Adventist Healthcare Inc.

Kathleen Dyer

Kathleen Dyer is Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Adventist Healthcare. At Adventist Healthcare, she leads IT strategic planning, IT capital planning, IT portfolio management, Enterprise Architecture development, Health/Medical information technology planning, IT workforce planning, information security planning and assurance, and all other related IT functions. She is a member of the executive team at Adventist Healthcare and is actively engaged in policy, standards, and guidance development, as well as operation and services leadership and management. She currently co-leads an enterprise wide clinical and business transformation program and is responsible for major technology implementations to enable enterprise wide clinical and business improvements and changes. She previously led the Technical Architecture Working Group for the Montgomery County Health Information Exchange Program and is a participant with the Maryland Health Care Commission Policy and Standards Working Group. She has over 30 years of professional experience, 28 of them in key management positions. Previously, Ms. Dyer was a Principal at Booz Allen Hamilton and represented the firm as a member of the MCBRE Board of Advisors.

Ms. Dyer holds a Master of Science in Information Technology from The American University in Washington, DC. She participates on numerous boards and is actively involved in the community. She has received several awards and recognition during her career including the Hammer Award for re-inventing government, the Women’s Business Center – Outstanding Leadership in Technology Award, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority – Outstanding Woman in Technology Award, and the Rotary International – Paul Harris Fellow among several others.

Booz Allen Hamilton

Erin Mirsky

Booz Allen Hamilton, a leading strategy and technology consulting firm, works with clients to deliver results that endure. Every day, government agencies, corporations, institutions, and infrastructure organizations rely on Booz Allen’s expertise and objectivity, and on the combined capabilities and dedication of our exceptional people to find solutions and seize opportunities.

Erin Mirsky is a Senior Associate at Booz Allen and has over 15 years of professional experience in the IT industry, focusing on network infrastructure management, large-scale technology modernization activities, and advisory support to senior IT managers. She has led complex IT infrastructure modernization efforts and provides strategic IT consulting to leaders of large organizations facing service delivery and legacy technology modernization challenges. She has managed IT projects from all aspects of the lifecycle, from business case analysis, development of target architectures, and planning through implementation. She has led business analytics activities, change management initiatives, business case development, and modeling activities. She has developed performance based contracting approaches that tie delivery and outcomes to payment strategies. She provides specific leadership and management related skills that include Project Management Institute, proficiency in CMMI L3 practices, and Earned Value Management. Ms. Mirsky’s network infrastructure management implementation experience includes cyber science and technology, green IT, infrastructure cost take-out strategies, and virtualization. She has extensive experience in Federal acquisition regulations and government contract management best practices.

Ms. Mirsky holds an M.S. degree in Information Technology Systems and Telecommunications from Johns Hopkins University, and a B.A. in International Studies from The American University.

Ms. Mirsky serves on the Board of Advisors of the Montgomery County Business Roundtable for Education (MCBRE) on behalf of Booz Allen Hamilton collaborating with the top education leaders in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to solve leadership challenges. Booz Allen Hamilton is a sponsor of MCBRE’s 720 Program, Young Professionals Conference, Champions for Children Awards Ceremony, Back to School Golf Classic, and partners with Argyle Middle School and Wheaton High School.

Citigroup

Bill Knott

Bill has twenty five plus years experience in Retail, Business Banking, Middle Market and the Corporate Banking segments.Prior to joining Citi, Bill was engaged in selling a multi-family wealth management firm which closed in April.From April 1996 to June 2008, he held the position of Regional President for First Union/Wachovia Bank in Maryland and subsequently the Greater Philadelphia/Delaware Region. His responsibilities included managing Retail, Business Banking and the Commercial segment.Bill was with Mellon Bank having responsibility for their Middle Market and Government Contractor Lending Segment in Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia before joining First Union. He was with Mellon Bank for 12 years.

Immediately upon completion of school Bill was employed as a corporate banker by Mercantile Bank. Bill has been active in the community having been a Board member of several organizations including UnitedWay, Johns Hopkins, and Big Brother/Big Sisters. Bill has a Bachelors and Masters degree from Loyola University.

Dell Inc.

Kevin Clark

Dell Incorporated is the world's #1 direct-sales computer vendor that provides a broad range of computer products for the consumer and enterprise markets. In addition to a full line of desktop and notebook PCs, Dell offers network servers, workstations, storage systems, printers, projectors, and Ethernet switches. It also markets third-party software and peripherals. Dell's growing services unit provides systems integration, support, and training.

Kevin joined Dell Computer Corporation in January 2001 and serves as Account Executive for Major Public Schools Division. Kevin is currently responsible for the nine largest school districts in Maryland.

Before joining Dell, Kevin spent 13 years at IBM. He was responsible for Large Corporate Accounts in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania before moving to IBM in Baltimore, Maryland. Kevin attained the highest sales designation in the company when he became a Certified Sales Specialist in 1999.

Kevin has served on the MCBRE Board of Advisors since 2004. Dell Inc. is committed to providing the linkage of technology to students as they move to the workplace. Dell supports MCBRE in its Champions for Children Awards Gala, Back to School Golf Classic, and the Young Professionals Conference.

Deloitte

Jeremy Blank

Deloitte member firms offer clients a broad range of audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services. Their client service teams help create powerful business solutions for organizations operating anywhere in the world. This integrated approach combines insight and innovation from multiple disciplines with business knowledge and industry expertise to help their clients exceed their expectations. With 165,000 people in over 140 countries, Deloitte member firms serve more than 80 percent of the world's largest companies as well as large national enterprises, public institutions and successful fast-growing companies.

Jeremy is a Partner in Deloitte’s Lead Tax Services Group in McLean, Virginia. He has 13 years experience assisting his clients in a variety of corporate tax areas, including tax research and analysis, tax planning, mergers and acquisitions (including structuring and due diligence), and accounting for income taxes and compliance.

Jeremy holds a B.S. in Accounting and M.S. of Accounting (Tax Specialization) degrees from the University of Florida, and is a CPA licensed to practice in Florida, Georgia and Virginia. Professional affiliations include membership in the AICPA, FICFPA and VICPA chapters.

Jeremy began serving as a member of the MCBRE Board of Advisors in 2007. Through its skills-based volunteer initiative, Deloitte is committed to assisting MCBRE and Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). Deloitte supports MCBRE’s 720 Program, has lead multiple next generation initiative trainings, including for a MCBRE Board of Advisor Meeting and for MCPS faculty, and is actively working with the MCBRE Board to examine MCBRE through the lens of Harvard’s Nonprofit Coherence Framework.

Ernst & Young, LLP

Eric Klein

Ernst & Young, one of the world's leading professional services organizations, provides global services to help companies maintain the confidence of investors, manage their risk, strengthen controls and achieve their potential. Ernst & Young provides audit, tax and advisory services based on their commitment to people, quality and growth. Ernst & Young prides itself on providing “quality in everything we do.” Eric Klein serves as an Assurance Services Partner. He has had more than 19 years of experience serving companies in a variety of industries; including real estate and technology and has worked on many public stock and debt offerings as well as mergers and acquisitions. Eric has worked with many public and private real estate and specialty finance companies. He also works closely with the Mid-Atlantic Real Estate sector leader in developing thought leadership and educational programs for many of our real estate professional and oversees the Mid-Atlantic’s resource management team class=GramE>.. Eric graduated from the University of Michigan and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Virginia, Maryland the District of Columbia, Illinois and Pennsylvania.Mr. Klein served as Treasurer on the MCBRE Board of Directors for five years and as a member-at-larger for one year. Ersnt & Young supports MCBRE’s annual Champions for Children gala and provides volunteers for the 720 Program.

Gallup

Connie Rath

Connie Rath, Ed.D. is the Vice Chair and Dean of Gallup University, based in Washington DC. In her role, she focuses on management and leadership education for Gallup University. Each year, more than 100,000 people participate in Gallup University courses, which are offered online, at client locations, or at the university's U.S. and international campuses. She leads graduate programs in executive leadership designed in partnership with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Additional graduate programs expanded to Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Romania in 2006.

Prior to assuming her current role, Rath’s Gallup career focused on research and management of Gallup’s selection and development services. She led Gallup’s human resources efforts for 20 years. Over two hundred job profiles were designed which distinguish top performers across a range of positions. She led Gallup’s human resources efforts for 20 years. Gallup has received awards for hiring and advancement of women and national ranking for diversity hiring.

Rath also has experience consulting with school districts and developing teacher and administrator selection instruments. She has designed numerous performance and compensation systems and consulted with companies on implementing them.

Rath’s professional and community activities have included many school and business partnerships. She is a board member of the Public Education Network and the Society of Psychologists in Management. She has served on the Board of Trustees for the Asian Pacific American Women’s Leadership Institute, the Advisory Council for the Department of Management and Organizations at the University of Iowa, and the Board of Advisors for the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership at the University of Maryland.

Rath earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She received her doctorate in education and leadership from the University of Southern California.

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The Gazette

Jim Mannarino

The Gazette publishes local community newspapers throughout the Maryland Suburbs of Washington, DC. It is known for covering local news that is unique to each of the over 50 communities they serve, and for delivering excellent results for their advertisers. Part of the Community Newspaper Group of Post-Newsweek Media Inc., a division of The Washington Post Company, The Gazette has been publishing weekly newspapers in the Maryland suburbs since 1959. In 2007, for the 10th year in a row, a Gazette edition was received a "Newspaper of the Year" by Suburban Newspapers of America (SNA). Today, The Gazette reaches 1.5 million readers.

