Archive for the ‘non profit’ Category

ANNAPOLIS – Entrepreneur’s Exchange elected the following as the board of directors for 2012:

Chair: Amy Polefrone, HR Strategy Group, LLC

Vice-Chair: Brenda Spies, BankAnnapolis

Secretary: Joanne DeLoache, Innovative Insurance Solutions

Treasurer: Rick O’Shea, Re/Max Allegiance

And, the Chesapeake Regional Technology Council elected the following as its board:

President: Tim Lorello, CMO of TeleCommunication Systems

VP: Mike Peart, CEO i4DM

Treasurer: John Elstner, Principal of Venture Point Partners

Secretary: Rob Collins, Founder of Collins Technology Law

Others: Angie Lienert, President & CEO of IntelliGenesis, LLC;

Karen Sutter, President, The Sutter Group; Adam Suri, Sr. VP of Cyber Operations at Secure Technologies Group; Barbara Munoz, Cofounder/CEO of Select Engineering and Information Services; and Don Nippard, Sr. Business Developer at Skyline Network Engineering.

ANNAPOLiS – Cathy Purple Cherry of Purple Cherry Architects has been named to the board of directors of AutismOne, the national nonprofit that works to raise awareness of autism and education and therapies, biomedical research and treatments, advocacy and more through outreach.

ANNAPOLIS – Eye on Annapolis has the story about the YouthWorks! Summer Work Experience Program, an effort by the Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation that helped 62 youths secure a six-week work experience this summer.

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BOWIE – CDR Fundraising Group has expanded its creative, strategy and analytic divisions to meet the client demand for CDRFG integrated fundraising.  The company has doubled its office space to accommodate clients such as the Wounded Warrior Project, Toys for Tots Foundation and Christian Appalachian Project.

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BALTIMORE - The size and financial assets of the nonprofit sector in Prince George’s County still lag behind nonprofits in other parts of Maryland, but the gap is narrowing, says a study by Maryland Nonprofits.  Prince George’s has 4,877 nonprofits with a combined revenue of more than $3.2 billion per year; they employ more than 15,000.

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HANOVER – The Fort Meade Alliance has re-elected seven directors and added five new ones to its 25-person board.  New members are Debra Lilley of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Dr. Andrew Meyer of Anne Arundel Community College, Dr. Patrick O’Shea of the University of Maryland, Joseph Pacileo of ManTech International Corp. and Joseph Samek of Wilhelm Commercial Builders.

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LANDOVER – Ruth Hughes, Ph.D. has taken the helm at Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD).  Hughes is a clinical psychologist who was the organization’s Deputy CEO and Chief Program Officer.

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ANNAPOLIS – The Chesapeake Regional Tech Council named the following winners at last week’s TechAwards2011:

• Tech Company of the Year: MedAssurant for its medical informatics solutions
• Innovator: Sourcefire, provider of intelligent cybersecurity solutions
• Tech Service: Vision Technologies, a firm helping federal agencies use IT to improve services
• Good Chip: Take One Digital Media, which offers video and streaming media technology for non-profits and others
• Best Place to Work: PROTEUS Technologies, developer of software and systems engineering solutions for the Intelligence Community
• Rising Star: IntelliGenesis, provider of intelligence analysis software

Legend’s Circle: Dr. Martha A. Smith, Ph.D., president of Anne Arundel Community College for her leadership, vision and commitment to students and to the community.  To her credit is the school’s establishment of the CyberCenter to address the local and regional workforce needs following the relocation of the U.S. Cyber Command to the region.

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ANNAPOLIS – Leadership Anne Arundel has hired Eric Edstrom as its new executive director.  Edstrom has a financial and managerial background, having most recently been president of the Annapolis Community Bank; he will assume the position on April 25.

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ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives elected its officers for this year, a team that includes President Claire Louder (President & CEO of West Anne Arundel County Chamber) and Treasurer Kathy Snyder, CCE (President & CEO of the Maryland Chamber).

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