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Board of Associates

The Hood College Board of Associates was founded in 1954 to act in an advisory capacity to the President and the Hood College Board of Trustees, to provide financial support for the College, and to serve as ambassadors for Hood in the community. The Board of Associates is a diverse group of alumnae and alumni, parents, friends, and business leaders from throughout the region who are committed to sharing their time, resources, talent, and experience to benefit Hood and its students.

Hood College Board of Associates 2008-2009

Earl H. Robbins Jr., Vice Chair, Ijamsville, Md.
Manager, North American Public Strategy, Alcoa Eastalco Works

Jason Aufdem-Brinke, Glenn Dale, MD.
Designer; The Nora Roberts Foundation (2009)

Daryl A. Boffman, Frederick, Md.
President & CEO, Acela Technologies, Inc.

Philip W. Bowers '83, Frederick, Md.
President and Brew Master, Bowers Brewing Company

Jeffrey A. Boyd, Walkersville, MD
Vice President and Global Head of Human Resources-
Bioscience, Lonza (2009)

Manuel Casiano, M.D., MBA '03, Frederick, Md.
Vice President of Medical Affairs, Frederick Memorial Hospital

David P. Chapin P'91, Frederick, Md.
Vice President, Chapin & Associates

Mark D. Chilton, M.D., Frederick, Md.
Orthopedic surgeon

James H. Clapp, J.D., Middletown, Md.
Attorney, Shoemaker, Horman & Clapp, P.A.

Lisa Coblentz, Thurmont, MD,
Vice President and Regional Director, Manpower
Staffing Services (2009)

Stacey L. Collins '89, Frederick, Md.
Client and Community Relations Manager, Western Maryland, PNC Bank

John W. Derr, Braddock Heights, Md.
Injured Workers Insurance Fund (IWIF)

Susan E. Edmiston '87, Frederick, Md.
Investment Representative, Edward Jones

Kevin R. Filler, Gettysburg, Pa.
President & CEO, Frederick Mutual Insurance

Rebecca M. Fishack '03, Annapolis, Md.
Special Assistant to the Governor of Maryland

Elizabeth Collmus Fisher, Frederick, Md.

Mark E. Friis M.A.'82, Brookeville, Md.
President, Rodgers Consultin, Inc.

Susan Murawski Ganley '79, Frederick, Md.
Controller, Phoenix Mecano, Inc.

W. D. Glisson, Columbia, Md.
Vice President, Human Resources, Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association

Magaly Mauras Green '74, M.A.'79, Frederick, Md.
Equal Opportunity Manager, National Park Service, Harpers Ferry Center

Syed W. Haque, MD, Frederick, MD
Vice Chief of Medicine, Frederick Memorial Hospital
(2009)

Darrell T. Guyton, Frederick, Md.
Vice President, Specialty Contracts, Morgan-Keller, Inc.

Timothy J. Harley M.B.A. '02, Frederick, Md.
Vice President for Credit Policy Execution, Risk Management, Citigroup

C. Sue Hecht '85, P'93, Frederick, Md.
Delegate, Maryland State Legislature

Virginia Turnbull Hecklinger '56, P'81, G'08, Jefferson, Md.
Retired Educator

Carole King Heine '84, Frederick, Md.
Co-owner, Clutter Consultants

D. Hunt Hendrickson, Frederick, Md.
Senior Vice President, Smith Barney

Melanie Lathrop Hoffman '64, M.A.'79, P'00, Middletown, Md.
Retired, Supervisor of Psychological Services, Frederick County Public Schools

C. Kurt Holter '76, Frederick, Md.
Holter Photography

Kevin C. Jackson, Mt. Airy, Md.
Vice President of Commercial Lending, M&T Bank

Karlys Kline, Frederick, MD
Civic Leader (2009)

Margaret Mitchell Kline '55, Frederick, Md.
Property Management and Renovations, Glotren Division of Phoenix

Uplaksh S. Kumar, Ph.D., North Potomac, MD
Director of Operations & Manufacturing, Frederick,
Life Technologies (2009)

Eleanor Chisholm Landauer '86, Baltimore, Md.
Director of Major & Planned Gifts, The Friends School

Mike Larkin, New Market, MD
Vice President, State Farm Insurance Companies (2009)

Diane Poole Laughlin, JD, Frederick, Md.
Attorney

Dawn J. Leonard, MD, Gaithersburg, MD
Medical Director, Herman and Walter Samuelson
Breast Care Center, LifeBridge Health, Northwest Hospital (2009)

George H. Littrell '89, Middletown, Md.
Vice President, Senior Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch

Kevin Lollar '97, Burkittsville, Md.
Attorney, Director of Development, Frederick City Housing Authority

Deedee Randall Luttrell '80, M.S. '86, Frederick, Md.
Corporate Liaison, Randall Family, LLC

Rona A. Mensah '92, Frederick, Md.
WAFY-Key 103.1

Eileen Conrad Mitchell '95, Frederick, Md.
Deputy Garrison Commander, Fort Detrick, Md.

Sarah Schaeffer Morse '63, Ellicott City, Md.
Self-employed

Cynthia Newby '67, Roxbury, Conn.
President, Chestnut Hill Enterprises

Robert S. Nickey III, Middletown, Md.
Senior Vice President, Harvest Bank of Maryland

Cheryl D. Parrott, M.A.'06, Middletown, Md.
Director of Communications, NCI-Frederick, the National Institutes of Health

Nancy Drew Picard '58, Onancock, Va.
Retired Teacher, Three Village Schools

Michael L. Proffitt, Adamstown, MD
Proffitt & Associates Architects (2009)

Ellen S. Sacks, J.D., '70, P '09, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Senior Attorney, The Legal Aid Society

Marisa A. Shockley '91, New Market, Md.
Controller, Shockley Honda

Jewel K. Smith '96, Arlington, Va.
Project Manager, Global Government Affairs Amgen

Ruth Ravitz Smith '83, Alexandria, Va.
Vice President Government Affairs, North America Alstom

L. Martha Thomas, M.D., '71, P'09, York, Pa.
Assistant Residency Program Director, Department of OB-GYN, York Hospital

Matthew M. Warner, Frederick, Md.
President and CEO, R.W. Warner, Inc.

Hood College Board of Associates Emeriti

Claudette L. Boudreaux '89
I. Blanche Bourne, M.D.
Natalie Colbert Bowers '52
Nancy Crum '82
Shirley Conner Hardinge '44
Lois Smith Harrison '45, HDH '93, P '78
C. Kurt Holter ’76
Robert G. Hooper
Henry P. Laughlin, HDP '03
Donald C. Linton
Betsy McCain McAlpine '51
Robert C. McCardell
Janet Spaulding Nunn '61
J. Ray Ramsburg III '83
Arthur E. Read Jr.
Martha Knouse Schaeffer '47
F. Lawrence Silbernagel Jr.
Beulah M. Sommer '44
Earlene Thornton
Carl V. Weakley

Board of Trustees Liaison to Board of Associates

Betsy McCain McAlpine '51, McLean, Va.

Staff Liaison to Board of Associates

Joy Derr M.A. '93, C '03, Director of Development Communications, Institutional Advancement

For more information please contact:

Institutional Advancement
Hood College
401 Rosemont Avenue
Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: (301) 696-3701
Fax: (301) 696-3718
or e-mail at: development@hood.edu