Jim Mannarino is President and Publisher of The Gazette and oversees all operations. Jim has lived in Maryland since 1965 and graduated from Winston Churchill High School, making him a product of Montgomery County Public Schools. His wife, Jessica is a former teacher and they have three children, ages 11, 16 and 19. Jim holds a degree in Political Science and a minor in Journalism from the University of Maryland.

The Gazette supports MCBRE’s annual Champions for Children Gala and more than 35 Gazette employees mentor students on a weekly basis during the school year at Viers Mill Elementary School in Wheaton, dedicating over 1,200 hours annually to this cause alone.

Hess Construction & Engineering Services

Chuck Hess

Charles F. Hess is a principal owner and the Chief Executive Officer of HESS Construction + Engineering Services, Inc. headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

HESS is a leading provider of educational construction and facility services, managing the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of colleges and universities, K-12 schools, science and laboratory facilities, training centers, fine arts spaces, athletic facilities and museums.

Mr. Hess is a lifelong resident of the Washington Metropolitan area, and a graduate of the University of Maryland and George Washington University. His community service includes: Greater Washington Board of Trade, Board of Directors; Montgomery County Business Roundtable for Education, Board of Advisors; Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors; Montgomery Chamber Foundation, Board of Directors; Identity Inc., Board of Directors; Connelly School of the Holy Child, Trustee Board.

Hess is a sponsor of MCBRE’s annual Champion’s for Children Awards Gala honoring extraordinary contributions from the education, volunteer and business communities and Hess associates proudly participate in the 720 program.

Hogan Lovells

Maree Sneed

With more than 1,100 lawyers practicing in 27 offices worldwide, Hogan Lovells works across multiple practices and offices to provide clients with exceptional service and creative advice. From its beginnings in 1904 as a single lawyer operation to its status as one of the top international law firms, Hogan Lovells carries on a tradition of excellence working at the intersection of business and government domestically and internationally.

Maree Sneed’s practice involves advising school districts, educational associations, and private companies in the education sector on a wide range of state and federal legal issues, including those involving the U.S. Constitution, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX, and the Magnet School Assistance Project.

Maree has been involved in litigating on behalf of school districts in both state and federal courts and recently was counsel of record in two Supreme Court cases, Schaffer v. Weast and PICS v. Seattle School District No. 1. She also has counseled school districts on the development of policies and plans for English Language Learner students and racial and sexual harassment. She has assisted school districts in developing court-ordered and voluntary student assignment plans, and magnet plans and policies, including those that comply with the requirements of the federal Magnet Schools Assistance Project. Maree is on the faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and serves as a board member and secretary of the National School Boards Foundation. Before attending law school, she taught at the high school level. She was also a secondary school principal, assistant principal, and supervisor of gifted and alternative programs in the Montgomery County Public Schools.

Hogan Lovells supports MCBRE’s Student Emerging Leaders Program, Young Professionals Conference and Champions for Children Awards Gala.

Human Genome Sciences, Inc.

Susan Bateson

Susan Bateson joined HGS as Vice President, Human Resources, in January 1997. In December 2000, Ms. Bateson was promoted to Senior Vice President. Prior to joining HGS, Ms. Bateson served as Director of Human Resources and Administration at the intellectual property law firm of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining Finnegan in 1994, Ms. Bateson was employed by J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated, where she served in various leadership roles within Human Resources in the company's New York, Delaware, and London offices. Earlier in her career, Ms. Bateson held various human resources positions with Citicorp and was a financial analyst at Bankers Trust. Ms. Bateson earned her MBA in International Management from New York University's Stern School of Business and her B.A., cum laude, in Economics from Mount Holyoke College. Ms. Bateson currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Mount Holyoke College, where she chairs the Audit Committee, and on the Board of Advisors of The Universities at Shady Grove, Rockville, Maryland, where she chairs the Communications Committee.

Kaiser Permanente

Beth Jaeger

Beth Jaeger is the Vice President of Human Resources for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc. In this role, Beth is accountable for all human resources functions, including learning and organization development, employee and labor relations, recruitment and workforce planning, diversity programs, compensation, benefits, HRIS, and the human resources service center.

Jaeger joined Kaiser Permanente in 1987 as a Senior Health Plan Representative. Since then, she has held multiple roles within Kaiser Permanente in the Marketing, Sales, Account Management, and Human Resources departments.

With over 22 years of experience in the health care sector, Beth has served as the Director of Marketing at the National Committee for Quality Assurance and the Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service at The George Washington University Health Plan.

Jaeger earned a B.A. in Psychology from DePauw University and a Master’s in Business Administration from George Washington University

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KPMG

Bill Kevit

KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing audit, tax, and advisory services. It operates in 145 countries and has 123,000 people working in member firms around the world. KPMG member firms seek to provide their clients with uniform quality and processes around the world, combined with local knowledge of regulatory, financial, and legal environments. With more than 22,000 professionals in 88 offices, including 1,700 partners in the U.S. alone, KPMG is a leader among professional services firms.

