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As president of MontgomeryCollege, Dr. DeRionne P. Pollard iscommitted to empoweringstudents to change their lives andenriching the life of ourcommunity. MontgomeryCollege, one of the largestundergraduate institutions in thestate of Maryland, serves nearly60,000 credit and noncreditstudents annually at its threecampuses within MontgomeryCounty, Maryland.

One of Dr. Pollard's top prioritieswas to spearhead the creation ofnew Montgomery Collegemission, vision, and valuesstatements. She wantedstatements that would inspire andalso articulate the College's crucialrole in educating students andmeeting the needs of the

community. The statements will be used as guideposts in planning theCollege's future.

"Our new statements echo what we passionately believe: MontgomeryCollege is deeply rooted in the heart of our community," said Dr. DeRionnePollard, president. "I look forward to working with our community to fulfillour potential as the most relevant community college in the country."

As president, Dr. Pollard is passionate about increasing student completionand about seeking innovative ways to boost student success. At herinauguration, she launched the Innovation Fund, a new competitive grantprogram designed to inspire College faculty and staff to implement creativeinitiatives that will significantly enhance student success. Private donorssupport the fund through the Montgomery College Foundation.

Under Dr. Pollard's leadership, the American Association of CommunityColleges selected Montgomery College as one of 40 communitycolleges nationwide to pilot the Voluntary Framework of Accountability(VFA) to determine how best to benchmark student success atcommunity colleges nationwide.

Additionally, under Dr. Pollard's leadership, the College has continued tomake capital upgrades to the campuses to provide our students with state-of-the-art facilities and propel the economic needs of our community. Shehelped break ground on a new Bioscience Education Center on the College'sGermantown Campus. The site will house the future Science and TechnologyPark, complementing both the education center and the existing county-operated business incubator. Within the park, Holy Cross Hospital will buildthe county's first new hospital in 30 years.

On September 23, Dr. Pollard also will oversee the fall dedication ofthe new Science Center on the Rockville Campus, which houses

science and engineering laboratories in an environmentally friendlybuilding. With the largest community college engineering programin the country, Montgomery College is going beyond enhancingtraditional teaching and learning to providing innovative andinteractive student learning opportunities

Dr. Pollard has been active in developing and strengthening partnerships withgovernment, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other educationalinstitutions. She serves on two commissions at the American Association ofCommunity Colleges: the 21st Century Commission on the Future ofCommunity Colleges and the Commission on Academic, Student, andCommunity Development. She is an active member of the Presidents' RoundTable of the National Council of Black American Affairs. Additionally, sherepresents the American Association of Community Colleges on theWashington Higher Education Secretariat's Working Group on Persistenceand Completion.

Dr. Pollard serves on several boards, including Maryland Campus Compact,Montgomery County Business Development Corporation, MontgomeryCounty Chamber of Commerce, Universities of Shady Grove, the TechCouncil of Maryland, and IMPACT Silver Spring. She also serves on the boardof directors at Strathmore, and she has joined other area women leaders asa member of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Women's LeadershipForum. In addition, Leadership Montgomery recently selected Dr. Pollard forits Class of 2012.

Dr. Pollard formerly served as president of Las Positas College in Livermore,California. Her community college career began at College of Lake County(Ill.) as a faculty member in English. After several progressive administrativepositions, she was selected as the vice president of educational affairs, whereshe served until her appointment as president of Las Positas College.

Dr. Pollard received her Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy studies inhigher education from Loyola University Chicago, and her M.A. and B.A. inEnglish from Iowa State University.

Dr. DeRionne PollardPresident

Montgomery College

OUR MISSIONWe empower our students to change their lives, and we enrichthe life of our community. We are accountable for our results.

OUR VISIONWith a sense of urgency for the future, Montgomery College willbe a national model of educational excellence, opportunity, andstudent success. Our organization will be characterized by agilityand relevance as it meets the dynamic challenges facing ourstudents and community.

