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National Geographic Global Media of Washington promoted Edward M. Prince Jr. of Chevy Chase to COO. Before joining National Geographic in 2003 as vice president of business development of National Geographic Ventures, Prince was senior vice president, strategy and business development, at AOL.

The Liz Lerman Dance Exchange of Takoma Park named Ellen Coren Bogage chairwoman. Bogage is president and CEO of Chesapeake Public Strategies.

George Washington University of Washington, D.C., promoted Peter A. Konwerski of Bethesda to senior associate vice president and dean of students. Previously, Konwerski was associate vice president and chief administrative officer for student and academic support services.

World Neighbors of Oklahoma City named Fred Nunes of Silver Spring a trustee. Nunes retired as a staff member of the World Bank Group.

Montgomery Housing Partnership of Silver Spring named the following directors for 2010-13: Caroline E. Blakely, vice president, multifamily business, at Fannie Mae; Victoria S. Davis, president of Urban Atlantic Development; and Linda A. Kelly, a certified public accountant. Also, Charles Bay, senior managing director at Trammell Crow Residential, was named treasurer.

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Nichole Zivuku, a grants financial analyst with the Ravens Group of Lanham, a subcontractor to Kelly Government Solutions at the National Institutes of Health, won a Distinguished Performance Award for outstanding contributions to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

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Signal Hill Capital Group of Baltimore named Richard K. Baldry a senior research analyst. Previously, Baldry was a principal with Canaccord Adams.

Kyri Jacobs of North Laurel, executive vice president and shareholder of Bonnie Heneson Communications of Owings Mills, was named a director of Leadership Howard County.

B&O American Brassiere of Baltimore promoted Marcus Garner to general manager and Erich Stumpe to assistant general manager. Previously, Garner was assistant general manager at Jackson 20, and Stumpe was banquets manager at the Hotel Monaco and general manager of Vin Restaurant in Towson.

DuraBante of Baltimore named Pamela Lynch director of business development. Previously, Lynch was demand creation manager at Management Resources Group, a project manager at Marenzana Group and a technical sales manager for Hoberg Gage and Grinding Industries.

The Maryland Science Center of Baltimore named Emma Connor promotions coordinator. Previously, Connor worked for Port Discovery Children's Museum and Glazier-Kennedy Insider's Circle.

The Greater Towson Committee named John DiMenna president for 2010-11. DiMenna is a senior vice president and partner with Rubeling & Associates of Baltimore.

The Columbia Foundation of Columbia elected the following officers: chairwoman, Mary Ann Scully of Howard Bank; vice chairwoman, Karen Geary of Johns Hopkins University; secretary, Dorothy Harris of Pal-Tech; and treasurer, Brian Walter of M&T Bank. It also elected the following to its board: Rick A. Kohr of Evergreen Capital; Joe Maranto of Constellation Energy; and Annie Wildasin of the Mall in Columbia.

Network 2000 of Baltimore named Karen Weatherholtz of Baldwin president for 2010-11. Weatherholtz works for Stella Maris and is a former senior vice president, human relations, for McCormick & Co. Other officers are president-elect, Ellen Fish of Lutherville, president of Towson Community Bank; vice president, Diane D'Aiutolo of Baltimore, partner at Tydings and Rosenberg in Baltimore; secretary, Elise Morris of Hunt Valley, partner at Whiteford Taylor and Preston in Baltimore; and treasurer, Harriet Cooperman of Annapolis, partner at Saul Ewing in Baltimore.

Craftsmen Developers of Glen Burnie named Kristian L. Thompson senior project manager.

Donna West, president of Focus Telephone Answering Service of Eldersburg and York, Pa., won the Association of TeleServices International President's Award.

SunTrust Banks of Atlanta named Ken Turner president of SunTrust Equipment Finance and Leasing in its Towson office. Previously, Turner was senior vice president of U.S. sales for KeyCorp's Key Equipment Finance and also worked for Advanta, Lucent Technologies Product Finance, AT&T Capital and First Investor's.

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