People in Business

New Members Join Board for The Arc
Five members have joined the board of The Arc of Howard County: Peter Della Croce of Merrill Lynch, Robert Smith of BB&T, Christa Spalding of Howard Bank, Phillip Swanson of Canada Dry Potomac and Edward Wilson of Constellation Energy.

LMD Adds Three
Laurel-based LMD has added two account/project managers, Mary Ellen McCormack and Bilaal Ahmed, and a designer, Nicholas Takemoto. McCormack held account executive positions at Baltimore advertising firms, Ahmed comes to LMD with experience in both management and product development, and Takemoto brings extensive design experience to the agency.

BG&R Announces New Staff
Berman, Goldman & Ribakow (BGR), an Ellicott City-based accounting firm, has added Paul Turner and Kate Drachova as staff accountants, and Alexandria Thaxton as marketing coordinator.

Two NGC Employees Honored by SHPE
Two Northrop Grumman Corp. (NGC) engineers were recently honored by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). Yamaris Soto received the Technical Achievement Recognition (STAR) award and Mairim Ramos-Lebron was presented with a STAR award as a Promising Engineer.

Merkle Expands Content Solutions Group
Columbia-based Merkle has hired Marc Fanelli as the vice president of solution development and Owen McCorry as vice president of business development. Together, they will help lead Merkle's expanding Content Solutions group.

Keough Cited by GWBT
Mike Keough, president of Elkridge-based E-Structors, has been named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Greater Washington Board of Trade (GWBT). Keough was recognized for being a pioneer in the electronics recycling industry.

HCAC Welcomes a New Deputy Director
The Howard County Arts Council has announced the appointment of Howard County native Wendy Meetze as deputy director. Her rŽsumŽ lists residencies with The Walt Disney World Co., the Music Theatre of Williamsburg and Theatre IV in Richmond, Va.

Erickson Honored With 'Distinguished Eagle Scout' Award
John Erickson, chairman and CEO of Catonsville-based Erickson Retirement Communities, was recently recognized as a Distinguished Eagle Scout at the first annual "Gathering of Eagles" event in Baltimore City.

Harkins Hires Rubin as Business Development Manager
Harkins Builders, of Marriottsville, has hired Steve Rubin as business development manager. Rubin is a member of the board of the Home Builders Association of Maryland and is the 2008 president of its Land Development Council.

G&O Names Finch
Laurel-based Greenhorne & O'Mara (G&O) has announced that President Frank Finch has also assumed the role of CEO. He has more than 30 years of experience in the engineering consulting and construction industries.

Leopold Appoints Boschert to Chair of Veteran Affairs Commission
Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold named former State Delegate David Boschert chairman of the County Veterans' Affairs Commission. Boschert, a member of the commission, is a retired Marine and a former colleague of Leopold's in the House of Delegates.

NGC Names Sullivan VP
Northrop Grumman Corp. (NGC) has named Paul Sullivan vice president of operations for its Naval and Marine Systems Division at the company's Electronic Systems sector in Linthicum. He will have executive responsibility for all phases of the division's Department of Defense and Homeland Security programs.

Cook to Lead AACC Legal Studies Institute
Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) has named Karen Cook as acting director of the new Legal Studies Institute. A past president of the Anne Arundel Bar Association, Cook oversees seven full-time and 30 part-time faculty members, manages the institute and the Legal Studies Internship Program.

Manekin Adds Genova
Andrew Genova has joined Manekin LLC as a sales and leasing associate. He is the first graduate of the firm's Top Dogs training program for the commercial real estate industry.

AACC Foundation Adds Messer
Shawn Messer has been named assistant director, individual giving and special campaigns, with the Anne Arundel Community College Foundation. The 1983 United States Naval Academy (USNA) graduate has spent the previous three years with the USNA Alumni Association.

Weiss Steps Down as Fortress Chairman, Will Assumes New Role
Columbia-based Fortress International Group has announced that Harvey Weiss requested to step down as board chair and has been named the board's vice chair. Board member and Audit Committee Chairman John Morton III resigned as chairman of the committee to replace Weiss. Bill Jews was elected to serve as the new committee chair.

JFHC Names Adler
The Jewish Federation of Howard County (JFHC) has appointed Deborah Adler as executive director. Adler held the position of campaign chair for the nonprofit from 2004 to 2006 and has been on the federation's executive board for the past five years.

Lin Appointed to Editorial Advisory Board
Anne Y.F. Lin, founding dean of College of Notre Dame of Maryland School of Pharmacy, has been invited to join the Editorial Advisory Board of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists' special publishing division.

Financial Advantage Names Suckstorf
Dennis Suckstorf has joined Financial Advantage, a financial planning and investment management firm in Columbia, as a senior financial planner. He has 16 years of experience in financial services, including 10 as a planner.

Hart Named Interim Health Officer in Arundel
Douglas Hart has been named interim health officer at the Anne Arundel County Department of Health, replacing outgoing Health Officer Frances Phillips. Hart came to the division in 1979.

G&O Hires Division Manager for Growing Technology and GIS Practice
Laurel-based Greenhorne & O'Mara (G&O) has hired Dan Thomas as manager for its new Technology & GIS Services Division. He will be responsible for marketing, leadership and overall delivery of G&O's information technology and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) professional service projects.

Spivey Sr. Honored by EXIT Realty
Donnell Spivey Sr., an agent with EXIT Spivey Professional Realty in Ellicott
City, was recently awarded the Bronze Award by the company. The award was given in recognition of achieving 25-plus closed transaction sides from July 1, 2007, to June 30 of this year.

Hayes Elected President of FCS
Lisa Hayes was reelected president of the board of directors of Family and Children's Services (FCS) of Central Maryland at its annual meeting on Nov. 5. She joined the board of FCS in 2001.