OUR VALUESEXCELLENCE * INTEGRITY * INNOVATION * DIVERSITY *STEWARDSHIP * SUSTAINABILITY

(Adopted by the Board of Trustees on June 20, 2011)

A Visionary LeaderMONTGOMERY COLLEGE

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CliffNotes

When I was growing up in the 60s,I learned at an early age thatwomen were driven way beyond

making peanut butter and jellysandwiches. My best friend Ron and Iknew this because both our moms had

built long, dedicated careers as educators. My mom had taught nearly everygrade in "grammar" school while Ron's mom, Estelle, was changingstudents' lives by teaching high school English. Both were extremelyadmired and respected.

In today's business world, many books have been published about runningsuccessful companies based on the same principles of being a "Mom." Inmy view, women have always had an innate ability to manage chaos; tomulti-task, problem solve, negotiate, operate and, most importantly,execute. It is no wonder that women business leaders are excelling at sucha fast rate in cyberspace, profitability, job creation, and board service. Hereare some facts:

Women OnlineMore than half (55 percent) of Maryland's women business owners reportusing social media for their companies. Facebook leads the way, with 35percent citing usage of the popular social networking tool. Only 13 percentreport using Twitter.*

Passion over ProfitFor 53 percent of women business owners in Maryland, passion for theirwork as opposed to financial success is the primary motivator for stayingin business.*

Women Creating JobsOver a recent 10-year period, the number of women-owned businesses inthe U.S. grew by 44 percent, twice as fast as men-owned firms. Over thesame period, women-owned firms added 500,000 jobs.

Women on BoardsWomen held 9.2 percent of seats on the boards of 86 public companiesbased in Maryland in 2010, the same as in 2009. But the raw numbers fell- 65 women sat on boards in 2010, down from 71 in 2009. Twenty-eightpublic companies in Maryland had no women on their boards and nowomen executive officers.**

Here are a few women business leaders who are making their mark. Wehope you enjoy reading about them and give them an opportunity to meetwith you and help your business thrive too.

Enjoy,

Cliff Chiet, Publisher

*PNC Women Business Owners Outlook Survey, August 2011www.pnc.com/women

**Network 2000

Table of ContentsDr. DeRionne Pollard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2President, Montgomery College

Dr. Naomi Abrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4CEO (Chief Ergonomics Officer)

Elaine C. Amir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Executive Director, Johns Hopkins University

Tammy Darvish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Vice President, DARCARS Automotive Group

Linda Dawkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Vice President & Senior Relationship Manager, OBA Bank

Dona Deutsch, CPT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Principal Owner, Deutsch & Associates, LLC

Bahija Jallal, Ph.D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Executive Vice President, Research & Development, MedImmune

Lena M. Marcellino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Vice President & Corporate Secretary, Monument Bank

June Mickens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6President & CEO, Executive Advantage, LLC

Ann Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6President & CEO, Montgomery Hospice

Dina Bell Nance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Chief Learning Officer, Training by Design, Incorporated

Esther B.Newman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Founder & Executive Director, Leadership Montgomery

Necole M. Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Principal & CEO, The ELOCEN Group, LLC

Diane Sheldon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7President, ExecuSuites I-270, Inc.

Debbie Shumaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Senior Vice President and Director of Business Development, EagleBank

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Introducing

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Maryland Women: Pavingthe Way

It’s no surprise that Maryland has the highestpercentage of women-owned businesses in the nationand that we’re in the top 10 states in the nation for thepercent of women-owned businesses in theprofessional, scientific and technical services sector.