Bill Kevit joined KPMG in 2003 as an Account Relationship Director in the Aerospace and Defense sector. In 2007 he was promoted to Senior Director of Midatlantic Industries and Marketing. Mr. Kevit is responsible for developing market facing strategies and programs for KPMG’s 3,500 partners and professionals working in the Midatlantic region. He is also directly responsible for the overall relationship with several Fortune 1000 companies in the Washington DC market.

Prior to working at KPMG, Mr. Kevit spent ten years at Accenture as an Associate Partner in the Communications and High Tech Practice. There he worked with leading telecom companies to improve their information systems and market competitiveness. Prior to that, Mr. Kevit worked at IBM Corporation for fifteen years.

Mr. Kevit has served on the MCBRE Board of Advisors since 2004 and as a member-at-large on the Board of Directors since 2007. KPMG is committed to assisting MCBRE and MCPS in its 720 class=GramE>program and Young Professoinals Conference.

Lockheed Martin

Liz Porter

Liz Porter is the acting Vice President of New Business Initiatives for Lockheed Martin Corporate Engineering and Technology (CE&T). Ms. Porter assumed her current position on March 15, 2011. In this role, Ms. Porter works closely with the Lockheed Martin Business Areas in leading the development and implementation for adjacent emerging markets, placing major emphasis on growth areas that include energy, water, cyber security, and healthcare IT.

Prior to serving as Vice President of New Business Initiatives, Ms. Porter was the Director of Energy Initiatives, where she was responsible for all aspects of CE&T’s Energy and Climate Change Campaign. Ms. Porter has demonstrated her technical leadership and program management expertise across several Business Areas where she has led engineering teams in performing on numerous systems integration and software development projects.

Beginning her professional career as an engineer in 1993 at General Electric Astro Space in East Windsor, NJ where she held assignments of increasing responsibility in a variety of electrical engineering and project management related areas, including, design and integration of solar arrays, electrical power subsystems, and subcontracts management for a variety of military and commercial satellite programs.

Ms. Porter received a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University, Philadelphia, Pa., and an MBA from the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs, Colo.

M & T Bank

Michelle Warmus

Marriott International

Roz Winegrad

Marriott International, Inc. is a leading lodging company with more than 3,100 lodging properties in the United States and 66 other countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club, Horizons by Marriott Vacation Club, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Grand Residences by Marriott brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers. The company is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland and had approximately 151,000 employees at 2007 year-end. It is ranked as the lodging industry’s most admired company and one of the best companies to work for by FORTUNE®, and has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the 2007 Sustained Excellence Award and Partner of the Year since 2004. In fiscal year 2007, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $13 billion.

Roz Winegrad serves as Vice President for Owner and Franchise Services and joined Mariott in 1985. In this role, Roz leads the relationship with the company’s top owners and franchises across all Mariott branded products. For the first 13 years with Marriott, she held various positions in the Food and Beverage unit, ranging from Chef Garde Manager to Director of Catering at the NY Marriott Marquis, leading one of the company’s highest grossing catering and banquet departments.

Roz joined MCBRE in 2007 as a member of the Board of Advisors and in 2008, became a member of the Board of Directors, serving as member-at-large. Marriott supports MCBRE’s Young Professionals Conference and Champions for Children Awards Gala.

MedImmune

Bill Bertrand

Mr. Bill Bertrand was promoted to executive vice president, general counsel and corporate compliance officer at MedImmune in May 2008. In this role, he oversees legal affairs, public affairs (including government affairs) and regulatory affairs for the company.

Mr. Bertrand was appointed the first general counsel of MedImmune in September 2003 after joining in 2001 as vice president, legal affairs. Mr. Bertrand is also the company’s corporate secretary. Under his leadership, MedImmune’s legal affairs department has grown from three members with no full-time lawyers to more than 30 employees, with 15 full-time lawyers who cover all aspects of legal matters concerning MedImmune including those regarding intellectual property, contracting, compliance and litigation. In March 2006, Mr. Bertrand assumed responsibility for MedImmune’s government affairs and public policy functions. In September 2007, his role expanded to oversee MedImmune’s public affairs function, including public relations, community relations and internal communications.

Prior to joining MedImmune, Mr. Bertrand served in various legal positions at Pharmacia Corporation from 1997 to 2001, including litigation counsel, senior corporate counsel and associate general counsel. He had also been associate general counsel for a life insurance company; a partner at Dickinson, Wright, Moon, class=GramE>Van Dusen & Freeman of Lansing, MI; and taught courses at various institutions, including Seton Hall University School of Law and Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Bertrand currently teaches a biotechnology strategy course at Johns Hopkins University.

Montgomery College

Paula Matuskey

Paula D. Matuskey currently serves as the Interim Senior Vice President for Educational Services at Montgomery College. In addition to her role as the Chief Academic Officer for the largest community college in the state of Maryland, which boasts a 60,000 student enrollment each year in academic and non-credit programs, her duties include administrative oversight of student development units including Admissions and Enrollment Management and Student Financial Aid.

