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Hunting Creek Fisheries of Thurmont named Matt Klinger president, the fourth generation of his family to manage the farm.

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Vanda Pharmaceuticals of Rockville named Steven Galson a director. Galson, a former acting U.S. surgeon general, is senior vice president for the civilian health operation at Science Applications International Corp. He also worked for the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology in Bethesda named William T. Talman president. Talman is a professor of neurology and neuroscience at the University of Iowa and a practicing physician at the University Hospital and at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs hospital, where he is chief of the neurology service.

Novavax of Rockville named Dr. Gregory Glenn chief scientific officer. Previously, Glenn was chief scientific officer and founder of Iomai, an associate in international health at Johns Hopkins University's School of Public Health and a clinical and basic research scientist at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.

EagleBank of Bethesda named Timothy A. Annett vice president and commercial real estate loan officer for the Northern Virginia market. Previously, Annett was a construction business services officer at BB&T, a relationship manager in the real estate finance group at SunTrust Bank, a portfolio manager at Riggs Bank, a commercial underwriter at Wachovia Bank and a credit analyst at CoreStates Bank.

Discovery Education of Silver Spring promoted Scott Kinney to senior vice president of global professional development, policy and education outreach. Previously, Kinney was vice president of global outreach and learning initiatives. Earlier, in Pennsylvania, he was a technology specialist at Central Columbia School District, district instructional technology coordinator for the Sharpsville Area School District and director of educational technologies at the Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit.

USEC of Bethesda named Jim Howe director, government relations. Previously, Howe was deputy assistant secretary for legislative affairs at the Department of Homeland Security and chief of congressional affairs with the Coast Guard.

Greenberg Wexler & Eig of Bethesda named Richard Hecker senior director of employee benefits.

The Multinational Development of Women in Technology of Baltimore named Monica McManus winner of its Diversity in Technology Leadership Award. McManus is chief information officer of the Information Systems & Global Solutions division of Lockheed Martin of Bethesda.

Catapult Technology of Bethesda named Joe Sanchez business development director. Previously, Sanchez was an account manager at IBM and also worked at Idea Integration, Booz Allen Hamilton and GPS Technologies. He is a retired Army officer.

Ruppert Landscape of Laytonsville promoted George Brown of Warrenton, Va., to area manager in its Forestville landscape management branch. Brown joined Ruppert in 2008 as a field manager.

MemberCar of Rockville named Dan Williams sales manager for its used-car division. Previously, Williams worked for Saturn of Bowie.

Manna Food Center of Gaithersburg promoted Kim Damion of Olney from development and communications director to executive director. Previously, Damion was corporate director of marketing for Carl M. Freeman Cos. and also worked for Montgomery General Hospital and International Master Publishers.

The National Association of the Deaf in Silver Spring named Howard A. Rosenblum CEO, succeeding Nancy J. Bloch next March.

Convergent Wealth Advisors of Rockville named Douglas Wolford president. Previously, Wolford worked for DuPont, General Electric, Network Solutions and VeriSign, and also owned a consulting firm, Wolford & Co.

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Volunteers of America Chesapeake in Lanham named the Rev. Sandra Trice Gray its chaplain. Previously, Gray was vice president of Independent Sector, executive director of the National School Volunteer Program and a public school teacher in Little Rock, Ark.

State

Miles & Stockbridge of Baltimore named Lee L. Bishop counsel in its products liability practice group. Previously, Bishop was senior counsel for product safety and regulatory compliance for General Electric's consumer products, lighting and electrical industrial equipment businesses. Earlier, he was counsel for Warner and Stackpole, an assistant attorney general for Massachusetts and an enforcement attorney for the EPA.

Anne Balcer Norton was named assistant commissioner for nondepository institutions in the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Previously, Norton was director of the foreclosure prevention division of St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center.

The Restaurant Association of Maryland elected the following officers for 2010-11: chairman, Jeff Owens of Clyde's Restaurant Group of Washington, D.C.; first vice chairman, John Knorr of Phillips Foods of Baltimore; second vice chairman, Steve Smith of MHI Hotels of Greenbelt; third vice chairman, Norman Hayes of Club Elite & Martini's of Fort Washington; treasurer, Sherry Giovannoni of The Fish Market of Clinton; secretary, Eric King of Crab Shanty of Ellicott City; and immediate past chairman, James Plamondon of The Plamondon Cos. of Frederick.

Clinical Trials & Surveys Corp. of Baltimore named Sandra Forman a senior statistician. Previously, Forman was a statistician at Maryland Medical Research Institute.

Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore named Daniel G. Ennis senior vice president for administration and finance, succeeding James T. McGill in August. Ennis is executive dean for administration at Harvard Medical School.

Mid-Atlantic Title Consultants of Marriottsville named Anthony W. McDonald president and Melanie T. Murrell president of its National Title Consultants division.

TeleCommunication Systems of Annapolis named Chris Nabinger senior vice president of service bureau operations, succeeding Dan Allen, who retired. Previously, Nabinger was an executive partner at Gartner Group and chief technology officer of Masergy Communications, and also worked for Polycom, Philips, InfoSpace, Verizon and AT&T Data Center Operations.

Enterprise Community Partners of Columbia named J. Ronald Terwilliger chairman, succeeding Norman Rice. Terwilliger is chairman emeritus of Trammell Crow Residential and past chairman of the Urban Land Institute.

KLNB Retail, a division of KLNB of Towson, named Michael Pratt and Jennifer Price to its Washington, D.C., office. Both formerly worked for Madison Retail Group.

Arbitron of Columbia announced the following promotions to executive vice president: Sean Creamer, U.S. media services; Tim Smith, business development and strategy; Scott Henry, technology solutions; Carol Hanley, sales and marketing; and Marilou Legge, organization effectiveness and corporate communications. As a result, executive vice president and chief marketing officer Alton L. Adams and executive vice president, customer solutions Robert F. Henrick are leaving.

Knob Hall Winery of Clear Spring named Stephanie Frederick of Greencastle, Pa., director of events.

Community Health Charities of Maryland in Baltimore elected Kathy Smith chairwoman. Smith is executive director of United Marriage Encounter and Marriage Encounter Support Foundation. Ron Brown, director of corporate relations and major gifts for Towson University, was elected vice chairman.

The Y of Central Maryland of Baltimore named Michelle Cuebas director of its Building Futures mentoring program. Previously, Cuebas was a therapist and treatment team manager with Rite of Passage.

Merkle of Columbia named Carlton Doty vice president, enterprise strategy. Previously, Doty was vice president and research director for Forrester Research's Customer Intelligence practice and also worked for Tufts Health Plan.

WYPR, National Public Radio's news station in Baltimore, named John P. Machen chairman. Machen is a partner in DLA Piper's real estate practice group in Baltimore.

Berico Tailored Systems of Columbia named Brian Ballard director of product development. Previously, Ballard worked for the National Security Agency and was chief technology officer of Ares Systems Group.

Crestline Hotels & Resorts promoted Elizabeth Delens to general manager of the Sheraton Annapolis. Delens joined Crestline in 2001 as the food and beverage director for the Radisson Hotel Washington, D.C. Most recently, she was general manager of the Four Points by Sheraton Washington, D.C., Downtown. Earlier, she worked at the Loews Annapolis Hotel and opened the House of Blues Hotel in Chicago.

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