Source: Gov. Martin O’Malley, June 29, 2011, NationalGovernor’s Association

http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/opinion-articles/col2-content/list-opinion-articles/maryland-women-

paving-the-way-fo.html

5% Federal Goal forWomen-Owned

BusinessesThe Small Business Administration’s new ruling,effective Feb. 4, 2011, required the federalgovernment to award 5% of its prime contractingdollars to women-owned businesses. The goal forwomen-owned businesses is to be ready to competefor contracts awarded in the 4th quarter of FY 2011,which is when the largest percent of small businesscontracts are awarded.

http://easy.maryland.gov/wordpress/2011/05/25/women-owned-small-business-federal-contract-program/#more-50

Rockville, MD | 301-294-7000www.jhu.edu/mcc

As the Executive Director of Johns HopkinsUniversity Montgomery County, Elaine initiates,develops and maintains partnerships for the universitywith government, industry and other academicinstitutions in the county and the Washingtonmetropolitan area. She is the primary universityspokesperson for programs, services and activities at theJohns Hopkins Montgomery County Campus.

Elaine has spent 25 years in leadership positions inhigher education, economic development andworkforce development, creating collaborationsbetween the academic and business communities. Prior

to coming to Johns Hopkins, she was Dean of Business, Industry and GovernmentServices at Montgomery College. She also led a private company, Technical

Occupations Employment Group (TOEG), in Rockville.Elaine holds a bachelor's degree from Barnard College and masters' degrees

from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education and Cornell UniversityGraduate School of Arts & Sciences. She has completed all PhD coursework atNorthwestern University in Russian Literature and Slavic Linguistics.

Elaine serves on the following boards: Montgomery County Chamber ofCommerce (Co-chair, Economic Development Committee 2007-2009);Committee for Montgomery (Chair 2004-05); Montgomery County BiosciencesTask Force; Montgomery County Economic Advisory Council; Montgomery

County Smart Growth Initiative Advisory Committee; and Facility LogixStrategic Advisory Board. She previously served on Leadership Montgomery'sBoard of Directors and chaired the organization's Core Recruitment andSelection Committee.

Elaine C. AmirExecutive Director

Johns Hopkins University

Dr. Naomi Abrams is on a mission to put herselfout of work. She is determined to make ergonomicseasy enough so that people are able to take controland protect themselves from injury. Her recentlypublished book, Why is My Office a Pain in My____?, walks people through the basics of officeergonomics without buying a lot of unnecessaryproducts. With expertise and eloquence, she guidescompanies from chair confusion to employeeefficiency. She helps companies save over $53,000per employee in direct costs for each computer-related injury, not to mention lowering the indirect

costs and losses from "presenteeism."Dr. Abrams started Worksite Health & Safety Consultants to provide

comprehensive ergonomic and injury prevention services for companies thatvalue their employees and continuous quality improvement. She holds aDoctorate degree in Occupational Therapy and has over 10 years ofexperience treating injured workers, aging workers, moms, chefs andweekend warriors. Specializing in the prevention and treatment of repetitivestrain injuries and common work-related complaints including carpaltunnel syndrome, tendonitis, and back and neck pain, Dr. Abrams lecturesnationally on ergonomics, aging in the workforce, health and injurymanagement.

Having pain at the computer? Dr. Abrams asks: where are yourelbows? If you want to know the answer, check out her website.

Dr. Naomi AbramsCEO (Chief Ergonomics Officer)• Member of the Leadership

Montgomery Class of 2011• Board member of Women Business

Owners of Montgomery County• Founding member of Rehab Practice

Owners Network

Rockville, MD | 301-933-WORKinfo@workinjuryfree.com | www.workinjuryfree.com

Women-Owned Firms 2007Women-owned firms in Maryland, 32.6% compared to 28.8% USA

Calvert County . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33.4%Montgomery County . . . . . . . . . .32.4%Anne Arundel County . . . . . . . . .31.4%Frederick County . . . . . . . . . . . .31.1%

Baltimore County . . . . . . . . . . . .30.7%Charles County . . . . . . . . . . . . .30.3%Howard County . . . . . . . . . . . . .30.1%Carroll County . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27.2%

