congratulates the winners of Maryland’s Icon Honor Awards

Patricia J. Mitchell GBMC HealthCare celebrates the achievements of each of the distinguished business leaders honored tonight and proudly salutes one of our own for receiving this recognition.

On behalf of GBMC HealthCare, we thank you for your exceptional leadership, sustained achievement Icon Honors Award Winner and commitment to the Chair, GBMC HealthCare communities we serve. Board of Directors www.GBMC.org 443-849-GBMC (4262) Robert Caret...... 9 Charlie Monk ...... 24 University System of Maryland Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP Amy Elias ...... 10 William H. “Billy” Murphy ...... 26 Profiles, Inc. Murphy, Falcon & Murphy Donald C. Fry ...... 12 Greater Baltimore Committee Dr. E. Albert Reece ...... 28 University of Maryland School of Medicine Mike Gill ...... 13 Department of Commerce Henry A. Rosenberg Jr...... 29 Rosemore, Inc. Nancy S. Grasmick ...... 14 Towson University, Kennedy Krieger Institute Kurt Schmoke ...... 30 Bonnie Heneson ...... 16 University of Baltimore Peter Angelos ...... 3 Bonnie Heneson Communications Lyle E. Sheldon ...... 32 Law Office of Peter Angelos Wilhelm H. Joseph, Jr...... 17 University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health Maryland Legal Aid Ronald Attman ...... 4 Dr. Paula M. Singer ...... 33 Acme Paper & Supply Karen-Ann Lichtenstein ...... 18 The Singer Group The Coordinating Center Robert M. Bell ...... 6 Bill Struever...... 34 Court of Appeals Robert Manekin ...... 20 Cross Street Partners JLL Diane Bell-McKoy ...... 7 Neil Meltzer ...... 21 Larry D. Unger ...... 35 Associated Black Charities LifeBridge Health Maryland Public Television Chet Burrell ...... 8 Patricia J. Mitchell ...... 22 Arnold Weiner ...... 36 CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield IBM, GBMC Healthcare System, The Center Club Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC

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THE DAILY RECORD Icon Honors 2017 1 From the publisher We are pleased and They have the vision to see what is meaningful and – IBM – was only the first chapter in a story of lead- proud to present our inau- the drive and determination to achieve those goals. ership and community service. gural Icon Honors awards. They have lifted up their colleagues and displayed You’ll read all their remarkable stories in this Many of the 26 men and selfless community service. magazine. We hope you find them not only informa- women you’ll meet in these People like Nancy S. Grasmick, Maryland’s first tive but inspirational. pages are well-known to woman state superintendent of schools, who has de- We want to honor them for what they have meant you. A few you’ll be meet- voted a lifetime to preparing students at all levels for to our state. And we also want to thank all of you ing for the first time. But the challenges of a fast-changing world. who took the time to make nominations for the Icon they all have some qualities People like Bill Struever, a pioneer in Baltimore Honors. Your suggestions truly represent not only in common: – and the nation – in breathing new life into urban Suzanne E. the best and brightest among Maryland leaders but They have left an indel- downtowns and neighborhoods. Fischer-Huettner those who have passed the test of time. Publisher, ible mark on their chosen People like Robert M. Bell, whose bravery in lead- The Daily Record fields. ing a restaurant sit-in to protest racial segregation They have displayed sus- foreshadowed his own trailblazing career that led to tained leadership and integrity. the chief judgeship of Maryland’s highest court. They have withstood the whims and caprices of People like Patricia J. Mitchell, whose successful the moment to build what is lasting and durable. business career at one of America’s iconic companies How they were chosen The Icon Honors awards recognizes Maryland business leaders over the community service and mentoring. Must be age 60 or older. May currently age of 60 for their notable success and demonstration of strong leadership be in the workforce or retired. Must hold or have held a senior manage- both within and outside of their chosen field. ment-level position with significant authority in decision-making for their Eligibility Requirements: Must have a long-standing commitment to organization. the Maryland business community. Must have a sustained commitment to Winners were selected by The Daily Record.

Goucher College and the Board of Trustees congratulate Trustee Emeriti HENRY A. ROSENBERG JR.

on being named a 2017 Daily Record Icon.

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2 Icon Honors 2017 THE DAILY RECORD Illustration by Maximilian Franz

Peter Angelos Law Office of Peter Angelos

eter Angelos is one of Baltimore’s Orioles and is hailed by some as the cham- household names and is as much A lawyer for more pion of the worker after he took the side of a staple as Natty Boh, the Ori- players during a salary strike, to the dis- oles or the Utz icons. Born and than 50 years, Peter may of other team owners. raised in Highlandtown, Ange- Angelos is one of He provided the largest individual do- Plos is one of the most well-known trial attor- nation – $5 million – to the University of neys in Maryland and the nation. the most prominent Baltimore, and is credited with doubling After receiving his law degree from the that figure in 2010. Angelos also reported- University of Baltimore School of Law in trial attorneys in the ly anonymously donated $300,000 to keep 1961, Angelos started his own firm and nation and is also Baltimore city pools open during a hot took on and won some of the nation’s most summer in 2010. high-profile cases, including an asbestos well-known for his He sits on the boards of the University class-action suit on behalf of steel, ship- of Baltimore Law Advisory Committee, the yard and manufacturing facility workers. long and diverse University of Maryland Foundation, the He also successfully brought a lawsuit on record of civic Loyola College Board of Trustees, Johns behalf of the state of Maryland against to- Hopkins University, and the Grant-A-Wish bacco giant, Philip Morris. As a result, An- involvement. ” Foundation, among others. gelos and his team successfully secured a In addition to his Juris Doctor, Angelos $4.5 billion dollar settlement. Angelos was the first Greek-American to received an honorary Ph.D. in literature Angelos expanded his firm, adding six be elected to the Baltimore City Council, from Mt. St. Mary’s College,and a Ph.D. other office locations on the Eastern sea- serving from 1959 to 1963. In 1993, he be- in Humane Letters from Loyola University board. came the majority owner of the Baltimore Maryland.

THE DAILY RECORD Icon Honors 2017 3 Ronald Attman CEO • Acme Paper & Supply

s the CEO of Acme Paper & ness despite having other opportunities to Supply, Ronald Attman un- pursue. “I believe that the derstands and oversees every Attman is the recipient of the Allied Mem- aspect of his family-owned ber of the Year award from the Restaurant company can only business. Association of Metropolitan Washington, ALike his father before him, Attman start- the Breakthrough award from the Supply & be successful if ed his career at Acme, working in various Equipment Foodservice Alliance, and the our team members roles since he was 15 to learn each facet of Most Admired CEO award from The Daily the business. He joined the company full Record. He was also a recipient of the Most are comfortable, time after graduating college in 1968, work- Admired CEO award in 2013 and 2015. ing his way up to vice president. He became His company’s success comes from the confident, and CEO in 2016. ability to innovate and predict trends. Tech- regularly challenged But his true knowledge and success as nology developments are good, he says, but leader of the wholesale packaging supply personal connections make a business more by their work. Each company comes from his investment in em- successful. member of our team ployees. “I’ve found that even today with the per- “I believe that the company can only be sonal touch of a phone call or a visit to a has specific talents, successful if our team members are com- client or vendor greatly improves those re- fortable, confident, and regularly chal- lationships and my ability to conduct busi- and I strive to give lenged by their work. Each member of our ness. I encourage the next generation to them opportunities team has specific talents, and I strive to give maintain the personal side of business, one them opportunities to refine and improve that’s already regarded as traditional,” Att- to refine and improve these skills,” he says. man says. “You’ll be surprised at what you these skills.” He is a proud mentor to his three sons, learn and how it develops your success as a who all chose to work for the family busi- business leader.” 4 Icon Honors 2017 THE DAILY RECORD ABC CONGRATULATES The Daily Record’s 2017 ICON Honors Recipients. The ABC Team Salutes Our CEO, Diane Bell-McKoy, on being Named One of Maryland’s Trailblazing Pioneers.

