SPRING 2009 VOL. 10 NO. 1

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00s

Michael Barr, MBA ’06, is the founder of Netrino, a consulting company offering embedded computer systems to a global market.

David R. Emerson, MBA ’02, was promoted to vice president of LCG Associates, a national investment consulting firm.

Sean Gallagher, MBA ’06, was recently named director of national intelligence programs at Invertix Corporation, a communications company in McLean, Va.

Malcolm Gillian, MBA ’00, is vice president of Momentum Worldwide. He was recently featured on CNN’s program Black in America.

Jerry Godwin, EMBA ’07, was awarded the Bronze Star for his combat service in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He returned home safely and currently serves as business development manager for Montgomery County Department of Economic Development.

Dan Gronkowski ’07 has been nominated for Academic All-America honors the past two seasons. He plays tight end for the Terps football team and is currently pursuing his MBA degree (candidate ’09).

Megahn Hallahan, MBA ’06, has joined Eisai Corporation of North America as a global market research manager.

George Harvey ’03 retired from the army and recently launched a human resources consulting business. He was named Teacher of the Year at Golden Gate High School in Naples, Fla.

Rebecca Keedy, MBA ’04, is director of accounting and financial reporting for XLHealth Corporation. She was recently inducted into the Cambridge Who’s Who Executive, Professional and Entrepreneurial Registry.

Dana Lande, MBA’04, is the CEO and founder of Dayna Designs. Her Dayna U college jewelry is being sold in Dillard’s stores.

Michelle Liu, MBA ’00, is associate portfolio manager at ProShare Advisors.

Laura (Grandy) McGann, MBA ’03, has joined the organizational development group at Bose.

Sung W. Park, MBA ’06, is an equity research analyst at Brown Advisory.

Darryl R. Oliver, MBA ’02, is an equity research analyst at Brown Advisory.

Jonathan Powell, MBA ’01, is senior project manager at CACI. His recent article, “Use the WBS to Improve Sales,” was published in the August 2008 issue of Contract Management magazine.

90s

Vivek Agrawal ’96 is vice president, investment research at Declaration Management & Research LLC.

Michel Auvillain, MBA ’91, is senior business development director EU at PharmARC Analytic Solutions.

Paul Barnes ’91 recently joined the Aberdeen & Rockfish and Pee Dee River Railroads as vice president, sales & marketing.

Greg Denicola ’96 is a partner at Grande Ventures, a venture capital firm in Columbia, Md.

Gregg Gilden ’94 and wife Lauren Gilden announce the birth of their daughter Jacqueline Claire, who was born September 5, 2008.

Keith Goldan ’93 was recently named vice president and chief financial officer for NuPathe Inc., a pharmaceutical company developing products for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric diseases.

Ahmed S. Hassanein ’94 is chief operating officer, chief financial officer and a director at Steben & Company.

James R. King ’95 serves as director of portfolio management for Rydex Funds.

Robert W. Mattson, MBA ’99, was recently named portfolio manager for Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

Craig Pearce, Ph.D.’97, published his article “Follow the Leaders” in the Wall Street Journal on July 7, 2008.

David Pincus ’91 has international photography featured in a new exhibit at the Sam M. Walton College of Business in Fayetteville, Ar.

West Riggs, MBA ’98, recently moved to Hong Kong to accept the role of managing director and head of equity capital markets Asia for Piper Jaffray & Co.

Todd Rose ’95 joined the Wilshire Variable Insurance Trust as a senior portfolio manager in the Mellon Index Fund Management Division.

Toby Smith ’91 was recently named executive director of Alaska Center for the Environment, the state’s largest grassroots conservation organization.

Michael Starr ’94 is chief operating officer at CRAssociates.

Haiyan Wang, MBA ’95, recently co-authored, with faculty member Anil K. Gupta, the book Getting China and India Right: Strategies for Leveraging the World's Fastest Growing Economies for Global Advantage.

