TOP 100 WOMEN NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Suzanne Fischer-Huettner (443) 524-8100 [email protected] THE DAILY RECORD’S 2012 LIST OF MARYLAND’S TOP 100 WOMEN ANNOUNCED Baltimore, MD, March 2, 2012 — The Daily Record announces its 2012 list of Maryland’s Top 100 Women. The Daily Record’s annual list of Maryland’s Top 100 Women was created to recognize outstanding achievement by women as demonstrated through professional accomplishments, community leadership and mentoring. Since 1996, The Daily Record has recognized more than 1,000 high-achieving women who are making an impact in Maryland. The Top 100 Women awards celebration will be held at 5 p.m. May 7 at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore. “As Maryland’s Top 100 Women celebrates its 17th anniversary, all of us at The Daily Record continue to be proud and honored to be a part of this important event,” Daily Record Publisher Suzanne Fischer-Huettner said. “We commend all of our past winners and are proud to recognize our Top 100 Women of 2012.” This year, The Daily Record received 450 nominations solicited from economic development agencies, women’s organizations, chambers of commerce and the business community at large. Nominees are asked to complete an application outlining their educational and career history, professional and community involvement, corporate and nonprofit board memberships and mentoring experience. They also are encouraged to submit one letter of recommendation from someone who is familiar with their accomplishments professionally, in the community and through mentoring. A panel of judges comprised of business professionals and past Top 100 Women winners from throughout Maryland review all of the applications submitted, narrowing the list to select the Top 100 Women. This year, 63 women are first-time recipients. For more information about Maryland’s Top 100 Women and a complete list of winners visit www.TheDailyRecord.com. About The Daily Record For 124 years, The Daily Record Company has provided trusted legal and business information to Maryland readers. In addition to the daily newspaper published five days a week, The Daily Record publishes its website, www.TheDailyRecord.com; four blogs, On the Record, Eye on Annapolis, Maryland Business, and Generation JD; four e-newsletters, TDR Insider, Real Estate Weekly, In-House Counsel, TDR Auction Notices and Best Practices, and a variety of special publications on topics of interest to Maryland business and legal professionals. The Daily Record also honors leading Marylanders through events such as Heath Care Heroes, Influential Marylanders, VIP List, 20 in Their Twenties, Innovator of the Year, Leadership in Law and Leading Women. The Daily Record is owned by The Dolan Company (NYSE: DM) of Minneapolis, Minn. 2012 List of Maryland’s Top 100 Women Christine Aspell KPMG LLP Dawn Audia CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Traci A. Barnett Girls Scouts of Central Maryland Barbara Barrett Clapp Clapp Communications Jennifer Bodensiek Junior Achievement of Central Maryland Inc. Laurie Boyer, CEcD Maryland Economic Development Association Michele Bresnick Walsh Gordon Feinblatt LLC Jean Brune Roland Park Country School Hon. Sharon V. Burrell Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland Kate Campbell Stevenson Women: Back to the Future Mary Cina Chalawsky The Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos PC Caroline D. Ciraolo Rosenberg Martin Greenberg Margaret Conn Himelfarb Maryland Stem Cell Commission Veronica Cool Wells Fargo Dr. Marcella A. Copes, Ph.D. Coppin State University School of Nursing Carol Coughlin Bottom Line Growth Strategies Hon. Kathleen G. Cox Circuit Court for Baltimore County Dr. Gail Cunningham Osler Drive Emergency Physcians and St. Joseph Medical Center Sophie Dagenais Annie E. Casey Foundation Diane D’Aiutolo Collins Tydings & Rosenberg LLP Debra Marie Davis Charles County Commissioner