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Building a Healthier Community

2017 Icon Honors Award

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is proud to congratulate President and CEO, Chet Burrell, on his recognition by The Daily Record as a 2017 Icon Honors Award winner. Thank you, Chet, for ten years of visionary leadership at CareFirst and in the community.

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THE DAILY RECORD Icon Honors 2017 5 Robert M. Bell Former Chief Judge • Maryland Court of Appeals

s a teenager, Robert M. tor in 1969. Bell led a sit-in at a local He was appointed to the District Court “As chief judge, I restaurant as a protest to of Maryland in 1975, and later served as an racial segregation. The associate judge in the Baltimore City Cir- have been able to restaurant refused to serve cuit Court – the same court that convicted address the issue of himA and his fellow students, and they were him of criminal trespassing as a teenager, a asked to leave. Bell and the group refused. decision that was later overturned – from access to justice, and They were arrested and then convicted for 1980 to 1984. He was then appointed to the criminal trespassing. The NAACP took on Maryland Court of Special Appeals, where also, in that same the case to help Bell appeal the conviction. he served for seven years. context, the issue of The Maryland Court of Appeals upheld the In 1996, he was appointed to the Mary- Circuit Court’s decision, and Bell’s team of land Court of Appeals and became chief ensuring that there lawyers appealed the case to the U.S. Su- judge, the first African American to hold preme Court. the position. is, in fact, justice.” Little did he know at the time, but his In a previous interview about his rise case, Bell v. Maryland, would be at the fore- through the ranks of Maryland’s judicial the issue of access to justice, and also, in front of pushing the United States towards system, Bell noted, “ … Only when you be- that same context, the issue of ensuring that ending segregation. come chief judge can you really understand, there is, in fact, justice. I am very privileged Bell went on to earn his Bachelor of Arts and fully appreciate, just how significant to have been able to provide some small from Morgan State University and to attend that is, the magnitude of the responsibility. measure of access to the citizens of this Harvard Law School, earning his Juris Doc- As chief judge, I have been able to address state.”

6 Icon Honors 2017 THE DAILY RECORD Diane Bell-McKoy President • Associated Black Charities

s president of Associat- erment, to workforce development, Diane’s ed Black Charities, Diane steadfast leadership and strategic alliances “The economic Bell-McKoy has dedicat- have been drivers for change,” says Thom- ed her work to helping asina L. Hiers, director of Baltimore Civic value of having a the nonprofit foundation Site at the Annie E. Casey Foundation. more diverse and achieveA its mission: to advocate for African Bell-McKoy is a current board mem- Americans and address health and econom- ber of the Greater Baltimore Committee inclusive world and ic disparities among African Americans in and sits on the executive committee of the Maryland. Maryland Hospital Association. In addi- understanding our Bell-McKoy was a senior fellow at the tion to her civic leadership, she also finds systemic racialized Annie E. Casey Foundation prior to join- time to serve as board chair to Humanim, ing Associated Black Charities. During her and sits on the boards of the Baltimore challenges limit our years of public service work, she led the re- Community Foundation and the Baltimore structuring of the child welfare system for Aspen Workgroup for Dismantling Struc- collective success.” the District of Columbia. She also created tural Racism. She earned both her bach- one of the first family development pro- elor’s and master’s degrees in social work Bell-McKoy says it is through her tenacity grams in the substance abuse field. from the University of Maryland, College that she achieves results. She says she won’t “She is a true public servant, who has Park. stop until more people see, “the economic dedicated her career to improving the lives She is most proud of her distinguished value of having a more diverse and inclusive of some of Maryland’s most marginalized alumna award, and she is also the recipient world and understanding our systemic ra- populations. From child welfare, to eco- of the Black Wall Street award in 2014 and cialized challenges limit our collective suc- nomic opportunity, to community empow- the Legislative Black Caucus award in 2010. cess.”

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Chet Burrell President and CEO • CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield

s if overseeing a billion-dol- He also encourages employees to get in- lar company and 5,400 em- volved in their communities. In 2016, the “I think the central ployees weren’t enough, Chet company completed its most successful Burrell has steered CareFirst associate giving campaign, collectively issue facing BlueCross BlueShield – the raising more $1.4 million for United Way the health care Aregion’s largest health insurance company – organizations. Associates also logged more through significant financial and regulatory than 18,000 volunteer hours in support of environment in this challenges over the last 10 years. charitable initiatives. His first task was to keep the company Burrell is also credited with the creation country is the cost of afloat during one of the nation’s biggest of CareFirst’s Patient-Centered Medical health care. I would economic depressions. The company over- Home programs that promotes close work- hauled its antiquated information tech- ing relationships between members and say this — nothing nology system – just in time to implement their primary care provider. The model, so threatens access the changes health care companies were re- now widely used across the nation, allows quired to make under the Affordable Care primary care providers financial incen- to care or the quality Act. tives and supports better coordinated care Burrell has also reaffirmed and strength- for patients with serious and costly health of care as the cost of ened CareFirst’s commitment to its non- problems. care.” profit mission of becoming a leading cor- Under Burrell’s leadership, CareFirst has porate philanthropist in the region. As a been named one of the best places to work tive work environment, and the Chesapeake result, CareFirst has invested more than and has received accolades including “Best Human Resource Association’s 2017 James $448 million in health care initiatives that Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality” by the W. Rouse Diversity Award. provide access to care through grants and Human Rights Campaign, WorldatWork’s Burrell says his business motto is simple: public access programs. 2017 Seal of Distinction for creating a posi- “Dare much and do it.”

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Robert Caret Chancellor • University System of Maryland

obert Caret knows higher ed- university system is a key player in making David H. Nevins, president of Nevins ucation. He started his career that happen through the workforce we pro- & Associates, says he’s witnessed Caret’s as a professor of chemistry at duce, the research we undertake, and the transformational commitment to the busi- Towson University in 1974, companies we create,” he says. ness community and higher education. and moved his way up to dean “Bob spent his time at Towson creating Rof national and mathematical sciences, partnerships with regional business, non- provost and executive vice president in “We need a vibrant 1991. He left in 1995 to serve as president business community profit and civic organizations, taking steps at San Jose State University, returning to to raise student graduation rates, and ex- Towson to serve as its president from 2003 if we are to have a panding the university’s course offerings. to 2011. vibrant society. The His efforts have transformed Towson Uni- And he was chosen to lead the University versity from a small, local university to one of Massachusetts as president before being university system is a of the most nationally recognized academic named chancellor of the University System key player in making institutions in the country,” Nevins says. of Maryland in 2015. Since becoming chancellor, Caret has Caret says that higher education insti- that happen through brought this same commitment and leader- tutions play an increasingly vital role in ship to reshaping Maryland’s universities as economic development. He co-chairs the the workforce we leading educational, research and economic state’s economic planning initiative, “Excel produce, the research institutions. Maryland,” which focuses on developing new collaborative strategies to accelerate we undertake, and “He does this by approaching his position growth in the life sciences and cybersecu- from a business aspect, working with Mary- rity industries. the companies we land businesses and civic leaders to estab- “We need a vibrant business communi- create.” lish vital partnerships for the system and its ty if we are to have a vibrant society. The students,” says Nevins. THE DAILY RECORD Icon Honors 2017 9 Amy Elias Founder and CEO • Profiles, Inc.

