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Dr. Bolt among Maryland’s 2022 Top 100 Women

Published on March 28, 2022

Dr. Mary Way Bolt


BALTIMORE — The Daily Record has named Cecil College President Dr. Mary Way Bolt to its 2022 listing of Maryland’s Top 100 Women.

Maryland’s Top 100 Women was founded in 1996 to recognize outstanding achievements by women demonstrated through professional accomplishments, community leadership, and mentoring. More than 1,700 women have been presented with the honor over the years.

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.

Eleven women will be inducted into the Circle of Excellence, receiving the award for a third and final time.

A panel of business 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.

“This year’s Maryland’s Top 100 Women work hard, play hard and create better lives for their teams, their networks and their families. They are inclusive change agents who are not afraid to face adversity and stand up for what they believe,” said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, senior group publisher of The Daily Record. “Their community impact and commitment to mentoring are outstanding. We at The Daily Record are proud to honor them.”

Maryland’s Top 100 Women will be honored at a reception and awards celebration on May 9 at 4:30 p.m. at the University of Maryland Riggs Alumni Center, 7801 Alumni Drive in College Park. The event is open to winners, sponsors, and a limited number of guests. To secure a sponsorship, contact Suzanne Fischer-Huettner at shuettner@nullbridgetowermedia.com. The event hashtag is #TDRevents.

Winners will be profiled in a special magazine that will be inserted into the May 10 issue of The Daily Record and will be available online at TheDailyRecord.com.

The Circle of Excellence Sponsor is GBMC. The reception Sponsor is Notre Dame of Maryland University. The Leadership Sponsor is Towson University.


About The Daily Record

The Daily Record is a digital-first, daily newsroom with frequent updates on business and law at TheDailyRecord.com. The Daily Record publishes a print edition on weekdays in addition to more than 25 special products a year including Power Lists ranking the key people in Maryland in a variety of industries, Doing Business in Maryland, Way to Be, and Expanding Opportunities. It also focuses on women business leaders with Women’s Perspectives, including a monthly podcast, webinar series, every-other-week email newsletter, and a special quarterly print content package along with Maryland’s Top 100 Women, Leading Women, and Women’s Leadership Summit events. The Daily Record hosts 11 annual events to recognize excellence and provide leadership opportunities. These events include Most Admired CEOs, Influential Marylanders, Health Care Heroes, Icon Honors, and more. The Daily Record also facilitates monthly webinars bringing local experts from the business community together to discuss current topics and trends. Its Digital Marketing Solutions helps customers with social media, search engine marketing and optimization, retargeting, email marketing, and more. The Daily Record, with 134 years of editorial excellence, is part of BridgeTower Media, one of the country’s leading business-to-business media companies with more than 40 print and digital publications in more than 25 U.S. markets.

2022 Maryland’s Top 100 Women

***Circle of Excellence Inductee

***Roselyn Aker-Black, Dr. Roz’s Therapeutic and Coaching Services

Heidi Anderson, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

***Sandra Angello, Pohanka Automotive Group of Salisbury

Amy E. Askew, Kramon & Graham P.A.

Abimbola “Bola” Audena, MBA Growth Partners

Josephine Bahn, Cozen O’Connor

Candice Baldwin, Frederick Community College

Karenthia Barber, Professional Development Associates LLC

Del. Sandy Bartlett, Maryland House of Delegates

Melani Bell, Health Resources & Services Administration

Jane Belt, Quarry Ridge Corp.

Brandi Blevins, Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital

Pamela Bohrer Brown, Baltimore Medical System

Mary Way Bolt, Cecil College President

Laura Bouyea, Venable LLP

Cheryl Brown, Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny

The Hon. Monise Brown, Maryland Judiciary

Angela Cabellon, Howard County Government

Dr. Renee Carr, The Problem Solver LLC

Sen. Jill Carter, Senate of Maryland

Kris Caverly, T. Rowe Price

Danesha Chisholm, Microsoft

Betty Clark, Baltimore Design School

Shana Cosgrove, Nyla Technology Solutions/VitalUP Marketing

Lillian Cruz, Montgomery County Government

Dionne Curbeam, Coppin State University

Heidi Daniel, Enoch Pratt Free Library

Katrin DeCamp, Jhpiego

Yvette Diamond, Our Facets

Melissa Drew, Holder Construction

Rachel Druckenmiller, UNMUTED

Laurie Duhan, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

Tracey Durant, Baltimore City Public Schools

Donna Edwards, Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO

Virna Elly, Think Systems Inc.

Jill Feinberg, Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital

Hannah Garagiola, Compass Government Relations/Compass Public Relations

Kimberly Groves, KCW Engineering Technologies Inc.

Asma Hanif, Inge Benevolent Ministries

Heather Hanline, Dove Center

***Tina Hike-Hubbard, Baltimore City Public Schools

Jacqueline Hill, Bowie State University

***Aubreana Stephenson Holder, Federal Management Systems Inc.

Lisa Ishii, Johns Hopkins Health System

Julia Jasken, McDaniel College

Karen Kahl, RK&K

Alia Kemet, McCormick & Company

Calandra Layne, United States Department of Defense

Grace Lee, Maryland New Directions Inc.

***Dottie Li, TransPacific Communications

Del. Brooke Lierman, Maryland House of Delegates

Jennifer Litchman, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Rachel London, Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council

Amy Coates Madsen, Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations

Lisa Maragakis, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Michele Martz, UPMC Western Maryland

Deanna McCray-James, Library of Congress

Gracelyn McDermott, Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States

Morgan Miller, Cecil County Public Library

Sharrarne Morton, Morton Media

Marguerite Mugge, M&T Bank

Marianne Navarro, LifeBridge Health

Jeanette Nazarian, HCGH/Johns Hopkins Medicine

Carla Nealy, City of Baltimore

Beverly O’Bryant, Coppin State University

Donna Parker, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Katrina Patterson, Department on Disability Services

Melanie Perreault, Towson University

***Joan Plisko, Plisko Sustainable Solutions LLC

JaLynn Prince, Madison House Autism Foundation

Jessica Quincosa, Community Legal Services of Prince George’s County Inc.

***Gina Ramsey, Pink Dog Digital

Stacey Rebbert, Harford Mutual Insurance Group

Diane Richardson, Towson University

Rebecca Rienzi, Pathfinders for Autism

Erin Ritter, Casey Cares Foundation

Ginger Robinson, Montgomery College

Carissa Rodeheaver, First United Corporation and First United Bank & Trust

Stacy Rodgers, Baltimore County Government

Keiva Rodriques, MDOT Maryland Aviation Administration

Lucy Rutishauser, Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.

Helen Sabzevari, Precigen

Dara Schnee, Baltimore Community Foundation

Cynthia Shonaiya, Hord Coplan Macht

Mara Sierocinski, Sandy Spring Bank

Daphne Snowden, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated

Jennifer Sproul, Maryland Center for Construction Education & Innovation

Kym Taylor, Family Choice Healthcare

***Faith Thomas, Baltimore County Department of Law

Sharon Milbourne Washington, Global Hope Ministries Inc.

Hadley Wesson, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

***Michele Whelley, Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore

Monica White, Baltimore City Department of Transportation

Karsonya Wise Whitehead, Ph.D., Loyola University Maryland/WEAA

Marsha Williams, Williams, McClernan, & Stack LLC

Marketa Wills, Johns Hopkins Healthcare LLC

Brenda Wolff, Montgomery County Board of Education

***Michelle Wright, Certus Consulting LLC

***Marlene Young, Delaplaine Foundation Inc.

Nancy D. Young, UMBC: An Honors University in Maryland