Watchen Harris Bruce Honored as One of The Daily Record’s 2024 Most Admired CEOs

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October 10, 2024

The Daily Record Announces 2024 Most Admired CEOs

 

Baltimore, MD – October 9, 2024 — The Daily Record has named Watchen Harris Bruce of Baltimore Community Lending one of Maryland’s 2024 Most Admired CEOs.

 

Most Admired CEOs honors talented business CEOs, higher education leaders and nonprofit executive directors throughout Maryland whose leadership and vision are admired by those around them. A panel of judges selects these winners based on professional accomplishments, community service and the letters of reference submitted by co-workers, board members and community leaders showing the CEO’s leadership and vision.

 

Three-time winners are inducted into the Circle of Leadership, which honors sustained achievement over a period of at least six-years. This year Jeffrey Rosen of Rosen, Sapperstein & Friedlander; Steven D. Linkous of Harford Mutual Insurance Group; and Christopher Ripley of Sinclair Inc. were named to the Circle of Leadership.

 

A listing of all the winners is below.

 

“The 2024 Most Admired CEOs demonstrate impressive resumes and lead their companies to success, making a positive impact on the lives of others. They are trendsetters who empower those who work with them in a professional setting and on community boards,” said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, managing director of BridgeTower Media/The Daily Record. “They are good listeners who are also committed to mentoring the next generation of leaders. The Daily Record congratulates this year’s honorees.”

 

The winners will be honored at a celebration on Nov. 7 at the Hilton BWI, 1739 West Nursery Road in Linthicum Heights. Food stations, drinks and networking begin at 4:30 p.m., with the awards celebration at 5:30 p.m. followed at 6:30 p.m. with dessert, drinks and networking. The event hashtag is #TDRevents.

 

Attendance is limited. This event will sell out. Winners and sponsors receive priority. Sponsorship includes a table for guests, logo usage, multimedia marketing opportunities and more. Only sponsors will be guaranteed a table for their guests. If space is available after the sponsorship deadline, a limited number of individual tickets will go on sale. To secure a sponsorship, contact Suzanne Fischer-Huettner at shuettner@bridgetowermedia.com.

 

Winners will be profiled in a special magazine that will be inserted into the Nov. 8 issue of The Daily Record and will be available online at TheDailyRecord.com.

 

The Supporting Sponsor is Towson University. For more information and updated sponsorship information about The Daily Record’s 2024 Most Admired CEOs, visit www.TheDailyRecord.com.

 

About The Daily Record

The Daily Record is a digital first, daily news media company focused on law, government and business at TheDailyRecord.com. The Daily Record publishes a print edition on weekdays in addition to more than 25 special products a year in a variety of industries including Power Lists. The Daily Record hosts 13 annual events to recognize excellence and provide leadership opportunities. These events include Maryland’s Top 100 Women, Most Admired CEOs, Influential Marylanders, Health Care Heroes, Icon Honors and more. The Daily Record’s Digital Marketing Solutions helps customers with social media, search engine marketing and optimization, retargeting and email marketing among other services. The Daily Record, with 136 years of editorial excellence, is part of BridgeTower Media, the leading provider of B2B information, research, events and marketing solutions across more than 25 U.S. markets and industries.

 

2024 Most Admired CEOs

 

Government  

Dr. Charles Glass, Ph.D., P.E., Maryland Environmental Service

 

Higher Education     

Mark R. Ginsberg, Ph.D., Towson University

David K. Wilson, Morgan State University

Dr. Marylou Yam, Notre Dame of Maryland University

 

Nonprofit with less than $10 million in annual revenue  

F.T. Burden, Springboard Community Services

Catherine Y. Hamel, M.A., Gilchrist

Watchen Harris-Bruce, Baltimore Community Lending Inc.

Lenora Henry, American Red Cross of Central Maryland

Robert Johnston, Anne Arundel County Association of Realtors

Robin McKinney, CASH Campaign of Maryland

Dr. Barbara D. Nazelrod, The Catholic High School of Baltimore Inc.

Chrissy M. Thornton, Associated Black Charities

 

Nonprofit with more than $10 million in annual revenue

Carmen Del Guercio, Maryland Food Bank

Kathleen McNally Durkin, The Arc Baltimore

Sam Guedouar, Roland Park Place

Dr. Erin Lamb, Gateway Maryland

Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, Global Refuge

Teresa Michelle Titus-Howard, The Coordinating Center

 

Private company with 50 or fewer employees       

Sonjie DeCaires, Sonjé Productions LLC

Kwabena Osei-Sarpong, RIFE International LLC

Necole Parker, The ELOCEN Group

Stephanie A. Parson, Ph.D., Crowned Grace International

 

Private company with 51-149 employees

Brian Gibbons, Greenberg Gibbons

Scott R. Melamed, M.S., M.B.A., ProMD Health Inc.

***Jeffrey Rosen, Rosen, Sapperstein & Friedlander (RS&F)

 

Private company with 150-499 employees 

Lynda Ellis, Capitol Concierge Inc.

***Steven D Linkous, Harford Mutual Insurance Group

Dr. Rajan Natarajan, Global Alliant

 

Private company with more than 500 employees

Tina & Paco Rodriguez, SAGE Dining Services Inc.

 

Public company with more than $500 million in annual revenue

Joseph Ochipinti, UnitedHealthcare of the Mid-Atlantic

***Christopher Ripley, Sinclair Inc.

 

CONTACT:  Suzanne Fischer-Huettner     EMAIL:   events@TheDailyRecord.com

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