s the Founder and CEO of city, enhance learning opportunities, in- Record’s Top 100 Women, Influential Mary- Profiles, Inc., Amy Elias is crease public program awareness or bring landers and Most Admired CEOs awards. working to change the fate of jobs to residents. Top clients include Car- She believes mentoring is important. Baltimore. eFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Waterfront Over the last 27 years, she’s Partnership of Baltimore, Kennedy Krieger Younger people, she says, look at issues and Afocused on clients and issues that make pos- Institute, Baltimore magazine, and the Na- opportunities differently, which gives a dif- itive change for the city. From the re-open- tional Aquarium. ferent perspective and often a more effective ing of the city’s iconic and historic Lord “A Baltimore native, Amy has remained outcome. Baltimore hotel, to the launching of the committed to Baltimore and continues to ProjectSPACE program aimed at increasing serve as one of the city’s advocates. Her con- on-street parking options for people with science is the compass that guides her work. “Young people bring disabilities, to the introduction of the Inner Not only does she dedicate a great deal of Harbor’s internationally recognized water time and energy to projects of civic and so- a level of energy wheel, Elias is a true Baltimore advocate. cial importance, she only works with clients She opened Profiles in 1990 and has whose work she feels passionate about,” says and creativity that is grown the public relations firm from a Jamie Watt Arnold, senior vice president at infectious.” one-person shop to a ten-person full-ser- Profiles. vice agency with a roster of over 40 clients. Elias serves on the boards for Baltimore Through Elias’ leadership, the firm works Museum of Art, Center Stage, and Sinai Hos- “Young people bring a level of energy and with clients that attract more visitors to the pital. She has been recognized in The Daily creativity that is infectious,” Elias says.

10 Icon Honors 2017 THE DAILY RECORD The UniversityUniversity ooff MarMaryland,yland, Baltimore (UMB) congratulacongratulatest University System ofof MarMarylandyland ChancellChancelloror RobertRobert L. CaretCaret,, PPhDhD, anandd E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, UMB’s executive vice president for medical affairs and dean of its School of Medicine, for being selected for The Daily Record’s 2017 Icon Honors. We celebrate the recognition of their long-standing commitment to the Maryland business community and their significant professional accomplishments through innovation and leadership.

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Donald C. Fry President and CEO • Greater Baltimore Committee

s the second-longest serving Fry also founded the Greater Baltimore nority and women-owned businesses have chief executive of the Greater Committee’s “Bridging the Gap” program, on economic growth and prosperity,” Fry Baltimore Committee, Don- which provides learning and mentoring op- says. ald C. Fry has dedicated his portunities for small, women and minori- Fry serves on a number of boards, includ- time to improving the lives ty-owned company executives. ing the College Bound Foundation, Balti- Aand opportunities of those living in the re- more’s Promise, University of Baltimore gion. Foundation Board, Towson University’s During an earlier stint as state delegate “The business Board of Visitors, and the Central Mary- and state senator in the Maryland General land Transportation Alliance, among many Assembly, Fry helped push the Maryland community better others. state gas tax legislation to ensure adequate understands the He believes that in order to be success- funding for the Transportation Trust Fund, ful, one must be thoughtful and thorough and he led to plan light-rail solutions in Bal- increasing and vital in strategic planning but nimble enough to timore City to increase transportation ac- adjust to rapid changes in the business en- cess to major job hubs. role that minority vironment. He also believes collaboration In 2015, after the unrest in Baltimore City, and women-owned is key. he developed the Reconnecting Baltimore “For the first time, through collaboration program to address social and economic businesses have on with economic development and business dynamics, opening up business opportuni- economic growth and leaders, a true emphasis was placed on busi- ties for small, local minority businesses. As ness competitiveness and what characteris- a result, another program, Coalition for a prosperity.” tics make up a competitive business climate. Second Chance, was launched to encourage As a result of my leadership, these have been businesses to employ those returning to so- “The business community better under- defined, articulated, and advocated,” Fry ciety from incarceration. stands the increasing and vital role that mi- says.

12 Icon Honors 2017 THE DAILY RECORD Mike Gill Secretary of Commerce • Maryland Department of Commerce

s Maryland Secretary of laboratively with all kinds of people is in- Commerce, Mike Gill over- “There’s a saying valuable to success, both in the workplace sees one of the busiest agen- and personally,” he says. cies in the state. Tasked with that ‘character is Gill is passionate about teamwork and attracting more businesses non-negotiable,’ so team-building and works to foster bet- Ato Maryland, boosting job growth and the ter working relationships, both within his state’s job competitiveness, Gill’s business keep that in mind in agency and externally. Under Gill’s lead- acumen has helped transform the agency. ership, the agency holds bi-monthly meet- A Towson University graduate, Gill be- all aspects of your ings where teams give updates and guest gan his career at IBM. In 1984, he founded speakers deliver motivational talks. He also AMERICOM, a Baltimore-based provider life. Learning to instituted monthly employee recognition of cellular products and services to busi- work collaboratively awards. nesses in the area. The company expanded The agency has also sought to reinvigo- nationwide, with more than 1,200 employ- with all kinds of rate relationships with local economic de- ees, and was acquired by Solectron in 2000. people is invaluable velopment offices to foster better partner- Gill is also the founder of Hoyt Capital, an ship and communication. investment and advisory firm serving start- to success, both in Gill released a new strategic plan for eco- up and growth companies. Prior to becom- nomic development in Maryland, which ing Commerce secretary, Gill led Evergreen the workplace and includes annual progress reports and quar- Advisors, an investment bank. Needless to personally.” terly scorecards to track progress. He also say, Gill is familiar with starting businesses, launched a new public-private partnership finding new opportunities, and investing in marketing corporation to lead business “There’s a saying that ‘character is the next best thing. marketing for the state, which has already To him, integrity is the most important non-negotiable,’ so keep that in mind in all generated over $3.5 million in private-sec- trait one should possess. aspects of your life. Learning to work col- tor financial commitments.

THE DAILY RECORD Icon Honors 2017 13 Nancy S. Grasmick Presidential Scholar, Co-Director • Towson University, Kennedy Krieger Institute

ancy S. Grasmick, Mary- workforce and the economy.” land’s first female state su- Grasmick began her career as a teacher perintendent of schools, at the William S. Baer School in 1961. From “Get involved at says she has mentored doz- 1964 to 1989, she was a teacher, principal, the middle and ens of students, teachers, and associate superintendent in Baltimore Nand county school superintendents but that County Public Schools. She was state super- high school levels. her most recent mentoring experience with intendent of schools from 1991 to 2011 and Students and 16 Kennedy Krieger Institute Fellows has has been a presidential scholar at Towson been the most rewarding of her career. University since 2012. teachers need to “The fellows are masters-level students who “I have dedicated my life’s work to pre- will become special education administrators paring students to graduate from high hear from business in Maryland school systems,” says Grasmick, school and institutes of higher education owners about the who is co-director for the Center for Innova- prepared to enter the workforce as produc- tion And Leadership in Special Education at tive citizens.” skills needed for the institute, an internationally recognized Grasmick says business leaders play an facility dedicated to improving the lives of important role in educating students. “The successful careers. children and young adults with pediatric de- business and education communities must The effort you velopmental disabilities and disorders. partner to ensure that students are pre- “Over 10 percent of Maryland’s student pared for 21st century jobs,” she says. “Get make now will pay population has special needs, which rep- involved at the middle and high school lev- resents nearly 90,000 students,” she says. els. Students and teachers need to hear from enormous dividends “The fellows lead efforts to create pathways business owners about the skills needed for in the future for you for students with special needs to maximize successful careers. The effort you make now their college and career potential, resulting will pay enormous dividends in the future and your workforce.” in significant contributions to Maryland’s for you and your workforce.” 14 Icon Honors 2017 THE DAILY RECORD Congratulations to a true business champion, Secretary of Commerce Mike Gill, and to all the 2017 ICON Award Winners.