Prior to her role as chief academic officer, Ms. Matuskey served as Instructional Dean of Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences at the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus since August 1991. Dean Matuskey is a graduate of the Rockville Campus of Montgomery College. She earned her bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Maryland, University College, and her master’s degree in government and politics from the University of Maryland College Park. She also holds a graduate certificate in Biblical Studies from St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore, MD.

Prior to serving as dean, Ms. Matuskey worked in the registrar’s office at the Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus and also was Director of Marketing for the College. She is a regular participant in the College’s class=GramE>speakers bureau program, delivering talks throughout the community on the American Presidency, Media and Politics, and How to Write Your Life Story.

Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce

Georgette “Gigi” Godwin

Georgette “ Gigi” Godwin is the President and CEO of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce (MCCC), a business membership and advocacy organization of 500 members, with 60 Board of Directors and 22 Advisory Board members. The Chamber focuses on economic development issues, federal, state and county legislative matters and membership programs and opportunities. She also serves as the Treasurer for the Montgomery County Chamber Community Foundation. Before serving as President and CEO, she served as the Vice President for Public Affairs and as the director of Education & Public Outreach.

Ms. Godwin is an active member of the community. In 2006, Ms. Godwin was appointed by the Governor to a six-year term on the Board of Trustees of Montgomery College. Ms. Godwin also serves on the President’s Circle Advisory Board for Imagination Stage, a regional children’s theater, and the Committee for Montgomery.

Earlier in her career, Ms. Godwin served on the professional committee staff of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee that enacted the first Superfund legislation. She co-founded and served as the first President of the Women’s Council on Energy and the Environment (WCEE) as a non-partisan policy forum to improve collaboration and communication among energy and environmental professionals. In 2006, Ms. Godwin received the WCEE 25th Anniversary Founder’s Award for her groundbreaking efforts.

Ms. Godwin earned a M.S. degree in Public Administration from George Washington University and a B.S. in Political Science from Grinnell College. She resides in Rockville with her family.

The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce supports MCBRE’s annual Champions for Children Awards Gala.

Montgomery County Public Schools

Joshua Starr

Dr. Starr is a passionate champion for all students and is committed to ensuring that Montgomery County Public Schools meets the needs of students across the spectrum. This appointment builds upon the work Dr. Starr began as a teacher in 1993 and has spanned a variety of educational positions. Dr. Starr has been the superintendent in Stamford since 2005, where he has distinguished himself by increasing student achievement for all subgroups, emphasizing increased academic rigor, standardizing curriculum, advancing the use of technology, creating business and civic partnerships, and emphasizing community and family engagement efforts aimed at supporting all children in the classroom.

Previously, he served at the executive level in the New York City Department of Education, the largest school system in the nation, where he held the position of Director of School Performance and Accountability. Dr. Starr’s first position with the New York City Department of Education was as Deputy Senior Instructional Manager.

Dr. Starr began his career as a special education teacher in the New York City Public Schools working with severely emotionally disturbed adolescents. He has also served in administrative roles in Plainfield, New Jersey and Freeport, New York. A self-professed life-long learner, Dr. Starr brings enormous energy, intellect and enthusiasm to his new post as superintendent of schools for MCPS. Dr. Starr holds a doctorate degree in administration and social policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and has published articles in many journals in the field of education.

Dr. Starr and his wife, Emma, have three children.

Office Pro

Judy Stephenson

OFFICEPRO, Inc. is a technology training company dedicated to improving employee productivity by increasing proficiency with technology tools. Established in 1984, OFFICEPRO has always focused on providing high-quality, cost-effective training solutions to its clients.

We combine the best trainers and materials with excellent customer service to deliver the most effective training solutions possible. Our small size and dedicated staff allow us to be flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients.

Judy Stephenson joined OFFICEPRO in 2003 as direct of sales and client services. Promoted to president in 2006, Judy is responsible for day-to-day management of the company in addition to business development and client service.

Prior to joining OFFICEPRO, Judy held increasingly responsible positions in production and sales for a variety of employers including AlphaGraphics, CapitalOne Financial and EU Services.

OFFICPERO supports MCBRE in its 720 program and has participated in mock interviews. We will also contribute to the student professional conferences.

Pearson

Lee Peters

Lee serves as the Vice President of Marketing for Pearson’s School Achievement Services division, the services arm of leading education services company, Pearson. As a brand steward and the leader of market focused activities for Pearson’s services team, Lee supports and helps Pearson extend its reputation for deep education experience and research, investments in innovative technologies, and promotes collaboration throughout the education ecosystem. The goal of Pearson and Lee’s division is to contribute real change to our educational systems through commitment and results that are delivered by connecting educators and capabilities to create actionable, scalable solutions that improve access, affordability, and student achievement.

