for parents in the program be- because of her leadership, relationship-build- cause housing is a significant challenge ing skills, and time management skills. for parents once they have been reunited Charles became a breast cancer survivor with their children. With the help of oth- at the age of 29, and says it has affected every ers, Chaney-Gainers bought and renovated aspect of her adult life and taught her resil- a 28,000-square-foot Catholic school that ience. The experience led to her involvement is now The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg with breast cancer organizations, including Building at Sage Center, where families can The Tyanna Foundation, for which she serves live while parents get jobs, return to college, as treasurer and chairperson of the finance and make other important life decisions. committee. Michelle Coates Michele L. Cohen Vice President, Treasury Management Sales Officer Principal Howard Bank Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Michelle Coates began her banking ca- Michele L. Cohen achieved equity principal reer 35 years ago as a drive-in teller before at Miles & Stockbridge, even though she en- tered the firm from an in-house position, bring- working her way up to treasury manage- ing with her no clients or existing book of busi- ment. She joined Howard Bank in Novem- ness. She developed a client base and worked ber 2016 as treasury sales officer and was to create business in the firm. Cohen has used named vice president in January 2017. her position as an equity principal to promote Coates volunteers with Seeds 4 Suc- and advance the standing and position of wom- cess, as a mentor for the Eastport Girls Club en colleagues. program, which is designed for girls living She is a board member for Goodwill Indus- tries of the Chesapeake, board member and in low-income or public housing commu- secretary for the Inner Harbor Project, advisory nities. council member for Athena Powerlink, pres- In 2013, the YWCA of Annapolis and ident of the Miles & Stockbridge Foundation, Anne Arundel County awarded Coates with and co-chairperson of the Miles & Stockbridge the Tribute to Women & Industry. Women’s Network. Alyce Dailey Natasha M. Dartigue Managing Partner Deputy District Public Defender – Baltimore City The Dailey Group of Keller Williams Gateway Office of the Public Defender

Alyce Dailey moved back to Baltimore As a public defender in Baltimore City Na- in 2005 and began selling real estate. She tasha M. Dartigue is in a position to provide a soon realized she wanted to have a bigger voice for those who live their daily lives with effect on the real estate market and in 2006 their voices muted. After many years of prac- opened a brokerage. Her firm now has nine tice, she says she is still moved by how advo- employees and more than 180 contractors cacy can restore human dignity, often because with plans to have 225 contractors by the of the outcome of a criminal case. end of 2018. In addition to her work, Dartigue is a Among other charitable adventures, mentor and work site sponsor for City Neigh- Dailey in 2016 was one of 15 women from bors High School, president-elect of the Mon- the United States to climb Mount Kiliman- umental City Bar Association, and Y of Central jaro to raise awareness about women who Maryland Community Leadership Board experience violence in war. Daily raised member. more than $36,000 for One Million Thumb- prints.

THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 11 Suzzanne W. Decker Principal Miles & Stockbridge Suzzanne W. Decker was named partner at Miles & Stockbridge in January 2002, eighteen months after she had her first child. Three women were promoted to part- nership that year, bring the total female partners to 10 in a firm of more than 100 partners. Decker was elected to the board of directors at Miles & Stockbridge in February 2018. Fourteen years ago, concerned about her observations that women were leaving law firms early in their careers, Decker helped Diane Devaney President found the Miles & Stockbridge Women’s Network to promote leadership, develop- Devaney & Associates ment and mentoring for women lawyers. Since she opened her own public relations agency in 1991, Diane Devaney has won numerous industry awards. But since graduating from Leadership Maryland in 2016, she said, she taken her business to new heights. “The lessons I learned and the connections I made are priceless,” she said. Dr. Tracey L. Durant Devaney is an avid mentor to aspiring businessmen and women, and active Specialist in the state’s business community. Among other groups, she is involved with the Baltimore County Public Schools Maryland Chamber of Commerce, the Better Business Bureau and the Greater Bal- timore Economic Forum. As a specialist in the Baltimore County Public Schools’ Office of Equity and Cultural What role or responsibility do you have to help women Proficiency, Tracey Durant’s job is to make succeed? sure the school system has a culture of eq- I am happy to help anyone succeed and I feel it is my responsibility to share my uity and fairness. experience. I invest as much time as possible mentoring people who want to learn It’s a tall order, but for Durant, a prod- about our industry or one of my areas of expertise. In addition, our company has a uct of the Baltimore city schools, the job is strong internship program. I nominate more than 50 people per year to Leadership just the latest in a 20-year career of public service. Maryland, a program that has had an enormous impact on me. I share worthwhile In the same vein, Durant also is involved networking groups and events with many colleagues every year. And I nominate with many local nonprofits, including many professionals to boards and for awards. Chimes Inc., a Baltimore organization that helps the disabled, and TuTTie’s Place, which provides foster care services to young men.

12 THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 Barbara Ebel Donna S. Edwards Regional Labor Exchange Administrator President Maryland Department of Labor Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO

Barbara Ebel’s job and her personal pas- As the first female president of the sion dovetail nicely. Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO, a coalition As the state’s regional labor exchange of more than 500 local unions representing administrator for Montgomery and Prince some 350,000 workers, Donna Edwards is George’s counties, she works to ensure job considered a trailblazer. seekers have access to employment and In 2012, in fact, the Maryland Dem- training. ocratic Party honored the Cumberland As the mother of a daughter with au- native with the first Barbara A. Mikulski tism, she works to make sure children with Trail Blazing Award for her work as a labor special needs have access to a quality ed- leader, social worker and pioneer among ucation. women leaders. Ebel has been asked to speak across A graduate of the Harvard University La- the country on such labor-related issues bor Studies Program, Edwards earned her as workforce development, organizational M.S.W. from the University of Maryland. management and diversity and disabilities She is the longtime vice president of Com- awareness. munity Services of Central Maryland.

Lynda Ellis Wendy Elover Owner, CEO and President Mortgage Loan Officer Capitol Concierge Academy Mortgage Corporation Founded in 1987, Rockville-based Capitol Concierge provides a full range of concierge Wendy Elover has been a businesswom- services to an estimated 1 million people, a an since she took over a local appliance number that has grown steadily under CEO parts store in 1989. And as her business ca- and President Lynda Ellis. reer flourished, her philanthropic activities Ellis considers her greatest professional multiplied. accomplishment “creating jobs and profes- Over the decades, Elover has been in- sional careers.” Since she bought the com- volved with numerous charities and non- pany in 2007, Capitol Concierge’s workforce profits, among them the Books About You has ballooned from slightly more than 200 program she started 16 years ago to pro- to about 500. vide free personalized books to children in Ellis and her business have won numerous Head Start programs. awards, including the Moxie Award for bold- Last year, when she turned 50, Elover ness in business services in the D.C. metro- created the “Pay it Forward to 50 Project,” politan area in 2017 and the National Capital asking people to donate to a charitable Business Ethics Award in 2012. fund instead of giving her a gift. Aileen Eskildsen Tiffany Esther Director and Administrative Partner Global Supply Chain Manager Ellin & Tucker Northrup Grumman Corp.

When one of the co-founders of Ellin As global supply chain manager for and Tucker retired in 2008, CPA Aileen Es- Northrup Grumman, the Linthicum-based kildsen shifted out of her accounting role at global security company that is one of the the Baltimore accounting firm and led an state’s largest private-sector employers, Tiffa- effort to revitalize the firm’s professional ny Esther supervises a team of procurement development program. contracting officers. The result has been a boost in staff mo- Away from work, Esther is heavily involved rale, less staff turnover and better work- with the Junior League of Baltimore, an orga- flow management. nization of women committed to voluntarism, Eskildsen is active with a variety of pro- for which she heads the investment commit- fessional organizations and is first chair- tee. person of the Loyola University Maryland Asked about her proudest personal accom- Accounting Program’s Student Mentor plishments, she mentioned first her “cultiva- Committee. tion of an ethical character.” Also high on her list: Completing the 2011 Chicago Marathon despite a training injury.

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Carolyn Evans, Esq. Jodi Finkelstein Partner Executive Director Sengstacke & Evans, LLC Montgomery County Commission for Women A graduate of Rockville High School who Carolyn Evans grew up in Harford Coun- earned her MSW at the University of Mary- ty and has spent much of her adulthood land, Jodi Finkelstein has more than two giving back to that community. decades of experience working for Maryland After graduating from Aberdeen High women, including the last three years as head School, she found her “dream job” as a le- of the Montgomery County Commission for gal secretary. She eventually earned her Women. law degree and, in 2001, she and another She is a mentor for the nonprofit Girls on female attorney established their own the Run, which boosts the self-respect of pre- business law practice, in Bel Air. teen girls through running games. This year, Evans’ list of community projects is ex- she led two sisters through a 5K race, cajoling tensive. But perhaps topping it is helping and coaxing them to the finish line on a cold, create the Maryland Center for the Arts. windy day. She remains a member of the center’s “It was the best 5K I ever ran,” recalled Fin- board of trustees. kelstein, a veteran runner.

Sandy Fitzgerald-Angello Bernadette Fowlkes-Bridges Vice President Director, Safety and Risk Management Pohanka Automotive Group Maryland Aviation Administration

In the 1970s, Sandy Fitzgerald-Angello During her more than 30 years in the started work as a telephone operator at transit business, the past two as director of Pohanka Oldsmobile. Four decades later, safety and risk management for the Maryland she owns seven Salisbury-based Pohanka Aviation Administration, Bernadette Fowl- locations. kes-Bridges has won a number of industry She also donates her time, energy and awards for her work in public transportation money to causes as varied as Project O.U.T., safety. a drug treatment center on the Eastern Her private life has been equally reward- Shore, and the Shore Hatchery Board. ing. She has mentored a wide range of people, It is perhaps no surprise that Fitzger- from a disgruntled young man she steered ald-Angello considers her greatest accom- into a rewarding career as a chef to a young plishment “working my way to the top in woman who’d been abused by her boyfriend. a profession dominated by men to gain She also founded a support group for the platform to be able to give back to my women and volunteers at Baltimore City’s community.” Roberta’s House, a family grief support center.

Congratulations to Kathleen A. Getz, Ph.D. Dean of Loyola University Maryland’s Sellinger School of Business and Management AND ALL OF MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN

Loyola’s Sellinger School combines leadership education, a global understanding of business, and Jesuit values to teach business as a positive force in society to create thriving organizations and sustainable communities. www.loyola.edu/sellinger

THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 15 Swata Gandhi Dr. Kathleen A. Getz VP, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer Dean, Sellinger School of Business and Management DAP Products Inc. Loyola University Maryland Since joining DAP Products four years ago, A career-long academic with an MBA from Swati Gandhi has modernized the legal de- Gannon University and Ph.D. from the Univer- partment of the Baltimore-based manufac- sity of Pittsburgh, Kathleen Getz has always turer of home repair products, transforming believed in working with her faculty and stu- an office once viewed as a clog in the busi- dents to boost the local business community. ness wheel into a valued business partner. At Loyola University Maryland, where she Meantime, she has continued her tire- has headed the business school since 2015, less, lifelong efforts to help young people. that’s meant working with neighborhood Among other activities, she is a member stores – helping one store develop an inven- of the Center for Urban Families’ board and tory system, for example, and securing a loan chairperson of the Higher Achievement Ad- to allow another to open a deli counter. visory Board Baltimore. To date, the school has focused on the Go- The Girl Scouts of Central Maryland vans community, but Getz plans to expand named Gandhi one of their Distinguished those efforts to other Baltimore neighbor- Women for 2018. hoods.

Elizabeth Scott Glenn Professional Exchange Manager/Sustainable Development Consultant, Sustainable Community Development

Elizabeth Glenn has traveled the world working on housing issues, from Ecuador and Turkey to South Africa and Australia. But she is most proud of her nearly 20 years working on those issues in Baltimore County. “My greatest professional accomplishment is assisting in creating, developing, preserving and financing affordable housing opportuni- ties for people and families in Baltimore Coun- ty,” Glenn said. “Her commitment to affordable housing and the development of resources to address the issue … go unmatched,” said Marsha J. Abby Glassberg Parham, executive director of the Baltimore Senior Vice President County Office of Housing. NAI KLNB

Long a respected leader in the area’s commercial real estate business, Abby Glass- berg won new admirers last year in Howard County. Dr. Michele Guyton For two decades, county leaders had sought to move nonprofit services for resi- Tourette Association of America Mid-Atlantic Chapter and Mary- dents to a central location, but various logistical and financial challenges thwarted land State Board of Education their efforts. Glassberg was asked to help and using her background in real estate and As a member of the state Board of Edu- understanding of nonprofits, she succeeded: Last year, nonprofits began moving into cation, Michele Guyton helps oversee Mary- a 27,000-square-foot building in Columbia. land’s 24 local public school systems. But “The dream of many Howard County human service providers was finally realized,” that’s barely the beginning of her accom- noted County Executive Allan Kittleman, “due in no small part to the efforts of Abby plishments. Glassberg.” With a Ph.D. in developmental psycholo- Women are speaking up and being heard. How can you gy, she has taught at the University of Iowa. help make a difference for women or help women come She is an accomplished singer and actor, and together? is running for a seat in the Maryland House I’ve witnessed the continued empowerment of women in business throughout my of Delegates. career and I’m heartened to see the pace of such positive change quicken. There’s still so Perhaps most significantly, she started much work to be done before there is equity and so I try to be proactive about reaching out a grass-roots support group for parents of to other women, especially those early in their career. This relationship building is really a children with disabilities that evolved into type of professional community organizing. I do my best to build strong relationships with the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Tourette the women I work with and create a network of women that can rely on each other. Syndrome Association, of which she is chair- woman.

16 THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 Catherine Y. Hamel Kay N. Harding VP Continuing Care/President Assistant Solicitor GBMC/Gilchrist Baltimore City Law Department, Office of Legal Affairs

As president of Gilchrist, Catherine An immigrant from Jamaica who grew up Hamel has guided the state’s largest hos- poor, Kay Harding has not forgotten her hum- pice care provider to new heights, oversee- ble roots. ing the opening of new pediatric, music She defied expectations to earn her law and transitional care programs. Hamel’s work has made Gilchrist a na- degree from the University of Maryland, then tional leader in hospice care, said Redonda spent 11 years as a staff attorney at the Mary- G. Miller, president of Johns Hopkins Hos- land Legal Aid Bureau, where she helped nu- pital. Hamel has “significantly expanded merous low-income families from losing their the quality options available to individuals homes. struggling with chronic, serious and termi- In her current job with the Baltimore City nal illness in Central Maryland.” Law Department, she is part of the effort to In 2011, the American Hospital Associa- reform the city police department. tion honored Gilchrist with its Circle of Life Harding also is a board member and former Award, which recognizes innovative pallia- president of the Alliance of Black Women At- tive and end-of-life care. torneys in Maryland. Cassandra Jones Havard Professor of Law, Director, Charles Hamilton Houston Scholars Program University of Baltimore School of Law

The legal field is one of the least racially diverse professions so University of Balti- more law professor Cassandra Jones Havard set out to change those numbers. In 2010, she co-created the Charles Hamilton Houston Scholars Program as a diversity initiative for minority UB freshmen and sophomore designed to teach skills and expose students to the legal profession. Serving as director of the two-week in- tensive session, Jones Havard considers the program to be her proudest professional achievement. CHHSP has aided and encour- aged more than a dozen minority students to enroll in law schools across the country. Marie Hartman Executive Vice President, Co-Founder Hartman Executive Advisors Geanelle Griffith Herring Policy Analyst In her professional work with the Timonium-based Hartman Executive Advisors, Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services Marie Hartman helps business and nonprofit leaders navigate the critical, some- As a policy analyst for the Centers for times confusing IT world. Medicaid & Medicare Services, Geanelle Grif- In her work as a mentor, member of several local boards and councils and a fund- fith Herring oversees the review and evalua- raiser for the Alzheimer’s Association, she helps countless others. tion of new legislation, legislative initiatives, “The success of Hartman Executive Advisors as one of the best technology advi- policy and regulations for potential impact sory firms on the East Coast speaks for itself,” said Michael Kelly, executive director on the health care industry to include pri- of the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, “but what separates Marie from her peers is vate and public health insurance programs. her commitment to civic excellence.” Earning a master’s degree in social work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Change is happening, and women are leading the charge. Griffith Herring began her professional How does this inspire you as a woman leader? career as a family services caseworker for In many organizations that we work with, I see change happening in their lead- the Baltimore City Department of Social Services. She came to her current position ership positions as they face challenges in succession planning. I’m inspired by the at the U.S. Department of Health and Hu- fact that many businesses are focusing on ensuring that talented women are part man Services in 2012 after working at the of their organization’s succession planning. federal agency as a social science research analyst and a health insurance specialist.

THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 17 Aubreana Stephenson Holder Jan Holt Chief Operating Officer Chief Customer Officer Federal Management Systems, Inc. Chaney Enterprises

Since 2012, Aubreana Stephenson When Chaney Enterprises’s Chief Cus- Holder has served as the Federal Man- tomer Officer Jan Holt was named presi- agement Systems, Inc.’s chief operating dent of the Maryland Ready Mix Concrete officer. Joining the Washington, D.C.-based Association in 2015, she was the first wom- company in 2007 as a project management an to hold the title. and legal adviser, she would also serve as Joining the Gambrills-based Chaney in operations manager and legal associate. 2009, Holt had previously worked as the Stephenson Holder is also a leader in chief marketing officer for The Brick Com- the community serving in a number of panies and as marketing manager at Out- positions for area volunteer organizations back Steakhouse corporate headquarters. such as the Prince George’s County Wom- Holt also serves on the Maryland Gen- en’s Bureau Toastmasters Club and Alpha eral Assembly’s 21st Century School Com- Kappa Alpha Sorority. She contributes mission and volunteers with Boys & Girls more than 200 hours each year as a way to Clubs of America, Special Olympics Mary- help others and raise funding for programs land and Chesapeake Bay Area Charities of to benefit young women. Maryland. Jeannie L. Howe Executive Director Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance

When Jeannie L. Howe became the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance’s execu- tive director in 2012, she was the sole em- ployee. Today, she leads a full-time staff of seven dedicated to nurturing and promot- ing a vibrant, diverse and sustainable arts and cultural community. Through her lead- ership, membership has expanded from 80 to around 500 artists and organizations. Howe serves on the board of directors for the Baltimore Orchard Project and the Callaway-Garrison Improvement Associ- Betsey Hurwitz-Schwab ation. Last year, she was also named to President Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh’s Safe Art H&S Development LLC Space task force. When looking back over her life, Betsey Hurwitz-Schwab considers her proudest accompaniment to be helping her Allegany County community. Asma Inge-Hanif After she arranged a bus for 55 people from Allegany and Garrett counties to the Chaplain, Executive Director Women’s March in Washington, D.C., Hurwitz-Schwab became a founding member Inge Benevolent Ministries dba Muslimat Al Nisaa Shelter of the Women’s Action Coalition. Hurwitz-Schwab’s volunteer-related positions are considerable including as a member of the board of directors for Allegany Center of Asma Inge-Hanif has dedicated her life Life Long Learning, B’er Chaylm Temple and Family Crisis Resource Center. She is also to helping underserved populations specif- Chair of the County United Way Board. Recently, she helped to start a local Life Long ically Muslim women and children. Learning program for seniors. As chaplain and executive director with Inge Benevolent Ministries dba Musli- Change is happening, and women are leading the charge. mat Al Nisaa Shelter, she helps to fulfill the nonprofit’s mission to provide those How does this inspire you as a woman leader? in need with culturally sensitive health, It gives me hope. It also makes me want to make sure that I give as much as education, shelter and additional social possible to the next generation of women so that they can go forward and make services. things even better for women - in our country and throughout the world. With a commitment to equality and hope, Inge-Hanif has created a number of events to help others, including Chili Bowl Sunday, where hot bowls of the spicy meal and toiletries are given to the homeless in- dividuals during Super Bowl Sunday.

18 THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 Erica Joseph President Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, Inc.

Erica Joseph first joined the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore Inc. in 2003 as a program officer after graduating with a master’s degree from the University of Mary- land, College Park. Over the years, she would move up through the Salisbury-based organization including positions as the program and development director and vice president of community investment before being named president in Lisa A. Hall Johnson 2015. Administrative Judge, Prince George’s Joseph also serves as a board member for County District Court the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmak- Maryland Judiciary ers and a member of the Salisbury Rotary Lisa A. Hall Johnson was enjoying a successful career as a lawyer working in large, na- Club. tional law firms and specializing in complex multi-district litigation and policyholder-side insurance coverage. Then she got a call from then-Governor Martin O’Malley that would change her life. Lexy Kessler He appointed her to the Prince George’s County District Court in 2013. Just a few years Partner, Government Contract Services Group later, she was named administrative judge -- the youngest currently in the state. The po- Aronson LLC sition allows her to hear cases but also handle the administrative responsibilities for one of the largest districts in the state. Lexy Kessler oversees 80 team members in the Government Contract Services Group. Women are speaking up and being heard. How can you She considers her greatest professional ac- help make a difference for women or help women come together? complishment to be able to follow her clients through their business lifecycle from the mo- It is not enough to speak up, although it is an important first step, real progress is ment they establish a relationship to the time made through action and supporting others when they speak up. We must strive to they decide to sell. create environments where other women feel comfortable speaking up, addressing An alumnus of the University of Maryland inequalities, and fighting against what is unjust. College Park, Kessler serves on the Robert Shirley Chisolm famously said “if they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a H. Smith School of Business Advisory Board. folding chair.” I say, bring enough chairs so that people with diverse perspectives can Active with the Choral Arts Society of Wash- sit beside you as well. If you are going to crash the party, you might as well bring an ington, D.C., she is vice chair and a board entourage. It is no longer enough to make our own way, we must pave the path so member. that others can accompany us and follow behind us. Keeping in mind that there is Kessler is treasurer of the Professional Ser- also extreme power and freedom, in creating our own “table.” Finding our own forum, vice Council. She is also vice chair of the AICPA procedure, process, or outlet. Private Company Practice Section.

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THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 19 Amy Kleine Shawn Kros Program Director CEO Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Foundation The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region

This year Amy Kleine will mark a de- Since being named CEO/Executive Direc- cade as program director for the Harry and tor of The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region Jeannette Weinberg Foundation. She man- in 2010, Shawn Kros has helped to grow the ages the nonprofit’s grants in the areas of staff and aid to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Harford homelessness, food security, health care and Cecil counties. and disabilities. Working at the Aberdeen-based organi- Kleine is chair of the Resource Allocation zation since 2002, Kros previously served as Committee for the Baltimore City Continu- director of treatment foster care, director of um of Care Board and served as vice chair family services and director of human re- last year. A Leadership Maryland 2015 sources, quality improvement and training. graduate, she was also chair of the Basic The University of Nebraska alumnus is Human Needs Affinity Group with the As- incoming president for the Maryland Associ- sociation of Baltimore Area Grantmakers ation of Community Services and chair of the from 2009 to 2017. Harford County Local Management Board.

Mary Beth Lennon Cylia Lowe-Smith, President Mercy High School Esq. Vice President When Mary Beth Lennon returned to Mercy High School four years ago to be- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. come their president, she became the first layperson and graduate to lead the pri- Cylia Lowe-Smith, Esq. notes her work as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.’s Vice vate, Catholic college preparatory institution for young women. President as her most significant personal accomplishment. She has ushered in a strategic planning process leading to increased fundraising To encourage women into greater service to the Baltimore City community last and enrollment along with a heightened profile for the school. year, she helped to increase the number of participants in Pink Goes Red For Heart Lennon is chair and board member for the St. Francis of Assisi School Board, May- Health event, volunteered as an attorney during the group’s first Criminal Record field and chair of AIMS Accreditation Visiting Committee for Connolly School of the Expungement Resources Fair and served as chair of a free Senior Health and Well- Holy Child in Potomac. ness Fair. Lowe-Smith is an attorney adviser/senior policy counsel for the Office of the What role or responsibility do you have to help women General Counsel - U.S. Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. succeed? Since 1855, the Sisters of Mercy have ministered in Baltimore with a special fo- Change is happening, and women are leading the charge. cus on the education of women and girls. Inspired by their work to bring justice and How does this inspire you as a woman leader? peace to our world, I believe it is my role as the leader of a school that bears the It inspires me to dream bigger and know as a woman I bring a unique and valu- name “Mercy” to give our girls an education infused with Mercy, Catholic values— able perspective on important issues that can promote positive change. People excellence, respect, compassion, hospitality and a commitment to serve others. We often say “Just get in the room” or “Just get a seat at THE table.” This newer era of expect our students and all of our 8,000 alumnae to use their Mercy education to women leading change forces us to do more than just get in the room; we have to lead and serve—in the workplace, in the community, and in our world. use our voice, be brave and take a chance.

20 THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 Kathleen McClernan-Walz, Esq. Jill McClune Partner VP, Contracts and Federal Compliance Avon Protection Systems, Inc. Williams, McClernan, & Stack LLC In 2016, Kathleen McClernan made the As Avon Protection Systems Inc.’s Vice Pres- decision to leave nonprofit legal work and ident of Contracts and Federal Compliance, Jill McClune helps first responders and military open up her own law practice. In just two personnel get high quality, innovative respira- years, the Leonardtown-based firm has gone tory protective equipment. from one attorney to four representing cli- During her tenure as Army Alliance presi- ents in St. Mary’s, Calvert, Charles and Prince dent from 2013 to 2017, McClune successfully George’s counties. fought against federal budget cuts to the Ab- As the attorney coach for the Leonard- erdeen Proving Ground, elevated awareness town High School mock trial team, she among legislators on the contributions of the mentors youth with an interest in the legal state’s military installations and received fund- profession. ing for an executive director to serve the next The University of Baltimore School of Law president. She currently serves now as presi- graduate is on the Board of Directors for the dent emeritus and legislative lead. Center for Children in La Plata and serves as McClune is also co-chair of Association of De- vice chair for Community Mediation of St. fense Communities’ Federal Outreach Advisory Mary’s County. Committee. Laurie McDonald Pat Bonner McElroy General Manager President/Owner PANDORA United States of America Tim’s Automotive and Towing

When Laurie McDonald joined As president of the family-owned Tim’s PANDORA in 2004 as an account executive, she was selling the jewelry brand door-to- Automotive and Towing, Pat Bonner McElroy door to local shops. As the company grew, oversees 45 employees who service more she took on leadership positions including than 10,000 vehicles every year. as national sales manager, wholesale The Johns Hopkins University graduate is director, director of sales strategy and vice involved in the Towing and Recovery Profes- president of sales. sionals of Maryland, serving as vice president The Loyola College of Maryland and chairman of the legislative and govern- graduate has been general manager since 2016. ment affairs committee. Named to The Maryland Daily Record’s She is highly involved with Catholic High 2017 list of Leading Women, McDonald is School of Baltimore as vice chair of the Board on the board of directors for Port Discovery of Trustees and leads the strategic planning Children’s Museum and Center Stage. committee.

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“Thank you for all you do for us and for our community!” Barbara Pisano Messing Administrative-Clinical Director GBMC - The Milton J. Dance Jr. Head and Neck Center

As the Administrative-Clinical Director for GBMC’s Milton J. Dance Jr. Head and Neck Center, Barbara Pisano Messing knows how to multitask. She supervises three departments with a total of 46 or more staff providing clinical ser- vices to patients and conducts research to help advance knowledge of head and neck cancers. A national and international lecturer, she also is working on her Ph.D. through the University of Queensland. Since 2013, Messing has been a member of the Dance Endowment Board. She is vice chair of the American Board of Swallowing and Denise K. Mersinger Swallowing Disorders. Senior Vice President, Wealth Manage- ment Advisor Merrill Lynch/Bank of America Vanessa Milio Executive Director A member of the financial services industry since 1980, Denise K. Mersinger is First Vice President for Merrill Lynch/Bank of America. No More Stolen Childhoods As a wealth management adviser, she guides clients to manage their individual wealth through multiple and complex market cycles to meet their needs. It wasn’t until she moved on from her po- Her board memberships include the American Heart Association Go Red For sition as the first woman CEO of the Harford Women, Suited to Succeed and the National Academy Foundation’s Academy of County Chamber of Commerce that Vanessa Finance. Milio truly understood what it meant to break the glass ceiling. What role or responsibility do you have to help women She was excited to see new strong women succeed? I am fortunate to have the most rewarding job, as there isn’t a better feeling in taking on the role, and she herself went on to the world than knowing you put someone in a better financial position. This allows new opportunities. She now advocates for and me to spread my enthusiasm to other women, be their cheerleader, and encourage helps victims of childhood sexual abuse. them to take risks. In 2015, Milio launched a retail busi- ness,Taken: Forever Reinventing, to showcase Maryland-based artists and makers. She is also an active volunteer.

Nominations close September 3, 2018 Leading Women identifies women age 40 or younger for the tremendous accomplishments they have made so far in their careers. They will be judged on professional experience, community involvement and a commitment to inspiring change. They are selected by previous Top 100 Women and Leading Women winners.

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THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 23 Janice Miller Director of Programs and Clinical Services House of Ruth Maryland

Janice Miller overcame a shy, media- tion-oriented nature to find a strong voice at the House of Ruth, helping lead the fight to end violence against women and their children. She created the re-housing program Safe Homes Strong Communities to help victims rebuild their lives without fear. Ninety-four percent of participants placed remained stably housed after ending the program. She is a board member of the Baltimore City Continuum of Care and the Baltimore International Academy, and is a member of the Baltimore City’s Mayor’s Workgroup on Kathleen Momme Homelessness. Executive Director United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore

Terry H. Morgenthaler Kathleen Momme has raised more than $22 million for the United Way of the President, Board of Trustees Lower Eastern Shore over her 24-year tenure as executive director. Baltimore Center Stage She has expanded the staff while keeping administrative costs at 19 percent, below the national average for nonprofits of 35 percent. She works to inspire others Terry H. Morgenthaler spearheaded a to make an impact in education, financial stability and health for the community. $33 million capital campaign to renovate She serves on the Mayors Task Force for Addiction and the Regional Coalition on the 136-year old building of Baltimore Heroin and Addiction. Center Stage with the latest technology and amenities. She has recruited top national man- How can you help make a difference for women or help agement talent for theater. She danced as women come together? Clara’s Mother in the Baltimore School for By being a role model, opening as many doors for qualified women as I can and the Arts Nutcracker for 20 years. most importantly mentoring and encouraging women to lift each other up to be She also coaches the badminton team the best they can be. for Friends School of Baltimore, has served as president of the Board of Trustees Child Abuse Prevention Center of Maryland (now the Family Tree), and has been a leader in other arts and music organizations.

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24 THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 Shannon M. Neal Kathleen Maletic Neuzil Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager Director of the Center for Vaccine Development and Institute Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. for Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine Dr. Kathy Maletic Neuzil is one of the Shannon M. Neal is passionate about world’s most influential research scientists expanding financial literacy in the areas and advocates in vaccine development and of credit, budgeting, home ownership and policy, including influenza and rotavirus. money management. She has led large teams to design and Neal manages the Harbor East Wells implement vaccine trials to prevent and Fargo Bank and also works with organiza- tions to help entrepreneurs build a healthy treat the spread of infectious diseases in community of local businesses to foster the world’s poorest communities. positive development and change in the She is leading a typhoid vaccine acceler- city. ation program, funded by the Gates Foun- That includes being a Fells Point Main dation, to ensure that children in Africa and Streets Board member and leading a Asia are protected. She is a board member group of students creating a neighborhood at the National Foundation for Infectious business association through the Johns Diseases, task force chair at the Infectious Hopkins University Carey Business School Disease Society of America and technical CityLab Project. advisor to the World Health Organization.

Kim Y. Oldham Tenyo Pearl Deputy State’s Attorney Campus Director Howard County State’s Attorney Coppin State University Nonprofit Leadership Alliance

Kim Y. Oldham has successfully pros- Tenyo Pearl calls the students she works ecuted more than a dozen murder trials with “future leaders” because she believes that the work she does to engage students and hundreds of violent crimes. Now, she in nonprofit management is a critical step is using that expertise to train and guide in coaching, mentoring and inspiring them prosecutors as a Deputy State’s Attorney for the rest of their lives. while still keeping a full caseload. She has Pearl has led the alliance since 2003 to also started classes and trainings for police build a pipeline of talented and prepared officers and recruits. nonprofit professionals and will earn her Oldham has completed 17 marathons doctorate in higher education administra- since 2012 and recently became a coach for tion this year. Girls on the Run at Worthington Elemen- She is also an executive board member tary School. She is a board member at HC of the Boy Scouts of America, Baltimore Drug Free and the Ellicott City Volunteer Area Council and executive board member Fire Department. of Women in Maryland Higher Education.

THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 25 Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk Maryland State Delegate Maryland General Assembly Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk has worked to stop wrongful convictions with a successful bill to require police to use scien- tifically-supported procedures during eye- witness identification. She has also defended state support for Planned Parenthood’s family planning services. Pena-Melnyk, who represents Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties, was born in the Dominican Republic and is a board member of the Dominican American National Roundtable. She serves on the Governor’s Wellmobile Program Advisory Board, is a member of the Karen Pecora-Barbour Baltimore Revitalization Task Force, and is on President the board of EMERGE Maryland. The Barbour Group LLC Karen Pecora-Barbour’s surety bonding and com- mercial insurance company provides solutions for the Sabita Devi Persaud construction industry in 38 states. Associate Dean The Barbour Group, Inc. has seen a 45 percent annual sales growth in consecutive Notre Dame of Maryland University years, and Pecora-Barbour launched several new companies in 2016. As her business has grown, she has lobbied in Annapolis and Capitol Hill to im- Sabita Persaud’s emphasis on the social prove the business climate for contractors and founded the new national political factors that determine health outcomes and party the National Small Business Party. She is the founder of Party for a Cure Cor- the ability to care within the nursing practice poration, a nonprofit that raises funds for those with muscular dystrophy. is helping her better equip the next genera- tion of caregivers. Change is happening, and women are leading the charge. Persaud is also president of the Maryland How does this inspire you as a woman leader? Board of Nursing, where she advocates for the When others can kick down doors for you, it saves you a lot of energy that you most vulnerable in the state through health can use to divide and conquer the room. Thirty-three years ago when I started in policy and regulation. the surety business some doors were too heavy to push open on my own. I am so She serves on the advisory board for St. happy to see more and more women enter the surety profession. Comradery and Vincent de Paul Head Start and Cookies and sisterhood is important to ground you in your career. When you feel less vulnerable, Cocoa for the Homeless, helps plan an annu- you become more enthusiastic and empowered to be more daring and to offer help. al Diwali Pageant for young women and is a member of the Greater Laurel Women’s Club.

Lily Qi Ann Quinn Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Principal and Founder Quinn Strategy Group Montgomery County, Maryland Ann Quinn helps businesses achieve the Lily Qi grew up in communist China and next level of success, whether that is strategic came to America by herself, learning English planning, funding growth or market research along the way and working several jobs. and expansion. Today, she is a leader in Montgomery And she’s used those skills when giving County government and led the establish- back to the community. Quinn is the immedi- ment of two public-private partnerships to ate past president of the Executive Alliance, an make the county more attractive to business- organization promoting women in leadership. es and talent. She oversaw the development She led a rebranding that increased mem- of the county’s Comprehensive Economic berships and partnerships. She also success- Strategy and business portal. fully helped pass a joint resolution urging the She has also revamped the county’s lan- governor to encourage equitable and diverse guage access program and is a champion gender representation on boards and in senior for cultural competency in regards to limited management of companies and organizations English proficiency. She is the chair of the in Maryland. Governor’s Commission for Asian American Quinn is a board member of WYPR Public Affairs. Radio and volunteers with Reading Partners.

26 THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 Gina Ramsey Johnette Richardson Executive Director Vice President of Digital Media Belair-Edison Neighborhoods, Inc. Adventure Web Interactive Johnette A. Richardson’s favorite event of Gina Ramsey helped transform the sim- the year is when she brings a group of women ple web design company Adventure Web together for the Financially Independent and Interactive into a full-service digital mar- Empowered Women Academy to connect and keting agency. The products and services learn about topics like buying a home, starting under her purview, including social media, a business and living a healthy lifestyle. now account for more than half of the rev- She is committed to helping Belair-Edison enue of the business. residents thrive. The neighborhood associa- She is a board member of Red Devils, tion predicted and responded to the housing a nonprofit organization that helps wom- collapse in 2008, unmasking real estate scams en with breast cancer, and There Goes My and creating a strong foreclosure prevention Hero, an organization to help leukemia program. BENI was also a founding member patients and their families. of the Baltimore Homeownership Preservation She also serves on the board of the Coalition, where Richardson is a steering com- Maryland Small Business Financing Au- mittee member. thority and the nominating committee for She is also a commissioner on the Baltimore the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland. City School Board.

Valda Ricks Deputy State’s Attorney Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City

For more than a decade, Valda Ricks represented the poor and indigent in Bal- timore City in the Office of the Public De- fender. In 2016, Ricks moved from being a chief attorney at the public defender’s office to deputy state’s attorney. She is a “voice for the underprivileged” and started a community service program in Cherry Hill through the public defender’s office. She is the judicial chair of the Bar Association of Baltimore City. She is also on the executive board of the Monumental Dr. Tonja L. Ringgold City Bar Association. Vice President for Academic Affairs/Accreditation Liaison Officer Donna Stevenson Robinson Baltimore City Community College CEO/President Early Morning Software Inc./PRiSMCompliance.com Dr. Tonja L. Ringgold’s collaborative approach allowed Baltimore City Communi- ty College to address operational deficiencies in record time and positively impact When Early Morning Software Inc. was accreditation. The higher education leader also gives back, currently helping five not paid on by a prime contractor on a women through their doctoral programs by serving on dissertation committees. government project, Donna Stevenson She is the president of the Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Robinson knew there was a problem in the Inc., where she led an initiative to serve dinner to homeless women. system. She serves on the board of directors and is the webmaster for Women Embrac- They went on to develop PRiSMCompli- ing Abilities Now, a peer counseling/mentoring organization serving women with ance, a compliance platform that allows disabilities. clients to track contracts, implement best practices and achieve high performance in supplier diversity. Change is happening, and women are leading the charge. A tenacious entrepreneur, Robinson also How does this inspire you as a woman leader? is a board member to the Maryland Alzhei- I’m inspired by the fact that women are not accepting being defined by others. mer’s Association, black history committee More women are learning that “who they are as persons” is not always defined by chair at Jack and Jill of America, NCC board “what they do.” member of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators and chair of the In- ternational Diversity & Economic Alliance.

THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 27 Kimberly Y. Robinson Angela Rose Director, Regulatory and Government Affairs President & CEO Cigna Harford County Chamber of Commerce Kimberly Y. Robinson is an influential Angela Rose is leading the Harford County voice in Annapolis, where she represents Chamber of Commerce away from ribbon cut- global health insurance service company tings and events and toward legislative advo- Cigna. cacy and member-focused services. Until 2017, she served as the executive Rose has hired new staff, implemented director of the League of Life and Health data-driven decision making and rebranded Insurers of Maryland. She also has expe- the chamber, as well as revamped the Young rience as a partner at the practice Funk & Entrepreneurs Academy. Bolton, P.A. and as director of government She is a board member of Healthy Harford, relations for the Maryland Insurance Ad- Visit Harford, Business Edge, the Economic ministration. Development Advisory Board and Harford She is on the National Social Action Com- Leadership Academy. In the community, she mission of Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority Inc., helped raise over $10,000 as president of the and chair of the governance committee of TwirlTasTix Booster Association and is a com- the board of directors for Coppin State Uni- mittee member and builder for Habitat for versity Development Foundation, Inc. Humanity. Heather B. Sachs Policy & Advocacy Director National Down Syndrome Congress Heather Sachs is a highly accomplished leader in the Down Syndrome and special needs communities. She successfully ad- vocated for a state law that now requires health care professionals to provide up-to- date information on Downs to women who receive a diagnosis of the genetic condition. As vice president of the National Down Syn- drome Society, she has worked to get a land- mark law passed to make 529-type savings plan available to people with disabilities. Since her daughter was born with Down syndrome she has been an effective leader for change in the vibrant disability com- munity to help others celebrate a person’s success by their passion, kindness and in- Lynn B. Sassin tentions rather than by academic accolades. Member Gordon Feinblatt LLC Lynn Sassin is a leading Maryland-based lawyer in Laurie-Anne Sayles estates and trust law. In 1995 she was elected as a Fellow of the American College Councilmember Gaithersburg City Council of Trust and Estate Counsel. She serves as the national group’s Chair of the Bylaws and Manual Committee and as a member of its Board of Regents and previously as Laurie-Anne Sayles’ innovative and the state chair of the ACTEC. compassionate work and active member- Thompson-Reuter’s Super Lawyers rating system of peer evaluations has named ship on the city council stems from her rich Lynn as a “Maryland Super Lawyer” each year since 2007. diversity of career experience in state and Lynn is also a founding member of the Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle and con- local government, health communications, siders giving back to the community of paramount importance. public policy, housing, conservation and more. Change is happening, and women are leading the charge. She was the first African American How does this inspire you as a women leader? elected to the Gaithersburg City Council I am inspired to see women finding their voices, being recognized for being and had the highest vote count of any can- didate on the November 2017 ballot. tough, smart, competent and able to solve problems, while also respected for In December 2017, Montgomery Coun- caring about others, being compassionate, and understanding differences. One ty Executive Isiah Leggett presented Lau- change we can all make is to see ourselves as leaders who happen to be women, rie-Anne with a National Association of not as women leaders. Counties Achievement Award for innova- tive county government programs to serve as best practices nationwide.

28 THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 Tammy S.J. Schneider, CPA Founder, Managing Director Taurus CPA Solutions, LLC Two years after Tammy Schneider founded Taurus CPA Solutions with a goal to focus on the needs of entrepreneurs, her firm serves more than 500 clients in Howard County and beyond. Defined as “not-the-average accounting firm,” Taurus emphasizes personable manner to serve the needs of business owners in a profes- sional, friendly and reliable manner at rea- sonable prices. Tammy is passionate about sharing fi- nancial literacy, particularly with women in business. She takes pride in mentoring others to understand their business fi- nances, while she also finds ways to better Leslie Simmons, manage the needs of career and family. R.N., F.A.C.H.E. President Carol Ann Smith Carroll Hospital, a LifeBridge Health center Assistant Attorney General Maryland Attorney General’s Office Leslie Simmons guided Carroll Hospital through its merger with LifeBridge Health in 2014 to ensure that the community could continue to receive high qual- Carol Ann Smith provides advice and ity health care services for generations to come. As executive vice president of the counsel to clients working with the District LifeBridge Health system, Leslie now also oversees the Levindale Hebrew Geriatric of Columbia Child & Family Services Agen- Center and Hospital and LifeBridge Health’s Post-Acute Division. cy to create a Border Agreement between Her responsibilities throughout LifeBridge include hospice and palliative care Maryland and D.C. It ensures that hun- services, pharmacy, laboratory/pathology, transport, and the food and nutrition dreds of children in foster care are placed in Maryland homes that are safe. and environmental services divisions. She thrives on the joys and challenges of her In volunteer activities, Carol Ann gives added responsibilities, while considering that the most successful leaders are the tirelessly to citizens of the state, particu- ones who are authentic, leading to trust. larly for youth and those in need. She is a board member of the Grassroots Homeless Change is happening, and women are leading the charge. Shelter & Crisis Intervention Center in How- How does this inspire you as a woman leader? ard County. She has personally organized I am inspired by women who are vulnerable and authentic — which people gift card drives and clothing drives for often view as a sign of weakness. However, I believe vulnerability builds trust, and I the center. Her participation in triathlons strive to be genuine and transparent in everything I do. and marathons has helped raise funds for young adult cancer patients.

We would like to congratulate our mother, Valda Ricks, on being named as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women!

The Ricks Family

THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 29 Erin Stauder Karen G. Sugar Executive Director President The Hearing and Speech Agency of Baltimore (HASA) Sugar Associates, LLC During the past year, Erin Stauder led the agency to build strategic partnerships For the past 27 years, Karen Sugar has with key leaders across the city, working successfully directed the well-respected to raise awareness and develop programs commercial interior design firm she founded. to increase access to care for people with She works diligently with clients to give life communications disorders. to their visions, while complying with LEED HASA works closely with Baltimore certification and other best practices and reg- HEARS and head and neck physician Frank ulations. She provides sustainable, low-cost, Lin of Johns Hopkins University to build a long-lasting solutions to interior design and new care model for individuals with hear- architectural projects. ing loss from the community. It is a shift Karen serves on the Pikesville Chamber of from medical-based care to communi- Commerce and was voted Person of the Year ty-based care. And this past fall, Stauder’s by the chamber in 2016. She also volunteers team answered a request by the YMCA of her services to nonprofits, including the Ron- Central Maryland and screened more than ald McDonald House, the Maryland Volunteer 500 children in three weeks to identify ear- Lawyers Service and the Festival of Trees for ly or at-risk cases. the Kennedy Krieger Institute.

Jessica Wolf Suriano Gustava “Gusty” Taler Executive Director Chief Operating Officer Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust Maryland Legal Aid Jessica Suriano is well known as a com- Gustava E. Taler created and developed passionate leader who fights for the chil- the Maryland Legal Aid’s Lawyer in the Li- dren of Baltimore. At Baltimore Educational brary program in response to the civil unrest Scholarship Trust, she leads an organization in Baltimore in April 2015. Gustava recruited which supports the city’s African-American the branch library as an ideal partner to de- students with financial needs by assisting liver much-needed legal services to some of them through the process of admissions the city’s most vulnerable citizens. to independent schools. Once students are What began in that one library as a week- enrolled, the organization positions them ly program has grown into a multi-faceted for success through academic preparation, program at the Legal Aid, working with character and leadership development, and libraries and other service-oriented groups support programs. statewide. She serves on the Art with a Heart Leader- She has also founded and developed the ship Advisory Board and the Gilman School’s Multi-ethnic Domestic Violence Project, un- Community and Diversity Committee of the der the auspices of the Women’s Law Center Board of Trustees. of Maryland.

30 THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 C. Marie Taylor Rebecca Teaff President & CEO Founder and Chief Creative Officer Leadership Montgomery Redstart Creative For a group dedicated to building leaders to advance Montgomery County, there is no At her Redstart Creative firm, Rebecca Teaff better resource than C. Marie Taylor’s expe- and her staff raise the public profile, or brand, rienced gift for thinking strategically. For of nonprofits, which are “in the heart and soul the past 20 years, her experience in finance, of Baltimore.” Now in their eighth year, Red- management and program evaluation have start last year worked with 61 such clients on positioned her well to balance the demands almost 150 projects. The creative focus is on of leading high-impact community organi- educational, environmental and family sup- zations. At Leadership Montgomery, Taylor port nonprofits, which are making the city a has shown a tireless commitment to serving better place. diverse communities. In 2009 when she founded Redstart, she Her natural ability to build relationships was diagnosed with stage IV endometriosis, and then learned to manage the disease and through demonstrating the positive work persevere to build her firm and continued to of nonprofits has helped her raise $5 mil- take time for her community. She is a parish lion for Interfaith Works, $6 million for Food council member of her church and served as & Friends, and $17 million for Community the marketing chair for the Association of Foundation in Montgomery County. Fundraising Professionals for two years.

Maureen van Stone, Esq. MS Judge Cathleen Vitale Associate Director, Maryland Center for Developmental Judge Disabilities, Director of Project HEAL Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Kennedy Krieger Institute Cathleen Vitale has moved from private Maureen van Stone founded Project law practice, including her own, to the Anne HEAL (Health, Education, Advocacy, and Arundel County Council, to the Maryland Law) at Kennedy Krieger Institute. The House of Delegates, to judge — all with the community-based program of the Mary- privilege of serving the citizens of the com- land Center for Developmental Disabilities munity in which she was raised. Her love of at the Institute provides comprehensive the law and deep understanding of the com- advocacy and legal services for children munity has made her extremely effective in with intellectual and developmental dis- practice and interpreting the law, as well as abilities and their families. being an exemplary mentor. Maureen is respected by school system Through her dedicated participation with officials for her ability to resolve placement Leadership Anne Arundel, Greater Severna and service issues for students with dis- Park Council and other community associa- abilities, as opposed to just litigation. Her tions, Cathleen takes great pride in helping unique talents are sought after by parents citizens find their own voice, to learn how to desperate for help. advocate for matters of importance. Annette Campagna Walter Sonya Whited President & Owner Director of Process, Packaging and Commercialization Timber Industries and iEvolve Consulting Perdue Farms Timber Industries is a national, wom- en-owned company serving multiple in- Sonya Whited was the project leader to dustries across the United States with pal- lets, crane mats and other wood materials. work with the equipment vendor of a new As owner and president Annette Walter, processing technology from Europe and rec- supports a company culture that’s family ommended by Jim Perdue and Randy Day, to oriented and empowering, and where em- evaluate it through Perdue’s pilot plant and ployees treat customers like partners. Walter’s other company, iEvolve Con- plant trials. The development work resulted sulting, offers strategic planning with tac- in the commercialization and production with tical hand-holding and accountability to the technology at a Perdue plant. business owners and entrepreneurs. Perdue is a family-owned food and agri- Managing two nationwide firms, how- ever, comes in second place to being a cultural business dedicated to a better quality working “mommy,” to raising two young of life through innovative food and agricultur- boys. al products.

THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 31 Christina Williams Flavia Williamson Manager Attorney Washington County Public Schools Education Foundation Attorney At Law Transitioning into the nonprofit world In addition to her outstanding legal tal- only last year, Christina Williams has quickly ents in her practice and mentoring of law adapted and excelled in increasing the role students, Flavia Williamson applies her su- of the Washington County Public Schools perb legal and writing abilities through a Education Foundation in the community. number of key state agencies and volunteer The Foundation serves as a catalyst for uniting the county’s schools with their groups. Thus, she quietly improves the lives communities through volunteer efforts and and outlooks of children, families and dis- funding from business and civic groups. advantaged individuals through a number Christina mentors students through the of key state agencies and volunteer groups. Foundation’s GLOW Financial Literacy and Among her many volunteer activities, College Financial Planning Curriculum on she is a judge for elementary school debates budgeting, banking, credit, and paying for with the Baltimore Urban Debate League, is a college. Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) ad- She is a charter member of the innova- vocating for abused and neglected children tive jump-start movement OnTrack Wash- and has established book scholarships for ington Country. college students through her church. Renée M. Winsky Michele K. Wolff President and Chief Executive Officer Director, The Shriver Center Leadership Maryland University of Maryland Baltimore County Renée Winsky led a merger of Leader- Michele Wolff works tirelessly to involve stu- ship Maryland with Maryland Leadership dents in meaningful and effective service deliv- Workshops, which increased participa- ery and to prepare them for the responsibilities tion after the University of Maryland, of citizenship. The Shriver Center at the Univer- Baltimore County was recruited to begin sity of Maryland, Baltimore County enables stu- hosting MLW’s summer programs. dents to connect theory to practice and thought to action, bringing their experience back to the Mentoring comes naturally for Winsky. classroom. It is UMBC’s primary structured vehi- In her role on the board of the Maryland cle for producing socially engaged citizens who School for the Blind, or on the Governor’s graduate with the commitment and experience Commission on Service and Volunteerism, to contribute responsibly in their communities. as two examples, she finds great joy in Michele’s programs highlight her strengths helping others navigate their professional and include Service-Learning, the Shriver and volunteer paths. Peaceworker Fellows Program, The Choice Pro- grams, Public Service Scholars Programs, and SUCCESS.

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With a rich heritage of innovation, Notre Dame of Maryland University (NDMU) educates a diverse population at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Students and faculty members come from a variety of backgrounds, bringing multiple perspectives to the academic community. NDMU is known for its student-centered orientation and for its faculty commitment to superior teaching and scholarship. The University was founded in 1895 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) as the first Catholic college for women in the U.S. Today, NDMU features the only women’s college in Maryland and has expanded to include a student body of more than 2,600 women and men. Notre Dame offers programs in the liberal arts tradition as well as programs of professional study at its four schools: Arts, Sciences, and Business; Education; Nursing; and Pharmacy. NDMU serves three distinct populations: full-time undergraduate women, part- time undergraduate women and men, and full- and part-time graduate women and men. Its main campus is located in north Baltimore with satellite centers throughout Maryland. NDMU is also home to The English Language Institute. It has open enrollment and provides language and culture classes for non-native speakers. The Renaissance Institute offers life- long learning for individuals who are 50 years of age and older. NDMU’s A Child’s Place offers preschool, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs. NDMU’s history has always been characterized by innovation and service. The University enrolls women and men in part-time undergraduate programs through the College of Adult Undergraduate Studies. The School of Pharmacy, founded in 2008, was the first on a women’s college campus, and the Pharm.D. curriculum has a unique focus to provide quality patient care to a diverse population. The schools of Arts, Sciences, and Business; Education; and Nursing offer more than 20 graduate certificates, master’s degrees, and Ph.D. programs in instructional leadership for changing populations and leadership in higher education. The University recently expanded its programs to include hospitality and event management along with an undergrad and graduate degree in art therapy. NDMU offers fully online programs including its RN to BS, certificate in risk management, an MS in Analytics and more. Other unique programs can be found in nonprofit management, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, K-8 STEM education, and gifted and talented education. The SSND congregation continues to inform and inspire the education provided at the University, with sisters serving on the board of trustees, the faculty, staff, and administration. The inclusive, guiding principle of campus life is contained in the SSND mission, affirming that education should “empower persons to reach the fullness of their potential and enable them to direct their gifts toward building the earth.” For more than 120 years, Notre Dame’s 20,000 graduates have proved their power to transform the world as underscored in NDMU’s mission statement to educate leaders to transform the world. Notre Dame is located on the North Charles Street college corridor in Baltimore. NDMU benefits from both a beautiful campus and proximity to the city’s businesses and mass transit, as well as cultural, recreational, and professional opportunities.

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Towson University (TU) has more than 150 years’ experience creating opportunities: adapting and evolving to anticipate what the world needs. With an enrollment of nearly 23,000, TU is the largest university in the Greater Baltimore region and a significant business catalyst for the state of Maryland. TU is Maryland’s fastest-growing university and the second largest in the prestigious University System of Maryland -- the 12th-largest public university system in the United States. We have 60+ undergraduate majors, 75 graduate degrees and certifications, 190 local and regional partnerships through BTU: Partnerships at Work for Greater Baltimore, a thriving research enterprise and programs delivered in a way that no other institution can match. TU is investing nearly $700 million in campus infrastructure over the next seven years, including two new major academic buildings on our 329- acre suburban campus. A new science complex will provide state-of-the-art teaching and research laboratories, and classrooms in support of our growing STEM faculty and students. The complex will open in the fall of 2020 as the largest academic building on TU’s campus. The College of Health Professions building will follow and be completed in 2023 as a response to enrollment and workforce demand. TU is the state’s largest provider of health profession graduates. More than 155,000 alumni also play essential roles in their communities. They are transforming classrooms and health care settings, leading businesses and nonprofits—they’re innovators, creative forces and champions for the public good. More than 95,000 of the university’s alumni live and work in Maryland and Washington D.C, enhancing the region’s economy and quality of life. Towson University’s momentum is always accelerating, energizing everyone who experiences it.

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THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 37 Mary Ellen Barbera...... 2008 Cynthia J. Boyle...... 2013 Tracey Barbour-Gillett...... 2015 Catherine J. Boyne...... 2006 Zoa D. Barnes...... 2017 Barbara M. Bozzuto...... 2001 Angie Barnett...... 2017 Margaret Bradford...... 2014 Traci A. Barnett...... 2008, 2010, 2012 Gül Branco...... 2016 Rachel Barrett-Dolcine...... 2015 Mary A. Branning...... 1999 Vivian Bass...... 2010 Dyan L. Brasington...... 1996, 1999, 2001 Lynne A. Battaglia...... 1996, 1999, 2001 Karen L. Brau...... 2005 Renee Battle-Brooks...... 2010 P. Scarlett Breeding...... 1997 Diane W. Baum...... 1999 Anne T. Brennan...... 2006 Joyce M. Baylor-Thompson...... 2003 Pamela Bresnahan...... 2016 Lillian McLean Beard...... 2003 Tammy Brumwell Bresnahan...... 2017 Carol A. Beatty ...... 2013, 2016 Jane M. Brewer...... 1997, 1999, 2002 Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz...... 2003, 2008, 2010 Lynne G. Brick...... 1996, 1999, 2004 A complete listing of Joyce K. Becker...... 2004, 2007, 2009 Deborah Briggs...... 2004 Deborah Bedwell...... 2001, 2004 Carole A. Briscoe...... 2003 Deidra Starr Bell...... 2005 Gail Briscoe...... 1996 Juliette B. Bell...... 2014 Barbara Marx Brocato...... 2015 Michelle Bell ...... 2013, 2015 Judith K. Broida...... 2000, 2002 WINNERS Sherry F. Bellamy...... 1999 Carolyn B. Brooks...... 2007 1996-2018 Diane Bell-McKoy...... 2003, 2005, 2010 Oana Brooks ...... 2016, 2018 Helen Delich Bentley...... 1998, 2000, 2002 Carol A. Brothers...... 2003, 2005 Stephanie M. Beran...... 2004, 2011 Barbara Marx Brocato...... 2015 Jody S. Berg...... 2018 *Phyllis Brotman...... 1996 Sheila R. Tillerson Adams...... 2012 Cynthia A. Berman...... 2013 Rebecca Brotman...... 2011 Hon. Theresa M. Adams...... 2008, 2013, 2016 Sandra Berman...... 2014 Alison Gates Brown...... 2003, 2006, 2017 Aimee Adashek...... 2011 Cathy S. Bernard...... 2006, 2008, 2010 Edith B. Brown...... 1996, 1998, 2000 Roselyn Aker-Black, Psy.D...... 2018 Marielsa A. Bernard...... 2003, 2005, 2007 Ellyn L. Brown...... 1997 Susan C. Aldridge...... 2008 Gloria M. Berthold...... 2007 Kisha A. Brown...... 2014 Carole J. Alexander ...... 1996 Sheila O’Malley Bertoldi...... 1999 L. Tracy Brown...... 2006 Janet D. Allan...... 2004, 2006, 2008 Jennifer Bevan-Dangel...... 2016 Marita Brown...... 1996 Kelli Allaway...... A 2014 Shirley L. Bigley...... 2000 Michele Brown...... 2016 LaKeecia Allen...... 2018 Mindy K. Binderman...... 2004 Pamila Junette Brown...... 1997 Sharon Allison-Ottey...... 2004, 2008, 2011 Kathleen A. Birrane...... 2002 Patricia M.C. Brown...... 2001, 2010, 2016 Katie Allston, LCSW-C ...... 2017 Judy L. Bixler...... 2007, 2009, 2011 Shelley Brown...... 2018 Teresa Alpert-Seiver...... 1996 Laura B. Black...... 1996, 1998, 2000 Susan Carter Brown...... 2004 Nancy V. Alquist...... 2004, 2008 Maureen M. Black...... 2018 Patricia A. Browne...... 2018 Angela Alsobrooks...... 2014, 2016 Walakewon Blegay...... 2017 Watchen Harris Bruce...... 2011 *Kim Aluisi...... 2016 Karen Blood...... 1996 Jean Brune...... 2012, 2016 Elaine Amir...... 2013 Elizabeth Bobo...... 2002 Elizabeth J. Buck...... 2002, 2010, 2013 Nicole Ames...... 2016 Jennifer Bodensiek...... 2012 Rosemary M. Budd...... 2011 Sister Helen Amos...... 1997, 1999, 2001 Brenda J. Bodian...... 2000, 2002, 2005 Jennifer Burdick...... 1997, 1999, 2001 Susan B. Anderson...... 1998 Regina Shannon Bodnar...... 2015 Linda Burger...... 2016 Violet Apple...... 2016 Ellen C. Bogage...... 2003, 2007, 2011 Marcia Pearce Burgdorf...... 1996 Floraine B. Applefeld ...... 1998, 2000, 2002 Judith O’Hara Boggs...... 2005 Ellen K. Burke...... 2001 Stephanie Archer-Smith...... 2016 Mary-Kathryn Boler...... 2003 Kelly Burrell...... 2016 Barbara Blount Armstrong ...... 2007 Doreen Bolger ...... 2010 Judge Sharon V. Burrell...... 2012, 2018 Katherine B. Armstrong...... 1997, 2005, 2007 Christina Bolmarcich...... 2016 *Carolyn T. Burridge...... 1998, 2000, 2002 Gianna Arnold...... 2016 Dr. Mary Way Bolt...... 2017 Shirley Burrill...... 1997, 1999, 2002 Sara Arthur ...... 2016 Patricia J. Bonacorda...... 1996, 1999, 2001 Annie L. Burton-Byrd...... 2006, 2008 China M. Ashe...... 2008 Sharonne Bonardi...... 2016 Ilene Busch-Vishniac...... 2002 Amy E. Askew...... 2017 Karen Yolanda Bond...... 2002 Linda C. Busick...... 2006, 2009 Magistrate Jo Ann Asparagus...... 2018 Meredith Bond...... 2008 Renay L. Butler...... 2018 Christine Aspell...... 2012, 2015, 2018 Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack...... 1997 Susan C. Butta...... 2007 Alison L. Asti...... 1996, 2009, 2014 C. Diane Wallace Booker ...... 2013 Kathleen Cahill...... 2011 Joan Iversen Athen...... 1999, 2001, 2004 C. Edith Booker...... 1999 Ruth Anne Callaham...... 2009, 2011 Susan Athey-Oxford...... 2006 Lenora L. Booth...... 2004 Cynthia Callahan...... 2007, 2009, 2011 Debra Reznick Attman...... 2017 Winifred C. Borden...... 1997, 2002 Vicki Callahan...... 2010 Dawn Audia...... 2012 Laura S. Borgerding...... 2002 Ellen A. Callegary...... 2000, 2004, 2008 Mythili “Lee” Bachu...... 2017 Patricia Bosse...... 2014 Theresa A. Cameron...... 2004 Elinor R. Bacon...... 1997 Charlene C. Boston...... 2007 Deborah S. Campbell...... 2007 Mojdeh Bahar...... 2015 Joann Ashley Boughman...... 1997, 1999, 2001 Jacquelyn CampbellC...... 2014 Carol Kenney Baily...... 1997 Sarian S. Bouma...... 2006 Karen M. Campbell...... 2009 Vivian C. Bailey...... 2011 Janet L. Bouton...... 1997 Evelyn Omega Cannon...... 1997, 2001 Constance H. Baker...... 2000 Linnell Robinson Bowen...... 1998, 2001 Faye Ellen Cannon...... 2001 Vicki Ballou-Watts...... 2004, 2006, 2008 Elizabeth R. Bowerman...... 2007 Constance R. Caplan...... 1997, 1999, 2001 Lisa R. Bands...... B 2008 Samantha Bowling...... 2016, 2018 Sharon M. Caplan...... 1996, 1998, 2000 Claudia R. Baquet...... 1999 Denise Bowman...... 2014, 2016 Wanda G. Caporaletti...... 2008 Karenthia Barber...... 2016 Laurie Boyer...... 2012 Shoshana Shoubin Cardin...... 2000, 2003