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THE DAILY RECORD Icon Honors 2017 15 Bonnie Heneson Chief Executive Officer • Bonnie Heneson Communications

onnie Heneson has been work- Heneson is passionate about her work, ing in the public relations in- and it shows, Coughlin says. “She has com- “Have perseverance, dustry for more than 35 years, mitted herself to our organization. She un- including 27 years in her own derstands our mission and supports it.” because it takes time business, so her clients know For Heneson, going the extra mile for cli- to grow a business. Bthey can count on her and her employees to ents has been a key to her company’s suc- come through with high-quality work every cess. “We know that in addition to being of Give exceptional time. value to our clients and knowing public re- Heneson, for example, helped United Ce- lations and marketing, we also have to take customer service by rebral Palsy of Central Maryland rename the time to understand their business.” and rebrand as today’s Unified Commu- Heneson’s clients have ranged from always going beyond nity Connections, which serves children health systems, hospitals, nursing homes, clients’ expectations; and adults with disabilities, says Diane K. and physician practices to schools and uni- Coughlin, its president and chief executive versities, nonprofit organizations, religious that alone will allow officer. communities, and professional service com- you to stay ahead of “Bonnie played a vital role in leading and panies. facilitating our board and management She advises the next generation of busi- your competition.” team in the creation of an effective and ness leaders to choose a career they are powerful new name as well as logo, tagline, passionate about, and: “Have perseverance, competition. Have a vision and a strategic website, and brochure line,” Coughlin says. because it takes time to grow a business. plan, and always be thinking about the next “She helped to shepherd our agency through Give exceptional customer service by always this enormous undertaking in a way that al- going beyond clients’ expectations; that opportunity to pursue. No matter how suc- lowed a seamless transition.” alone will allow you to stay ahead of your cessful you are, never become complacent.”

16 Icon Honors 2017 THE DAILY RECORD Wilhelm H. Joseph, Jr. Executive Director • Maryland Legal Aid

aryland Legal Aid’s and marginalized populations by building difference in the lives of people too often capacity has grown relationships with other organizations that ignored by our profession.” 300 percent since Wil- have similar missions. For example, work- helm H. Joseph, Jr. was ing with the Administrative Office of the named executive direc- Courts, a Legal Aid subsidiary helped es- “A helpful way Mtor in 1996. To achieve that expansion, tablish four District Court Self-Help Cen- to capitalize and Joseph says, he leads an organization that ters to assist residents with civil legal issues addresses clients’ needs in special areas, and criminal record expungements. approach a job or role such as foreclosure and community-based “Wilhelm has been a wonderful mentor legal services, while deftly navigating to many, and encourages his colleagues – in any enterprise is to challenges such as funding cuts and both inside and outside the organization understand that two changes in law. – to be thought leaders when developing At the same time, Joseph says, he has and employing programs and services that major components been able to accumulate and deploy re- benefit the lives of poor and marginalized sources and assets needed for high-qual- individuals and families,” says William must be addressed, ity delivery of services. S. Oliveri Jr., president of the Maryland deliverables and “A helpful way to capitalize and ap- Legal Aid board of directors and a lawyer proach a job or role in any enterprise is with King & Nordlinger LLP. relationships. Successful to understand that two major components Wilhelm is a gifted leader and a vision- execution within these must be addressed, deliverables and rela- ary who is passionate about the work of tionships,” Joseph says. “Successful execu- Maryland Legal Aid, says attorney Martin two related components tion within these two related components S. Himeles Jr. of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP. substantially assures overall success.” “Lawyers throughout the private bar have substantially assures Under Joseph, Maryland Legal Aid has taken notice. They recognize Wilhelm as overall success.” been able to expand its programs for poor a brilliant leader and one who makes a

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Karen-Ann Lichtenstein President & CEO • The Coordinating Center

aren-Ann Lichtenstein has Lichtenstein is a strong proponent of facil- independence, health, and meaningful com- dedicated her career at The Co- itating growth in the organization. This year, munity life,” says Lee Ann Kingham, chief ordinating Center to helping she helped launch the center’s Guiding Par- executive officer, Abilities Network. people with special needs. She ticipants for Success (GPS) program, where started there as a health care seasoned professionals mentor up-and-com- “Over the past Kconsultant and health policy analyst in 1985 ing leaders in the organization. and was named its president and chief execu- “I am a GPS mentor for one of the cen- 40-odd years of tive officer in 1994. ter’s Medicaid program team managers,” she “Over the past 40-odd years of my ca- says. “I meet monthly with her to advance my career, I have reer, I have been committed to educat- her knowledge and interest in the expand- been committed ing Marylanders, the Maryland business ed community of legislation health policy, community, and the community at large and public policy advocacy, as well as non- to educating around the inclusion of people with dis- profit management, program management, abilities,” she says. finance, budgeting, and organizational cul- Marylanders, the “An unrelenting and strong advocate and ture.” Maryland business champion for individuals with disabilities Lichtenstein is also the chair of the Gov- and complex needs, I have overseen the dra- ernor’s Commission on Disabilities and has community, and the matic growth of the center, from its humble served on many boards and committees over community at large beginnings serving 50 children with the the years, including Baltimore Healthcare most complex medical needs, moving them Access Maryland. around the inclusion from hospitals to homes, to the expansion “Karen-Ann has a deep commitment to of the numbers of programs administered person-centered care and works tirelessly to of people with through the center, which today includes ensure that people with disabilities and com- disabilities.” 10,000 people of all ages.” plex needs can achieve their aspirations for

18 Icon Honors 2017 THE DAILY RECORD THE DAILY RECORD Icon Honors 2017 19 Robert Manekin Senior Vice President • JLL

obert Manekin is proud that Bob Manekin,” says Benjamin Rosenberg, and prospects, and make sure that everyone he has been an influential lead- founder and chairman of Rosenberg Martin understands those standards.” er during his 40-year career in Greenberg LLP. commercial real estate. Mark Levy, managing director and Great- “I have come to understand er Baltimore Lead at JLL, says Manekin “Emphasize Rthat the commercial real estate industry celebrated his 40th year in commercial real mirrors the economic development of our estate in September, which he calls a “note- relationships, state,” says Manekin, senior vice president worthy accomplishment.” collaboration, with JLL, which specializes in real estate and “While maintaining his production at Top investment management. “Throughout my Achiever levels, it is training the next gen- and teamwork. career, whether it was as a real estate devel- eration of JLL’s brokers that now gets Bob’s oper in Howard, Frederick, and Montgomery attention and time,” Levy says. Set standards for counties, or as a broker throughout the state, Manekin, who earned his law degree in communicating with I have championed quality of product and 1973 from the University of Maryland Fran- quality of services.” cis King Carey School of Law and has been co-workers, clients, Manekin says projects he led in Frederick senior vice president at JLL since January County, for example, were highly regarded 2016, teaches the next generation of business and prospects, in the community as they added jobs and leaders that what worked for him could work and make sure increased the tax base. In addition, he says, for them. educational programs he launched have in- “Focus on the fundamentals. Do not be- that everyone creased the skills of real estate professionals. come over-reliant on big data, metrics, and “There is no one more knowledgeable analytics,” he says. “Emphasize relationships, understands those about the commercial real estate market collaboration, and teamwork. Set standards standards.” in the Baltimore metropolitan area than for communicating with co-workers, clients,

