FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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.
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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.
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