With over 20 years of education management services and education technology industry experience in and consulting for multiple blue chip and global services organizations such as Microsoft, ETS, Sun Microsystems, Pearson, and others, Lee is a senior business leader and accomplished go-to-market strategist with extensive marketing and product management acumen and success. Lee also has years of experience as an adjunct faculty member, blogger, contributing author, and public speaker. Lee earned his Bachelor’s degree at Hobart College in Geneva, New York, and has a Master’s Degree from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.

Peer2Peer Tutors

Erik Kimel

Peer2Peer Tutors is a network that utilizes the outstanding academic talents of area juniors and seniors in high school to provide individualized instruction and mentoring to elementary, middle or high school students in all subjects. The company has created over 600 new jobs and helped over 900 families since 2004. The vision of Peer2Peer Tutors is to make learning cool.

Erik Kimel launched Peer2Peer as a senior at Winston Churchill High School in MCPS. He started as the first tutor, and quickly recruited students from his AP Calculus course to handle the demand. The company has grown organically ever since.

At NYU, Kimel studied finance and management, earning his degree from the Stern School of Business in 2008. As a freshman, he placed 3rd in the prestigious NYU Stern Business Plan Competition for Peer2Peer Tutors. Later, Kimel was inducted into the Stern Incubator, a program that offers growing companies free office space on campus. Kimel was President of the Entrepreneurial Exchange Club, and received the Best Club Award in 2007. Upon graduation, Kimel received the Vincent C. Ross award for outstanding student achievement.

Locally, Kimel was named one of Bethesda Magazine’s 10 Most Interesting People in 2006. In 2008, Peer2Peer was named Bethesda Magazines Best Tutoring Company and featured in The Washington Post. In 2009, the company made its first BIE partnership with Sidwell Summer, a division of Sidwell Friends School, to staff 72 summer academic camps counselor positions, enabling the company to retain its college talent and further its mission for job creation.

Peer2Peer Tutors is part of the Montgomery County Dept. of Economic Development Incubator Program, and Kimel serves a board member to the county’s Youth Council. Kimel is a 2009 inductee to MCBRE and will be a driving force in providing access to the student voice of Montgomery County to MCBRE.

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Dave Hoffman

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is an industry-focused firm providing assurance, tax and advisory services for public and private clients in four key areas: corporate accountability; risk management; structuring and M&A; performance and process improvement. They use their network, experience, industry knowledge and business understanding to build trust and create value for clients, a process called Connected Thinking.

Dave Hoffman is a Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). He currently leads the Financial Services Sector Advisory practice for the US Southeast Region at PwC. Prior to joining PwC, Dave led financial services practices at Unisys Corporation as well as at Digital Focus, a digital strategy and technology implementation company. Prior to Digital Focus, Mr. Hoffman was Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Riggs Bank in Washington, DC. He began his career with Arthur Andersen, first in the assurance practice and then in the Business Consulting practice where he led the Financial Markets practice in the DC office. Dave graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Management in the 3/2 BS/MBA program, receiving his B.S. in 1985 and his MBA in 1986.

PricewaterhouseCoopers supports MCBRE’s 720 Program, Young Professionals Conference, Champions for Children Awards Gala, and Back to School Golf Classic.

Shapiro & Duncan

Jerry Shapiro

Shapiro & Duncan, Inc. founded in 1976, is a Mechanical Construction, Design Build & Service Contractor headquartered in Rockville, Maryland employing almost 400 people and completing close to $100 million in projects a year. Projects include complete mechanical systems and construction, renovation and maintenance contracts for hospitals, schools, universities, office buildings, apartment buildings, labs, government buildings, historical renovations and all other commercial and industrial applications. Shapiro & Duncan strives to exceed the expectations of each client, subcontractor, supplier and employee by working together to build mechanical systems of exceptional quality and lifetime relationships.

Jerry Shapiro joined Shapiro & Duncan full time after graduating from the University of Maryland in 1983 as an Electrical Engineer. He and his brother bought the business from their parents in 1993 when there were 30 employees and $3 million dollars in revenue.

In his role as President, Jerry is responsible for the daily operation of the preconstruction function of the company which includes engineering, estimating, sales and service. Additionally, as President, he heads up the corporate leadership teams who develop and implement the strategies for the growth and development of the company.

Mr. Shapiro has served on the board of the Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board since 2004 helping government leaders plan for and invest in the current and future workforce.

Mr. Shapiro has served on the MCBRE Board of Advisors since 2004. Shapiro & Duncan has actively supported MCBRE in programs and vision since it’s inception in 2001 such as the 720 Program and the Champions for Children Awards Gala.

Sodexo

Scott Loretan

Sodexo, Inc. is the leading provider of integrated food and facilities management services in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Sodexo’s goal is to treat every person they encounter with the highest level of respect and service. That effort, expertise, and enthusiasm together, adds up to “a better day” for their clients, their customers, and their people.

