People in Business

Jenner, Plaxen Cited by MJA
Attorneys Robert Jenner of Janet, Jenner & Suggs and Bruce Plaxen of Plaxen & Adler have been named 2009 Lawyers of the Year by the Maryland Justice Association (MJA). They were among five attorneys recognized for their 12-year battle to expose double-billing by HMOs and whose court challenges led to a Maryland Supreme Court ruling that the practice is unconstitutional.

Skanska Hires Rishty as
Project Engineer
Skanska USA Building has hired Mitchell Rishty as a project engineer in its Operations Division. He will join the project team overseeing the construction of the new Adjudication Co-Location Activities Facility at Fort Meade.

Moore Joins DARS
Attorney Karen Moore has joined the Howard County law firm of Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny (DARS). Moore, who earned her Juris Doctorate from DePaul University in Chicago, brings more than 25 years of bankruptcy and reorganization experience to the firm.

Bob Manekin Joins GBC Board
Bob Manekin, senior vice president and director of brokerage and investment services of Manekin LLC, has been appointed to a two-year term on the Greater Baltimore Committee's (GBC) board of directors. At Manekin, he oversees new business development activities.

Goldberg Installed as MAJ President
The Maryland Association for Justice (MAJ) has installed Kevin Goldberg as its 56th president. He is a founding partner at Goldberg, Finnegan & Mester and received his J.D. from the Catholic University Columbus School of Law.

DeMattos Takes Reins at HFAM
Joseph DeMattos has been named president of the Health Facilities Association of Maryland. He spent the previous nine years of his career at AARP.

Wilbourne BWMC's Nurse of the Year
Baltimore Washington Medical Center (BWMC) has named Genevieve "Genny" Wilbourne, a medical surgical nurse, as its 2009 Nurse of the Year. She has worked at BWMC since 1975.

MBP's Scholtz, Potter and Ruth Achieve LEED Certification
Columbia-based McDonough Bolyard Peck (MBP) has added three new LEED Accredited Professionals in its Columbia office. Todd Scholtz, Mike Ruth and Tonja Potter recently achieved the certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Gannon Joins Classic Sleep Products
Classic Sleep Products has turned to Justin Gannon to head its sales development organization. Gannon joins Classic as its vice president of sales.

Brown to Partner With Children,
Youth and Families
Dr. Pamela Brown has been named executive director of the Partnership for Children, Youth and Families. She has a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Florida Atlantic University and most recently worked for the Department of Psychiatry at UMBC.

TD Bank Names Weiss Senior VP
TD Bank has named Karen Weiss as senior vice president of Healthcare Banking in Calverton. Formerly of Wachovia Bank, Weiss will develop banking relationships with institutional health care providers throughout the Metro D.C. region.

WAACCC Welcomes Ruppe
The West Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce (WAACCC) has hired Gail Ruppe as membership director. Formerly of Minuteman Press in Crofton, she has also associated with the Queen Anne's County Chamber of Commerce.

Benjamin, Jr. Joins HP&K
The law firm of Hodes, Pessin & Katz has hired James Benjamin, Jr. A former associate with Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, he received his law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law.

MKS&H Promotes Two
McLean, Koehler, Sparks & Hammond (MKS&H) has elected Barbara Walker to partner. She began her accounting and auditing career 15 years ago with MKS&H. The firm has also tapped Jim Kehres as principal. He had been the vice president of its technology consulting division.

WIPP Names Berthold Larkin
Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) has named Gloria Berthold Larkin, president of TargetGov, to its Executive Advisory Board. She will provide strategic counsel on strengthening the impact of women business owners at the federal legislative and executive levels.

Revere Bank Welcomes Owens
Richard Owens has joined Revere Bank as senior vice president, commercial banking officer. He has more than 30 years of banking experience, most recently in the same position with Capital Bank.

DocPoint Appoints Brown
Solutions Engineer
Fulton-based DocPoint Solutions has hired Justin Brown as solutions engineer. He will be responsible for all aspects of systems management and project development.