20 Icon Honors 2017 THE DAILY RECORD Neil Meltzer President & CEO • LifeBridge Health

eil Meltzer has been leading says. “This has helped us to be more for- the drive to better serve the ward-thinking than many competitors and “The leadership health needs of residents of has spurred programs that reflect an entire northwest Baltimore since continuum of care reaching far beyond our team is constantly being named president and hospitals’ walls.” assessing consumer NCEO of LifeBridge Health on July 1, 2013. Meltzer has also taken a lead role in es- Building community relationships are tablishing different community partner- demand and the essential to Meltzer. The former LifeBridge ships, including a task force that identifies changing nature of the Health Commercial Division, now Life- solutions to health-care inequalities, a Di- Bridge Health Partners, teams up with qual- versity Council to ensure LifeBridge’s work- health care industry. ity partners in the community for medical force reflects the communities it serves, and services, Meltzer says. Its partners include a platform for employees to help with com- This has helped us ExpressCare Urgent Care Centers, National munity service projects. to be more forward- Respiratory Care LLC, Pulse Medical Trans- With LifeBridge’s more than 10,000 em- portation, and LifeBridge Health and Fitness. ployees, Meltzer says, he stresses adaptabili- thinking than many “The partners bring new patients and cli- ty with his leaders. “It is vital to stay abreast competitors and has ents into the system while carrying the Life- of changes in the health care industry as Bridge Health brand into new geographic well as your area of expertise,” he says. “You spurred programs and product areas,” Meltzer says. “The rev- have to push yourself to broaden your mind that reflect an entire enue they generate supports hospital oper- and accommodate new points of view.” ations, which allows LifeBridge Health to He also values the opinions of his em- continuum of care keep – and add – jobs.” ployees. “I want to hear what they like best reaching far beyond The leadership team is constantly assess- about the organization, what we could be ing consumer demand and the changing doing better, and what they would do if they our hospitals’ walls.” nature of the health care industry, Meltzer were in charge.” THE DAILY RECORD Icon Honors 2017 21 Photo courtesy of Mary Gardella

Patricia J. Mitchell Retired Vice President, IBM • Chair of the Board of the Greater Baltimore Medical Center • President of the Board of the Center Club

hen she was vice presi- nonprofit and educational boards is unri- Mitchell has spoken at national and inter- dent of global sales op- valed in Baltimore.” national executive conferences on the topics erations for IBM Glob- She is a member of the Board of Visi- of leadership, liberal arts and science, tech- al Technology Services, tors of the University of Maryland School nology, engineering and math education, Patricia J. Mitchell led of Medicine and past chair of the Board of competitive differentiation and strategic Wworldwide sales operations for the compa- Trustees of Notre Dame of Maryland Uni- planning. ny’s consulting and services organization. versity. Mitchell is also past chair of the Now, in retirement, Mitchell is leading at Women’s Leadership Council for United the Greater Baltimore Medical Center, the Way of America, the past chair of the Board “Other than admitting Center Club and KCI Technologies, where of the Maryvale Preparatory School, a for- that I am over 60, it is she serves as chair of the executive compen- mer member of the Governor’s Workforce sation committee. She is also a member of Investment Board and of the board of Unit- an honor to be among the Maryland Advisory Board of SunTrust ed Way of Central Maryland Bank. “Other than admitting that I am over this distinguished Terry Neimeyer, CEO of KCI, says she en- 60, it is an honor to be among this distin- group of leaders who couraged him and many others to become a guished group of leaders who have contrib- Tocqueville donor for the United Way. uted so much to Baltimore and beyond,” have contributed so “P.J. is a leader in the community and Mitchell says. “Many of us have worked to- leads KCI’s board in efforts of gender diver- gether in various ways to improve our com- much to Baltimore sity, compensation and outside sales pro- munity and to mentor the next generation and beyond.” cesses,” he says. “Her community service on of leaders.”

22 Icon Honors 2017 THE DAILY RECORD AN EXTRAORDINARY PLACE FOR EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE

Congratulations THE DAILY RECORD 2017 ICON HONORS AWARDEES

CENTER CLUB MEMBER RECIPIENTS

PETER ANGELOS NEIL MELTZER Law Office of Peter Angelos LifeBridge Health

RONALD ATTMAN P.J. MITCHELL Acme Paper & Supply IBM, GBMC Healthcare System, The Center Club

ROBERT CARET CHARLIE MONK University System of Maryland Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP

DONALD C. FRY WILLIAM H. “BILLY” MURPHY Greater Baltimore Committee Murphy, Falcon & Murphy

MIKE GILL E. ALBERT REECE Department of Commerce University of Maryland School of Medicine

NANCY S. GRASMICK HENRY A. ROSENBERG JR. Towson University, Kennedy Krieger Institute Rosemore, Inc.

BONNIE HENESON KURT SCHMOKE Bonnie Heneson Communications University of Baltimore

WILHELM H. JOSEPH, JR. LARRY D. UNGER Maryland Legal Aid Maryland Public Television

ROBERT MANEKIN ARNOLD WEINER JLL Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC

Now Accepting New Members For information and application, contact Nancy Sloane at [email protected] or 410.727.7788. 100 Light Street . Baltimore, Maryland 21202 . www.centerclub.org Charles O. Monk II Managing Partner • Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

harles O. Monk II is used to thriving legal practice, Charlie has dedicat- handling complex litigation ed endless hours and energy to moving our “Charlie has with high stakes. When com- state forward through his sustained com- panies are facing crises or they mitment to serving our community through contributed are involved in transactions leadership on numerous nonprofit boards.” significantly toward Cthat will change their businesses, Monk of- Monk is chair of the Board of Visitors ten gets the call because of his broad expe- with the University of Maryland Center for creating a thriving rience in a 40-year career as a trial lawyer. Environmental Science and has also had Monk’s practice includes antitrust and board positions with the Baltimore Sym- Maryland econo my, securities litigation; bankruptcy litigation; phony Orchestra, the Maryland State Ethics growing jobs and energy, utilities, and infrastructure devel- Commission, the McDonogh School, and opment; and municipal representations. others. making a difference His work in the Maryland Attorney Gen- “Charlie has contributed significantly to- eral’s Office, where he served as chief of the ward creating a thriving Maryland econo- in our community.” antitrust division and later as deputy attor- my, growing jobs and making a difference in — Michelle N. Lipkowitz ney general, prepared him well for his career our community,” Lipkowitz says. as a trial lawyer. Monk is also active as a mentor, including civic leaders as a way of giving back to the Monk is also recognized as a strong lead- with his firm’s program for young associ- state of Maryland and his native city of Bal- er in the legal community and beyond, says ates, she says. timore,” she says. “Being involved broadens Michelle N. Lipkowitz, a partner in Saul “Charlie is passionate about mentoring Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP. and community involvement, and strongly the perspectives they bring to their work for “In addition to his firm leadership and encourages attorneys and staff to become clients and the community.”

24 Icon Honors 2017 THE DAILY RECORD LifeBridge Health congratulates our President and CEO NEIL M. MELTZER for receiving the Daily Record’s IDPO Honor

You have shaped our community and the future of health care with your thoughtful leadership.

