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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 9, 2014
CONTACT: Clare Sheehan
PHONE:
443-524-8101
EMAIL:
clare.sheehan@thedailyrecord.com
THE DAILY RECORD ANNOUNCES 2014 MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN
Baltimore, MD., The Daily Record named Kathy Wilmot, Vice President of Wilmot Modular
Structures to its 2014 listing of Maryland’s Top 100 Women.
The Daily Record began Maryland’s Top 100 Women in 1996 to recognize outstanding
achievement by women demonstrated through professional accomplishments, community leadership
and mentoring.
Three hundred and seventy women were nominated for the statewide honor. Nominees were
asked to complete an application outlining their educational and career history, professional and
community involvement, corporate and nonprofit board memberships and mentoring experience. They
were encouraged to submit letters of recommendation from those who are familiar with their
accomplishments professionally, in the community and through mentoring.
A panel of judges comprised of business professionals and past Maryland’s Top 100 Women
winners from throughout Maryland reviewed the applications and selected this year’s honorees.
In 2014, 63 women are first-time recipients. Fifteen women will be inducted into the Circle of
Excellence. Circle of Excellence honorees will receive the award for a third and final time.
“Through Maryland’s Top 100 Women, The Daily Record recognizes 100 amazing leaders for
stellar achievements in their careers, for their exemplary citizenship and for encouraging and shaping
the lives of a younger generation through mentoring,” said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, publisher of The
Daily Record. “These women share an amazing talent for balancing many facets of their lives. And
we’re pretty certain they mastered what we all desire—the ability to get 25 hours of daily work done in
an allotted 24.”
The awards will be presented at a cocktail reception on Monday, May 5, starting at 5 p.m. at
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., in Baltimore. The awards will be presented at
6:30 p.m. followed by a dessert reception. Winners will be profiled in a special magazine that will be
inserted into the Friday, May 9, issue of The Daily Record and available online at
www.TheDailyRecord.com.
The Circle of Excellence Sponsor of The Daily Record’s 2014 Maryland’s Top 100 Women is
GBMC. The Leadership Sponsor is Towson University, and the Reception Sponsor is Wells Fargo.
For more information about sponsorships and tickets for The Daily Record’s 2014 Maryland’s
Top 100 Women, visit www.TheDailyRecord.com.
About The Daily Record
For 125 years, The Daily Record Company has provided trusted legal and business information
to Maryland readers. In addition to the daily newspaper published five days a week, The Daily Record
publishes its website, www.TheDailyRecord.com; five blogs, On the Record, Eye on Annapolis,
Generation J.D., Business Buzz and Real Estate Notebook; five e-newsletters including TDR Insider,
Real Estate Weekly, TDR Auction Notices and Best Practices; and a variety of special publications on
topics of interest to Maryland business and legal professionals.
The Daily Record also honors leading Marylanders through eight annual awards events:
Maryland’s Top 100 Women, Influential Marylanders, 20 in Their Twenties, VIP List, Maryland’s
Most Admired CEOs, Innovator of the Year, Leadership in Law and Leading Women. The Daily
Record is owned by The Dolan Co., trading as DOLN.
2014 Maryland’s Top 100 Women
*Indicates Circle of Excellence inductee
Kelli Allaway, research coordinator, Urology Associates
Angela Alsobrooks, state’s attorney, Prince George’s County Government
*Hon. Alison Asti, judge, Anne Arundel County Circuit Court
Juliette Bell, president, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Sandra Berman, president, Sandra and Malcolm Berman Charitable Foundation
Patricia Bosse, vice president, advancement and marketing, Notre Dame of Maryland University
Denise Bowman, managing partner, Alexander & Cleaver, P.A.
Margaret Bradford, executive director, MAC Incorporated, Area Agency on Aging
Kisha Brown, director of legislative affairs, director of the civil rights unit, Office of the Attorney
General
Jacquelyn Campbell, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Anna D. Wolf chair, professor, Johns Hopkins University
School of Nursing
Dr. Deborah Carper, deputy director, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health
Fran Cashman, co-head of U.S. sales, managing director, Legg Mason
*Dr. Lorig Charkoudian, executive director and founder, Community Mediation Maryland
*Caroline Ciraolo, partner, Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP
*Barb Clapp, president and CEO, Clapp Communications
*Joan Carter Conway, state senator, Maryland General Assembly
*Sophie Dagenais, director, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Debra Davis, commissioner, Charles County Government
Stephanie Davis, director of development, Division of Pediatric Oncology, Johns Hopkins University
Diane Devaney, president, Devaney & Associates, Inc.
Gabrielle Dow, vice president, marketing, Baltimore Ravens
*Gayle Economos, president/owner, GVE Media/Public Relations, LLC
Debora Fajer-Smith, attorney, Joseph, Greenwald & Laake P.A.
Kristin Franceschi, partner, DLA Piper
Mary Funke, president, Institute of Notre Dame
Seanna Garrett, sr. program/section manager & technical task order lead, Northrop Grumman
Corporation
Dr. Michelle Giglio, assistant professor, Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School
of Medicine
Lea Gilmore, director of network coordination, The Moving Maryland Forward Network
Sheryl Goldstein, program director U.S. education, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Annette Grier, president, Roberta’s House, Inc.
