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Dr. Thomas J. Kriger was recently appointed vice president of academic affairs and provost of National Labor College in the Hillandale area of Silver Spring, according to a news release from the college. Kriger takes over for Dr. Patricia Greenfield who will step down Dec. 1 and will return to a faculty teaching post. Greenfield served as vice president and provost since 2003.

After earning his Ph.D. in political science from the Graduate School of the City University of New York in 1994, Kriger began his academic career as assistant professor in government at Saint Lawrence University. He has also held professorships at Providence College and the University of Northern Colorado. In 1998, Kriger was named director of research and legislation for the United University Professions (UUP), the largest higher education union in the country representing more than 30,000 faculty and staff of the State University of New York. Kriger went on to serve as assistant to the president of UUP, Dr. William E. Scheuerman, until Scheuerman's appointment as president of the National Labor College in December 2007. Kriger was then appointed associate budget director for research and policy for the State University of New York.

Innovation center hosts November events

The Wheaton Business Innovation Center will hold a variety of seminars in November at its office, Wheaton Building South, 11002 Veirs Mill Road, Suite 700, Wheaton. For more information about any of the events, call Vanita Kushawaha at 301-403-0501, ext. 11, e-mail training@mdsbdc.umd.edu or visit www.capitalsbdc.umd.edu.

"Government Certification 8(a)/SDB/MBE" will be held 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday.

Wheaton & Kensington chamber hosts networking, happy hour

The Wheaton & Kensington Chamber of Commerce will hold a breakfast 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. today at Brookside Gardens Visitors Center, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. For more information, call 301-949-0080.

The Wheaton and Kensington Chamber of Commerce will host a happy hour networking event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at Sergio's Place, 11324 Fern St. in Wheaton. Share drinks and laughs and come network with area business professionals. There is no entrance fee, but beverages and appetizers will be available for purchase. RSVP to Maureen Carrington, coordinator, at 301-651-3257 or

Maureen@TheRefiLady.com.

Women Business Owners hold dinner talk

Women Business Owners of Montgomery County will hold a dinner talk "Focus on Closing More Sales and Getting More Clients" at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Norbeck Country Club, 17200 Cashell Road, Rockville. Call 301-365-1755.

Leadership Montgomery starts 2008-09 program

Leadership Montgomery has started its Class of 2008-09 program, which includes 47 top county officials, chief executive officers and executive directors of public and private institutions.

Participants will expand leaderships skills, while increasing their knowledge of the inner workings of Montgomery County, according to a news release from the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization. The organization, in its 20th year, has more than 1,200 graduates.

For more information, contact Esther Newman, founder and executive director, at 301-881-3333, or esther.newman@

leadermont.org or visit www.

leadershipmontgomerymd.org.

Get free legal advice

A free legal advice clinic for low-income residents will be held 5:30 p.m. at the Gilchrist Center, 11319 Elkin St., Wheaton. Call 301-424-7651.

Coalition president

wins ‘Exponent Award'

Steve Galen, president and CEO of the Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County was one of five nonprofit leaders to be named by the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyers Foundation as one of the "Best and Brightest" in the foundation's Exponent Awards. Galan was recognized as a "key player in bringing quality health care to the estimated 80,000 uninsured people in suburban Montgomery County.

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