People in Business

Cronkite to Contribute to RLTV
Retirement Living TV (RLTV) has announced its association with American journalistic icon Walter Cronkite. His weekly editorials will air on "Daily CafŽ," a live two-hour program anchored daily from Washington, D.C., that is hosted by former CNN anchors Felicia Taylor and Bobbie Battista.

Former CNN Anchor Battista Joins Maryland-Based RLTV
Retirement Living TV (RLTV) has hired former CNN anchor Bobbie Battista as its new co-host for "Daily Cafe." She began her career at CNN as an anchor for CNN Headline News, where she manned the anchor desk for five years.

Law Firm Expands With
Former Rouse Co. Counsel
Arianne Monroe has joined The Law Offices of Kirk Halpin & Associates. She has served as corporate counsel to national real estate development companies, including The Rouse Co., where she was senior assistant general counsel.

Maconachy New CAO at
Capitol College
Victor Maconachy has been named as the new chief academic officer at Capitol College in Laurel. A former top NSA official who was in charge of the National Information Assurance Education & Training Program for 10 years, he is a recognized national leader in the field of information security.

MHEC Names Director of
Legislative Affairs
Dr. Gareth Murray has been named director of legislative affairs for the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC). Murray served as a delegate from Montgomery County to the Maryland General Assembly from January 2003 to January 2007.

Hinton Joins Digi-Data as VP
Digi-Data Corp. has named Walter Hinton as vice president of corporate development. He will be responsible for Digi-Data's strategic direction and key technology partnerships.

Benton Joins Sandy Spring Bank
Sandy Spring Bancorp, the parent company of Sandy Spring Bank, has named Amy Benton as a senior vice president and market leader for the Frederick region. She will be responsible for the overall new business development and community relations with the Frederick market.

Columbia-Based Financial Advisory Firm Adds New Leadership
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors (BWFA) has hired Scot Millen as the firm's new director of client services. He joins the company after six years serving as a vice president with M&T Bank's Investment Group and senior product manager for the bank's $9 billion mutual fund group.

Smedberg-Gobbett Completes
Science & Leadership Symposium
Marilyn Smedberg-Gobbett, of Laurel, recently returned from Rochester, Minn., where she and 58 other female heart patients from around the country attended the four-day Science & Leadership Symposium co-hosted by WomenHeart and the Mayo Clinic. These women now plan to educate their communities as WomenHeart spokespeople.

National Association Names BWMC Therapist to Board
The American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation recently voted Baltimore Washington Medical Center (BWMC) cardiopulmonary rehabilitation therapist Debbie Lund to its board of directors. She has been with the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program since its inception in 1985.

Maryland CPA Named
President of Board
Gross, Mendelsohn & Associates has named David Louden a principal in the accounting firm. He has been named president of the board of directors of Emerge Inc., a Maryland nonprofit organization that serves individuals with disabilities.

Ascend One's Dancel Recognized for Business Excellence
Bernie Dancel, Ascend One Corp.'s chairman and CEO, has received the prestigious Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Award. The program saluted the region's best minority and women business owners for their outstanding achievements in business development, client satisfaction, professional affiliations and community involvement.

Ascend One Announces
New Operations Director
Columbia-based Ascend One Corp. has hired Deborah Deaton as director of operations for its subsidiary, Amerix Corp. She will be responsible for overseeing customer retention and creditor negotiations.

Baez named Pennysaver
President and CEO
The Hanover-based Maryland Pennysaver Group has announced that Orestes "O.B." Baez has been named the publication's new president and CEO. Baez has served the Harte-Hanks organization for the past 21 years, most recently as president and unit head of The Flyer magazine in Tampa.

STTAR Center Welcomes Four New Board Members
The STTAR Center has announced four new members of its board of directors. They are Pam Klahr, executive director of the Howard County Chamber of Commerce; retired Howard County Public School System Administrator Beverly Koren; Allison Moran of The Growth Coach in Annapolis; and Julia Ramirez, the Howard County Youth on Board representative from Oakland Mills High School. To peruse the board roster, visit www.sttarcenter.org.

Grau Appointed as Member of Commission
Angela Grau, an attorney with the Howard County law firm of Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny, has been appointed a member of the Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission for Howard County. She will assist Gov. Martin O'Malley in appointing Maryland trial court judges.

Offit Kurman Adds Hughes
Offit Kurman has added Shannon Hughes as an associate with the firm's Howard County Office in Maple Lawn. She is a former law clerk to the Hon. Susan Marzetta, general equity master of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.

Howard Bank Names Parker Assistant Branch Manager
Robyn Parker has been promoted to assistant branch manager of Howard Bank's Hickory Ridge branch. She started as a teller at the bank three years ago and was later promoted to head teller and customer service representative.

Rockpointe Appoints Drexel as
Medical Science Liaison
Carole Drexel has been appointed to the role of medical science liaison at the science-based medical communications company Rockpointe. She earned her Ph. D. in life science-biology-physiology in France before coming to the United States to join the faculty of The Johns Hopkins University in 1999.

Sourcefire's Roesch Named Commercial IT Exec of Year by TCM
Martin Roesch, CTO and founder of Columbia-based Sourcefire, has been named Commercial IT Executive of the Year by the Tech Council of Maryland. He was recognized for his achievements within the open source community.