Mr. Loretan is Senior Vice President for School Services and joined Sodexo in 1984. He has worked in five different business segments during his tenure. Those operating divisions include Hotels, Family Restaurants, Conference Centers, Business and Industry and currently School Services. He has held a wide array of positions in those segments including Food Service Director, Training Support Specialist, General Manager, District Manager and Senior Director of Business Retention and Strategic Planning. In his present position, Mr. Loretan has responsibility for all aspects of the School Services operations east of the Mississippi River.

Scott has a passion for nutrition and wellness and has been a key advocate for change to the USDA regulations that govern Child Nutrition Programs. Scott is committed to providing creative solutions to the challenges of serving wholesome and nutritious meals to all school children.

Scott received his MBA. class=GramE>from Penn State University and his B.S. from the Rochester Institute of Technology. His professional affiliations include FSMA (Foodservice Management Association), SNA (School Nutrition Association) and the Pennsylvania State University Alumni Association. Scott lives in Washington DC and actively supports the DC Area Food Bank, Reading class=GramE>For Your Future, and the Shakespeare Theatre Youth Program.

Sodexo supports MCBRE’s 720 Program, Young Professionals Conference and Student Emerging Leaders Program.

Sprint Nextel

Brian Hedlund

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communication services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, business and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two wireless networks serving nearly 51 million customers at the end of the third quarter 2008; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone.

Brian Hedlund joined Sprint in October 2000 and currently serves as the Director of Business Sales for the MidAtlantic area.

Brian has executive responsibility for Sprint’s wireless, wireline and managed service sales to General Business and Public Sector customers within Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia and West Virginia. Prior to his current role within Sprint, Brian had executive responsibility for Sprint’s Retail and Indirect Sales divisions in New York City.

Brian joined the MCBRE Board of Advisors in 2008. Sprint supports MCRBE’s 720 Program, Young Professionals Conference, and Champions for Children Awards Gala.

UCG

Nancy Becker

United Communications Group (UCG) is a privately-held business-to-business publisher, providing guidance, information, analysis, data and solutions to over two million clients worldwide and is based in Gaithersburg, MD. Nancy Becker is one of five owners of UCG and has been instrumental in UCG’s growth over the past 27 years she’s been with the firm. Today the firm has 650 employees and offices in Boston, New Jersey and Minneapolis.

Along with her partners, Nancy sits on UCG’s boards overseeing the portfolio of the company’s seven business publishing companies. Her background as a publisher is in marketing and sales. In addition, she works closely with the corporate senior management team in charge of IT, Conferences and Customer Care. She also leads UCG’s community outreach initiatives.

Nancy has a B.A. degree in Political Science from Rider College and is a 2002 graduate of Harvard Business School's Owner/President Executive MBA Program. She is a 2004 graduate of Leadership Montgomery and a former board member of the Montgomery County Community Foundation.

Nancy, her husband, daughter (15 yrs) and son (14 yrs) live in Darnestown, Maryland. In her free time she enjoys horseback riding and skiing.

Nancy serves as a member-at-large on the MCBRE Board of Directors and UCG supports MCBRE’s 720 Program and the Champions for Children Awards Gala.

UnitedHealthcare

Kevin Ruth

Kevin Ruth was named Senior Vice President, Enterprise Clinical Services, of UnitedHealth Group in May, 2009. In this role, Kevin utilizes his extensive experience at UnitedHealth Group to align clinical resources and implement consistent efficiency and quality performance measurement standards across the organization. Kevin serves in our Culture Leadership Team and is one of the Our United Culture Workshop leaders. Kevin was previously the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of UnitedHealthcare, a national position with responsibility for strategic planning, financial planning and analysis as well as the company’s national Six Sigma efforts. Mr. Ruth joined UnitedHealthcare in 2004. Mr. Ruth also served as the CEO of the Mid-Atlantic region, with accountability for the performance of the region, overseeing and aligning functional areas to maximize impact, and integrating MAMSI (an acquired entity) into UnitedHealthcare. He is active in community and health-related organizations, including Vice Chair for the Board of the Montgomery County Business Roundtable on Excellence (MCBRE) and the Olney Boys and Girls Club. He also volunteers for the Jamie Dixon Foundation, Temple University, and the United Healthcare Children’s Foundation. Mr. Ruth also serves as a mentor for the Menttium Program. Before joining UnitedHealthcare, Mr. Ruth was Vice President of Operations at a health insurance company in Pennsylvania and has held a number of other positions including Chief Operating Officer of a large PHO and IPA, a Hospital Administrator in a healthcare system as well as six years in public accounting with Arthur Andersen and Company. Mr. Ruth earned a Bachelor of Arts from Temple University in Philadelphia and an MBA from West Chester University in West Chester, PA. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has earned the designation and distinction of Certified Managed Care Executive from American Association of Health Plans. In February 2005, he received the President’s Award from the Chairman of UnitedHealth Group.