38 THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 Eleanor M. Carey...... 1998, 2000, 2002 Linda Cromwell...... 2015 Barbara Ebel...... 2018 Jana Howard Carey...... 1997, 2000, 2002 Patrice McConnell Cromwell...... 2000, 2002 Adelaide C. Eckardt...... 2003, 2005, 2007 Denise B. Carnaggio...... 2013 Amanda Crook...... 1996 Gayle V. Economos...... 2007, 2012, 2014 Joana Carneiro da Silva...... 2013 Jane Durney Crowley...... 1996 Natalie Eddington...... 2010 Eileen A. Carpenter...... 2005 *Jean B. Cryor...... 2003, 2006 Donna F. Edwards...... 2009 Deborah Carper...... 2014 Isabel Mercedes Cumming...... 2002, 2004, 2006 Donna S. Edwards...... 2018 Rev. Lettie Moses Carr, Esq...... 2017 Gail Cunningham...... 2012 Lorece V. Edwards...... …2013, 2016 Jacqueline M. Carrera...... 2003 Karen S. Czapanskiy...... 2009 Willarda Virginia Edwards...... 2003 Judge Donine Marie Carrington...... 2018 Sophie Dagenais...... 2010, 2012, 2014 Sylvia Johnson Eggleston-Wehr...... 1998, 2001 Audrey J. S. Carrion...... 2000, 2003 Alyce Dailey...... …2016, 2018 Kendel S. Ehrlich...... 2004, 2006 Nona Carroll...... 2017 Diane D’Aiutolo Collins...... 2008, 2012 Sara Eisenberg...... 1996 Beverly B. Carter...... 1997, 1999 Marian D. Damewood...... 1997, 2001 Susan C. Elgin...... 1996, 2003, 2005 Jill P. Carter...... 2006 Elizabeth S. Dana...... 2000, 2002, 2004 Amy Elias...... 2007, 2016 Margaret Carty ...... 2013 Bonita Dancy...... 1996 Lois S. Elkin...... 1999, 2001, 2004 Cheryl A. Casciani...... 2000, 2002 Brenda A. Dandy...... 1996, 1998, 2001 Hon. JoAnn Ellinghaus-Jones...... 2016 Fran Cashman...... 2014 Colene Yvonne DanielD...... 1998 Lynda Ellis...... 2018 Diane Lillibridge Caslow...... 2003, 2008 Natasha M. Dartigue...... 2018 Patricia Ellis...... 2010 Elizabeth Kemp Caulder...... 2016 Patricia Dash...... 2016 Wendy Elover...... 2018 Marie A. Cavallaro...... 2008 Alexis P. Dashield...... 2006 Deb Emerson...... 2011 Elizabeth Cerulo...... 1996 Christine S. Davenport...... 2009 Judith C. Ensor...... 2007, 2009, 2011 Dr. Jocelyn Chaney-Gainers...... 2018 Joan Davidson ...... 2013 Lynette Maria Entzian...... 2017 Lorig Charkoudian...... 1999, 2001, 2014 Debra Davis...... 2012, 2014, 2016 Kirsten M. Eriksson...... 2017 Erin Charles...... 2018 Stephanie Davis...... 2014 Susan M. Erlichman...... 2005 Maria E. Chavez-Ruark...... 2009, 2011 Theresa Daytner...... 2010 Valerie Ervin...... 2008, 2012 Diana Cheng...... 2009 Suzzanne W. Decker...... 2018 Aileen Eskildsen...... 2015, 2018 Karen S. Cherry...... 2017 Carol A. Deel...... 2005 Christine Espenshade...... 2011, 2017 Diane Elizabeth Cho...... 1998, 2000, 2003 Karen S. Deeley...... 2013 Tiffany Esther...... 2018 Hon. Jeannie E. Cho...... 2015 Mary Hundley DeKuyper...... 1996, 2002 Jennifer Etheridge...... 2011 Lisa Lungaro Cid...... 1998, 2001 Melissa Delaney...... 2016 Carolyn Evans, Esq...... 2008, 2018 Mary Cina Chalawsky...... 2012 Corryne Deliberto...... 2017 Catherine A. Evans...... 1998, 2001, 2007 Caroline Ciraolo...... 2010, 2012, 2014 Cari DeSantis ...... 2017 Diane R. Evans...... 1996 Virginia P. Clagett...... 2006 Deborah H. Devan...... 2005, 2007, 2009 Karen B. Evans...... 2006 Barb Clapp...... 2010, 2012, 2014 Diane Devaney...... 2014, 2016, 2018 Stacie Sanders Evans...... 2015 Alice P. Clark...... 1998, 2000, 2002 Marcia P. DeWitt...... 1996, 2003 Charlotte E. Exner...... 2009 Kimberly Clark...... 2016 Vicki L. Dexter...... 1998, 2000 Hon. Deborah Sweet Eyler...... 2017 Martha A. Clark...... 2007 Neetu Dhawan-Gray...... 2003 Dorie Fain...... 2016 Toni Evon Clarke...... 1999, 2001 Yvette Diamond...... 2016 Dorothy R. Fait...... 2004, 2007, 2011 Michelle Coates...... 2018 Kay Dickersin...... 1998, 2006 Debora Fajer-Smith...... 2007, 2014 Kimberly L. Coble...... 2015 Roberta E. Dillow...... 1998, 2006, 2013 Sister Kathleen Feeley...... 2000, 2003 Amy Glaser Cohen...... 2005 *Donora “Donni” Dingman...... 1997, 1999, 2001 Rhea M. Feikin...... 2009 Michele L. Cohen...... 2018 Janine DiPaula Stevens...... 2008, 2010, 2012 Lois B. Feinblatt...... 2006 Nancy R. Cohen...... 1998, 2000, 2003 Veronique Diriker...... 2011, 2013, 2015 Margaret Z. Ferguson...... 2008 Suzanne F. Cohen...... 2002, 2007, 2010 Kathy Denise Dixon...... 2015 Lisa Ferretto...... F...... 2016 Charlene Hunter Cole-Newkirk...... 2003, 2006 Sheila Dixon...... 1996, 1999, 2003 Tammy Guevara Fesche...... 2003 Faye E. Coleman...... 2006 Valarie Dock...... 2013 Jodi Finkelstein...... 2008, 2018 Lynn Coleman...... 2016 Victoria L. Dolan...... 2004 Vicki Finkelstein...... 2012 Joan Develin Coley...... 2000, 2002, 2004 Brenda Doles ...... 2013 Susan Finlayson...... 2010, 2017 Shirley D. Collier...... 1996, 2000, 2005 Brenda Donald...... 2010 Alice Ann Finnerty...... 2000 Christina Collins-Smith...... 2016 Ann Marie Doory...... 1998, 2000, 2003 Carlesa Finney...... 2011 Carolyn W. Colvin...... 2005 Anna M. Dopkin...... 2008 Ellen R. Fish...... 2002, 2005, 2008 Rita Rossi Colwell...... 1996, 1998, 2000 Dolores Dorsainvil...... 2013, 2015 Marianne D. Fishler...... 2009, 2011 Mary W. Conaway...... 2008 Donna Morgan Dorsey...... 2005 Christina Fitts...... 2017 Grace G. Connolly...... 2005 Gabrielle Dow...... 2014 Sandra S. Fitzgerald-Angello...... 2009, 2018 Martha Connolly...... 2011 Frances Murphy Draper...... 1996, 1998, 2000 Gloria Flach...... 2011 Joan Carter Conway...... 2000, 2010, 2014 Barbara Perrier Dreyer...... 1996, 1998, 2000 Diane L. Flanders...... 2009 Barbara G. Cook...... 2007 Janet E. Dudley-Eshbach...... 2005, 2007, 2010 *Lisa J. Flaxman...... 2007 Veronica Cool...... 2007, 2010, 2012 Joyce Duffy...... 2016 Nancy M. Floreen...... 2003, 2007, 2011 Harriet E. Cooperman...... 1996, 2000, 2002 Kathleen M. Dumais...... 2005, 2007, 2009 Patricia S. Florestano...... 1997, 2001 Bonnie S. Copeland...... 1999, 2003 Kimberly Conway Dumpson, Esq., CFRE ..2017 Kathleen M. Floyd...... 2002 Marcella A. Copes...... 2009, 2012 Mary Ellen Duncan...... 2002 Mary Ellen Flynn...... 2008 Tina M. Corner...... 2011, 2017 Margaret Dunkle...... 2017 Bonnie Fogel...... 2006, 2010 Patricia E. Cornish...... 2006, 2008, 2011 Dr. Tracey L. Durant...... 2018 Linda Folsom-Jackson...... 2016 Jamie Costa...... 2007 Lynne M. Durbin...... 2000, 2002, 2005 Renee Foose...... 2015 Lorraine Adele Costella...... 1999, 2001, 2003 Kathleen McNally Durkin...... 2015 Antoinette Ford...... 1997 P. Ann Cotten...... 2008 Suzanne Eakle Ford...... 2007 Tracey H. Ford...... 2015 Carol Coughlin...... 2012, 2015, 2017 Hope B. Eastman...... 2006 Jennie M. Forehand...... 1999, 2001, 2003 Lisa Hurka Covington...... 2006 Donna Easton ...... 2013 Taylor L. Foss...... 2008 Kathleen G. Cox...... 2004, 2012 Carol Eaton...... 2010 T. Eloise Foster...... 2002, 2007, 2010 Sonja Cox...... 2016 Angela M. Eaves...... E 2009, 2011 Bernadette Fowlkes-Bridges...... 2018 THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 39 Kristin Franceschi...... 2012, 2014, 2016 Susan K. Gauvey...... 1996, 1998, 2000 Julia W. Gouge...... 2004, 2006, 2009 Stephanie Suzanne Franklin...... 2015 Julie Gaver...... 2017 Michelle A. Gourdine...... 2001, 2003, 2005 Claire Marie Fraser...... 1997, 2000, 2003 Barbara A. Gehrig...... 2003, 2005, 2007 Eliza Graham...... 2016 Kathryn B. Freeland...... 2003, 2006, 2010 Annie L. Geiermann...... 2009 Suteera (Sue) Graham...... 1998 Julie A. Freischlag...... 2006 Katherine W. Getty...... 2009 Jami Rene Grant...... 2005 Holly Freishtat...... 2016 Dr. Kathleen A. Getz...... 2018 Leslie E. Grant...... 2015 Janice Frey-Angel...... 2005 Jessica K. Giandomenico...... 2007 Nancy S. Grasmick...... 1996, 1998, 2000 Jacquelyn Fried...... 2015 Michelle Giglio...... 2014 Chickie Grayson...... 2006 Linda P. Fried...... 2003 Ellie Giles...... 2016 Margaret E. Grayson...... 2005 Karen C. Friedman...... 2002, 2004, 2010 Raquel Gilmer...... 2016 Elizabeth A. Green...... 2017 Sharon Friedman ...... 2010 Lea Gilmore...... 2014 Jill Green...... 2015 Kathleen O’Ferrall Friedman...... 1997, 2000, 2002 Catherine Gira...... 1996 Anna E. Greenberg...... 1999 Ruth Fry ...... 2013 T. Sue Gladhill...... 1997, 2000, 2002 Bonnie S. Greenberg...... 2015 Judith P. Fulton...... 1998, 2001, 2004 Abby Glassberg...... 2006, 2009, 2018 Felecia Love Greer...... 2007 Barbara A. Funk...... 2004 Joanne K. Glasser...... 1997, 2001 Mary Bell Grempler...... 1996 Mary Funke...... 2014 Frances Hughes Glendening...... 1999, 2001, 2003 Meisha Grimes...... 2013 *Beatrice Frankie Gaddy...... 1999 Elizabeth S. Glenn...... 2009, 2018 Nancy B. Grimm...... 2004 Evelyn Gaines...... 2016 Laraine Masters Glidden...... 2002 Dominica Groom...... 2017 Jacquelyn Gaines...... 1996 Marcia M. Glover...... 2005 Sharon Grosfeld...... 2000 Maggi G. Gaines...... 1997 Sandra P. Gohn...... 2000, 2007, 2009 Amy Gross ...... 2013 Jennifer Gaines-Lockhart...... 2016 Linda Goldberg...... 2000, 2002 Georgia Bacas Groth...... 1998 Ann T. Gallant...... 1997, 1999, 2001 Lynn R. Goldman...... 2009 Victoria L. Gruber ...... 2013 Laura L. Gamble...... 2003, 2007 Shelley B. Goldseker...... 2005 Teri M. Guarnaccia...... 2007, 2011, 2013 Swata Gandhi...... G 2018 Sharon E. Goldsmith...... 2007, 2015 Jennifer Gunner ...... 2013 Kathy A. Ganley...... 2003 Sheryl Goldstein...... 2014 Mary M. Gunning...... 2007 Jill Safir Gansler...... 2003 Marilyn R. Goldwater...... 2002, 2004, 2006 Mary Ellen Gunther...... 1997, 1999 Susan J. Ganz...... 1996, 1999, 2001 Louise Michaux Gonzales...... 1996 Cheryl O’Donnell Guth...... 2012 Jan Gardner...... 2005, 2008, 2012 Joan B. Gordon...... 1998, 2000, 2006 Ana S. Gutierrez...... 2006, 2010 J. Elizabeth Garraway...... 2003 Marci Gordon...... 2012 Dr. Michele Guyton ...... 2018 April Yvonne Garrett...... 2005 Toby A. Gordon...... 2002, 2004, 2006 Phoebe A. Haddon...... 2012 Seanna Garrett...... 2014 Heather Gossart...... 2010 Helene H. Hahn...... 1996 Patricia Garrity...... 1996 Tracy Gosson...... 2015 Susan M. Hahn...... 2017 Barbara Gassaway...... 2017 Cassandra (Cass) Gottlieb...... 2000, 2002, 2004 Cheryl Hall...... H 2010 When Excellence is Essential … For Your Next Meeting, Conference or Trade Show.

