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APE-BridgePath of Frederick named Dana Benson a lab technician.

Data Systems Analysts of Frederick named William Shernit to its federal advisory board. Previously, Shernit was president and CEO of Intelsat General Corp. and president of BAE Systems Information Technology, and also worked for the CIA, Perkin-Elmer Corp. and TRW.

The Crowley Co. of Frederick named Cheri Baker of New Market director of communications; Daniel Curran of Fairfax, Va., director of service bureau operations; Kevin Kapel of Gaithersburg digitization program manager of its service bureau; Matthew McCabe of Olney national sales manager; and Cassie Paredes administrative and technical services coordinator, a promotion.

Love & Company of Frederick named Susan Bounds staff accountant. Previously, Bounds was co-owner and business manager of Arriva Automotive Recycling. She is also a partner in Kashmir Racing Stable.

Montgomery

Clark Construction Group of Bethesda named Timothy R. Yost CFO. Previously, Yost was CFO at Corporate Executive Board and an equity analyst with Chapin, Davis.

Van Eperen Public Relations of Bethesda named Emily Grant account coordinator. Previously, Grant worked for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals and the Washington Redskins.

Reznick Group of Bethesda named Len Berkowitz and Henry Paula principals. Previously, Berkowitz was a tax director and principal at MuniMae. Paula, formerly a tax principal with PricewaterhouseCoopers, will work in Reznick's Charlotte, N.C., office. The firm also named the following principals: Bonnie S. Ely, Jeffrey F. Cunningham, Christopher M. Mahon, Christopher M. Reinholz, Matthew J. Stille and Scott H. Szeliga.

MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals of Germantown named Timothy L. Miller senior vice president, sales operations and administration; previously, Miller worked for Adams Respiratory Therapeutics and Aventis Pharmaceuticals. Brian J. Carlino was named vice president, sales; previously, Carlino worked for Salix Pharmaceuticals, InKine Pharmaceutical Co., Adams Laboratories and UCB Pharma. William G. Volz was named vice president, marketing; Volz worked for Ivax Laboratories and Novartis. Brad Cole was named senior vice president, general counsel; Cole was associate general counsel at Adams and also worked for Holland & Knight. Michael J. Butrico was named vice president of information technology and automation; Butrico worked for Adams, Chubb and AT&T. David N. Carlson was named vice president of finance and treasurer; Carlson worked for Adams and RxAmerica. Cynthia C. Tirpak was named vice president, controller; Tirpak worked for Adams, Biovail Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacia Corp. and Deloitte & Touche. Faith Pomeroy-Ward was named executive director, investor relations and corporate communications; Pomeroy-Ward worked for Verizon Telecom and Adams.

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce recognized the following volunteers for their contributions to the chamber: Andy Bass of United Bank, Sonya Foster of Comcast Spotlight, Scott Leishear of Edward Jones, Steve Poteat of Montgomery College and Renee Randall of RCR Consulting.

Get Real Consulting of Rockville named Manoj Sreenilayam vice president of software development.

Standard Solar of Gaithersburg named Mark Denner vice president and COO; Mar Kelly vice president, national sales; Jim Pierobon vice president and chief marketing officer; and Kelly Tura vice president and CFO. Previously, Denner was a vice president at SunEdison and also worked for Enron Energy Services and IBM. Kelly worked for Astropower, GE Energy, Home Depot Solar and Conergy AG, and also owned MAK Environmental. Pierobon owned Pierobon & Partners; worked for Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide and was a reporter at the Houston Chronicle. Tura was with Unisys, Lockheed Martin Information Technology and Affiliated Computer Services.

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust of Rockville named William T. Camp executive vice president and CFO, succeeding Sara L. Grootwassink. Previously, Camp was vice president, assistant director of equities at Wachovia Securities and also worked for A.G. Edwards & Sons.

J. Max Barger, an associate with Bethesda law firm Paley Rothman, was named volunteer coordinator for the Whitman-Walker Clinic's estate-planning clinic in Washington, D.C., offering patients free services, including preparation of wills, powers of attorney and advance medical directives.