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THE DAILY RECORD Icon Honors 2017 25 William H. “Billy” Murphy Senior and Founding Partner • Murphy Falcon Murphy

eteran trial attorney Wil- er Don King in a case that drew national dollars and volunteer hours with organiza- liam H. “Billy” Murphy attention. And in a case involving carbon tions that include the Baltimore Women’s has built a strong record monoxide poisoning at an Inner Harbor League and Community Law in Action. of success in courtrooms restaurant, Murphy and the firm repre- during a remarkable career sented 23 plaintiffs who were awarded Vof more than 40 years. $34.33 million for the damages associated “When I help Murphy, whose practice includes med- with their permanent injuries. ical malpractice, personal injury and Murphy was elected judge of the Circuit someone solve criminal defense, has a 90 percent success Court in Baltimore City in 1980 but de- one of the most rate in state court cases and a 40 percent cided to return to private practice in 1983. success rate in federal cases, four times He says he believes in protecting those significant problems higher than the national average. who are innocent or underrepresented “It is so important that we be strong, and is proud of his tough and effective that they have faced fearless advocates for our clients,” Mur- cross-examinations. … it doesn’t get any phy says. “It’s amazing how many prob- “In court, you only know, at best, 60 lems people have and these problems are percent of what’s going to happen,” he better than that.” often more difficult than they can handle says. “The other 40 percent is unexpected. alone. Helping people is very rewarding.” You state your theme. Then you improvise “When I help someone solve one of the Among Murphy’s high-profile cases: and, at the end, restate the theme.” most significant problems that they have He fought to get wire fraud charges dis- Devoted to Baltimore and its residents, he faced … it doesn’t get any better than missed against longtime boxing promot- leads the firm in participating in charitable that,” he says.

26 Icon Honors 2017 THE DAILY RECORD Congratulations to our Leader, William H. “Billy” Murphy, Jr.

ON RECEIVING THE DAILY RECORD ICON HONORS AWARD FOR 2017

You have demonstrated leadershipp and service in the community and ttoo the ongoing fight for human andc ivilcivil rights over your 47 years of servicee to the legal profession. Your fighting spirit is what drives us every day.

WE HONOR YOU, WE THANK YOU, AND MOST OF ALL WE LOVE YOU.

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Dr. E. Albert Reece Dean • University of Maryland School of Medicine

hen Dr. E. Albert Reece health around the world. research and critical thinking into the med- reviews how the Univer- In 2016, he invited teams of top scientists ical education curriculum,” Reece says. sity of Maryland School to come to the school to help find treatments of Medicine is fulfilling for the world’s most complex diseases. The “By considering its mission, he looks ex- program helped conduct clinical trials for Wternally, to the people the school serves. a Zika vaccine developed by the National the needs of the “While I am constantly thinking of new Institutes of Health and also led to advance- communities that ways that we can advance the School of ments in HIV vaccine research and the de- Medicine, I am also trying to think of ser- velopment of the only U.S. vaccine to pre- we work with, I have vices and medical advancements that are vent cholera. needed in the communities we serve,” says Reece has also worked on behalf of cancer been able to create Reece, who was named dean in 2006. “By patients, and as a result, the University of several new research considering the needs of the communities Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum that we work with, I have been able to create Comprehensive Cancer Center earned the and treatment several new research and treatment centers highest level of distinction in 2016 when it centers that provide that provide direct impact to the communi- was designated a comprehensive cancer cen- ty on a local and national level.” ter by the National Cancer Institute. direct impact to the Reece, who is leading a $1 billion busi- “Over the past 10 years, I have worked ness with a faculty and staff of more than extensively to encourage and accelerate bio- community on a local 8,000 people, says he has worked to raise the medical research, innovation, and discov- and national level.” school’s profile so it can make an impact on ery, and have been a leader in incorporating

28 Icon Honors 2017 THE DAILY RECORD Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr. Chair of the Board • Rosemore, Inc.

enry A. Rosenberg Jr. hhas Area Convention and Visitors Associa- striven to always offer help “I am hopeful that tion, director at the Heifetz Institute and when a civic leader asked for director/trustee at Johns Hopkins Health his time and effort and as a my contributions led Systems, Goucher College, Loyola Univer- result, has played a key role to the involvement sity Maryland, the National Aquarium, the Hin multiple Baltimore institutions. Greater Baltimore Committee, YMCA, Boy Rosenberg, who recently celebrated his of other business Scouts of America and the United Way of 88th birthday, is the active chair of fami- Central Maryland. ly-owned Rosemore, Inc., which special- people and other Rosenberg urges the next generation of izes in oil and gas exploration, production colleagues in my own business leaders to contribute to the growth and transportation. He is also former chair, of communities where their businesses op- president and CEO of Crown Central Petro- organization.” erate and to encourage their colleagues to leum Corporation, once one of the largest do the same. public companies with headquarters in Bal- other colleagues in my own organization.” “Stronger local economies, better educa- timore. Those contributions include being a prin- tional opportunities and thriving cultural “It was a privilege and honor to be on cipal sponsor of the Brooks Robinson Statue and recreational facilities create more cus- Mayor William Donald Schaefer’s short list on Washington Boulevard, which was dedi- tomers, happier work colleagues and better of business leaders to call for assistance with cated in 2011 just outside Oriole Park. networking opportunities for everyone in civic improvements,” Rosenberg says. “I am His board memberships read like a who’s your organization,” Rosenberg says. “Learn hopeful that my contributions led to the who of Baltimore. He has served as a chair something from everyone you meet or work involvement of other business people and of Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore with in those endeavors.”

THE DAILY RECORD Icon Honors 2017 29 Kurt Schmoke President • University of Baltimore

fter making history in poli- Staff under President Jimmy Carter. He also tics, former Baltimore Mayor served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Kurt Schmoke has fashioned District of Maryland and was Baltimore “You’re making a second career as a leader in City State’s Attorney from 1982 to 1987. a great deal of higher education, adding one He served as Baltimore's first Afri- Amore contribution to his long record of pub- can-American mayor from 1987 to 1999 and difference, not only lic service. launched innovative programs in housing, Since 2014, he has served as president of public education, public health and eco- in your lives but the University of Baltimore. Prior to joining nomic development. in the lives, of this UB, he was dean of the Howard University After completing three terms, Schmoke School of Law in Washington from 2003 to returned to law practice as a partner with community. This 2012. Following that, he was appointed gen- Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering. He provided eral counsel for Howard and also served as many hours of pro bono work for charitable community thrives the institution’s interim provost. organizations such as the Children’s Health because of people “You’re making a great deal of difference, Forum, which helps combat lead poisoning not only in your lives, but in the lives of this among children. committed to lifelong community,” Schmoke told UB students He is a member of the Hippodrome Foun- learning. There are so during the fall 2014 Welcome Week event. dation Board, the Lyric Foundation Board, “This community thrives because of people the Baltimore Development Corporation many opportunities, committed to lifelong learning. There are so Board, the Baltimore Community Founda- many opportunities, not only in Baltimore, tion Board and the Howard Hughes Medical not only in Baltimore but in the surrounding region.” Institute, among others. but in the surrounding Schmoke’s public service started in the He graduated from Yale University, was 1970s when he was appointed assistant di- a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University and region.” rector of the White House Domestic Policy earned a law degree from Harvard Law. 30 Icon Honors 2017 THE DAILY RECORD & Crown Central LLC

Proudly Congratulate Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr. and his Fellow Honorees

On their induction as Inaugural ICON Honors Awardees

Your strong leadership and notable successes as business leaders have made Maryland a better place in which to work and live!

