Hogan and his team Outlook 2015 Familiar faces among incoming Our special section, governor’s first four Cabinet choices 5A ‘Doing Business in Maryland,’ is inside Thursday, December 18, 2014 Volume 126 | Number 053 TheDailyRecord.com New USM We can’t sit around chancellor and wait for everyone else to fix our issues. We have to do it a familiar ourselves. We have “to take responsibility. This was our way of figure doing that. Cidalia Luis-Akbar ON FINDING CREATIVE WAYS Caret, former TO BE PHILANTHROPIC Towson leader, picked to replace Kirwan BY ALISSA GULIN [email protected] Robert L. Caret, a former presi- dent of Towson University, will be the next chancellor of the Univer- sity System of Maryland, officials confirmed Wednesday. Caret, 67, who has served as president of the five-campus Uni- versity of Massachusetts system since 2011, will take office on July PHOTOS COURTESY OF M. LUIS CONSTRUCTION. 1. Cidalia Luis-Akbar, left, and Natalia Luis, co-owners of M. Luis Construction, hold up a reflective vest from their company during their ascent SEE USM 8A of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The sisters climbed the mountain in November to raise money for Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Climbing much more than a mountain For sisters, Kilimanjaro a chance to help and heal couldn’t make it. A grueling journey BY ALISSA GULIN is-Akbar were cocooned in layers upon Rewind about a year and half. [email protected] layers of heavy, water-resistant clothing, Cidalia and Natalia, co-owners of but the chill cut right through. It got into family business M. Luis Construction, It was their third day on the moun- their bones and wouldn’t leave. were hiking in Arizona’s Santa Catalina tain. Temperatures had plummeted to 20 They had reached the Lava Tower, at Mountains. It was their first major hike. degrees below zero. The rain had finally about 15,000 feet, but their grueling, six- As they sat on a boulder, reflecting on stopped, but a harsh wind had risen up, day climb to Mt. Kilimanjaro’s summit the past 15 years, they entered what they WIKIPEDIA was only halfway over. Natalia looked and it was unforgiving. SEE MOUNTAIN 3A Robert L. 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SOUNDCLOUD VIMEO LISTEN WATCH ALERTS INSIDER the-daily-record mddailyrecord For breaking news alerts, Sign up on our homepage for daily emails text TDR to 313131 with the top headlines. Thursday, December 18, 2014 THEDAILYRECORD.COM 3A Mountain >> Sisters use Kilimanjaro climb to raise money, spirits Continued from 1A called a “meditative state.” And they decided to do something big. Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest free-standing mountain on Earth, but Ci- dalia, 46, and Natalia, 42, who were born in Portugal, said they were unintimidated by its enormity. To them, the massive peak in Tanza- nia dwarfed in comparison to the aston- ishing parade of personal tragedies and professional setbacks they had already weathered by the time they decided, that day in Arizona, to just climb the thing. The trek would be more than a buck- et-list stunt; they opted to seek spon- sorships to raise money for Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. So far, they’ve raised about $250,000. But the eight-day journey — six days up, two days down — turned out to be far more difficult than either woman imagined. They endured the dull, unending headaches of “altitude sickness,” the lack of sleep, the mental fatigue. And the pain — lots of pain, particularly for Cidalia, who had back surgery about six months earlier. For Natalia, whose occasional mi- graines returned with a vengeance, “it was the cold that was the nemesis.” Speaking from M. Luis Construc- PHOTOS COURTESY OF M. LUIS CONSTRUCTION. tion’s Silver Spring office about a week Natalia Luis, left, and Cidalia Luis-Akbar pause during their trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro to display a banner for Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. after returning to the U.S., Natalia recalls how on the third day of the climb, she 1985. They had just closed on an asphalt be paid. So it was very, very tough, espe- heightened self-awareness she felt on the simply couldn’t get warm. She couldn’t manufacturing plant in Rockville, but cially during the banking crisis.” mountain was uncommon for her. keep food down, and she was getting de- money was getting dangerously tight. Both said having a partner with dif- hydrated. Plus, the sisters said, others in the ‘Hopes and dreams’ ferent viewpoints makes them better She was ready to turn back. industry weren’t happy about the acqui- After so much trauma, Cidalia and leaders. But their guide, Johnny, intervened. sition. The plant was in an ideal location, Natalia said climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro al- “We’re willing to check our egos at the He prepared Natalia a hot water bottle — and other companies wanted it. lowed them to heal. door, and take turns when necessary,” no small task in sub-zero temperatures “If you look at all the plants in When the climb got tough, the sisters Natalia said. “…We come up with really — which she said drove away the chill. Maryland, they’re either owned by the would read notes from patients and staff great decisions because our perspectives Finally, she fell asleep. big multi-national corporations or by at Children’s National Medical Center. are put on the table, and typically they’re Two days later, just before Thanks- multi-generational family companies,” Every dollar raised for their climb very different. We’re able to…” giving, both sisters reached the summit, Natalia said. will go to the hospital’s Fetal Medicine She searches for the right word. at 19,341 feet. “So the barriers to entry in the [as- Institute, specifically for development of “… Complement each other,” her sis- phalt manufacturing business] are ex- technologies that will enable physicians ter finishes. ‘Resilience and grit’ traordinary, especially for two Hispanic to diagnose various conditions in utero, Cidalia said they hope to inspire oth- The top two executives at M.