MCCC 59th Annual Dinner Recap

The MCCC 59th Annual Dinner on June 12, 2018 recognized leadership, partnership and innovation as the 2018-2019 Board of Directors was sworn in and five outstanding leaders were recognized. "We put our innovative and forward thinking institutions and people on the nation's map and on the world's stage, making Montgomery County a destination for opportunity." said Gigi Godwin, President and CEO. 
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Congratulations to our award winners and thank you to all the award presenters and event sponsors.

2018 Photos

2018 Videos

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​Visionary Award Winner
Wallace D. Loh, President, University of Maryland, College Park
Presented by Andrew S. Bridge, Senior Vice President and Client Relationship Manager, EagleBank
and James Martinko, CPA, Office Managing Partner, Bethesda, CohnReznick, LLP

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Public Sector Partner of the Year
State of Maryland Department of Commerce
Accepted by Benjamin H. Wu, Esq., Deputy Secretary & Chief Operating Officer
Presented by Jim Young, Vice President, Corporate Facilities, Services and Real Estate,  Marriott International, Inc.

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Legislators of the Year Award
The Honorable Brian J. Feldman, Maryland State Senate
The Honorable Marc A. Korman, Maryland State Delegate
Presented by Angela Sweeney,  Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, The Peterson Companies

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Business Advocate of the Year Award
Bruce Lee, President, Lee Development Group, Inc.
Presented by William Kominers, Attorney, Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd.
Sponsored by CohnReznick, LLP, EagleBank, KGD Architecture, Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd. and Rodgers Consulting

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Chairman’s Award
Stewart L. Edelstein, Ph.D., Executive Director, The Universities at Shady Grove
Presented by Dusty Rood, AICP, MCCC Chair of the Board; President & CEO, Rodgers Consulting, Inc.

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MCCC 2018-19 CHAIR OF THE BOARD
Leslie Ford Weber
Director Campus, Government & Community Affairs
Johns Hopkins University
Montgomery County Campus
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In a video game, obstacles appear continually.  And the only way to progress in the game, is to either work around them or overcome them with your superior skills. We have to do the same in our civic and professional lives.  Stop expecting the status quo – or even a return to the “way things were”. 

Instead, learn to adapt to make positive changes.  The Chamber is here to help you shape your market, to advocate for strategic investments, and to improve the economic competitiveness of our region. We will know we have made progress together when higher net growth of businesses has resulted in more high-paying jobs in Montgomery County.

- Leslie Ford Weber

​2017 Award Recipients 

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BUSINESS ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR
Norman R. Augustine
Retired Chairman and CEO
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Presented by: Lawrence Duncan, III, Federal & State Government Relations & PAC Affairs, Lockheed Martin Corporation

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​PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNER OF THE YEAR
Montgomery College
Accepted by: DeRionne P. Pollard, PhD, President
Presented by: Jim Young, Vice President, Corporate Facilities, Services and Real Estate, Marriott International, Inc.

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VISIONARY AWARD
United Therapeutics Corporation
Accepted by: Martine Rothblatt, PhD, JD, CEO and Chairman
Presented by: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

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LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
Chairman Anne Kaiser (D14), House Ways and Means Committee, Maryland General Assembly
Presented by: The Honorable P.J. Hogan, Senior Vice President, Cornerstone Government Affairs

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CHAIRMAN'S AWARD
David Nguyen, Founder & CEO, United Solutions, LLC
Presented by: Jim Young, Vice President, Corporate Facilities, Services and Real Estate, Marriott International, Inc.

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​MCCC FY18-19 Nominating & Annual Dinner Committee

Chair: Pamela Mazza, Managing Partner, PilieroMazza PLLC
Kal Attia, Account Executive, Large Group Commercial, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Gus B. Bauman, Esq., Counsel, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Andrew S. Bridge, Senior Vice President and Client Relationship Manager, EagleBank
Andre Jaundoo, Vice President, Corporate and Institutional Banking/GWA, PNC Bank
Gregory S. Knoop, AIA, LEED-AP, Vice President of Architecture and Engineering, NIKA
Sophia Parker, CEO, DSFederal
Dusty Rood, AICP, President & CEO,  Rodgers Consulting, Inc.*
Suzanne L. Rotbert, Principal, Miles & Stockbridge, P.C.
Jerry Shapiro, President, Shapiro & Duncan, Inc.*
Leslie Ford Weber, Director Campus, Govt. & Community Affairs, Montgomery County, Johns Hopkins
Jim Young, Vice President, Corporate Facilities, Services and Real Estate , Marriott International, Inc.*

MCCC
Georgette “Gigi” Godwin, President and CEO
Barbara Ashe, Executive Vice President
Linda Ekizian, Vice President, Membership and Events
Megan Foy, Manager of Events                                                                                *Chair Emeritus