THE DAILY RECORD Icon Honors 2017 31 Lyle E. Sheldon, FACHE President & CEO • University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health

yle Sheldon approached the her- Health for about 30 years, overseeing a new oin epidemic in Harford Coun- “Always maintain Belair hospital built in the early 2000sand ty the same way he approaches the Kaufman Cancer Center in 2013. He is leading an entire health system the mindset of now leading the Vision 2020 project, which – by taking the time to meet with ‘every patient … will establish a free-standing medical facili- Lpeople face-to-face and find the best solu- ty in Havre de Grace and an addition to the tion. every encounter … Sheldon, a hospital leader who vol- Bel Air campus. unteers on the Healthy Harford Board of every day,’ when Previously, he was a hospital adminis- Directors, led the nonprofit’s effort against interacting with trator in Florida, South Carolina and Ken- heroin addiction. He sat down with peer tucky. recovery specialists, peo ple in long-term patients to achieve Sheldon, who loves to cycle around Har- recovery who want to help others suffering ford County, wants it to be the healthiest from substance abuse, to understand their the best possible community in Maryland. challenges and find a way to integrate them patient outcomes.” In addition to Healthy Harford, Sheldon into the hospital setting. is on the Vizient Central Atlantic Board of “Always maintain the mindset of ‘every ning health system with two acute care Directors and has served in Harford Coun- patient … every encounter … every day,’ hospitals, UM Upper Chesapeake Medical when interacting with patients to achieve Center and UM Harford Memorial Hospi- ty leadership programs, the Harford Coun- the best possible patient outcomes,” Shel- tal, the Bob Hooper House and the Upper ty Local Emergency Planning Commission don says. Chesapeake Health Foundation. and the Harford County YMCA Board of He oversees Harford County’s award-win- Sheldon has been with Upper Chesapeake Managers.

32 Icon Honors 2017 THE DAILY RECORD Dr. Paula M. Singer President/Chief Strategist • The Singer Group, Inc.

r. Paula M. Singer has built with a seat at the table,” Singer says. her business by being collab- In Carroll County, she facilitated strategic “The outcome of orative and listening to clients planning for the library and helped with chal- and employees. In the in the lenging projects for the Board of Commis- my work is often community, she is an involved sioners and the Board of Education of Carroll increased engagement Dleader who is usually heading up a committee County. – or three – to help organizations such as the “(She) is highly respected for her ability to and opportunities Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister League, Unit- bring consensus on important issues,” says for staff along with ed Way of Central Maryland or Baltimore Lynn Wheeler, executive director of the Car- Reads. roll County Public Library. transformative In 2013, The Singer Group was selected as a Singer serves on the board of The Fund for Fastest Growing Woman-Owned Business by Education Excellence, The Children’s Guild, practices, the alignment a Baltimore business publication. The group and on many committees of a Baltimore busi- of people with strategy, delivers human resources and organization- ness publication. She also serves on commit- al development solutions in the public, social tees for the Jewish Community Federation of developmental rather and private sectors. Baltimore. than punitive policies She is particularly passionate about her Singer received her master’s degree in orga- work for public libraries, local governments nization development and doctorate in human and the realization that and nonprofits. and organizational systems from The Fielding “The outcome of my work is often increased Institute. She has also earned a master of ad- people practices need engagement and opportunities for staff along ministrative sciences from Johns Hopkins to be front and center with transformative practices, the alignment University and a bachelor’s from Cornell Uni- of people with strategy, developmental rather versity and has co-written four books on such with a seat at the than punitive policies and the realization that business topics as human resources, library table.” people practices need to be front and center leadership and succession planning. THE DAILY RECORD Icon Honors 2017 33 Bill Struever Principal, Managing Partner, CEO • Cross Street Partners

hether it’s a winking ver Bros. Eccles & Rouse, Inc. After the re- funded trips with business leaders to other Mr. Boh or new offic- cession in 2008, the business closed its doors cities to learn from their innovative ideas. es for Under Armour, and Struever launched integrated real estate He says this is a hopeful time in the na- Bill Struever’s touch company Cross Street Partners in 2010. tion’s history. has helped shape Balti- Since then, he has continued to revi- “Creative startups and entrepreneurs are Wmore’s skyline. talize historic properties such as the Lion driving investments and hiring,” Struev- He’s been behind the revitalization of Brothers Building or the Hebrew Orphan er says. “ Married with community devel- landmark properties around Baltimore, Asylum. He’s known for keeping the charm opment, we can generate a common cause such as Clipper Mill, the Park Plaza on and spirit of old buildings to create “desti- across energetic markets.” North Charles, Tide Point (home to Under nations with staying power.” Armour), Tindeco Wharf, Canton Cove and One of the chief advocates for the cre- the Can Company in Canton. ation of the Downtown Partnership of “Married with “A pioneer in Baltimore, Bill has given Baltimore and the Waterfront Partnership community new life to so many buildings and neighbor- of Baltimore, he sits on the boards of both hoods many thought were destined to lay in nonprofit organizations. development, we can disrepair,” says state Del. Maggie McIntosh, Struever is also the founder of the Ameri- D-Baltimore city. “He is an icon of Balti- can Communities Trust, a national commu- generate a common more and a champion of its history.” nity development partner serving low-in- cause across A graduate of Brown University, Struever come urban communities with improved moved to Baltimore in 1974 and was founder infrastructure, new amenities and services. energetic markets.” and owner of development company Strue- In that capacity, he has coordinated and

34 Icon Honors 2017 THE DAILY RECORD Larry D. Unger President & CEO • Maryland Public Television

ince taking the helm of Maryland MPT Commission and former chairman of the Public Television six years ago, MPT Salutes Vietnam Veterans Task Force. “Among the ways we Larry Unger has shifted MPT’s pro- Before joining MPT as executive vice pres- gramming focus. ident and CFO, Unger served as an execu- do this are planning This led to the creation of locally tive vice president at Baltimore Bancorp. At to maintain and Sfocused prime-time programming, such as MPT, he has inspired employees to be more the Emmy-winning "Maryland Farm & Har- efficient while still finding time to pursue enhance original vest," "Artworks" and the "Our Town" series. projects they are passionate about. MPT is now the fourth-most watched U.S. He is on the Board of Trustees of Amer- programming to public TV outlet and seventh largest in terms ican Public Television, where he previously showcase all the of revenue. served as chair. In 2016, Unger spearheaded MPT’s larg- He is on the board of directors of the Na- things that make est project to date, MPT Salutes Vietnam tional Educational Telecommunications As- Veterans. The $1.5 million project included sociation, executive committee chair of the Maryland great, while a three-hour documentary, an educational Owings Mills Corporate Roundtable and is also changing the program for students across the state and a co-chair of the Organization of State Broad- large-scale weekend event that drew more casting Executives. way that we produce then 16,000 attendees. Unger says MPT is looking to the future. our programs to “Under Larry’s passionate guidance, MPT “Among the ways we do this are planning was able to pay respect to thousands of veter- to maintain and enhance original program- appeal to the next ans, change the conversation about how the ming to showcase all the things that make Vietnam War was perceived and give a voice Maryland great, while also changing the way generation of to thousands of Vietnam veterans who felt that we produce our programs to appeal to the television viewers.” voiceless,” says Warren Green, a member of the next generation of television viewers,” he says.