Heather Harvison, founder/CEO, My Sister’s Circle
Hon. Susan Hazlett, administrative judge, District Court of Maryland, Harford County
Elizabeth Hendrix, director, Harford County Department of Community Services
*Mary Jean Herron, chief financial officer, Keswick Multi-Care
*Kathleen Hetherington, president, Howard Community College
Chandra Walker Holloway, managing attorney, Law Offices of Chandra Walker Holloway
Hon. Michele Hotten, associate judge, Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Danette Howard, secretary for higher education, Maryland Higher Education Commission
Jeannie Howe, executive director, Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance
Elizabeth Hurwitz-Schwab, president, H&S Development LLC
Barbara Hutchinson, M.D., Ph.D., president, Chesapeake Cardiac Care
*Janice Jackson, founder/director, Women Embracing Abilities Now
*Nancy Jacobs, senator, Maryland General Assembly
Karen Johnson, executive director, WMHS Foundation, Western Maryland Health System
Candice Kelly, president, Charles County Board of Commissioners
Nancy King, state senator, Maryland General Assembly
*Julie Lenzer Kirk, executive director, Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship
Georgette Kiser, vice president/head of enterprise solutions and capabilities, T. Rowe Price
Cherie Krug, executive director, Garrett College Foundation
Sheila Lee, president/CEO, Sheila Lee & Assoc., LLC – Learning Everywhere
Karyl B. Leggio, Ph.D., dean, Sellinger School of Business & Management, Loyola University
Maryland
Eileen Levitt, president, The HR Team, Inc.
Karen Ann Lichtenstein, president/CEO, The Coordinating Center
Elizabeth Liechty, senior partner, Charter Financial Group
Jeanette Linder, M.D., chief of radiation oncology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Cylia Lowe, president & CEO/attorney, From Theory to Practice Consulting, LLC
Cidalia Luis-Akbar, president, M. Luis Construction Co., Inc.
Cindy Lunsford, executive vice president & chief operating officer, Peninsula Regional Medical
Center
Margaret MacDonald-Sheetz, president & chief operating officer, Medifast
Natalie Magdeburger, member, Pessin Katz Law, P.A.
Amy McClain, partner, Ballard Spahr LLP
Audrey McFarlane, professor, University of Baltimore School of Law
Sara Milstein, chief marketing & development officer, Y of Central Maryland
Monica Mitchell, vice president, Wells Fargo
Dr. Barbara Nazelrod, president, The Catholic High School of Baltimore
Dr. Beverly O’Bryant, dean, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Coppin State University
Pamela Ortiz, executive director, Maryland Access to Justice Commission
Kaliope Parthemos, deputy mayor, Office of Economic and Neighborhood Development, Office of
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
*Jeanette Glose Partlow, president, Maryland Chemical Company, Inc.
Karen Pecora-Barbour, president, The Barbour Group, LLC
Katherine Perez, assistant chief of police, Federal Reserve Police
Deborah Phelps, director, The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Schools
*Marylin Pierre, attorney, Pierre & Associates, Attorneys and Counselors at Law
Karen Price-Ward, community affairs & grassroots regional leader, Southwest Airlines Co.
Susan Purnell, owner, Kuhn’s Jewelers
Hon. Julie Rubin, associate judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court
Cynda Rushton, Anne and George Bunting professor of clinical ethics, Johns Hopkins University
Lisa Rusyniak, president & CEO, Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc.
Joan Webb Scornaienchi, executive director, HC DrugFree
Kimberly Scott, CEO, The Great Gourmet, Inc.
Amy Seto, executive vice president & chief operating officer, Baltimore Community Foundation
Anita Sheckells, CPA/director, KatzAbosch
Dr. Michele Shermak, plastic surgeon, The Plastic Surgery Center of Maryland
Terry D. Sherman, founder/president/CEO, Delmarva Trailer Sales and Rentals, Inc.
Jeanne Sherwood, CEO/founder, WellAdvantage
*Jeanne Singer, president, Law Offices of Jeanne F. Singer, P.A.
Gail Smith-Howard, general manager, Hyatt Regency Baltimore
Karen Stokes, executive director, Greater Homewood Community Corporation
Shelonda Stokes, CEO, greiBO
JaNean Stubbs-Taylor, SVP, commercial banking team leader, SunTrust Bank
Ami Taubenfeld, executive director, Itineris, Inc.
Molly McGrath Tierney, director, Baltimore City Department of Social Services
Gwen Tolbart, weather anchor/reporter & professional speaker, WTTG Fox5 DC & Gwen Tolbart
LLC
Ana Lopez Van Balen, mid-county regional director, Montgomery County Government
Marie Vasbinder, VP/chief nursing officer, University of Maryland Midtown Campus
Michele Bresnick Walsh, member, Gordon Feinblatt LLC
Montressa Washington, senior managing consultant/service area manager, IBM Corporation
Kathy Wilmot, vice president & chief operating officer, Wilmot Modular Structures, Inc.
Dr. Mary Teddy Wray, CEO/owner, Laurel Bush Family Dentistry
Lauren Young, director of litigation, Maryland Disability Law Center