USM Universities at Shady Grove

Stewart Edelstein

The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) is an innovative model for delivering top-quality university degree programs. USG is a collaboration of nine University System of Maryland (USM) degree granting institutions offering more than 60 undergraduate (junior and senior level) and graduate degree programs, as well as certificate and advanced professional education, at one convenient location in Montgomery County. USG provides affordable access to students seeking degrees in fields like business, nursing, pharmacy, education, science and technology. USG serves more than 3,000 graduate and undergraduate students, with more than 1,000 undergraduates enrolled in daytime programs.

Dr. Edelstein joined USG as Executive Director in 2002 and was named Vice Chancellor in 2007. Under his leadership, USG expanded its number of participating universities and the breadth and depth of undergraduate majors and graduate programs. .

Dr. Edelstein serves on the board of directors of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce and as Vice-Chair of its Education Committee. He is a member of the Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board and chair of the Montgomery College/Montgomery County Public Schools Cluster Advisory Board for Education. In 2006, Dr. Edelstein received the Chairman’s Award for his contributions to the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce.

Previously, Dr. Edelstein served as senior associate dean at the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Edelstein received his bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Edelstein has served on the MCBRE Board of Advisors since 2004. USG hosts the Young Professionals Conference and supports the Champions for Children Awards Gala.

University of Phoenix

Jason Pfaff

University of Phoenix has a long and proud history of innovation.  For more than 30 years, the University has been helping students balance education and life in a rapidly changing world.  Through cutting edge technology, challenging courses, and interactive learning, students can achieve their personal and educational dreams, improve their organizations, and provide leadership and service to their communities.  These innovations have helped students achieve their dreams of earning a degree, and they have also propelled the University to be the largest private university in North America.

Jason Pfaff serves as a Vice President of University of Phoenix.  In his current role, Jason is responsible for all University of Phoenix operations in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia.  During his time with University of Phoenix, Jason has directly managed many functions, and he has been fortunate enough to see up close the University of Phoenix model work in many modalities and in several regions of the country.  Based on his experience, Jason is convinced that challenging curriculum combined with innovative delivery can create powerful learning opportunities for our students now and into the future.

During his time with University of Phoenix, Jason has served directly as a mentor for many and has been a speaker and facilitator at numerous conferences on a wide range of topics.  He has also been a part of many university wide initiatives which has included introducing creative new ideas and products as the University continues to place itself at the forefront of innovation in higher education.

Jason holds a Bachelor’s degree from Saint Gregory’s University, and an MBA from University of Phoenix.

Wells Fargo/Wachovia Bank, N.A.

Barbara Angel

Wells Fargo/Wachovia Corporation is one of the nation's largest diversified financial services companies, with assets of $712 billion and market capitalization of $114 billion.

Wells Fargo/Wachovia provides a broad range of retail banking and brokerage, asset and wealth management, and corporate and investment banking products and services to customers through 3,300 retail financial centers in 21 states. Globally, clients are served in selected corporate and institutional sectors and through more than 40 international offices.

Ms. Angel is a Senior Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager in the Commercial Banking Division at Wells Fargo/Wachovia. With over 23 years in banking, Barbara's background includes experience in Corporate and Investment Banking, and Middle Market Banking to clients primarily headquartered in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Her clients include a broad range of industries including food distribution, beverage, biotechnology, healthcare, real estate brokerage, title companies, and property management companies. As a primary contact for her clients, she has worked with them on a number of complex transactions including loan syndications, synthetic leases, private and public debt, and treasury products.

Barbara is active in the Washington area business community and serves on the Board of Directors for the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, and is a graduate of the 2006 class of Leadership Montgomery. She is also an active volunteer in her boys’ school and her church. Barbara received a B.S. degree in Finance from Pennsylvania State University. Barbara and her husband, George, live in Laytonsville, Maryland with their two sons.

Wells Fargo/Wachovia supports MCBRE’s Champions for Children Awards Gala and Young Professionals Conference.

Philanthropic Member

Jane Kubasik

As the former Executive Director and current chair of the Board of Directors of the Montgomery County Business Roundtable for Education (MCBRE), Jane Kubasik has played a pivotal role in generating an energetic and productive relationship between the business community and Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS).

Ms. Kubasik brings a balanced perspective to MCBRE by capitalizing on her business background in public accounting, numerous school-based volunteer experiences, and parenting four children—all of whom are either graduates of, or students in, MCPS. A PTA leader for over ten years, Ms. Kubasik garnered numerous awards and commendations, including the prestigious Montgomery County Volunteer of the Year award and the Clara Barton Humanitarian award. Her professional experience includes work in mergers and acquisitions and telecommunications with Coopers & Lybrand and CRICO Communications.

Ms. Kubasik earned a B.S. in Accounting, magna cum laude, from the University of Maryland and resides in Potomac, Maryland with her husband and four children.

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