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40 THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 Jean C. Halle...... 1999 Margaret Conn Himelfarb...... 2012 Marsha Reeves Jews...... 1999 Mary Beyer Halsey...... 1996 Betty J. Hines...... 2003, 2006, 2012 Crystal Watkins Johansson...... 2012 Catherine Y. Hamel...... 2018 Sonja N. Hines...... 2013 Amini Johari-Courts...... 2005 Joanne Margaret Hanrahan...... 1998 Gina Hirschhorn...... 2011 D’Ana Johnson...... 2017 Mariale Hardiman...... 2011 Sheila E. Hixson...... 2000, 2007, 2009 Karen Johnson...... 2002, 2014 Kay N. Harding...... 2018 Brooke J. Hodges...... 2009 Hon. Lisa A. Hall Johnson...... 2013, 2016, 2018 Rona R. Harding...... 2002 Kelly Hodge-Williams...... 2011 Maria Johnson...... 2002 Johnetta Hardy...... 2016 Holly Joyce Hoey...... 2009 Maria T. Johnson Darby...... 2009, 2011, 2017 Kelly Hardy...... 2011 Rebecca Alban Hoffberger...... 1998 Torrie Johnson...... 1996 Norma J. Harley...... 2007 Alice Minnette Hoffman...... 1999 Sharonda Johnson-Wilkes...... 2013 Denise M. Harmening...... 2001, 2003 Barbara A. Hoffman...... 1998, 2000, 2003 Carolyn Johnston...... 2007, 2009, 2012 Sandra N. Harriman...... 1997, 2005, 2008 Diane E. Hoffmann...... 2009 Ernestine Jones Jolivet...... 2005 Ann S. Harrington...... 2005, 2007 Susan R. Hoffmann...... 2009 Jo Ann C. Jolivet...... 2007 Terri Harrington...... 2015 Aubreana Stephenson Holder...... 2018 Kendra Jolivet...... 2010 Arlinda Harris...... 1998, 2003 Marcella A. Holland...... 1998, 2000, 2004 Tina Marie Jolivet...... 2002 Jackie Harris...... 2017 Ellen L. Hollander...... 1996, 1998, 2000 Adrienne A. Jones...... 2002, 2004, 2007 LaTara Harris...... 2015 Paula Colodny Hollinger...... 1999, 2001, 2003 Althea R. Stewart Jones...... 2009 *Marcia S. Harris...... 2006 Chandra Walker Holloway...... 2014 Linda H. Jones...... 2002 Zaneilia Harris...... 2017 Jan Holt...... 2018 Lisa Harris Jones...... 2005, 2009 Carrie Harris-Muller...... 2008, 2011 Karen Holt...... 2011 Lola Jones...... 1996 Jane Harrison...... 2003 Helen Lara Holton...... 1997, 2000, 2003 Verna Jones-Rodwell...... 2005, 2008, 2011 Nicole L. Harrison...... 2017 C. Yvonne Holt-Stone...... 2000, 2003 Elizabeth Jordan...... 2011 Arielle Harry-Bess...... 2015 Julie A. Hopkins...... 2015 Erica Joseph...... 2018 Marie S. Hartman...... 2013, 2016, 2018 Janet Horn...... 1999 Leronia Josey...... 1996, 2008 Heather Harvison...... 2014 Heather Hostetter...... 2010 Michele Judman ...... 2013 Mary Hastler...... 2013,2015, 2017 Sharon (Sherry) Hostetter...... 1998 Patria de Lancer Julnes ...... 2013 Stephanie Novak Hau...... 2015 Michele D. Hotten...... 2014 Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan...... 2003, 2005, 2017 Cassanda Jones Havard...... 2018 Kristine K. Howanski...... 2017 Anne R. Kaiser...... 2006 Keiren Havens...... 2013 Carolyn J.B. Howard...... 2003 Dr. Rita Rastogi Kalyani...... 2017 Francine Dove Hawkins...... 2007 Danette Howard...... 2014 Anana M. Kambon...... 2004 Carla Diane Hayden...... 1996, 2003, 2010 Joy Howard...... 2016 Beth Kaplan...... 1996 Elisabeth Albert Hayes...... 2005 Barbara Kerr Howe...... 1996 Gail S. Kaplan...... 1996, 2000 Lisa H. R. Hayes...... 2011 Jeannie L. Howe...... 2014, 2018 Wendy B. Karpel ...... 2007 Margaret Hayes...... 2005, 2009, 2011 Jacqueline Coleman Hrabowski...... 2003 Carol A. Kasper...... K 2006 Keasha Haythe...... 2015 Cathy Hughes...... 2000 Fariba Kassiri...... 2016 Susan Hazlett...... 2014 Glendora C. Hughes...... 2011 Elaine Cweiber Katz...... 1998, 2000 Del. Anne Healey...... 2017 Marci Hunn...... 2016 Martha Lessman Katz...... 2015 Hon. Wanda Keyes Heard...... 2017 Elizabeth A. Hunt...... 2008 Susan Katz...... 2011, 2013 *Emily B. Heath...... 1998, 2000 Stacie Hunt...... 2015 Karen S. Kauffman...... 2004, 2009, 2013 C. Sue Hecht...... 1998, 2000, 2002 Jennie C. Hunter-Cevera...... 2003, 2007, 2009 Marilyn J. Kawamura...... 2007 Beth Hehir...... 2017 Kathleen M. Hurley...... 1999 Barbara Brotman Kaylor...... 1997, 1999, 2004 Mary Sapeta Helfrich...... 2013, 2015 Elizabeth Hurwitz-Schwab...... 2009, 2014, 2018 Dr. Shohreh A. Kaynama...... 2005, 2017 Marianne Schmitt Hellauer...... 2004 Miriam Brown Hutchins...... 1999 Susan C. Keating...... 1997, 2000, 2002 Barbara R. Heller...... 1996, 1999, 2001 Barbara Hutchinson...... 2014, 2016 Marie Stauffer Keegin...... 2004 Ellen Moses Heller...... 1997, 1999, 2001 Marian Cecilia Hwang...... 1997, 1999, 2001 Janice Keene...... 2013 Kathy J. Helzlsouer...... 2006 Dawn S. Hyde...... 1997, 2003, 2005 Candice Kelly...... 2014 Ellen J. Hemmerly...... 2009 MaryBeth Hyland...... 2015, 2017 Delores Goodwin Kelley...... 1996, 1999, 2004 Sarah Hemminger...... 2015 Tracy Imm...... 2017 Marguerite O. Kelley...... 2017 *Marie C. Henderson...... 1996, 1998, 2000 Asma Inge-Hanif...... 2018 Deborah C. Kennedy...... 2015 Elizabeth Hendrix...... 2014 Ngozi Irondi-Azubike...... 2006, 2017 Deborah L. Kennedy...... 2001 Bonnie K. Heneson...... 1997, 2001, 2004 Jolene Ivey...... 2016 Heidi Kenny-Berman...... 2016 Kristin P. Herber...... 2012, 2015 Cherissa Jackson...... 2016 Sister Charlotte Rose Kerr...... 2002 Lt. Col. Laura L. Herman...... 2017 Janice Jackson...... 2009, 2011, 2014 Lexy Kessler...... 2018 Geanelle Griffith Herring...... 2018 Jann Karen Jackson...... 1997 Deborah Kielty...... 2010 Mary Jean Herron...... 2009, 2012, 2014 Carolyn Jacobs...... I 1998 Phyllis Kilby...... 2004 Sue Hess...... 1996 Donna Leah Jacobs...... 1997, 2001, 2003 Nancy King...... 2014 Kathleen Hetherington...... 2009, 2012, 2014 Kyri L. Jacobs...... 2009, 2011, 2013 Pamela J. King...... 2008 Debra Hettleman...... 2016 Nancy Jacobs...... 1998, 2009, 2014 Wanda L. King...... 2009 Elayne Hettleman...... 1997 Robin M. Jacobs...... 2006 Julie Lenzer Kirk...... 2005, 2008, 2014 Elizabeth M. Hewlett...... 1998, 2000, 2003 Sara T. Jacoby...... 2008 Esther Kirkpatrick...... 1996 Karen Heyward-West...... 2016 Michele Dane Jaklitsch...... 2005 Georgette Kiser...... 2007, 2014 Rev. Debra Hickman...... 2017 Lori James-Townes...... J 2015 Trent M. Kittleman...... 2004 Eve Juliet Higginbotham...... 1998 Linda Cunningham Janey...... 2004 Katherine Klausmeier...... 2015 Tina Hike-Hubbard...... 2015, 2017 Helane Jeffreys...... 1999 *June Helen Kleeman...... 1996, 1999 Ethel B. Hill...... 1998, 2000, 2005 Luwanda Walker Jenkins...... 1996, 2001, 2011 Nicole Pastore Klein...... 2005, 2015, 2017 Martha N. Hill...... 2006, 2009, 2011 Deborah E. Jennings...... 1996, 2006, 2008 Amy Kleine...... 2018 Stephanie C. Hill...... 2006 Mary Jane Jernigan...... 2016 Paula Klepper...... 2005 Lisa Hillman...... 2000 Zereana Jess-Huff...... 2016 Colleen Pleasant Kline...... 2013 Sandy Hillman...... 1997, 2010, 2016 Patricia Coats Jessamy...... 1997, 1999, 2001 Karlys L. Kline...... 2004, 2010

THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 41 Debbie A. Klis...... 2013 Dottie Tiejun Li...... 2015 Cynthia Elizabeth McBride...... 1997 Virginia Rose Knowlton...... 2011 Ava Elaine Lias-Booker ...... 1997, 2003, 2016 Lois A. Fenner McBride...... 2000, 2002, 2004 Sheryl Davis Kohl...... 2010, 2013, 2016 Karen-Ann Lichtenstein...... 2014 Michelle M. McBride...... 2002 Shari Kohn...... 2010 Marlene Y. Lieb...... 2004 Sister Patricia McCarron...... 2008, 2011, 2013 Marcy K. Kolodny...... 2008, 2010, 2012 Elizabeth Liechty...... 2014 Margaret M. McCarthy...... 2009 Ellen Lori Saltzman Koplow...... 1998, 2006 Angie Lienert...... 2015 Brenda McChriston...... 2013 Nancy K. Kopp...... 2005, 2008 Janis M. Light...... 1997 Amy McClain...... 2014 Jennifer A. Kozak...... 2008 Doris Hillian Ligon...... 1998 Kathleen McClernan...... 2018 Rona E. Kramer...... 2008 Anne Y.F. Lin...... 2010, 2013 Jill McClune...... 2011, 2018 Rose G. Krasnow...... 1997, 2001, 2006 Lillian Lincoln...... 1996 Jane C. McConnell...... 2002 Sherrie Lavine Krauser...... 2008, 2010, 2013 Thea K. Lindauer...... 1998 Shari L. McCord...... 1999 Patricia Louise Krebs...... 1997 Jeanette Linder...... 2012, 2014 Jamie McDonald...... 2015 Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum...... 2007, 2017 Irene Lindner...... 2010 Kathleen Rose McDonald...... 1997 Joyce Ann Kroeller...... 1996, 1999 Gwendolyn A. B. Lindsay...... 2007 Laurie McDonald...... 2018 Shawn Kros...... 2018 Brenda Brown Lipitz ...... 1998 Michele J. McDonald...... 2015 Bonnie Krosin...... 2017 Michelle Lipkowitz...... 2013 Pat Bonner McElroy...... 2018 Sharon A. Kroupa...... 2013, 2017 Karen E. Lischick...... 2013 Audrey McFarlane...... 2014 Cherie Krug...... 2014, 2016 Jennifer Litchman...... 2016 Sylvia L. McGill...... 2004 Barbara J. Krumsiek...... 2006, 2009 Lynne Lochte...... 2002 Carolyn McGuire-Frenkil...... 1997, 1999, 2001 Carolyn J. Krysiak...... 2006 *Maravene S. Loeschke...... 2013 Judith A. McHale...... 2006 Debora J. Kuchka-Craig...... 2007 Elizabeth G. Loggia...... 2006 Maggie L. McIntosh...... 1998, 2000, 2010 Joyce A. Kuhns...... 2013 Anne G. London...... 2009, 2011 Hala G. McIver...... 2009 Martha Joynt Kumar...... 2008 Sharan London...... 2009 Robin McKinney ...... 2017 Cyd Lacanienta...... 2012 Sandra F. Long...... 1999, 2001 Content McLaughlin...... 2009, 2011, 2013 Jennifer Lake...... 2016 Nancy Longo...... 1996 Sister Patricia A. McLaughlin...... 1999, 2001 Lorene Lake...... 2012 Mary Ann E. Love ...... 2005 Marlene C. McLaurin...... 2004 Jennifer W. Lambdin...... 1997 Nancy Otto Low...... 1997 Marna Lynn McLendon...... 1997 Patricia McHugh Lambert...... 2004, 2011, 2013 Cylia Lowe-Smith, Esq...... 2014, 2016, 2018 Sister Karen McNally...... 2009 Linda Hefler Lamone...... 1998 Barbara B. Lucas ...... 1997, 1999, 2001 Joy Koch McPeters...... 2002 Julie Ellen Landau...... 2011 Vicki Ann Lucas...... 2001, 2004, 2006 M. Natalie McSherry...... 2005, 2007, 2011 Alison Velez Lane ...... L 1996, 2013 Cidalia Luis-Akbar...... 2011, 2014 Cheryl Meadows...... 2012 Laura Lange...... 2002, 2004 Bonnie Luna...... 2017 Mary Ann Mears...... 2010 Paula A. Langmead...... 2005, 2007, 2009 Cindy Lunsford...... 2014 Ann B. Mech...... 2013 Lucie T. Lapovsky ...... 1999 Gloria Harris Luster ...... 1999 *Pauline H. Menes...... 2001, 2003 Patricia Larrabee...... 2016 Zora B. Lykken...... 1998 Amy Menzer...... 2016 Gloria Larkin...... 2004, 2007, 2010 Margaret MacDonald-Sheetz...... 2014, 2016 Julie Mercer...... 1996, 1999, 2001 Corinna E. Lathan ...... 2003, 2006, 2009 Carol Macht...... 2010 Denise K. Mersinger...... 2013, 2015, 2018 Connie Kratovil Lavelle ...... 2005 Anne Conway Madison...... 1996 Annette Merz...... 2003, 2008 Gloria G. Lawlah ...... 2004 Malynda Hawes Madzel...... 1996, 2000, 2002 Bonnae J. Meshulam...... 1998, 2000, 2008 Theresa A. Lawler...... 2008, 2010, 2013 Susan S. Magazine...... 1999, 2001, 2004 Barbara Messing...... 2013, 2018 Barbara Kaye Lawson ...... 2005 Natalie Magdeburger...... 2006, 2014 Dale E. Meyer...... 2004 Amanda Lay...... 2015 Shawn M. Maguire...... 2010 Jennifer Meyer...... 2017 Linda Thater Layton...... 2002, 2004, 2008 Catherine MahanM...... 2002 Sayra Wells Meyerhoff...... 1998, 2003 Andrea Leahy-Fucheck...... 2003, 2007, 2013 Marlene Mahipat...... 2009, 2013, 2015 Catherine Meyers...... 2012 Diane O. Leasure ...... 2007, 2009, 2011 Pamela Lynn Malester...... 1999, 2001, 2003 Patricia Bayly Miedusiewski...... 2002 Erica A. Leatham...... 2012 Leslie D. Mancuso...... 2008, 2010, 2012 Barbara A. Mikulski...... 1997, 2000, 2007 Lainy Lebow-Sachs...... 1996, 1999, 2001 Adrienne A. Mandel...... 2002, 2004, 2006 Kimla Thompson Milburn...... 2005 Arlene F. Lee...... 2007 Becky J. Mangus...... 1996, 2004, 2009 Vanessa Milio...... 2012, 2018 Diane M. Lee...... 2009 Jean Tucker Mann...... 1998 Carole Miller...... 2011 Sheila Lee...... 2014 Risa Berman Mann...... 1997 Clare C. Miller...... 1998 Susan C. Lee...... 2006 Annette March-Grier...... 2014 E. Suzan Miller...... 1997, 1999, 2007 Elizabeth I. Legenhausen...... 2009 Leslie Seid Margolis...... 2005 Janice Miller...... 2018 Karyl B. Leggio...... 2011, 2014 *Vicki Margolis...... 2006 Karen C. Miller...... 2017 Dorothy J. Lennig...... 1998, 2003, 2006 Sally Scott Marietta...... 1998 Patricia “Trish” A. Miller...... 1999, 2001, 2004 Mary Beth Lennon...... 2011, 2016, 2018 Dana Marlowe ...... 2016 Redonda G. Miller...... 2008, 2015 Ruth Lenrow...... 2010 Joan E. Marshall...... 1998, 2000, 2002 Jeannette M. Mills...... 2009, 2013, 2016 Dawn J. Leonard ...... 2013 Ganesha Martin...... 2017 Sara Milstein...... 2014 Cynthia L. Leppert...... 2006, 2008, 2011 Martina Martin...... 2000, 2004, 2010 Elizabeth Jane Misek...... 1997 Fran L. Lessans...... 2007 Judith Irene Martinak...... 1997 Joyce T. Mitchell...... 2007 Laurie Chester Lessans...... 2009 L. Paige Marvel...... 1998 Monica Mitchell...... 2012, 2014, 2016 Gail L. Letts...... 1998, 2001 Linda Maslow...... 2010 Patricia J. Mitchell...... 1998, 2000, 2002 Michelle A. Leverett...... 2001 Garnetta D. Massey...... 2007 Heather Mizeur...... 2010, 2012 Audrey Naomi Leviton ...... 1999 Mary Ann P. Masur...... 2000 Judy Jolley Mohraz ...... 1996, 1999 Susan P. Leviton...... 1997, 2001, 2003 Cynthia L. Mather...... 2005 Kathleen Momme...... 2013, 2016, 2018 Eileen Levitt...... 2008, 2014 Odonna Mathews...... 1997 Sandy Monck...... 2012 Joann Levy...... 2009 Marianne D. Mattran...... 2009, 2011, 2015 Paula A. Monopoli...... 2009 Resa Levy...... 2011 Marilyn D. Maultsby...... 1998, 2000, 2002 Rachel Garbow Monroe...... 2007, 2009, 2011 Penny Lewandowski ...... 2001 Nancy J. Mayer...... 1998 Jean Flanagan Moon...... 1998 Eileen Rivera Ley...... 2011 MaryAnn Mayhew...... 1997 Michelle Lamb Moone ...... 2002, 2004, 2007

