WTCI Board of Directors

Officers

Chair

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Todd Ruppert

Founder & CEO
Ruppert International, Inc.
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Vice Chair

Jerry Garland

Jerry Garland

Managing Director
Life, Leadership and Legacy, LLC
Jerry Garland

Vice Chair

Harry Coker

Harry Coker Jr.

Secretary
Maryland Department of Commerce
Harry Coker

Secretary

Kelly Hardy, Partner, Hogan Lovells

Kelly Hardy

Partner
Hogan Lovells
Kelly Hardy, Partner, Hogan Lovells

Treasurer

Beth Dolce, VP, Finance & Business Operations, Blue Planet Software, Ciena

Beth Dolce

VP, Finance & Business Operations
Blue Planet Software, Ciena
Beth Dolce, VP, Finance & Business Operations, Blue Planet Software, Ciena

Board of Directors

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Alexander W. Koff

Partner
Venable
Alice Lao

Alice Lao

Sr. Manager
International HR Raytheon, an RTX Company
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Alison Hill

CEO
Lifestraw
Brant Matthews, Executive in Residence, Loyola University

Brant Matthews

Assistant Teaching Professor
Loyola University
Bruce Stephenson, Corporate VP of Strategy & Technology, Northrop Grumman

Bruce Stephenson

Corporate VP of Strategy & Technology
Northrop Grumman
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Colin Clark

CMO
Dunlop Protective Footwear
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Dan Whelan

National Business & Professional Services Leader
RSM
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Daniel Tambellini

VP, Head of Private Wealth Services
T. Rowe Price
Dr. Daria J. Willis, President, Howard Community College

Dr. Daria J. Willis

President
Howard Community College
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Eddie Resende

CEO
World Trade Center Institute
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Elizabeth Robinson

Senior Partner
TargetPath
Erica Cariello

Erica Cariello

Sr. VP, Commercial Banking
M&T Bank
Erin Steinberger

Erin Steinberger

VP, Finance, North America
Pandora
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Heather Armentrout

US President & General Manager
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace
James Hayes, Senior VP, Head of Global Affairs, IonQ

James Hayes

Senior Vice President, Head of Global Government Affairs
IonQ
James Oh

James Oh

President, DEWALT
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Jay Perman, Chancellor, University System of Maryland

Jay Perman

Chancellor
University System of Maryland
Jill Shapiro

Jill Shapiro

Vice President, Global Government Affairs
Tenable
Jim Casey, CFO, Pompeian

Jim Casey

CFO
Pompeian
Joe Thomson, Owner, Winbak Farm

Joe Thomson

Owner
Winbak Farm
President, Ayers Saint Gross

Joel Fidler

President
Ayers Saint Gross
Justin Cavinee, Chief Data Scientist Dragos, Inc.

Justin Cavinee

Chief Data Scientist
Dragos, Inc.
Kathleen Flanagan, President & CEO, ABT Associates

Kathleen Flanagan

President & CEO
ABT Associates
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Kathryn Thomson

Secretary
Maryland Department of Transportation
Kevin Atticks, Secretary, Maryland Department of Agriculture

Kevin Atticks

Secretary
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Kewin Gales, Chief Administrative Officer, Prometric

Kewin Gales

Chief Administrative Officer
Prometric
Leadership Award Winners (27)

Krish O’Mara Vignarajah

President and CEO
Global Refuge
Kwabena Osei-Sarpong

Kwabena Osei-Sarpong

CEO
RIFE International
Laurent Moreau, VP, Global Initiatives, Johns Hopkins Medicine International

Laurent Moreau

VP, Global Initiatives
Johns Hopkins Medicine International
Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer, Procter and Gamble

Marc Pritchard

Chief Brand Officer
Procter and Gamble
Mark Schmidt, Vice President & General Manager, Ports America Chesapeake

Mark Schmidt

President & CEO
Ports America Chesapeake
Nancy Novak, Chief Innovation Officer, Compass Datacenters

Nancy Novak

Chief Innovation Officer
Compass Datacenters
Patrick Fromal

Patrick Fromal

President
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
Pete Menzies

Pete Menzies

President
Terminal Corporation
Peter Stanford, Managing Director, Global Tenant Advisory, Cushman & Wakefield

Peter Stanford

Director, Global Tenant Advisory
Cushman & Wakefield
Samuel Demisse, Founder, Keffa Coffee

Samuel Demisse

Founder
Keffa Coffee
Serena McIlwain

Serena McIlwain

Secretary
Maryland Department of the Environment
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Shannon Senefeld

Senior VP, Overseas Operations
Catholic Relief Services
SVP, Data Science & Insights Blend360

Steven Tom

SVP, Data Science & Insights
Blend360
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Sylvia Toense

Senior Advisor of Fellowships
World Trade Center Institute
Tabata Gomez Chief Marketing Officer McCormick & Company, Inc.

Tabata Gomez

Chief Marketing Officer
McCormick & Company, Inc.
Tom Regnante, Maryland Market Executive, JP Morgan Chase

Tom Regnante

Maryland Market Executive
JPMorganChase
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Troy LeMaile-Stovall

CEO
TEDCO
Valencia McClure SVP, Governmental, Regulatory and External Affairs Exelon Corporation

Valencia McClure

SVP, Governmental, Regulatory and External Affairs
Exelon Corporation
Valerie Sheares Ashby UMBC

Valerie Sheares Ashby

President
UMBC