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, Chair
Vice President, Marketing, Sales & Business Development, Kaiser Permanente
Misty Allen, Vice-Chair
Vice President Government & Community Affairs, Comcast NBC Universal
Chris Hoyson,
Treasurer
Senior Vice President, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
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
Mary D. Kane, Ex-Officio
President & CEO, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Mezzanotte
Partner, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP
Paul Nolan
Vice President, Tax & Government Affairs McCormick & Co., Inc.
Joseph Ochipinti
CEO, UnitedHealthcare Mid-Atlantic Region
Board Members
Amir Ahmadzadeh
Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Operations,
EXP
Christopher Barber
Chief Nerd, Cheaper Than A Geek
Tom Cormier
Government Affairs Manager, Giant Food LLC
Travis Cutler
Director of State and Local Government Affairs, Marriott International, Inc.
James E. Edwards, Jr.
Office Managing Shareholder, Baker Donelson
Steven Edwards
Founder, Edwards Performance Solutions
Ryan Eller
Executive Vice President & General Manager at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland
Chris Frech
Senior Vice President, Global Government Affairs, Emergent BioSolutions
Christopher Griffith
President, KCI Technologies Inc.
Jeff Hargrave
President & CEO, Mahogany, Inc.
James Hayes
Senior Vice President, Global Government Affairs, Tenable
Robert Head
Vice President, State, Local & PAC Affairs, Lockheed Martin
Dr. Samuel S. Henry, III
Chief Executive Officer, Inspire One Group
Francis X. Kelly III
Chief Executive Officer, Kelly Benefits
Michael Kiely
President Global Government Affairs, United Parcel Service
Mindy Lehman
Chief Government Relations & Policy
Officer, TEDCO
Anne Lindner
Vice President, Governmental and External Affairs, Pepco Holdings
Ramon Looby
President & CEO, Maryland Bankers Association
T.J. Maloney
Senior Manager, Public Policy, Amazon
Linda Moss
President, Maryland Operations, FirstEnergy
Mary Penczek
Vice President, Commercial Mid/Large Group Sales, CareFirst BCBS
Efrain Perez
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for MGM National Harbor
Damita Robinson
Chief Operating Officer, Andrews Federal Credit Union
Mark Semanie
Market President, WesBanco
Blaine Shipler
Vice President, Commercial Banking Relationship Manager, PNC Bank
Mara Sierocinski
Vice President/ Relationship Manager, Sandy Spring Bank
Andrew Singer
Vice President, East – Retail C&I Sales, Constellation
Romaine Smallwood-Faison
General Manager, Mondawmin Mall, Brookfield Properties
Jack Terry
Vice President, Deputy Operations Manager Cyber and SIGINT Solutions, Leidos, Inc.
Maria Harris Tildon
Vice President, State and Local Affairs, Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine
James Wagner
Assistant Vice President, Rates & Regulatory Affairs, Washington Gas Light Co.
Dr. Roger Ward
Provost, Executive Vice President and Dean, Graduate School, University of Maryland Baltimore
Charles Washington
Vice President of Governmental and External Affairs for BGE
Dana Williams
Senior Vice President, Regional Managing Director, Truist Wealth, Truist
John WIlliams
Vice Chairman, Jamison Door
Ex-Officio Board Member
Angela Rose
President & CEO, Harford County Chamber of Commerce
