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
Chris Hoyson
Executive Vice President, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Paul Nolan
Vice President, Tax & Government Affairs, McCormick & Company, Inc.
Joseph Ochipinti
CEO, UnitedHealthcare Mid-Atlantic Region
Maria Harris Tildon, Legislative Committee Chair
Vice President, State and Local Affairs, Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medicine
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.
Drew Getty
Vice President, Environmental Sustainability and Government Relations, 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