Scott W. Wine, MBA ’95, was recently named Chief Executive Officer of Polaris, Inc.

80s

J. Michael Brennan ’81 was appointed deputy director of sales and marketing for the California State Lottery.

Erik S. Brous ’88 was recently appointed senior vice president, institutional sales for Maxim Group LLC.

Allen Cheng ’80 recently joined Altegris Investments as managing director, research and investments.

Timothy N. Coakley ’89 is CFO of ProFund Advisors LLC and ProShare Advisors LLC.

Peter Hotz, MBA ’88, was recently promoted to the position of divisional vice president at Take Care Health Systems, a subsidiary of Walgreens.

James T. McCubbin ’88 is the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for WidePoint Corporation. He also serves on the Board of Directors as Secretary and Treasurer.

Peter Michaels ’86 is senior vice president at HSBC Private Bank in Washington, D.C. He is also a director of Polymed Therapeutics, Inc. and Euclid Financial Group.

David Ozag ’84 recently published a book entitled Winning Mergers! Using Trust and Hope to Develop Organizational Commitment in Merger Survivors.

Eleni Pallas ’87 is head of strategy development at Orange S.A. in Paris, France.

Keith Rosen ’89 is the president of Profit Builders, LLC, a provider of leadership, sales coaching and corporate training. He has been named one of America’s top five executive coaches by Inc. Magazine and Fast Company.

Elizabeth L. Watson, MBA ’88, is partner and COO for NGP Capital Partners III, LLC. She is also a member of the board of directors for Cole Credit Property Trust II, Inc.

70s

Frederick J. Boos, II ’76 is the executive vice president and co-chief investment officer of Atlantic Capital Advisors LLCS and Hatteras Financial Group.

Earl U. Bravo, MBA ’75, is senior vice president, secretary and assistant treasurer of eChapman.

Art Brodsky ’73 is the communications director of Public Knowledge, a Washington, D.C., based public interest group working to defend citizens' rights in the emerging digital culture.

Mary Cannon, ’77, is chief operating officer of Allen & Shariff Corporation in Columbia, Md.

James D. Causey, MBA’77, is vice president of Trader Publishing Company and a board director of Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc.

John D. Clark, Jr., MBA ’72, has been appointed to the executive board of directors for BICSI, the professional association supporting the information transport systems (ITS) industry.

Glen A. Hellman ’78 is president and COO of IntelliPark in Bethesda, Md.

Harold Kahn, MBA ’70, was recently named chief executive at Steve & Barry’s, following its takeover in August by an affiliate of investment firms Bay Harbour Management and York Capital Management.

Don Klein ’74 is president of Chesmar Homes, based in Houston, Tx.

Barry I. Regenstein ’78 is the president of Command Security Corporation. He also serves on the board of directors for Mandalay Media, Inc. and Prolink Holdings Corp.

Donald Paris ’77 was recently listed as one of the smartest CPAs in the Washington, D.C., area, for the third time, by SmartCEO magazine.

Robert C. Lieb, MBA ’68, DBA ’70, has written seven books, including Third Party Logistics: A Manager's Guide (2000). He is on the editorial boards of a number of logistics and transportation journals, including the Transportation Journal, The Journal of Supply Chain Management, and The International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications.

60s

Charles H. Robbins ’62 is the founder and CEO of CRAssociates, a veteran-owned business providing healthcare services for government and corporate clients.

Robert H. Thompson ’66 was recently appointed as a Board Member of Legacy Technology Holdings, Inc.

Lee Vincent, ’60, MBA ’61, has been reappointed to serve on the State of Connecticut’s 9-1-1 Commission, where he serves as vice chairman.

50s

Robert C. Pearson ’57 serves as senior vice president—investments at Renn Capital Group, Inc.

David Uhlfelder ’56 was appointed by Governor Martin O’Malley to a five year term as member of the Board of Education for Baltimore County, Md.

   

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