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
Misty Allen, Chair
Vice President Government & Community Affairs, Comcast NBC Universal
Amir Ahmadzadeh, Vice Chair
Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Operations, EXP
Damita Robinson, Treasurer
Chief Operating Officer, Andrews Federal Credit Union
Gracelyn McDermott, Immediate Past Chair and Western Regional Chair
Vice President, Marketing, Sales & Business Development, Mid-Atlantic, Kaiser Permanente
Fiona Ong, Esq., Counsel
Partner, Shawe Rosenthal, LLP
Mary D. Kane, Ex-Officio
President & CEO, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
Christopher Barber, Membership Chair
Chief Nerd, Cheaper Than A Geek
Robert Grohowski
Vice President, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, T. Rowe Price
Paul Nolan
Vice President, Tax & Government Affairs, McCormick & Company, Inc.
Joseph Ochipinti
CEO, UnitedHealthcare Mid-Atlantic Region
Board Members
Thomas Cormier
Government Affairs Manager, Giant Food LLC
Natalie Cotton, Maryland Chamber of Commerce Board Southern Regional Chair
Government Affairs & Community Relations Director, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative
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, Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland
Chris Frech
Senior Vice President, Global Government Affairs, Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
Andrea Fava
Vice President State & Local Public Policy, Amazon
Drew Getty
Chief Compliance Officer, Perdue Farms Inc.
Christopher Griffith
President and Chief Operating Officer, 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
Francis X. Kelly III
Chief Executive Officer, Kelly Benefit Strategies
Stephen Kensinger
Senior Vice President Community Banking, WesBanco
Michael Kiely
President Global Government Affairs, United Parcel Service
Brandon Lee
Creative Director, Snap Happy Photo Booth
Mindy Lehman
Chief Government Relations and Policy Officer, TEDCO
Anne Lindner
Vice President, Governmental and External Affairs, Pepco Holdings
Ramon Looby
President, Maryland Bankers Association
Elena Marcuss
Office Managing Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
Mary Penczek
Vice President, Commercial Markets, CareFirst BCBS
Efraín Pérez Agosto
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, MGM National Harbor
Kimberly Prescott
President, Prescott HR
Blaine Shipler
Vice President, Commercial Banking Relationship Manager, PNC
Mara Sierocinski
Vice President/Relationship Manager, Sandy Spring Bank
Walter Simmons
President & CEO, Employ Prince George's, Inc
Andrew Singer
Vice President, East- Retail C&I Sales, Constellation
Romaine Smallwood-Faison
General Manager | Mondawmin Mall, Brookfield Properties
Greg Smith
Executive Vice President, Business Banking Market Manager- Baltimore Chesapeake Market, M&T Bank
Jay Steinmetz
Founder and CEO, Barcoding Inc.
Jack Terry
Vice President, Deputy Operations Manager, Cyber and SIGINT Solutions,
Leidos, Inc.
James Wagner
Assistant Vice-President - Rates & Regulatory Affairs, Washington Gas
Dr. Roger Ward
Provost, Executive Vice President & Dean, Graduate School, University of Maryland Baltimore
Charles Washington
Vice President, Governmental & External Affairs, BGE
Dana Williams
Senior Vice President, Regional Managing Director, Truist Wealth, Truist
Regina Woods
Vice President, Government Affairs for the District of Columbia, MedStar Health
Ex-Officio Board Member
Bill Chambers
President & CEO
Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce
