MD Chamber of Commerce announces Board of Directors for 2020-2021

MEDIA ADVISORY

For immediate release:
May 7, 2020
Contact: Erin Montgomery
(410) 269-0642
emontgomery@mdchamber.org

MD Chamber of Commerce Announces Board of Directors for 2020-2021

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Christine Ross, president and CEO of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, today announced the slate of business leaders who will join the organization’s board of directors. (Please note the starred names indicate new board members, while the remainder are current board members returning for an additional term.)

• Misty Allen, Vice President, Regional Government Affairs, Comcast*
• Nicole Christian, President & CEO, Garrett County Chamber of Commerce
• Thomas Cormier, Director of Government Affairs, Ahold USA
• Travis Cutler, Director, State and Local Government Affairs, Marriott International*
• Thomas Dahbura, President and CEO, Hub Labels, Inc.*
• Thomas Dennison, Government and Public Affairs Director, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative
• Denis Dunn, President, AT&T Maryland
• Scott Gray, Senior Vice President, Leidos, Inc.
• Robert Grohowski, Vice President, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, T. Rowe Price
• Chris Hoyson, Division Vice President, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
• Anne Lindner, Vice President, Governmental and External Affairs, Pepco Holdings*
• Gracelyn McDermott, Executive Director, Kaiser Permanente
• Joseph Mezzanotte, Partner, Whiteford Taylor Preston, LLP
• Tarik Nasir, CEO and Co-Founder, Iron Flame Technologies, Inc.*
• Fiona Ong, Partner, Shawe Rosenthal LLP*
• James Sears, President of Maryland Operations, FirstEnergy
• Mark Semanie, Market President, WesBanco*
• Blaine Shipler, Vice President, Commercial Banking Relationship Manager, PNC Bank
• Roger J. Ward, Interim Provost and Executive Vice President, and Dean of the Graduate School, University of Maryland, Baltimore*
• Dana Williams, Leader of Private Wealth Management in MD, Truist Financial Corporation*
• Stephen Woerner, President & COO, Baltimore Gas & Electric Company
• Ben Yingling, Vice President, Crawford Yingling Insurance*

“It is with great pride that I announce the addition of this strong slate of directors to the Maryland Chamber of Commerce’s board,” said Ross. “Maryland businesses and employees are facing unprecedented hardships in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and I have full confidence that this group of leaders will not only play an integral role in helping to get our economy restarted, but trust their expertise will guide and support businesses of all sizes across the state into a new decade of growth.”

“I am honored to continue to serve as chair of the board for the coming year, working with my fellow board members and the staff of the Chamber to support the businesses and ultimately the employees of the businesses working to recover from the pandemic and continue to grow,” said Stephen Woerner, chairman of the board.

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