Our board members are more than just the standouts in the Maryland business community. They are here because they share our conviction that Maryland is better for everyone when it’s better for business. Their passion sets our vision.
Executive Committee
Gracelyn McDermott, Chairman
Vice President, Marketing, Sales & Business Development, Kaiser Permanente
Chris Hoyson,
Vice-Chairman
Senior Vice President, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Misty Allen, Treasurer
Vice President Government & Community Affairs, Comcast NBC Universal
Fiona Ong, Counsel
Partner, Shawe Rosenthal, LLP
Thomas Dennison, Southern Regional Chair
Government & Public Affairs Director, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Denis Dunn
President, AT&T Maryland
Robert Grohowski
Vice President, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, T. Rowe Price
Michael Kelly
Vice President, Kelly Benefit Strategies
Joseph Mezzanotte
Partner, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP
Paul Nolan
Vice President, Tax & Government Affairs McCormick & Co., Inc.
Board Members
Tom Cormier
Manager of Government Affairs, Ahold Delhaize USA
Travis Cutler
Director of State and Local Government Affairs, Marriott International, Inc.
Thomas Dahbura
President and Owner, Hub Labels
Steven Edwards
Founder, Edwards Performance Solutions
Broderick Green
Senior Manager Economic Development, Amazon.com Services LLC
Christopher Griffith
Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President, KCI Technologies Inc.
Jeff Hargrave
President & CEO, Mahogany, Inc.
James Hayes
Vice President, Global Government Affairs, Tenable
Robert Head
Vice President, State, Local & PAC Affairs, Lockheed Martin
Michael Kiely
President U.S. Government Affairs, United Parcel Service
Mindy Lehman
Senior Vice President & Chief Advocacy Officer, Maryland Bankers Association
James McBride
Vice President of Hospitality, MGM National Harbor
Anne Lindner
Vice President, Governmental and External Affairs, Pepco Holdings
Clement Miller
Senior Portfolio Manager, Wilmington Trust, M&T Bank
Keith Miller
President & CEO, Strategic Factory
Tarik Nasir
Executive, Iron Flame Labs
Joseph Ochipinti
CEO, UnitedHealthcare Mid-Atlantic Region
James O'Sullivan
President, North America Sales, Global Tools & Storage, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Mary Penczek
Vice President, Commercial Mid/Large Group Sales, CareFirst BCBS
Brent Reitz
President, Post-Acute Care Services, Adventist HealthCare, Inc.
James Sears
President, Maryland Operations, FirstEnergy
Mark Semanie
Market President, WesBanco
Blaine Shipler
Vice President, Commercial Banking Relationship Manager, PNC Bank
Andrew Singer
Vice President & General Manager, East Region, Constellation an Exelon Company
Romaine Smallwood-Faison
General Manager, Mondawmin Mall, Brookfield Properties
Jack Terry
Vice President, Deputy Operations Manager Cyber and SIGINT Solutions, Leidos, Inc.
Pegeen Townsend
Vice President, Government Affairs, MedStar Health
James Wagner
Assistant Vice President, Rates & Regulatory Affairs, Washington Gas Light Co.
Dr. Roger Ward
Interim Provost and Executive Vice President
Dean, Graduate School, University of Maryland Baltimore
Doug White
Senior Vice President, Devices Business Unit, Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
Dana Williams
Senior Vice President, Managing Regional Director, Truist Wealth, Truist
John WIlliams
Chairman & CEO, Jamison Door
Alicia Wilson
Vice President for Economic Development, Johns Hopkins University & Health System
Ex-Officio Board Member
Angela Rose
President & CEO, Harford County Chamber of Commerce
