Board of Directors

Officers
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CHAIR
Jeanne Forrester Singer, Esq. '07 (LM)
Attorney at Law
Law Offices of Jeanne F. Singer

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TREASURER
Jeannette R. Fitzwater '09
CEO - Strategic Coach and Facilitator
JR Fitzwater & Associates
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VICE CHAIR
Kenneth L. "Ken" Brannan '05 (LM)
Owner
Saucy Salamander Catering Co.
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SECRETARY
Jean C. Accius, Ph.D. '14 (LM)
Senior Vice President
Global Thought Leadership
AARP
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GENERAL COUNSEL
W. ‘Sandy’ McAllister, Jr. ‘94
Principal
McAllister, DeTar, Showalter & Walker, LLC
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President & CEO
Renee Winsky '05
President
Leadership Maryland
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IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Dr. Memo F. Diriker '12 (LM)
Associate Professor/Management & Marketing​
BEACON at Salisbury University
Directors
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Christopher J. "Chris" Borgal, CSM '16
AVP
Asset Management & Operations
Peterson Companies
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Robert C. Brennan '04 (LM)
Executive Director
MEDCO
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Derryck Fletcher
Chief Operating Officer
Living Classrooms
Maryland Leadership Workshops Representative
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David A. Fike '16 (LM)
Chief Operating Officer
Pursoma LLC
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J. Robert "Bob" Frazee '09 (LM)
President & CEO
J.R. Frazee Strategic Consulting LLC
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Charles “Charlie” Gayle
Chief Of Staff, Congressman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
U.S. House of Representatives, ​
Maryland Leadership Workshops Representative
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Rhea L. Harris, Esq. '13
Legislative Director, Intergovernmental Affairs
Office of the County Executive
Prince George's County Government
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Chris D. Hoyson '17
Senior Vice President
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
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Miriam "Mindy" Lehman '14
Maryland Bankers Association
Vice President of Government Affairs
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Sean M. Looney ‘96 (LM)
Vice President - Government Affairs
Comcast
Maryland Leadership Workshops Representative
Chairman 2006-2008
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Andrea E. Mansfield '19
Manis Canning & Associates
Lobbyist
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Meredith M. "Merry" Mears '17 (LM)
Chief Development Officer
​Gillis Gilkerson
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Dr. César E. Palacios '14
​Executive Director
Proyecto Salud Clinic  
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Jeanette G. Partlow, Esq. '13
President
Maryland Chemical Company, Inc.
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Erin J. Roth '19 (LM)
​Deputy Assistant Secretary
Maryland Department of Labor
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Pamela J. Ruff '98
Executive Director
Maryland Economic Development Association
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Dr. Patricia W. "Patty" Saelens '19
Superintendent
Caroline County Public Schools
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Anna Leake Smith '10
Group Vice President
M&T Bank
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John M. Wasilisin '05
CEO/Executive Director
Maryland Saves
Past Chairs
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Richard E. Hug
Deceased
1993-1994
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James T. Brady ‘93 (LM)
Chair 1996-1998
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John W. Dillon '93
Retired
Chair 2000-2002
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Dr. Catherine R. Gira '93 (LM)
Deceased
Chair 2004-2006
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Sharon R. Pinder '98
President and CEO
Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council
Chair 2010-2012
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William B. "Bill" Grant '02 (LM)
Retired
Chair 2014-2016
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Howard B. Miller, Esq. '93 (LM)
Partner
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP
Chairman 1994-1996
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Wayne A. Mills '98
Retired
Chair 1998-2000
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Henry E. Posko, Jr. '93
Principal
Aequitas Consulting Group
Chair 2002-2004
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Stephen A. Horvath '98
Retired
Chair 2008-2010
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Ralph W."Buddy' Emerson, Jr. ‘03 (LM)
Retired
Chair 2012-2014
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Eric D. Brotman, CFP, AEP, CPWA '09 (LM)
President & Managing Principal
Brotman Financial Group, Inc.
Chair 2016-2018
Ex Officio Members
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Diane J. Devaney '16
Devaney & Associates, Inc.
President
Ex Officio Member
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Eliot Pfanstiehl (LM)
Strathmore Hall Foundation, Inc. Founder/CEO Emeritus
Ex Officio Member
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PRESIDENT EMERITA
Nancy Minieri (LM)
1992-2013
Deceased

Kori Jones
Program Committee Chair
Maryland Leadership Workshops
Ex Officio Member
“Leadership Maryland was one of the most rewarding experiences in my professional life. As head of Government Affairs for a leading corporation in Maryland, learning about the state’s most critical public policy issues and working with the leaders who make a difference on those issues has been invaluable. I have been affiliated with LMD since 1996, and I am still impressed with the diversity of its membership and the passion of its members”
Sean M. Looney ‘96
Vice President  |  Government Affairs
Comcast Annapolis

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