Source: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/24000.html

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Tamara Darvish is a vice president of DARCARSAutomotive Group, a privately owned group of 34franchises in the Washington Metro area. She hasserved as a member of the executive board ofdirectors for Washington Area New Auto DealersAssociation since 1995 and served as the first womanChairman for the Association. Tamara was alsorecently elected to serve her second term as theWashington DC Director on the Board of Directors atthe National Automobile Dealers Association. Shekeynotes several corporate and philanthropic events

throughout Greater Washington including the WJLA Working Women of the YearAward.. Tamara graduated from Northwood University with a B.A in BusinessAdministration and an A. A. in Automotive Marketing. Since then, she hascompleted hundreds of industry related certification programs. Philanthropyand community service have always been a constant high priority forTamara. Each year, DARCARS selects and commits to several communityand philanthropic events that raise over $1.5 million annually, which shepersonally devotes the time to lead the charge. She consults for companiesand media outlets on issues regarding the Automotive Industry and hasreceived numerous industry awards, including being named one of the“100 Leading Women in North American Auto Industry” by AutomotiveNews. Tamara is publishing her first book “Outraged” in October 2011which can be found at www.tammydarvish.com.

Linda A. Dawkins, with over 25 years of bankingexperience, recently joined OBA Bank as VicePresident & Senior Relationship Manager forMontgomery County. She is responsible for thebusiness development efforts of the MontgomeryCounty branches, partnering with small-to-mediumsized businesses and professionals, offering solutionsto their day-to-day banking needs.

The Business Gazette profiled Linda as one ofMaryland's "Women Business Leaders" in 2010.

She recently served on the Advisory Board of the Montgomery CountyMedical Society; was Treasurer of the Rockville Scholarship Foundation forover eight years; and held the position of Vice President for the BusinessProfessionals Group. Currently, she serves as Co-Chair of the Board ofGovernors for Asbury Community in Gaithersburg.

Before joining OBA Bank, Linda was a Business Development Officer atEagleBank.

Tammy DarvishVice President

DARCARS Automotive Group

Linda A. DawkinsVice President & SeniorRelationship Manager

OBA Bank

Bahija Jallal, Ph.D. is executive vice president,Research and Development for Gaithersburg-basedMedImmune, the global biologics unit forAstraZeneca PLC (LSE: AZN.L, NYSE: AZN). In thisrole, Dr. Jallal has oversight for research andbiopharmaceutical and clinical developmentactivities at MedImmune's Gaithersburg, Maryland,California and Cambridge, UK sites. Dr. Jallal joinedMedImmune as vice president, translational

sciences, in March 2006. In 2007, her responsibilities expanded when she wasappointed head, preclinical oncology and subsequently head of Research.

Prior to joining MedImmune, Dr. Jallal worked with Chiron Corporationwhere she served as vice president, drug assessment and development, andsuccessfully established the company's translational medicine group. Prior toChiron, she worked at Sugen, Inc. where she held positions of increasingresponsibility leading to senior director, research.

Dr. Jallal received a master's degree in biology from the Universite deParis VII in France, and her doctorate in physiology from the University of

Pierre & Marie Curie in Paris. She conducted her postdoctoral research atthe Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried, Germany.

Bahija Jallal, Ph.D.Executive Vice President,Research & Development

MedImmune

Dona Deutsch is the principal owner of Deutsch& Associates, LLC a woman-owned firm thatintegrates employee benefits with health promotionand wellness programs. After working in theinsurance industry for over 25 years, Deutsch &Associates was founded in 2008. Our firm goesbeyond the basics, using evidence-based datacollection and data mining to design benefit plans thatreduce costs, barriers to care, and encouragepharmaceutical compliance. Deutsch & Associatesperforms medical, disability, and worker'scompensation claims analysis to lower costs. Dona

works on site to design comprehensive intervention programs that improveemployee awareness while providing opportunities for healthier lifestyle choices."A healthy workforce is a competitive advantage and makes for a healthy bottomline," she says.

A licensed agent in life and health as well as property and casualtyinsurance, Dona has earned Level IV Faculty status in worksite healthpromotion, one of only 118 so recognized by the Wellness Council ofAmerica. She is a certified personal trainer. "Gaining certifications inworksite health promotion and personal training allows us a distinctiveadvantage in providing benefit and health promotion solutions," says Dona,who previously worked for GMAC Insurance and Kaiser Permanente.

Dona is a member of Women Business Owners of MontgomeryCounty and the Montgomery County Master Mind Group. Shevolunteers for Hero-Dogs and Habitat for Humanity Women Build2011 and is a certified coach for the Montgomery County SpecialOlympics cycling team.

Dona Deutsch, CPTPrincipal Owner

Deutsch & Associates, LLC

Gaithersburg, MD | 301-921-2500www.obabank.com

Rockville, MD | 240-723-5870info@dna-llc.com | www.dna-llc.com

Gaithersburg, MD | 301-398-0000Community@medimmune.com | www.medimmune.com

Silver Spring, MD | 301/622-0300tdarvish@darcars.com | www.DARCARS.com

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Ann Mitchell is President and CEO ofMontgomery Hospice, a nonprofit medical hospicethat has been caring for the seriously ill residents ofMontgomery County for 30 years. Ms. Mitchell startedher 13-year tenure by overseeing the opening of CaseyHouse, the only healthcare facility in MontgomeryCounty exclusively designed for hospice patients.Under her leadership, Montgomery Hospice hasgrown to more than 230 employees, the majority ofwhom provide direct service to patients and families.

Ms. Mitchell has a degree in economics fromSmith College and a master of public health degree from Yale University with aconcentration in hospital administration. She started her career working for ChaseManhattan Bank, and then turned to hospice management, leading hospices inSouth Carolina and Massachusetts before coming to Montgomery Hospice.Ms. Mitchell was the principle investigator of a research study on theeconomics of hospice, published in the Journal of American Medicine in1994. Ms. Mitchell is the Vice President of the Hospice and Palliative CareNetwork of Maryland Board of Directors, Chairman and President of TheHospice Alliance Board of Directors, a Board Director for the MaplewoodPark Place Retirement Services Corporation and a Board Director for theAlumnae Association of Smith College.

Montgomery Hospice is in a 3-year Campaign to raise 8 million dollars.Donations from individuals and corporations in the community willensure the continuation of hospice care for the uninsured and freebereavement support for the community.

Lanham, MD240.667.5100 | F 240.667.5111

Dina Bell Nance is Chief Learning Officer for Trainingby Design, Incorporated - "Where God is the CEO."Headquartered in Lanham, MD, the company focuses onGlobal Training Solutions Designed for Excellence! Sheoversees project development for the federal government,private sector and non-profit markets.

Since the inception of Training by Design,Incorporated in 2002, Dina has spearheaded projects onbusiness management services, project managementconsulting, technology training services, organizationaldevelopment training services, software documentationand testing processes. Our seasoned consultants bring a

wealth of management, technology and project management experience to each project.Training by Design's most popular technology workshops include MS Project, MS

Access, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint, while some of our core organizationaldevelopment workshops include negotiation skills, building effective teams,customer service excellence, effective communication skills and projectmanagement. Some of the firm's core clients include the U.S. Interagency Councilon Homelessness, U.S. Department of State, the Graduate School, Humanim andAssociated Black Charities.

Dina serves on the Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce as aProject Management Strategic Partner and Chairs the Membership ServicesCommittee. She is also an active member of the Silver Spring Chamber of

Commerce and acts as a Business Advisor for many other organizations. She alsoprovides ministry support to female inmates and free computer servicesthroughout her community and church.

Dina is a long-time resident of Upper Marlboro, MD, and resides with herhusband Tommy and children, Brandon and Bria.

Ann MitchellPresident & CEO

Montgomery Hospice

Dina Bell NanceChief Learning Officer

Training by Design,Incorporated

Rockville, MD | 301.921.4400www.montgomeryhospice.org

Although many prior nominees have held thetitle of CEO, CFO or COO, there are other officerswho are equally important to an organization.Monument Bank is very proud to honor one of itsleaders, Lena Marcellino, Vice President. Some ofher responsibilities include serving in the role ofCorporate Secretary, overseeing the bank’s marketingand special events, investor relations of 400shareholders, managing 14 board members and, ofcourse, managing her boss, CEO H.L. Ward.

Lena brought eight years of prior banking experience to Monument, primarilyin the areas of residential mortgage and commercial lending support. Sincejoining the bank in 2005, Lena has also become one of its very public faces inleadership roles, particularly for the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber ofCommerce, for which she has co-chaired its annual golf tournament forthree years. She has also been active with Taste of Bethesda and otherMontgomery County charities.

Lena has been described as a person who knows her priorities, asevidenced by her success as a leader at her job and in her community whilealso raising two sons. She initially worked part-time for Monument Bank.

"Not a problem," said Monument Bank President H.L. Ward. "Iknow that she will get five days worth of work done in three. WhenLena commits to something, she gives 110 percent."

Bethesda, MD | 301-280-5950www.execadvantagellc.com

One thing missing for many executives andprofessionals is a trusted and unbiased thoughtpartner, especially one who's walked in their shoes.June Mickens learned this fact first-hand and foundedExecutive Advantage to fill that critical void.

For more than two decades, June heldexecutive and senior leadership positions incorporate, nonprofit and governmentenvironments. Today, she uses her wealth ofexperience to partner with Executive Advantage

organization and individual clients.Partnership is at the core of June's work. It may be helping a business leader to

create and implement solid strategy for moving forward; to adjust inefficientprocesses or challenges with quality; or to increase workforce capacity. It maybe supporting an individual to improve planning and professional outcomes.Through Executive Advantage, she joins forces with leaders to build thrivingbusinesses and careers.

June is a graduate of Wellesley College and the University of PennsylvaniaSchool of Law. She is certified by Resource Associates Corporation in itsInternational Network of Senior-Level Business and Executive Development

Affiliates and has earned its Certified Quality Facilitator designation.June is Vice Chair of the Community Bridges Board of Directors, a

member of the Women's Advisory Board of the Girl Scouts of the Nation'sCapital, and a partner and leader at Bridgeway Community Church.

Lena M. MarcellinoVice President & Corporate

SecretaryMonument Bank

June MickensPresident & CEO

Executive Advantage, LLC

Bethesda, MD | 301-841-9551lmarcellino@monumentbank.com | www.monumentbank.com

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If you need a virtual office away from home, arestarting a new business or thinking about downsizingyour current space, or you'd rather leave the nuts andbolts of running an office to someone else,ExecuSuites can meet your needs.

As president of ExecuSuites (ESI), Diane Sheldonwelcomes the opportunity to add to the 1,500companies that have used ESI's services over the past25 years. This locally-owned firm offers a premierbusiness environment to new and growingcompanies that need the services ESI provides: full-

time and day offices, administrative support, plus reception, conference, seminarand virtual office services. She's especially proud of ESI's unique Internet Lounge,which houses group users and is the forerunner of workgroup spaces beingimplemented in office business centers nationwide.

For companies that need the convenience of a Virginia location,ExecuSuites has partnered with another business center located in the heartof the Tysons business district. Diane plans to form more partnerships andenhance ExecuSuite's IT offerings.

She has worked at ESI for 22 years, beginning as a part-timereceptionist and working her way up to office manager, vice president,and president in 2008.

Diane enjoys working with entrepreneurs and startup businesses. "It'svery exciting to be in on the ground floor of a startup, watch them growand move up in their professional world - whether it's a software or servicebusiness," she says. "It's interesting just seeing the whole process."

Bethesda, MD | 240-497-2044www.eaglebankcorp.com

Senior Vice President and Director of BusinessDevelopment for EagleBank, Debbie Shumakerheads the bank's efforts in generating new businessrelationships and leads a team of experiencedbusiness development officers.

A well-rounded background in treasurymanagement, investments, and sales in businessbanking and middle markets brought Debbie toEagleBank five years ago. She is instrumental inguiding EagleBank's sales culture and growing itslocal business and professional client base. As an

"ambassador of quality service" and a "financial solutions advisor," encouragingnew businesses, non profit organizations and professional clients to makeEagleBank their bank of choice comes easy for Debbie.

Ask what she likes best, she says, "Meeting new people and learning about theirbusinesses - what and how they do it…how they got started and how they've grownor survived in good and bad times…where they want to go next." Stacking thatknowledge against what EagleBank can do to make it happen faster, moreeconomically and efficiently is what often leads to new relationships for the bank.

Debbie graduated from Robert Morris University and spent 15 years withPNC Bank in Pittsburgh before relocating to the DC area in 2006.

Debbie believes that a good leader should be accessible to coach others andopen to new ideas. A former board member of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase

Chamber of Commerce, she now serves on its Membership Committee. Sheis a board member of KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) and, with fondmemories of an uncle who lived with the crippling effects of polio, raisesfunds so that kids with disabilities can enjoy play dates on weekends.

Diane SheldonPresident

ExecuSuites I-270, Inc.

Debbie ShumakerSenior Vice President and Director

of Business DevelopmentEagleBank

Esther B. Newman is the Founder andExecutive Director of Leadership Montgomery.She began the organization 23 years ago, and ithas grown from a single community leadershipprogram to nationally-recognized Core, Youth,Senior, Executive and Member programs.

The former Treasurer for the internationalCommunity Leadership Association, her past andcurrent community service includes the

Montgomery College Board of Trustees Nominating Committee and theAlumni Board, Leadership Maryland, Montgomery County Chamber ofCommerce, and the County Executive's Ball.

She has received numerous awards, including Jewish WomenInternational Women to Watch, Jewish Community Relations CouncilCommunity Service Award, The Daily Record Top 100 MarylandWomen, Corporate Volunteer Council President's Award, MontgomeryCounty Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award,Montgomery College Honorary Associate of Arts in Public Service,Montgomery College Outstanding Alumnus Award, and theCommunity Leadership Association Preceptor Award.

Esther loves spending time with family, traveling and boating.

With over 17 years of industry experience,Necole Parker, Principal & CEO of The ELOCENGroup, LLC, is an expert in the programmanagement field. As a leading provider ofconsulting services for construction, design andrelocation management, information technology,and facilities/logistics support, The ELOCEN Grouphas consistently demonstrated an ability to competefor, and acquire, contracts.

Since forming her company five years ago, Necole has systematically grownThe ELOCEN Group by 30 percent each year, despite competing in a male-

dominated construction industry and amid economic uncertainties. She is nowexpanding into the Atlanta, GA and Tidewater, VA markets. In addition toreaching a sales high of $10 million in 2010, Necole has skillfully securedmultiple contracts with notable clients that include the NSF, Export-ImportBank, USACE and GSA.

Necole is a Board Member of the Prince George's County Chamber ofCommerce. The Washington Business Journal honored her as one of its

"2011 Minority Business Leaders," and the Gazette of Politics and Businessselected her as one of its 2011 "25 CEOs You Need to Know."

"Satisfied Customers Become Satisfied Clients For Life!" is whatcontinues to define her as an industry trailblazer.

Esther B. NewmanFounder & Executive Director

Leadership Montgomery

Necole M. ParkerPrincipal & CEO

The ELOCEN Group, LLC

Rockville, MD | 301-881-3333esther.newman@leadermont.org | www.leadershipmontgomerymd.org

Bowie, MD | 301-352-2817www.elocengroup.com | info@elocengroup.com

Rockville, MD | 301-670-2800DSheldon@execusuites.net | www.execusuites.net

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