42 THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 Dana Petersen Moore...... 1997, 2000, 2005 Kim Y. Oldham...... 2018 Katherine Pinkard...... 2017 Toni J. Moore-Duggan...... 1998 Katharine M. Oliver...... 2007 Mary Beth Pirolozzi...... 2012 Constance A. Morella...... 1997, 2003 Karen M. Olson...... 2011 Joan B. Pitkin...... 2001, 2003, 2005 Elizabeth M. Morgan...... 2001, 2005, 2007 Patricia Omaña ...... 2013, 2015 Karen Pitsley...... 2011, 2013, 2015 Jenny G. Morgan...... 2005 Sylvia Ontaneda-Bernales...... 2008 Joan Plisko...... 2016 Terry H. Morgenthaler...... 2018 Toby Barbara Orenstein...... 2003 Nancy Politsch...... 2013 Debra Moriarty...... 2009 Pamela Ortiz...... 2007, 2014 Joanne E. Pollak...... 1996, 1998, 2000 Claudia J. Morrell...... 2006 Linda Sorg Ostovitz...... 2015 June A. Poole...... 2017 Diana L. Morris...... 1999, 2001 Candace Breland Osunsade...... 2017 Karren Pope-Onwukwe...... 2004 Elise Davison Morris...... 2004, 2006, 2008 Amy Schwab Owens...... 2010 Barbara Portnoy...... 2008 Paula Morris...... 2008, 2012 Chris Owens...... 1996 Leanne P. Posko...... 2003 Susan W. Morris...... 2002 Janet S. Owens...... 2004, 2006 Carolyn Ashton Post...... 1998, 2001 Donna M. Morrison...... 2007 Mary E. Owens-Southall...... 2013 Deborah Potter...... 2010, 2015 Patricia Gonce Morton...... 2001 Jeanne Marie Page...... 1997, 1999 Anita Neal Powell...... 2007 Dawn Motovidlak...... 2015 Sandy S. Pagnotti...... 2002, 2009, 2013 Kelly A. Powers...... 2015 Robin Motter-Mast...... 2017 Cecelia B. Paizs...... 2017 *Marilyn J. Praisner...... 1999, 2001, 2006 Cassie Motz...... 2015 Tracey C. Paliath...... 2006 Joan Pratt...... 1996 Diana Gribbon Motz...... 1996, 2001 Denise E. Palmer...... 2005 Mary Louise Preis...... 1998, 2000, 2002 Maria Mouratidis...... 2011 Margaret Palmer...... 2011 Marlene Susan Prendergast...... 1998 Ellen O. Moyer...... 2001, 2004, 2006 Faye Pappalardo...... 2005 Margaret-Mary V. Preston...... 2000, 2002, 2004 Ellen Mugmon...... 2004 Bryn Parchman...... P 2010, 2012, 2015 Carolyn West Price...... 1996 Aaliyah Muhammad...... 2015 Carol S. Parham...... 1996, 1998, 2000 Linda Jenkins Price...... 2004 Sister Christine Mulcahy...... 2000 Mary Woodfill Park...... 1996 Karen Price-Ward...... 2014 LaFrance K. Muldrow...... 2006 Necole Parker...... 2013, 2015 Louna S. Primm...... 2003, 2005, 2010 *Margie Muller...... 1996 *Joanne Stoner Parrott...... 2003 Robin Prothro...... 2015 M. Brooke Murdock...... 1997, 1999, 2001 Kaliope Parthemos...... 2014 Karen L. Proudford...... 2009, 2013, 2015 Camay Calloway Murphy...... 2003 Jeanette Glose Partlow...... 2007, 2012, 2014 Susana Ptak...... 1996 Deborah Murphy...... 2009 Laura Pasternak...... 2016 Catherine E. Pugh...... 2005, 2010, 2016 Jane Caroline Murphy...... 1999 Susan K. Patrick...... 2005 Idell Shedrick Pugh...... 1999 Kathleen M. Murphy...... 2017 Margaret W. Patten...... 2003 Randi Alper Pupkin...... 2005, 2008, 2011 Hon. Karen Murphy Jensen...... 2017 Del. Edith J. Patterson...... 2017 Susan Purnell...... 2014 Margaret McCarthy Murphy...... 1998, 2000 Pamela D. Paulk...... 2004, 2010 Lily Qi...... 2018 Nhora Barrera Murphy...... 2008 Carol Bryant Payne...... 2005 Ann Quinn...... 2016, 2018 Sheela Murthy...... 2007, 2009, 2011 Patricia Payne...... 1996 Robyn Quinter...... 2010 Alice Neily Mutch...... 2006, 2008 Suzanne H. Pearce...... 1997, 1999, 2001 Marilyn Barry Rainey...... 1997 Karen F. Myers...... 2000, 2003 Susan D. Pearcy...... 2009 Irma S. Raker...... 1997, 1999, 2001 Carol A. Nacy...... 2005 Tenyo Pearl...... 2012, 2018 Odette T. Ramos...... 2007 Peggy Naleppa...... 2011, 2013, 2015 Karen Pecora-Barbour...... 2012, 2014, 2018 Gina Ramsey...... 2016, 2018 Rosemarie T. Nassif...... 1998 Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk...... 2015, 2018 Tuckey RamseyQ...... 1996 Shirley A. Nathan-Pulliam...... 2002, 2005, 2007 Shane E. Pendergrass...... 2005 Julie B. Randall...... 2002 Martha Nathanson...... 2017 Josianne Pennington...... 2016 Whitney Ransome...... 2011 Cass Naugle...... 2010 Laura Thul Penza...... 2005, 2007, 2009 Martha Frisby Rasin...... 1998 Nancy Navarro...... 2009, 2013 Beth Pepper...... 2008 Stephanie Rawlings-Blake...... 2007, 2011 Barbara NazelrodN...... 2014 Judith N. Peregoff...... 2000 H. Frances Reaves...... 1997, 1999, 2001 Kimberly Neal...... 2015 Melanie C. Pereira...... 2003, 2006 Stephanie L. Reel...... 2008 Shannon M. Neal...... 2018 Katherine Perez...... 2014 Karen Reese...... R 2016 Carla Nealy...... 2016 Cynthia L. Perini...... 2007, 2011, 2013 Jennifer A. Regan...... 2005 Betsy S. Nelson...... 1997, 2001, 2003 R. Kathleen Perini...... 1998, 2000, 2002 Eileen M. Rehrmann...... 1997, 1999, 2013 Carla A. Nelson...... 2010, 2012 Mamie J. Perkins...... 2015 Donna L. Reihl...... 2002, 2004, 2008 Susanna Nemes...... 2009 Trudy Perkins...... 2008, 2012 Judy Akila Reitz...... 1999, 2001, 2003 Ellen Neufeldt...... 2010 Beth Shari Perlman...... 2005, 2008 Lisa Renshaw...... 1996 Kathleen Maletic Neuzil...... 2018 Christina Perrotta...... 2010 Katherine Rensin...... 2012 Esther Newman...... 2010 Sabita Devi Persaud...... 2018 Barbara Resnick...... 2011, 2013 Sandra Bruce Nichols...... 2013 Wendi Wagner Peters...... 2010, 2012 Sue Revelle...... 2011 Doris J. Nipps...... 2010, 2013 Colleen Peterson...... 2010 Barbara E. Reynolds...... 2009 Margaret Ann Nolan...... 2013 Dana Charlotte Peterson...... 2000 Jennifer Reynolds...... 1997, 2002 Shellee E. Nolan...... 1999, 2001 Shirley D. Peterson...... 1997, 1999 Pamela Reynolds...... 2015 Theresa A. Nolan...... 1998 Lisbeth vanHorne Pettengill...... 2005, 2008 Vonda B. Rhodes-El...... 2006 Marie L. Noplock...... 1999, 2003, 2006 Carol Stoker Petzold...... 2002, 2004 Donna LaVerne Rice...... 2001, 2003, 2006 Kara Norman...... 2010 Deborah Phelps...... 2014 Rachel E. Rice...... 2015 Myra W. Norton...... 2008 Shirley Phillips...... 1996 April Richardson...... 2016 Ruth Ann Norton...... 2010 Bonnie Lamdin Phipps...... 2008, 2010, 2013 Donna M. Richardson...... 2004 Charlene R. Nunley...... 2001, 2003, 2006 Sarah Pick...... 2012 Johnette Richardson...... 2018 Linda Toyo Obayashi...... 2003 Carole Lynn Pickett...... 1997 Patricia M. Richardson...... 2002 Beverly O’Bryant...... 2014 Marylin Pierre...... 2010, 2012, 2014 Peta N. Richkus...... 2000 Jonelle Ocloo...... 2012 Laura Pierson-Scheinberg...... 2012 Valda Ricks...... 2018 Sandra A. O’Connor...... 1998 Sharon R. Pinder...... 2002, 2005, 2007 Leslie S. Ries...... 1997 Robin Olin Oegerle...... 1997 Alice G. Pinderhughes...... 2004 Anne R. Riggle...... 2000, 2003 Grayson WaltersdorfO Oldfather...... 1996, 1999 *Anne Merrick Pinkard...... 2002 Denise Perry Riley...... 2007 THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 43 Jacquelyn M. Ring...... 2004 Patricia Schmoke...... 2015 E. Follin Smith...... 2005 Tonja L. Ringgold...... 2013, 2016, 2018 Lauren Schnaper ...... 2010 Janet Marie Smith...... 1997, 2002, 2004 Susan Moss Ringler...... 1997 Nancy Kay Schneider...... 1998 Kathy P. Smith...... 2012 Grace Rivera-Oven...... 2011, 2015 Tammy S. J. Schneider...... 2015, 2018 Martha A. Smith...... 1998, 2000, 2002 Maria Pilar Rivera-Rodriguez...... 2012 Zipora Schorr...... 2011 *Virginia W. Smith...... 2000 Deborah R. Rivkin...... 2015 Nichelle D. Schoultz...... 2017 Gail Smith-Howard...... 2014 Juliette Rizzo...... 2008, 2010 Debra G. Schubert...... 2015 J. Patricia Wilson Smoot...... 2008, 2011 Ginny Robertson...... 2012 Linda M. Schuett...... 2001, 2011 Jane Roberta Snider...... 1999 Nicole Robertson-Van Schaik...... 2015 Marcella Schuyler...... 1996 *Louise V. Snodgrass...... 2001 Barbara A. Robinson...... 2009 Laurie Schwartz...... 1996 Kathleen T. Snyder...... 2001, 2003, 2006 Donna Stevenson Robinson...... 2018 Linda D. Schwartz...... 2002, 2004, 2006 Ann Karpoff Sober...... 2012 Kimberly Y. Robinson...... 2013, 2018 Joan Webb Scornaienchi...... 2012, 2014, 2017 Felicita Sola-Carter...... 2008 Debbie Jacobs Rock...... 2003, 2012, 2016 Carolyn Lea Scott...... 1998 Terri Maria Sommella...... 1998 Irene M. Zoppi Rodriguez...... 2009 Kimberly Scott...... 2014 Yolanda F. Sonnier...... 2008 Nancy Rodriguez-Weller...... 2016 Mary Ann Scully...... 2002, 2005, 2007 Georgia L.J. Sorenson...... 2009 Marcella L. Roenneburg...... 2008 Renita L. Seabrook...... 2015 Susan Souder...... 1997, 1999 Jean Wolberg Roesser...... 2002 Louise Phipps Senft...... 2004, 2007, 2009 Francie Spahn...... 2012 Carmel Roques...... 2016 Sheri Sensabaugh...... 2010 Sandra R. Sparks...... 2000, 2002 Angela Rose...... 2018 Cathy Hollenberg Serrette...... 2012 Angela H. Spencer...... 2017 Victoria Mary Rosellini...... 1996, 1999, 2001 Amy Seto...... 2014 Barbara Manekin Spodak...... 1998, 2001 Wendy Rosen...... 2005 Lisa Y. Settles...... 2009, 2012 Dory J. Stacks...... 2005 Susan M. Rosenbaum...... 2002, 2004, 2006 Mary Pat Seurkamp...... 1998, 2001, 2003 Rita St. Clair...... 1996 Lois Block Rosenfield...... 1997, 1999 Jane Matricciani Shaab...... 1997, 1999, 2001 Deborah Stallings...... 2007, 2009 Nan D. Rosenthal...... 2000, 2002 Stephanie L. Shack...... 2017 Donna Jones Stanley...... 1998, 2000 Beth Rosenwald...... 2013 Karen Johnson Shaheed...... 2002, 2012, 2016 Patricia Stanley...... 2003 Karla Ruhe Roskos...... 1997 Robin Fogel Shaivitz...... 2002, 2004, 2006 Bonita F. Stanton...... 1998 Michelle Coyne Ross...... 2005 Lenny Shapiro...... 1998, 2000 Sharon Lee Stark...... 2002 Faith Elliott Rossing...... 2010 Lila Shapiro-Cyr...... 2012 Donna Hill Staton...... 2000 Judith Pratt Rossiter...... 2012 Indira K. Sharma...... 2017 Erin Stauder ...... 2018 Karen H. Rothenberg...... 2002, 2006, 2008 Mary Kay Shartle-Galotto...... 2009 Jennifer J. Stearman...... 2007, 2012, 2015 Constance F. Row...... 1997 Molly Shattuck...... 2012 Dana Stebbins...... 2013 Marianne Rowan-Braun...... 2013, 2016 Gail Shawe...... 2001 Tracy L. Steedman...... 2015 Lisa Rowen...... 2008, 2011, 2013 Anita Sheckells...... 2006, 2014 Bonnie B. Stein...... 2010, 2013, 2017 Ida G. Ruben...... 1999, 2001, 2004 Brenda M. Shell...... 2009 Phoebe Stein...... 2016 Terry Rubenstein...... 1996 Barbara Payne Shelton...... 2005 Sally L. Sternbach...... 2005, 2008 Julie Rubin...... 2014 Gloria Wilson Shelton...... 1997 Kate Campbell Stevenson...... 2012, 2015 Tamera Rush...... 2012 Kathleen Sher...... 1996 Linda M. Stewart...... 2005 Cynda Rushton...... 2008, 2014 Michele A. Shermak...... 2014, 2017 Lynn K. Stewart...... 2005, 2010, 2012 Jan Russell...... 2013 Caroline Sherman...... 2013 M. Cara Stewart...... 1998 Lisa Rusyniak...... 2014, 2016 Terry D. Sherman Ralston...... 2012, 2014, 2017 Ferrier R. Stillman...... 2006, 2008, 2011 Mary Ann Saar...... 2004 Jeanne Sherwood...... 2014 Rosetta M.T. Stith...... 1997 Kathleen H. Sabatier...... 2007, 2010 Linda A. Shevitz...... 2004 E. Francine Stokes...... 2002 Melanie R. Sabelhaus...... 1996, 2002, 2004 Mary Fulton Shock...... 2008 Karen Stokes...... 2008, 2014 Heather B. Sachs...... 2018 Lillie Shockney...... 2004 Shelonda Stokes...... 2011, 2014 Robyn Sachs...... 1996 Lois M. Shofer...... 2002, 2004, 2006 Pat Stout...... 2009 Sheila Sachs...... 1996 Pam Howard Shriver...... 1998 C. Lorena Streb...... 2007 Jacqueline W. SalesS...... 1999, 2003, 2007 Sana F. Shtasel...... 1997 June E. Streckfus...... 1998 Joanne Saltzberg...... 1997, 1999, 2010 Carole R. Sibel...... 1996, 1999, 2003 Darla Fishbein Strouse...... 2003, 2009 Cynthia Blake Sanders...... 2017 Janet Siddiqui...... 2011 JaNean Stubbs-Taylor...... 2014 Gail H. Sanders...... 1998, 2000, 2011 Robin Silver...... 2004, 2006, 2010 Karen G. Sugar ...... 2018 Mary Roby Sanders...... 2015 Jane Frankel Sims...... 2017 Bonnie Sullivan...... 2012 Wendy Sanders ...... 2010 Janet Simmons...... 2013 Denise A. Sullivan ...... 2017 Lynn B. Sassin...... 1999, 2010, 2018 Leslie Simmons...... 2012, 2016, 2018 Kelly Sullivan...... 2012 Hannah Sassoon...... 2008, 2012 Jeanne Singer...... 2005, 2012, 2014 Jessica Wolf Suriano ...... 2018 Katherine D. Savage...... 2008 Karen M. Singer...... 2005, 2011, 2016 Beverly K. Swaim-Staley...... 2011 Ellen Richmond Sauerbrey...... 1998 Paula M. Singer...... 1997, 1999, 2001 Rebecca Boswell SwanstonT...... 1997 Ronnie Lapinsky Sax...... 2017 Paula R. Singer...... 2005, 2007, 2009 Susan Snyder Swift...... 1996 Frederica Kolker Saxon...... 1997 Michelle Daugherty Siri...... 2015, 2017 Karen Syrylo...... 2010, 2013, 2017 Laurie-Ann Sayles...... 2018 Karen Sitnick...... 2012 Helen Alexandra Szablya...... 1996, 2001 Robyn C. Scates...... 2005, 2010 Lynn Loughlin Skerpon...... 2005 Kathy Szeliga...... 2015 Lynn C. Schaefer...... 2008 Gwendolyn D. Skillern...... 2006, 2009, 2011 Gustava “Gusty” Taler ...... 2018 Kathleen E. Schafer...... 2004 *Sandra J. Skolnik...... 1998, 2001 Ami Taubenfeld...... 2014, 2016 Rosa M. Scharf...... 2008, 2012 Sr. Sharon M. Slear...... 1999, 2006, 2009 C. Marie Taylor ...... 2018 Dr. Kim Schatzel...... 2017 Malinda B. Small...... 2000, 2006 Ellen L. Taylor...... 2011 Shari O. Scher...... 2006 Abbie Smith...... 2012 Frances O’Connell Taylor...... 2002, 2004, 2009 Margaret Scott Schiff...... 2002 Anna L. Smith...... 2004, 2009 Vanita M. Taylor...... 2012 Mary Judith Schmelz...... 1996 Carol Ann Smith...... 2018 Rebecca Teaff...... 2015, 2018 Dru Schmidt-Perkins...... 2003, 2013 Carol E. Smith...... 2001, 2004, 2007 Joyce Lyons Terhes...... 1996 Marianne Schmitt Hellauer...... 2017 Darlene Smith...... 2009, 2011, 2013 Adena Wright Testa...... 1996, 1999, 2001