BioReliance Corp. of Rockville named Andrew Paterson senior director and general manager for U.K. operations. Previously, Paterson was a general manager for Millipore UK.

Wet-Basement-Waterproofing.com of Gaithersburg promoted Jennifer Mason to Web site content manager.

Comcast Spotlight of Bethesda named Christopher J. Haenn to its regional advertising sales division. Previously, Haenn was president of Six Flags America.

Monument Bank of Bethesda named Jim Seale, a principal with Seale & Associates, a director. David Fairweather was elected chairman and Angelo H. Magafan vice chairman.

Prince George's

Prince George's Federal Savings Bank of Upper Marlboro named Kevin J. Wayson of Harwood a director. Wayson is president of Hopkins & Wayson Inc.

SunEdison of Beltsville named Reed Hundt a director. Previously, Hundt was chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. He is a senior adviser for McKinsey & Co. and is a director of Intel Corp., Infinera, Data Domain, Tropos Networks, Telegent Systems, Vanu and Public Knowledge.

State

Constellation Energy Group of Baltimore promoted Jonathan W. Thayer to CFO and Charles A. Berardesco to general counsel. Previously, Thayer, 37, was vice president and managing director of corporate strategy and development. Before joining Constellation, he worked for Deutsche Bank Securities and SBC Warburg Dillon Read. Thayer succeeds John R. Collins, who will be an adviser and continue as chairman of Constellation Energy Partners. Berardesco, 50, previously vice president, deputy general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary, succeeds Irving B. Yoskowitz, who is retiring. Berardesco previously worked for Fusura, HCIA, Piper Rudnick and Whiteford, Taylor & Preston.

Black & Decker Corp. of Towson promoted Michael D. Mangan to senior vice president and president of its Worldwide Power Tools and Accessories business. Previously, Mangan was senior vice president and CFO. Earlier, he was CFO of the Ryland Group and also worked for General Motors.

Legg Mason of Baltimore named Joseph A. Sullivan chief administrative officer. Sullivan rejoins the company after working at Stifel Nicolaus. He previously worked for Dain Bosworth and Piper Jaffrey.

Semmes, Bowen & Semmes of Baltimore named Brett S. Lininger to its lobbying and government relations, and corporate and business practice groups. Previously, Lininger was director of government relations for the Maryland Insurance Administration.

CompuDyne Corp. of Annapolis named James G. Roche, former Air Force secretary, a director. Roche also worked for Northrop Grumman and was Democratic staff director of the Senate Committee on Armed Services.

Legg Mason of Baltimore named David R. Odenath head of the Americas. Previously, Odenath was president of Prudential Annuities at Prudential Financial. He also worked for Hyperion Capital and Paine Webber.

The Maryland Economic Development Corp. in Baltimore named Leonard R. Sachs chairman, succeeding H. Lee Boatwright III, who was chairman for more than 20 years. Boatwright remains on the board. Martin G. Knott Jr. succeeds Sachs as vice chairman.

Planned Systems International of Columbia named Michael McCormick vice president for distance learning and collaborative technologies.

Ameritox of Baltimore named Dr. Harry L. Leider chief medical officer and senior vice president. Previously, Leider worked for XLHealth, Care Improvement Plus, IFI Health Solutions and Harvard Community Health Plan.

Viega of Wichita, Kan., named Gregory Sherman of Annapolis district manager for the mid-Atlantic region. Previously, Sherman worked for Westmark Enterprises.

Lion Brothers of Owings Mills named David F. Paulus president.

Sinuate Media of Baltimore named Molly McConnell Guthrie social media marketing manager and Sarah Conn an account executive. Previously, Conn worked for MGH Advertising.

Kelli Hill, vice president of customer service for Comcast's Maryland-Delaware-Richmond, Va., region, was named to CableFAX magazine's annual list of the Most Influential Minorities in Cable.

JoS. A. Bank Clothiers of Hampstead promoted James E. Thorne, 48, to senior vice president for merchandising. He will be succeeded as vice president of planning and allocation by Robert R. Sears, 51. Before joining the company this year, Sears worked for Bon-Ton Department Stores and Saks Department Store Group.

Travel Advantage Network of Millersville named David Leski manager of total vacation services. Previously, Leski was an operations manager for Northwest Airlines.