THE DAILY RECORD Icon Honors 2017 35 Arnold Weiner Partner • Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC

rnold Weiner has stood up in for $185 million. court for the Orioles, former Weiner has been lead defense attorney in “Arnold Weiner has governor Marvin Mandel and several major political trials. for bankrupt national retailer He represented then Baltimore Mayor not only been one of Merry-Go-Round. Sheila Dixon when she was accused of felony the most outstanding A“Arnold Weiner has not only been one of the perjury and theft in 2009. She stepped down most outstanding lawyers that the state of Mary- after being found guilty of one misdemean- lawyers that the state land has ever seen, he has been a leader in law or count, and was given probation. In the firms since leaving the U.S. Attorney General’s case of Mandel Weiner argued against the of Maryland has ever Office in the early 1960s,” says Barry L. Gogel, a mail fraud and racketeering charges through seen, he has been a partner at Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC. federal appeals courts, Mandel’s conviction Weiner attended the University of Mary- eventually was vacated. leader in law firms land School of Law and then served as a law While those cases landed Weiner in the clerk to Chief Judge Simon E. Sobeloff of the headlines, colleagues say it is his leadership since leaving the U.S. United State Court of Appeals for the U.S. that makes him a Baltimore icon. At torney General’s 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Baltimore. Weiner is the chair of firm Rifkin, Weiner, He then became a prosecutor for the U.S. At- Livingston LLC’s first white collar criminal Office in the early torney's Office for the District of Maryland defense practice and co-chair of the firm’s 1960s.” in Baltimore and late special assistant to the complex civil and commercial litigation Maryland Attorney General. practice. He serves on the Homeless Persons — Barry L. Gogel The 1999 Merry-Go-Round case, in which Representation Project’s Board of Directors. the company challenged Ernst & Young for a He has created firms, including Melnicove, Ka- Arnold M. Weiner; Weiner and Weltchek; and failed Chapter 11 reorganization, was settled ufam, Weiner, Smouse and Garbis; Law Offices of Weiner, Astrachan, Gunst, Hillman & Allen P.C.

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University of Maryland Medicine is a joint enterprise between the Uni- For the patients who rely on us, we are a seamless team working at the bed- versity of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and the University of Mary- side, in the laboratory and in the community. land School of Medicine (UMSOM). It reflects our shared vision of going Together, our faculty and staff meet the health care needs of Maryland, beyond healing patients and extending to the discovery of new ways to pre- the region and beyond while developing a global model of an integrated vent disease. health system and medical school. The communities we serve have more ac- Together, we have achieved top-tier status as a national leader in clinical cess than ever to our world-renowned transplant specialists, neurosurgeons, and academic medicine and biomedical research. We have made major sci- cardiologists, orthopaedic sur- entific breakthroughs, helped geons, pediatricians and other develop international guide- sub-specialists. We offer both lines for intensive care and con- office-based and ambulatory fronted a public health crisis of care, a physician network that opioid addiction and overdose. covers most of our state, and We have also received national programs around the world recognition in organ transplan- tation, cardiac care, trauma and that train health care providers critical care. in underserved communities. UMMS is the largest health Our flagship academic med- system in Maryland and among ical center, the University of the largest in the mid-atlantic region. The UM School of Medicine is one Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), is the hospital of choice throughout the of the fastest growing, top-tier biomedical research enterprises in the world mid-atlantic for its expertise in the delivery of time-sensitive critical care. All and is an innovator in translational medicine. Our two organizations each attending physicians at UMMC are employed faculty members of UMSOM have specific missions, as well as a mission in common — to provide a full and these faculty physicians provide care or consult with local physicians at range of health care services to diverse patient populations across the region, health centers throughout UMMS, providing care at more than 60 locations to conduct innovative research and to teach future health care practitioners. across the state. Reception Sponsors Whether on its beautiful Towson campus or through its community sat- health. ellite locations, GBMC HealthCare is dedicated to its vision of providing GBMC is a leader in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and has sever- every patient, every time with the care its employees would want for their al services focusing specifically on cancer in women. Fully accredited with own loved ones. Gold Commendation by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Nearly 1,100 physicians serve on GBMC's medical staff, making it among Cancer, GBMC’s Sandra & Malcolm Berman Cancer Institute provides mul- the largest of any community hospital in the mid-Atlantic region. With ap- tidisciplinary, integrated care and features a comprehensive array of services, proximately 4,000 employees and an additional 1,000 volunteers, it is also from infusion and radiation therapy to oncology support and survivorship one of the largest private sector employers in Baltimore County. In fact, programs. Additionally, the Sandra & Malcolm Berman Comprehensive more than 200 GBMC physicians are employed through Greater Baltimore Breast Care Center is recognized and accredited by the National Accredita- Medical Associates, a group of owned phy- tion Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC). sician practices in various specialties, which GBMC places a special emphasis on primary serves patients throughout the region. care. Working as a well-coordinated team across Additionally, the Greater Baltimore Health GBMC’s system of care, each of its primary care Alliance was created to align health care locations throughout the community offers ex- providers and achieve a triple aim of better tended weekday and weekend hours, integrated health, better care and least waste. GBHA electronic health records and a focus on preven- has successfully brought together more than tive medicine and chronic disease management. 150 providers to participate in the Centers for Established in 2015 as an outgrowth of Gilchrist Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Shared Savings Program. It is one of only Hospice Care, which has provided end-of-life care since 1994, Gilchrist pro- 480 Accountable Care Organizations in the nation and was the first ACO in vides care and support for those who suffer from a chronic, advanced or Maryland associated with a hospital. terminal illness. Its programs offer comprehensive, coordinated and com- GBMC provides care to women throughout all stages of life. Nearly 4,000 passionate care that address each patient’s medical, emotional, social and babies are delivered at GBMC annually, making it one of the busiest labor spiritual needs from the early stages of disease through the end of life. and delivery units in Maryland. Diagnosis and treatment of female pelvic Gifts to support GBMC HealthCare can be made through the philanthro- floor conditions by urogynecologists and a premier staff of gynecologists py department. Charitable contributions have helped make GBMC the out- who specialize in gynecologic cancers and minimally invasive surgical standing institution it is today, and they will continue to ensure its place at procedures are some of the many services that set GBMC apart in women’s the top of the health care field in the future.

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Towson University has more than 150 years of experience creating opportu- the-art teaching and research laboratories as well as classrooms in support of nity, nimbly adapting and evolving to anticipate what the world needs. With an our growing science, technology, engineering and math faculty and students. enrollment of nearly 23,000, Towson University (TU) is the largest university The new science facility is set to open in fall 2020, as the largest academic build- in the greater Baltimore region, as well as a significant business catalyst for the ing on TU’s campus. The College of Health Professions building will follow state of Maryland. As a driving force for the economic and be completed in 2023 as a response to enrollment prosperity in the region, TU creates a dynamic hub of and workforce demand. TU is the state’s largest provider innovation and entrepreneurship in Towson for the of health profession graduates. surrounding communities and businesses, creating a The Towson Learning Network extends beyond its lively place where people want to live, work and play. main campus to five off-campus locations throughout In little more than a decade, Towson University has the state. Transfer students can complete their degrees become Maryland’s fastest-growing university. TU is at the university’s new state-of-the-art building in north- the second-largest university in the prestigious Uni- eastern Maryland. versity System of Maryland, the 12th-largest public The university’s 155,000 alumni also play essential university system in the United States. We have more roles in their communities. They’re transforming class- than 60 undergraduate majors, 75 graduate degrees rooms and health care settings, leading businesses and and certifications, 190 local and regional partnerships nonprofits — they’re innovators, creative forces and through BTU (Baltimore + Towson University), a thriving research enterprise champions for the public good. More than 95,000 of the university’s alumni and programs delivered in a way no other institution can match. live and work in Maryland and Washington, enhancing the region’s economy The university is investing almost $700 million in campus infrastructure and quality of life. over the next seven years, including two new major academic buildings on our Washington Monthly now ranks us No. 1 among the state’s universities for 329-acre suburban campus. Our new science complex will provide state-of- contributing to the public good and our momentum is always accelerating.

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The University of Maryland Medical System and the University of Maryland School of Medicine thank you for your commitment to our shared mission of advancing medicine and improving the health of the people of Maryland, the region and beyond.