44 THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 Emily C. Thayer...... 1998, 2000, 2002 N. Beth Volk...... 1999, 2001 Patti Kaufman Willis...... 2005 Anita H. Thomas...... 2008 Laura Neuman Volkman...... 2004, 2008 Kathy Wilmot...... 2010, 2014 Courtney A. Thomas...... 2017 Pamela L. Volm...... 2002, 2006 Alicia Lynn Wilson ...... 2017 Deborah Scott Thomas...... 2013 Deborah Elizabeth Voso...... 1996, 1999, 2006 Donna C. Wilson...... 2011, 2015 Faith Thomas ...... 2017 Kimberly Wagner...... 2006, 2010, 2013 Dorothy Wilson...... 2011 Margaret “Marge” Thomas...... 2001, 2003, 2005 Eleanor A. Walker...... 2005 Gloria Wilson-Shelton...... 2007 Rosemary M. Thomas...... 2008 Jane Walker ...... 2010 Adele Wilzack...... 1996 Sherita Thomas ...... 2017 Norine M. Walker...... 2000 Rebecca Hahn Windsor...... 1997 Hollis Thomases...... 2012 Mary Roe Walkup ...... 2010 Renée M. Winsky...... 2015, 2018 Audrey Thomasson...... 1996 Michele Bresnick Walsh...... 2012, 2014, 2017 Ann Wiseman...... 2010 Suzanne C. Thompson...... 2008, 2011 Annette Campagna Walter ...... 2018 Maggie Witherup...... 2011 Thelma B. Thompson...... 2004, 2011 Helene Hahn Waranch...... 1996, 1999, 2001 W Rachel Anne Wohl...... 1997 Molly McGrath Tierney...... 2011, 2014, 2016 Catherine M. Ward...... 2007 Mary Ann Wolf...... 2003 Maria Harris Tildon...... 2011 Kimberly Smith Ward...... 2009 Dr. Joan Tilghman ...... 2017 Margaret Fonshell Ward...... 2005 Ann Wolfe...... 1997 Sandi Timmins ...... 2013, 2015 Salli J. Ward...... 2015, 2017 Michele K. Wolff ...... 2018 Margaret Witherup Tindall...... 2008 Cheryl Washington...... 2013 Kathryn F. Wolford...... 2002, 2004, 2006 Gwen Tolbart...... 2014 Hattie N. Washington...... 2002 Jan Weinberg Wood...... 2015 Dr. Sheila M. Tolliver...... 2000 Montressa Washington...... 2014 Marie Wood...... 2010 Robin A. Tomechko...... 2003, 2005, 2007 Dina Wasmer...... 2010 Margaret O. Woodside...... 1997 Rhonda Tomlinson...... 2010 Manuele D. Wasserman...... 1998, 2004, 2007 T. Sky Woodward...... 2011, 2017 Susan E. Torroella...... 2005 M. Courtney Watson...... 2012, 2017 Linda S. Woolf...... 2007, 2012 Kathleen Kennedy Townsend...... 1997 Karen D. Weatherholtz...... 2000 Joan M. Worthington...... 2001, 2004, 2007 Fran Tracy-Mumford...... 2000, 2003 Patricia Weaver...... 2012 Susan M. Wozenski...... 2005 Barbara R. Trader...... 2004 Sharon Webb...... 2010 Alexandra Wrage...... 2003, 2012, 2016 Marlene Trestman...... 2004, 2006, 2008 Dana Weckesser...... 2015, 2017 Mary Teddy Wray...... 2014 Jenny J. Trostel...... 2008, 2010, 2012 Laura E. Weeldreyer ...... 2017 Frances A. Wright...... 2003, 2007 Patricia H. Troy...... 1997, 1999, 2001 Elizabeth Weglein ...... 2017 Michelle Wright ...... 2017 Cindy P. Truitt...... 2006, 2009, 2015 Kathleen Weiss...... 2015 Kathleen Francene Wycoff...... 1997 Helen Tuel...... 2010 Robin Weiss...... 1998 Dr. Marylou Yam ...... 2017 Patricia S. Tunstall...... 1999, 2001, 2003 Sherry A. Welch...... 1997, 2007, 2015 Deborah Ann Yancer...... 2003, 2006 Leslie Smith Turner...... 1999, 2001, 2013 Yolanda Maria Welch...... 2004, 2006, 2011 Sharon (Sherry) M. Yaniga...... 2006 Terri L. Turner...... 1998, 2000 Marye Wells-Harley...... 2004 Ellen H. Yankellow ...... 2005, 2007, 2009 Rhonda Shackleford Ulmer...... 2009 Dr. Leana Wen...... 2017 Edmonia T. Yates...... 1998, 2001 Joyce Ulrich...... 2011, 2015 Jeanette Wessel...... 1996 Lea Ybarra...... 2006 Betty Valdes...... 1999, 2001, 2011 Michele L. Whelley...... 2015 Jeanne M. Yeager...... Y 2006, 2008 Ana Lopez Van Balen...... 2014 Pamela J. White...... 2000, 2004, 2007 Ellen Yerman...... 2002 Marie Van Deusen...... 1998, 2001, 2012 Sonya Whited ...... 2018 Cathy L. Yost...... 2010, 2013 Donna Van Scoy ...... 2013 Andrea Macintosh Whiteway...... 2007 Maureen van Stone, Esq. MS...... 2013, 2018 Angela Whittaker-Pion...... 2012 Lauren Young...... 2014 U Marlene B. Young...... 2015 Mary Ellen Vanni...... 2015 Mary B. Wieler...... 2006 Carmen Varela-Russo...... 2002 Barbara E. Wilks...... 1997 Terry Slade Young...... 2002, 2008 Marie Vasbinder...... 2014 Stephanie T. Willey...... 2008 *Betsy Ann Zaborowski ...... 1998, 2000, 2003 Mimi Roeder Vaughan...... 1996, 1999, 2001 Anna M. Williams...... 2006, 2012 Pamela Hope Zappardino...... 2005 Judith Vaughan-Prather...... 2006, 2008 Cheryl Hudgins Williams...... 2002 Gina Monath Zawitoski...... 2008 Sheila Mosmiller Vidmar...... 2000 Christina Williams ...... 2018 JoAnne Zawitoski...... 1997, 2000, 2002 Lois T. Vietri...... 1999 Deborah Williams...... 2005, 2008, 2010 Julianne Zimmer ...... 2017 Lori A. Villegas...... V 2009, 2012, 2015 Margaret Ellen Williams...... 1997, 2012 Amanda Zinn...... 1996, 2016 Lorna Virgili...... 2011 Romaine N. Taylor Williams...... 2015 Z Judge Cathleen Vitale ...... 2018 Flavia Williamson ...... 2018 * deceased

Nominations close January 9, 2019 You know her. She is admired by all for being an effective leader. She’s community minded and sets an example for her staff and peers. She is committed to mentoring. She successfully juggles various responsibilities. She is professionally accomplished, holds leadership positions in community organizations and is making a positive impact on the next generation of leaders. She is simply outstanding. Now is your chance to nominate her to be recognized by The Daily Record as a Top 100 Women.

For more event and sponsorship information, Nominations can be made online at call Erin McLaughlin at 443-524-8161 or email [email protected]. thedailyrecord.com/top-100-women

THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018 45 Ellen Moses Heller Lois A. Fenner McBride Joanne Saltzberg Marie C. Henderson Sister Patricia McCarron Gail H. Sanders Bonnie K. Heneson Carolyn McGuire-Frenkil *Lynn B. Sassin Mary Jean Herron Maggie L. McIntosh Linda D. Schwartz Kathleen Hetherington Content McLaughlin Joan Webb Scorniaenchi Elizabeth M. Hewlett M. Natalie McSherry Mary Ann Scully Ethel B. Hill Julie Mercer Louise Phipps Senft Martha N. Hill *Denise K. Mersinger Mary Pat Seurkamp Sandy Hillman Bonnae J. Meshulam Jane Matricciani Shaab Betty J. Hines Barbara A. Mikulski Karen Johnson Shaheed Sheila E. Hixson E. Suzan Miller Robin Fogel Shaivitz A complete listing Barbara A. Hoffman Patricia “Trish” A. Miller Lois M. Shofer Marcella A. Holland Jeannette Mills Carole R. Sibel Theresa Adams Elizabeth S. Dana Ellen L. Hollander Monica Mitchell Robin Silver Janet D. Allan Brenda A. Dandy Paula Colodny Hollinger Patricia J. Mitchell *Leslie Simmons, R.N., Sharon D. Allison-Ottey Maria Johnson Darby Helen Lara Holton *Kathleen Momme F.A.C.H.E Sr. Helen Amos Debra Davis Jennie C. Hunter-Cevera Rachel Garbow Monroe Karen Singer Floraine B. Applefeld Deborah H. Devan *Betsey Hurwitz-Schwab Michelle Lamb Moone Jeanne Singer *Christine D. Aspell *Diane Devaney Marian Cecilia Hwang Dana Petersen Moore Paula M. Singer Alison Asti Roberta E. Dillow Dawn S. Hyde Elizabeth M. Morgan Paula R. Singer Joan I. Athen Donora “Donni” Dingman Janice Jackson Elise Davison Morris Gwendolyn D. Skillern Vicki Ballou-Watts Veronique Diriker Donna Leah Jacobs Ellen O. Moyer Sr. Sharon M. Slear Traci A. Barnett Sheila Dixon Kyri L. Jacobs M. Brooke Murdock **Nancy L. Sloane Lynne A. Battaglia Ann Marie Doory Nancy Jacobs Sheela Murthy Carol E. Smith Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz Frances Murphy Draper Luwanda Walker Jenkins Peggy Naleppa Darlene Smith Joyce K. Becker Barbara Perrier Dreyer Deborah E. Jennings Shirley A. Nathan-Pulliam Janet Marie Smith Diane Bell-McKoy Janet Dudley-Eshbach Patricia Coats Jessamy Betsy S. Nelson Martha A. Smith Helen Delich Bentley Kathleen M. Dumais *Lisa A. Hall Johnson Marie L. Noplock Kathleen T. Snyder Cathy Bernard Lynne M. Durbin Carolyn Johnston Charlene R. Nunley Jennifer Stearman Marielsa A. Bernard Adelaide C. Eckardt Adrienne A. Jones Katherine B. Paal Bonnie B. Stein Judy L. Bixler Gayle V. Economos Verna Jones-Rodwell Sandy S. Pagnotti Lynn K. Stewart Laura B. Black Susan C. Elgin Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan Bryn Parchman Janine DiPaula Stevens Brenda J. Bodian Lois S. Elkin Karen S. Kauffman Carol S. Parham Ferrier R. Stillman Ellen C. Bogage Judith C. Ensor Barbara Brotman Kaylor Jeanette Glose Partlow Karen T. Syrylo Patricia J. Bonacorda Catherine A. Evans Susan C. Keating Hon. Nicole Pastore-Klein Frances O’Connell Taylor Joann Ashley Boughman Dorothy R. Fait Delores Goodwin Kelley Suzanne H. Pearce Adena Wright Testa Dyan L. Brasington Ellen R. Fish Julie Lenzer Kirk *Karen Pecora-Barbour Emily C. Thayer Jane M. Brewer Nancy M. Floreen Sheryl Davis Kohl Laura Thul Penza Margaret “Marge” Thomas Lynne G. Brick Jennie M. Forehand Marcy K. Kolodny Cynthia L. Perini Molly McGrath Tierney Alison Gates Brown T. Eloise Foster Rose G. Krasnow R. Kathleen Perini Robin A. Tomechko Edith B. Brown Kristin Franceschi Sherrie Lavine Krauser Bonnie Lamdin Phipps Marlene Trestman Patricia M.C. Brown Claire Marie Fraser Patricia McHugh Lambert Marylin Pierre Jenny J. Trostel Elizabeth J. Buck Kathryn Freeland Paula A. Langmead Sharon R. Pinder Patricia H. Troy Jennifer Burdick Karen C. Friedman Gloria Larkin Joan B. Pitkin Cindy Plavier Truitt Carolyn T. Burridge Kathleen O’Ferrall Friedman Corinna E. Lathan Karen Pitsley Patricia S. Tunstall Shirley Burrill Judith P. Fulton Theresa A. Lawler Joanne E. Pollak Leslie Smith Turner Cynthia Callahan Ann T. Gallant Linda Thater Layton Marilyn J. Praisner Betty Valdes Ellen A. Callegary Susan J. Ganz Andrea Leahy-Fucheck Mary Louise Preis Marie Van Deusen Constance R. Caplan Jan Gardner Diane O. Leasure Margaret-Mary V. Preston Mimi Roeder Vaughan Sharon M. Caplan Susan K. Gauvey Lainy M. Lebow-Sachs Louna S. Primm Lori Villegas Eleanor M. Carey Barbara A. Gehrig Dorothy J. Lennig Karen Proudford Deborah Elizabeth Voso Jana Howard Carey T. Sue Gladhill *Mary Beth Lennon Catherine Pugh Kimberly Wagner Lorig Charkoudian *Abby Glassberg Cynthia L. Leppert Randi Alper Pupkin Michele Bresnick Walsh Diane Elizabeth Cho Frances Hughes Glendening Susan P. Leviton Irma S. Raker Helene Hahn Waranch Caroline Ciraolo Sandra P. Gohn Ava Lias-Booker Terry D. Sherman Ralston Manuele D. Wasserman Barb Clapp Marilyn R. Goldwater *Cylia Lowe-Smith, Esq. H. Frances Reaves Sherry Welch Alice P. Clark Joan B. Gordon Barbara B. Lucas Eileen M. Rehrmann Yolanda Maria Welch Nancy R. Cohen Toby A. Gordon Vicki Ann Lucas Donna L. Reihl Pamela J. White Suzanne F. Cohen Cassandra Gottlieb Malynda Hawes Madzel Judy Akila Reitz Deborah Williams Joan Develin Coley Julia W. Gouge Susan S. Magazine Donna LaVerne Rice Kathryn F. Wolford Shirley D. Collier Michelle A. Gourdine Marlene N. Mahipat *Dr. Tonja L. Ringgold Joan M. Worthington Rita Rossi Colwell Nancy S. Grasmick Pamela Lynn Malester Debbie Rock Alexandra Wrage Veronica Cool Teri M. Guarnaccia Leslie D. Mancuso Victoria Mary Rosellini Ellen H. Yankellow Harriet E. Cooperman Sandra N. Harriman Adrienne A. Mandel Susan M. Rosenbaum Betsy Ann Zaborowski Joan Carter Conway *Marie Hartman Becky J. Mangus Karen H. Rothenberg JoAnne Zawitoski Patricia E. Cornish Mary Hastler Joan E. Marshall Lisa Rowen Lorraine Adele Costella Carla Diane Hayden Martina Martin Ida G. Ruben Carol Coughlin Margaret Hayes Marianne D. Mattran Melanie R. Sabelhaus *2018 Honoree Isabel Mercedes Cumming C. Sue Hecht Marilyn D. Maultsby Jacqueline W. Sales **Honorary Member Sophie Dagenais Barbara R. Heller 46 THE DAILY RECORD’S MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN 2018

Congratulations to Maryland’s Top 100 Women!

GBMC HealthCare celebrates the achievements of all women being honored this year and proudly salutes two of our own for receiving this distinguished recognition.

Catherine Y. Hamel Barbara Pisano Messing, M.A., CCC-SLP, BCS-S President, Gilchrist Administrative-Clinical Director, Vice President of Continuing Care, Milton J. Dance, Jr. Head and Neck Center GBMC HealthCare Johns Hopkins Head & Neck Surgery and Johns Hopkins Voice Center located at GBMC

congratulations to Catherine Hamel, Barbara Messing, and to each of the women honored tonight. On behalf of GBMC HealthCare’s Board of Directors, medical staff, employees and volunteers, we thank you for your exceptional leadership, sustained achievement and commitment to the communities we serve.

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