Thomas P. Kimmitt Jr. of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston in Baltimore won the 2008 Leadership Award from the Better Business Bureau of Greater Maryland. Kimmitt has been a director of the group for 10 years.

The Maryland Soy Board re-elected Roger Schmick of Preston chairman, Raymond Harrison of Easton vice chairman and Bryan McDonald of Kennedyville treasurer.

College of Notre Dame of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore named Lawrence Shattuck director of admissions. Previously, Shattuck was director of recruitment and retention at the University of Massachusetts Medical School's Graduate School of Nursing and also worked for the New England College of Optometry and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. The college also named David F. Salter assistant vice president for marketing and communications. Previously, Salter was director of public relations and publications at York (Pa.) College and also worked for Ramapo College and March of Dimes, North Jersey chapter. Also, Terri L. Meekins was named director of philanthropy. Previously, Meekins was director, gala and individual giving with the American Heart Association Mid-Atlantic Affiliate and associate director of development and senior development coordinator at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University.

Greg Tronto, 45, leader of alliance and business strategies for bioprocess components at W. L. Gore & Associates in Elkton, was elected to the Society of the Plastics Industry's Bio-Process Systems Alliance board.

Judi Herrmann, president and creative director of Herrmann Advertising Design/Communications in Annapolis, is among Lawdragon's top 100 consultants to the legal industry.

The Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management Honors Program at Morgan State University named Kenneth R. Banks, founder and president of Banks Construction and Development, executive-in-residence for 2008-09.

Robert Barnhill Jr., CEO and founder of Tessco Technologies in Hunt Valley, and Lynne Brick, president and co-founder of Brick Bodies in Timonium, were named to the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce's Business Hall of Fame

ETelemetry of Annapolis named Ben Lamon vice president of North American sales. Previously, Lamon was vice president of information technology services for the mid-Atlantic region with TAC Worldwide and also worked for Teksystems.

CSA Medical of Baltimore promoted Steven E. Schaefer from CFO to president. Previously, Schaefer worked for RewardsPlus and FiberTech Medical.

The Affinity Group Coalition elected Robert Shuman chairman. Shuman is president and CEO of Maryland Public Television in Owings Mills.

Prosperity Mortgage Co. named Ed Cremmins a loan officer in its Annapolis office. Previously, Cremmins worked for SunTrust Mortgage.

Alba Therapeutics of Baltimore promoted the following: Linda Arterburn to vice president of preclinical development and program management; Francisco Leon to vice president, clinical development and medical affairs; Roberto Allen to vice president, legal affairs and intellectual property; Mark Ginski to senior director of product and analytical development; and Kate Huber to director of clinical operations. Before joining Alba, Arterburn worked for W.R. Grace & Co., Leon was at MedImmune, Allen was president of Respire Medical Inc., Ginski worked for Shire, and Huber was with Nabi Biopharmaceutical and Guilford Pharmaceuticals.

Vantage Resort Realty named Marianne Ulshafer sales manager in its Ocean City office. Previously, Ulshafer was a branch manager and regional training director for Long & Foster Real Estate.

American Community Properties Trust of St. Charles named Steve Griessel CEO, succeeding J. Michael Wilson, who continues as chairman, and also promoted Matthew Martin to CFO. Previously, Griessel was managing director of RCI Southern Africa and CEO of Tourvest. Martin joined the company in 2005. Also, Edwin L. Kelly will retire as president and COO effective Dec. 1.

IJet Intelligent Risk Systems of Annapolis named Sean Gibson vice president of sales and promoted Mark Griffith to vice president of operations technology. Previously, Gibson was vice president of the mid-Atlantic region and store solutions for Sap Retail and also worked for Manugistics Group.

Corporate Office Properties Trust of Columbia named John Norjen managing director of investments. Previously, Norjen worked for Jones Lang LaSalle, CB Richard Ellis and Eastdil Secured.

The Y of Central Maryland in Baltimore named Carrie Geldart philanthropy director.

J.Thomas Hood III of Owings Mills, CEO and executive director of the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants, was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting by Accounting Today magazine.

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