Innovative leader has blended fine arts and business expertise to build business, community and artist engagement for BOPA After an extensive national search, Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts’ (BOPA) Board of Directors has selected Donna Drew Sawyer as Chief Executive Officer. Sawyer will succeed William “Bill” Gilmore who stepped down as CEO at the end of December 2017 after 37 years of leadership. BOPA, a nonprofit 501 (c)(3), is … Continue reading →

Loyola University Maryland welcomes Gabrielle “Gabby” Douglas, gold medal Olympic gymnast, for the 28th annual Sister Cleophas Costello Lecture on Thursday, November 8, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. in McGuire Hall on the Evergreen campus. The lecture, “Girl on Fire: A Conversation with Gabby Douglas,” is a question and answer session moderated by Loyola’s Assistant Vice President and Director of Athletics, Donna Woodruff. Douglas will answer questions fielded through community participation prior … Continue reading →

Mercy Health Services President & CEO Thomas R. Mullen has announced the appointment of Claudia Keenan as Senior Vice President of Institutional Advancement for the $750 million health system. In that role, Keenan will serve as Executive Director of the Mercy Health Foundation, Mercy Health Services’ philanthropic arm and act as a key liaison to the Baltimore region’s business and nonprofit communities. “We are very pleased to announce Ms. Keenan’s arrival … Continue reading →

BGE’s annual tree trimming program maintains a safe and reliable electric delivery system for customers. But beginning this summer, branches cut from healthy trees will also become part of the menu for the animals at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. “BGE employees work every day to maintain quality electric power for our customers. By proactively trimming trees that could pose a threat to overhead electric lines serving our customers, we … Continue reading →

A new Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) hybrid will be added to the core wealth management model of Benjamin F. Edwards as the firm celebratesits tenth year in business, Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. company officials announced. The firm also closed out 2017 by opening new branches in Geneva, Ill., a western suburb of Chicago, and Hiawatha, Iowa, located outside of Cedar Rapids, the officials added. With one of its strongest … Continue reading →

Comcast Business announced on August 2 a nearly $5 million investment in the expansion of its fiber-based network in Baltimore City, reaching more than 2,000 additional businesses and directly benefiting hundreds more by making the network more accessible. Capable of delivering up to 100 Gigabits-per-second (Gbps) of network capacity, the fiber optic Ethernet network expansion supports advanced services and gives Comcast Business the ability to give new customers, ranging from small … Continue reading →

Visit Baltimore, the official destination sales and marketing organization for Baltimore, today announced the hiring of Sarah L. Schaffer to fill the position of Chief Marketing Officer. As Chief Marketing Officer, Schaffer will lead the destination’s domestic and international marketing and communications initiatives targeting leisure visitors, meeting professionals and the travel trade to position Baltimore as a world-class meetings and leisure destination. Managing a team of 14, Schaffer will also work with … Continue reading →

The third annual UNCF Howard County Leaders‘ Luncheon on October 18, 2018 will raise funds to allow UNCF to continue to provide scholarship assistance to students in Maryland and to support UNCF-member institutions. Founded in 1944, UNCF remains the nation’s oldest and most effective organization in providing minority scholarship assistance. For more than 74 years, UNCF, the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization, has provided financial support to ensure that … Continue reading →

Audacious Inquiry (Ai), a Baltimore-based health information and policy company, today announced three new hires as the company continues to add depth, experience and leadership throughout the organization. Danny Krifcher, Ai’s newest Executive team member, will serve as Chief Financial Officer. Other welcome additions include Marnie Basom, Senior Director, and Kate Ricker-Kiefert, Director. These new hires follow the Company’s January announcement of an investment from ABS Capital Partners supporting Ai’s mission to … Continue reading →