Janine DiPaula Stevens Vircity Gayle V. Economos GVE Media/Public Relations LLC Councilmember Valerie Ervin Montgomery County Council Vicki Finkelstein W. R. Grace & Co. Kristin Franceschi DLA Piper Jan Gardner U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski’s Office Jeanette Glose Partlow Maryland Chemical Company Inc. Marci Gordon Ballard Spahr LLP Phoebe A. Haddon University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Kristin P. Herber Tydings & Rosenberg LLP Mary Jean Herron Health Care for the Homeless Kathleen B. Hetherington Howard Community College Hon. Cathy Hollenberg Serrette Circuit Court for Prince George’s County Betty J. Hines Betty Hines Business Builder LLC Debbie Jacobs Rock LIGHT Health and Wellness Comprehensive Services Inc. Karen Johnson Shaheed Bowie State University Dr. Carolyn Johnston Wicomico County Board of Education Ann Karpoff Sober Special Beginnings Birth & Women’s Center Marcy K. Kolodny Dyslexia Tutoring Program Cyd Lacanienta InterGroup Services Inc. Lorene Lake Chrysalis House Erica A. Leatham Ballard Spahr LLP Jeanette Linder, MD Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Dr. Leslie D. Mancuso Jhpiego Cheryl Meadows Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Service Catherine Meyers Center for Children Inc. Vanessa Milio Harford County Chamber of Commerce Monica Mitchell Wells Fargo Delegate Heather Mizeur Maryland General Assembly Sandy Monck United Way of Central Maryland Paula Morris Salisbury University / Kids of Honor Carla A. Nelson The Nelson Ideation Group LLC Jonelle Ocloo Murthy Law Firm Cheryl O’Donnell Guth McGuireWoods LLP Bryn Parchman Port Discovery Children’s Museum Tenyo Pearl Coppin State University-Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Karen Pecora-Barbour The Barbour Group LLC Trudy Perkins Office of Congressman Elijah E. Cummings Sarah Pick Institute for Genome Sciences at University of Maryland School of Medicine Marylin Pierre Pierre & Associates Laura Pierson-Scheinberg Miles & Stockbridge PC Mary Beth Pirolozzi County United Way Inc. Dr. Judith Pratt Rossiter St. Joseph Medical Center Katherine Rensin Howard Community College Maria Pilar Rivera-Rodriguez MPR Translations LLC Ginny Robertson Ginny Robertson LLC Tamera Rush STG Inc. Hannah Sassoon Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Rosa Scharf Howard Bank Lisa Y. Settles Hodes, Pessin & Katz PA Lila Shapiro-Cyr Ballard Spahr LLP Molly Shattuck Molly Shattuck Vibrant Living LLC Terry Sherman Delmarva Trailer Sales and Rentals Inc. Leslie Simmons Carroll Hospital Center Jeanne F. Singer Law Offices of Jeanne F. Singer PA Karen Sitnick Mayor’s Office of Employment Development Abbie Smith EA Engineering, Science and Technology Inc. Kathy P. Smith Calvert County Circuit Court Francie Spahn Saul Ewing LLP Jennifer J. Stearman McGuireWoods LLP Hon. Lynn K. Stewart Circuit Court for Baltimore City Bonnie Sullivan Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Dr. Kelly Sullivan, MD, FACS Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery of Annapolis Vanita M. Taylor Office of the Public Defender Hollis Thomases Web Ad.vantage Hon. Sheila R. Tillerson Adams Circuit Court for Prince George’s County Jenny J. Trostel Norris Auto Group Marie Van Deusen Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Lori A. Villegas Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Wendi Wagner Peters Town of Mount Airy Dr. Crystal Watkins Johansson Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine M. Courtney Watson Howard County Council and Rossmann-Hurt-Hoffman Patricia Weaver Paley, Rothman, Goldstein, Rosenberg, Eig & Cooper, Chtd. Joan Webb Scornaienchi HC DrugFree Angela Whittaker-Pion Miles & Stockbridge PC Anna M. Williams SEED School of Maryland Margaret Williams Maryland Family Network Linda S. Woolf Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann LLP Alexandra Wrage Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger