President Cynthia S. Bambara was selected by The Daily Record
as one of Maryland's Top 100 Women.
The Maryland Daily Record
CONTACT: Suzanne Fischer-Huettner
The Daily Record Announces 2024 Maryland's Top 100 Women
Baltimore, Md., (Mar. 15, 2024) — The Daily Record has named Cynthia S. Bambara, president
of Allegany College of Maryland, to its 2024 listing of Maryland’s Top 100 Women.
In its 29th year, Maryland’s Top 100 Women was founded to recognize outstanding achievements by women demonstrated through professional
accomplishments, community leadership and mentoring.
Nominees were asked to complete an application outlining their educational and career
history, professional and community involvement, corporate and nonprofit board memberships,
and mentoring experience. They were encouraged to submit letters of recommendation
from those who are familiar with their accomplishments professionally, in the community
and through mentoring.
Ten women will be inducted into the Circle of Excellence, receiving the award for
a third and final time.
A panel of business and legal professionals, previous Maryland’s Top 100 Women honorees
from throughout the state, and a representative of The Daily Record reviewed the final
applications and selected this year’s honorees.
“The 2024 Maryland’s Top 100 Women are exemplary leaders from a variety of professions
across the state. They make significant contributions to their organizations and communities
and are committed to mentoring to elevate future women leaders,” said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner,
managing director of BridgeTower Media/The Daily Record. “We are so pleased to honor
this year’s Circle of Excellence winners for their incredible achievements and for
their support and encouragement of other women. Congratulations to all the 2024 Maryland’s
Top 100 Women.”
Maryland's Top 100 Women will be honored at a reception and awards celebration on
May 6 at The Lyric Baltimore, 140 W. Mount Royal Avenue in Baltimore.
Winners will be profiled in a special magazine that will be inserted into the May 7 issue of The Daily Record and will be available online at TheDailyRecord.com.
The Circle of Excellence Sponsor is GBMC Healthcare. The Reception Sponsor is Notre Dame of Maryland University. The Leadership Sponsor is Towson University. An updated listing of sponsors maybe found at TheDailyRecord.com.
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2024 Maryland’s Top 100 Women
***Circle of Excellence Inductee
***Dr. Heidi Milia Anderson, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Lindsey Baker, Maryland Humanities
Cynthia S. Bambara, Ph.D., Allegany College of Maryland
Nichole D. Battle, Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation
Samantha Biddle, Maryland Department of Transportation
Sara-Beth Bittinger, Ed.D., Frostburg State University
Dr. Brandi Blevins, Ascension Saint Agnes
Dr. Alison Bomba, Alison J. Bomba, Psy.D. LLC
Aminta H. Breaux, Bowie State University
Emily Briton, MedStar Health, MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
Luisa Caiazzo, The Sexual Assault/Spouse Abuse Resource Center (SARC)
Kim Callari, The Baltimore Station
Meghan K. Casey, Gallagher Evelius & Jones LLP
Dr. Tinisha Cheatham, Kaiser Permanente
Hon. Ada E. Clark-Edwards, Maryland Judiciary
Heather S. Culp, University of Maryland Medicine
Natasha M. Dartigue, Esq., Maryland Office of the Public Defender
***Patricia Ann Dash, National Kidney Foundation Serving Maryland & Delaware
Sarah R. David, Maryland Office of the State Prosecutor
Suzzanne W. Decker, Miles & Stockbridge
Nora Demleitner, St. John's College
Dr. Shital Desai, Kaiser Permanente
Erica Dobbs, Dobbs Defense Solutions
Sharon E. Dols, The Arc Maryland
***Hon. Dolores Dorsainvil, The District Court for the State of Maryland (PG)
Lauren Eaton, Itineris
***Donna S. Edwards, Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO
Tisha Edwards, MSW, JD, State of Maryland
Dr. Chrys Egan, Salisbury University
Kathryn Fiddler, TidalHealth
Diane Fink, Emerge Maryland Inc.
Theresa Forgét, Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Morgan E. Foster, McAllister DeTar Showalter & Walker LLC
Joanna Freeman, The Maryland Energy Administration
Amy Burke Friedman, PROFILES
Mona K. Gahunia, DO, FACP, Kaiser Permanente, Mid-Atlantic States
MacKenzie Garvin, Mayor's Office of Employment Development
Janette Graham, No Struggle No Success Inc.
Kerry Graves, NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore
Jawauna Millette Greene, Maryland Department of Transportation
Hon. LaTina Burse Greene, Maryland Judiciary
***Victoria Gruber, Maryland State Department of Legislative Services
Kristi S. Halford, C3 Visionary Strategies
Chaplain Asma Inge Hanif, Inge Benevolent Ministries
Johnetta Boseman Hardy, Entrepreneurship Innovation Center, Bowie State University
Delegate Shaneka Henson, Maryland General Assembly
Jacqueline J. Hill, Ph.D., RN, CNE, Bowie State University
NaTasha Horton, Truist Bank
Dr. Mariana Izraelson, Psy.D., LCADC, Grassroots Crisis Intervention
Marla Y. Johnson, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Hon. Lili Khozeimeh, Maryland Judiciary - Circuit Court for Montgomery County
Margaret Kim, Doctor K LLC and Higher Ed Prep LLC
Colleen Pleasant Kline, Nelson Mullins
Denise Koch, WJZ-TV
Teresa F. Lancaster, Esq., Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A.
Megan Davey Limarzi, Office of the Inspector General for Montgomery County, Maryland
Ivonne Corsino Lindley, Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC
Christine Madigan, Enterprise Community Development
Lori Magoon, RK&K
Laurie Peskin Marchini, City of Cumberland
Rianna P. Matthews-Brown, Office of the Comptroller of Maryland
Margaret M. McCarthy, Ph.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine
Stacey McGreevy, GBMC Healthcare
Hon. Myshala E. Middleton, Maryland Judiciary, Circuit Court for Baltimore City
Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, State of Maryland
Rose Mince, Carroll Community College
Cheryl Moore-Thomas, Loyola University Maryland
Theresa Nguyen, Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC)
Sharon Nolte, LCSW-C, The Harford Center Inc.
Nona P. Novello, MD, MedStar St. Mary's Hospital
Boatemaa A. Ntiri-Reid, NASTAD
Kathie Herbst Okun, Okun Financial Group
***Deborah S. Phelps, The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools
Inc.
***Katherine Pinkard, Pinkard Properties
Sydney Stinson Powell, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency and Adjudication
Vetting Services
Stacey A. Rebbert, Harford Mutual Insurance Group
Valda Ricks, Pro Bono Resource Center
***Carissa L. Rodeheaver, First United Corporation and First United Bank & Trust
Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Keiva G. Rodriques, P.E., PMP, CCM, C.M., Maryland Aviation Administration
Kathy Rogers, Penn-Mar Human Services
Diane D. Romaine, DMD, MScM, MAGD, Lifetime Dental Care of Frostburg
Kim L. Ross, Franklin Point at Deerborne
Lucy Motsay Rutishauser, Sinclair Inc.
Aziza T. Shad, MD, The Herman & Walter Samuelson Children's Hospital at Sinai
Khalilah Slater Harrington, Exelon/BGE
Sadie Matarazzo Smith, Mosa
Shirley Sutton, Baltimore Medical System
Martha H. Sweeney, M.S., CCC-SLP, The Odyssey School
Alexis "Lucky" Thompson, Lucky's Coffee, Ice Cream & Candy
Colleen Vacelet, Intreegue Design & Order Green Supply
***Maureen van Stone, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Elizabeth Vartkessian, Advancing Real Change Inc.
Kate V. Viola, MD, MHS, FAAD, Dermatology Partners
Erlene Washington, Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC)
Melanie Wells, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
Marot Williamson, Office of the State's Attorney for Anne Arundel County, Maryland
***Dr. Marylou Yam, Notre Dame of Maryland University
Marla Zide, ZSTS Law Group
Virginie Marie Zoumenou, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
