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Chrysalis Holdings of Fulton named Maylene Tan Khieu a director. Khieu is chief credit officer and senior vice president of compliance for NewDay Financial, also of Fulton and a Chrysalis holding.

Merkle of Columbia promoted Angie Moore to senior vice president, customer relationship marketing for its nonprofit division. Previously, Moore was general manager of Merkle’s nonprofit practice. Earlier, she worked for the Arthritis Foundation and American Cancer Society.

W.R. Grace & Co. of Columbia promoted Gregory E. Poling to president and COO. Previously, Poling was president of Grace Davison, its largest operating segment.

Montgomery

The Ezra Co. of Washington, D.C., named Colin Lennon and Martin Smith associates in its Bethesda office.

Lisa Firestone, owner of Managed Care Advisors of Bethesda, was named Teaming Contractor of the Year by American Express Open in its Victory in Procurement Awards program.

Robert M. Alexander, owner of RMA Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation of Rockville, was named 2011 Limousine Operator of the Year by the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association.

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals of Bethesda promoted Cary J. Claiborne to CFO. Claiborne had been interim CFO since March. Previously, he was president, CEO and a director of New Generation Biofuels; CFO of Osiris Therapeutics; president and CEO of New Enterprise Wholesale Services at GE Capital; and vice president for financial planning and analysis at both MCI and the Home Depot.

Kenneth E. Baggett, managing principal and CEO for Reznick Group in Bethesda, was named one of six of this year’s Most Admired Peers in the accounting profession by Inside Public Accounting, a national industry publication.

Oil Price Information Service of Gaithersburg named Donna Harris editor of Oil Express. Previously, Harris worked for Automotive News, Car Dealer Insider, the National Association of Convenience Stores and U.S. Oil Week.

Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital of Maryland in Rockville named Anna Agranovich a staff rehabilitation neuropsychologist. Previously, Agranovich completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Notable Solutions of Rockville named Jud Cairns vice president of client services. Previously, Cairns was COO of Treev.

Recovery Point of Gaithersburg named George Henderson, Nancy Pettit and Jay Tesauro account executives. Previously, Henderson was senior account executive for security solutions at Mainline Information Systems and vice president, channels and telesales at AT&T. Tesauro worked for Iron Mountain Digital, IBM Business Continuity & Resiliency Services and Arcus Data Security.

Aeras of Rockville named Gerard F. Fleury CFO. Previously, Fleury was CFO and COO at VIRxSYS; CFO, COO and CEO at McCabe Software; and CFO and COO at Media Cybernetics. Aeras also named Wayne Pisano, Gerd Zettlmeissl and Lota Zoth directors. Pisano is former president and CEO of Sanofi Pasteur, Zettlmeissl is former CEO of Intercell and Zoth is former senior vice president and CFO of MedImmune.

Julie A. Sattler, a vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin Space Systems, won the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from Women in Aerospace.

Reznick Group named the following principals: Adam Kleeman and Lucas Matesa, both in its Baltimore office; Marshall Phillips and Joseph Wallace, both in its Charlotte, N.C., office; and Rick Suid in its Atlanta office.

Prince George’s

Radio One of Lanham named Karen Vaughn program director at WTLC-FM in Indianapolis.

Doctors Community Hospital of Lanham named Robyn M. Webb-Williams vice president of its foundation. Previously, Webb-Williams worked for the National Fair Housing Alliance and the National Caucus and Center on Black Aged.

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GSE Systems of Sykesville named Phillip M. Polefrone senior vice president of work force solutions. Previously, Polefrone was director of training and human resources for UniStar Nuclear Energy; operations director at the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations; commanding officer of the USS Oklahoma City; director, Navy Special Access Programs Assessment Division; and commanding officer, Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit.

SC&H Group of Sparks named David C. Lennhoff leader of its new appraisal services practice. Lennhoff is a faculty member of the Appraisal Institute.

Miles & Stockbridge of Baltimore added the following lawyers: Kenneth M. Misken, previously with McGuireWoods, creditors' rights and bankruptcy practice group; Michael J. Pappas, previously with the Harrison Law Group, and Jennifer M. Rothschild, both real estate litigation practice group; Alex P. Creticos and Jonathan A. Singer, both products liability and mass torts practice group; Emily A. Higgs, corporate and securities and real estate practice groups; Menachem Lanner, commercial and business litigation practice group; Krista M. North, transactional finance practice group; and Sufen Zhang, labor, employment and workplace safety practice group.

Dewberry of Fairfax, Va., named Douglas M. Adams a senior project manager in its Baltimore. Adams is an instructor with the University of Minnesota and an adjunct professor at Towson University.

Monarch Academy Public Charter School in Glen Burnie named Fred Sherrill of Annapolis board president and Michael Wodka a director. Sherrill is vice president and financial adviser with RBC Wealth Management in Annapolis. Wodka is assistant director of design with the Baltimore Housing Authority.

Katzen Eye Group of Lutherville named Joselito Navaleza a staff ophthalmologist at its new location in Bel Air. Previously, Navaleza worked at Parris-Castoro Eye and Laser Center.

The Injured Workers Insurance Fund of Towson promoted Tim Michels to COO from executive vice president of claims. Also, CFO Paige Beck was promoted to also be chief administrative officer.

Ballard Spahr named Sharifa A. Anderson an associate in its public finance department and a member of its housing group. Previously, Anderson was an attorney adviser with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Also, Kimberly C. Betterton, a partner in the Baltimore office, was elected a director of the National Association of Bond Lawyers.

Mahan Rykiel Associates of Baltimore hired Morgan Handley for its retail studio, Grace Ryan for its higher education and health care groups and Andrew Scott.

The National Kidney Foundation of Maryland in Towson named Melissa A. Clark director of field services for Western Maryland and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. Previously, Clark was an account executive and community coordinator with WROG Radio in Cumberland and regional director of fundraising for the March of Dimes.

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