Board of Directors
Maryland Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
The Maryland Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors includes more than 50 of the state’s top business executives, owners, leaders and changemakers, representing small and large companies from a variety of industries all across Maryland. These experts in business, community building and advocacy are committed to our mission of advancing inclusive partnerships for a Maryland where all businesses and their communities thrive. Their leadership helps us positively shape Maryland’s business environment and make Maryland an even better place to live, work and grow a business.
Executive Committee

Amir Ahmadzadeh
CHAIR
Vice President, Atwell, LLC

Damita Robinson
VICE CHAIR
Chief Operating Officer, Andrews Federal Credit Union

Greg Smith
TREASURER
Executive Vice President, Business Banking Market Manager- Baltimore Chesapeake Market, M&T Bank

Misty Allen
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Vice President of Government & Community Affairs, Comcast NBC Universal

Fiona Ong, Esq.
COUNSEL
Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins

Mary D. Kane
EX-OFFICIO
President & CEO, Maryland Chamber of Commerce

Michael Huber
LEGISLATIVE CHAIR
Director of State Government Affairs, Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

Christopher Barber
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
Chief Nerd, Cheaper Than A Geek

Robert Grohowski
Vice President of Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, T. Rowe Price

Gracelyn McDermott
Vice President of Mid-Atlantic Marketing, Sales & Business Development, Kaiser Permanente

Joseph Ochipinti
CEO, UnitedHealthcare, Mid-Atlantic Region
Board of Directors

Sandy Angello
Vice President & Dealer Operator, Pohanka Auto Group

Amir Arab
Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Sector Lead, EXP US Services, Inc

Joseph Askew
Vice President of Government Affairs, Verizon Communications

Christine Aspell
Office Managing Partner, KPMG

Beth Caro
President, Auto Tag Connect LLC

Chuck Conner
Vice President, Government Affairs, MedStar Health

Thomas Cormier
Government Affairs Manager, Giant Food, LLC

Natalie Cotton
Government Affairs & Community Relations Director, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative

Travis Cutler
Director of State and Local Government Affairs, Marriott International, Inc

Felicia Daniel
President & CEO, Beck & Call Professional Services

Steven Edwards
Founder, Edwards Performance Solutions

Ryan Eller
Executive Vice President & General Manager, Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland

Chris Frech
Senior Vice President, Global Government Affairs, Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.

Drew Getty
Chief Compliance Office, VP, Environmental Sustainability and Government Relations, Perdue Farms Inc.

Christopher Griffith
President and Chief Operating Officer, KCI Technologies Inc.

Brian Hammock
Resident Vice President, CSX Transportation
James Hayes
Senior Vice President, Global Government Affairs, Tenable

Robert Head
Vice President, State Government and Political Affairs, Lockheed Martin Corp.

Mark Huntley
Principal, Anchor Mechanical

Frank Kelly III
Chief Executive Officer, Kelly Benefit Strategies

Stephen Kensinger
Senior Vice President Community Banking, WesBanco

Michael Kiely
President Global Government Affairs, United Parcel Service

Marc Kmec
Vice President/General Manager, Capital District, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

Sunil Kolhekar
President & CEO, CITI: Creative Information Technology, Inc.

Susan Lacz
President & CEO, Ridgewells Catering

Mindy Lehman
Chief Government Relations and Policy Officer, TEDCO

Mike Melandro
President & CEO, Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Anya Malkov
Senior Manager, State and Local Public Policy, Amazon

Elena Marcuss
Office Managing Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

Michelle Masucci
Vice Chancellor for Research & Economic Development, University System of Maryland

Valencia McClure
Vice President, Governmental and External Affairs; President, Pepco Region, Pepco Holdings

Perry Menzies
Vice President of Operations, The Terminal Corporation

Stefan Popescu
Owner, Guildford Hall Brewery

Kimberly Robinson
Vice President, State Government Affairs, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Jonathon Rondeau
President & CEO, The Arc Central Chesapeake Region, Inc.

Kimberly Royster
CFO, Kimberly Services, LLC

Jeff Schwartz
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, McCormick & Company, Inc.

John Sheff
Head of Government Relations, Under Armour, Inc.

Blaine Shipler
Vice President, Commercial Banking Relationship Manager, PNC

Mara Sierocinski
Vice President/Relationship Manager, Sandy Spring Bank

Walter Simmons
President & CEO, Employ Prince George's, Inc

Andrew Singer
Vice President, C&I Power Regional Sales, Constellation

Romaine Smallwood-Faison
General Manager & Commercial Leasing Representative, Brookfield Properties Retail

James D. Steffes
Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Regulatory Affairs and Rates, and Supply, Washington Gas

Jay Steinmetz
Board Member, Barcoding Inc.

Jack Terry
Vice President, Deputy Operations Manager, Cyber and SIGINT Solutions,
Leidos, Inc.

Dr. Roger Ward
Provost, Executive Vice President & Dean, Graduate School, University of Maryland Baltimore

Charles Washington
Vice President, Governmental & External Affairs, BGE
Ex-Officio Board Member

Bill Chambers
President & CEO, Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce