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Alan D. Eisler of Potomac, principal and co-founder Meyers Eisler in Rockville, is president-elect of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of

Maryland.

Avendra of Rockville named Wolfram Schaefer its COO. Previously, Schaefer was COO Europe for NCH and also worked for LSG Sky Chefs and McKinsey & Co.

Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services in Bethesda promoted Ari Firoozabadi of its Firoozabadi Group from associate vice president investments to vice president investments.

Donohoe Hospitality Services of Washington, D.C., named Angela Cesaitis marketing director for the Hilton Garden Inn Bethesda. Previously, Cesaitis was sales director for the Hilton Garden Inn Arundel Mills.

Councilor, Buchanan and Mitchell of Bethesda promoted Nicole A. Luna to audit senior-in-charge and Russell Conelley and Michael Soule to audit seniors. It also named Daniel L. Weaver a partner.

Novavax of Rockville named Richard Douglas a director. Douglas is senior vice president, corporate development at Genzyme in Cambridge, Mass.

MedImmune of Gaithersburg named Scott Carmer executive vice president of commercial operations. Previously, Carmer was a vice president of sales and marketing for Genentech and also worked for Amgen and GlaxoSmithKline.

Western Pest Services named Blake Hunter manager of its Gaithersburg branch. Previously, Hunter worked for Brinks Security.

New Energy Technologies of Burtonsville named John A. Conklin president and CEO. Previously, Conklin founded Tellurium Associates and National Solar Systems.

Riderwood of Silver Spring named John Beyer of Ellicott City senior manager, social work and pastoral ministries. Previously, Beyer was director of adult evaluation and review services for Anne Arundel County and director of social work for Genesis Eldercare.

Joshua Smith of North Bethesda, chairman and managing partner of the Coaching Group and radio talk show host of "Biz Talk With Josh Smith," won the Lou Campanelli Award from SCORE.

Montgomery Hospice of Rockville named Dr. Geoffrey Coleman medical director. Previously, Coleman was a hospice physician in Virginia and also worked in Nairobi, Kenya, and at an American Indian tribal clinic in Wisconsin.

Human Genome Sciences of Rockville named Tuomo P‰tsi vice president, HGS Europe. Previously, P‰tsi was regional vice president for northern Europe at Celgene International and also worked for Amgen, RhÙne-Poulenc Rorer and Eli Lilly.

Marriott International of Bethesda named Simon F. Cooper president and managing director, Asia Pacific, in Hong Kong. Previously, Cooper was president and COO of Marriott's Ritz-Carlton Hotel, president of Marriott Lodging Canada, senior vice president of Marriott Lodging for Canada and New England and an executive with Delta Hotels. Herve Humler succeeds Cooper at Ritz-Carlton in Chevy Chase. Humler co-founded Ritz-Carlton in 1983. Previously, he worked for Hyatt Hotels, Intercontinental Hotels and the Princess Hotel in Bermuda.

The Columbia Bank of Columbia promoted Manuel Lozada from associate manager to manager of its Federal Plaza branch in Rockville.

The National Council on Aging of Washington, D.C., named Joe Caldwell of Bethesda director of long-term services and supports. Previously, Caldwell worked for the Association of University Centers on Disabilities. He is an adjunct assistant research professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Prince George's

The Cloudburst Group of Landover named Dr. Ajay Vatave director of its Center for Public Health. Previously, Vatave worked for the Coordinating Center for Global Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Quality Associates of Fulton named Bennett Goldstein its CFO. Previously, Goldstein worked for Children's Defense Fund, TIG Global, Laureate Education, Washington College, APS Healthcare, Smart & Associates, Grant Thornton and Ellin and Tucker.

Bonnie Heneson Communications of Owings Mills promoted Andrew Aldrich to director of media relations. Before joining the firm in 2008, Aldrich worked in the public information office of the Carroll County government and wrote for the Carroll County Times.

Wilhelm Commercial Builders of Annapolis Junction named Joseph V. Samek Sr. vice president, director of government services. Samek is president of Academy Construction Enterprises.

IndiSoft of Columbia named Karun Khanna its COO. Previously, Khanna worked for Alltel Information Services, First Guaranty Mortgage, SystemLogic, Citicorp Mortgage, Travelers Mortgage, U.S. Bancorp Mortgage and Fannie Mae.

Constellation Energy of Baltimore named Bruce J. Stewart managing director and chief marketing officer of its retail energy business. Previously, Stewart was CEO of the mobile and digital division of kgb, vice president and general manager for Yahoo!'s connected life division, senior vice president for then-America Online, vice president for Netscape, executive vice president at Exodus Communications and Globalcenter, and a partner and corporate officer with InterMedia Partners.

Anne Arundel Medical Center of Annapolis promoted Dr. John Martin to medical director of its Heart and Vascular Institute. Martin joined the hospital in 1999.

The St. Agnes Foundation named Malinda B. Small president. Previously, Small was vice president/director of communications for Baltimore Gas & Electric. She also owned and operated Chesapeake Steak Escape, and was associate campaign manager and division director for United Way of Central Maryland and development director at the Maryland Historical Society.

The Jemicy School of Owings Mills named Tina Warnick capital campaign coordinator. Previously, Warnick was director of advancement and director of advancement administration and research at Sandy Spring Friends School, director of annual giving at National Cathedral School and annual giving coordinator at the Westtown (Pa.) School.

Wilmington Trust of Baltimore named Jay M. Wilson and Stephen H. McKnight directors. Also, Donald E. Foley, chairman and CEO of its parent, Wilmington (Del.) Trust Corp., was elected the subsidiary's chairman, succeeding Ted T. Cecala, who retired. Previously, Wilson was vice chairman and a director of Mercantile Bankshares and CEO of its investment and wealth management division. McKnight is a founding principal of Pitt Southwest Investors and also was a senior vice president at Mellon Bank.

OpenAmplify of Annapolis and London named Sanjay Parthasarathy to its executive board. Previously, Parthasarathy was corporate vice president of the Developer and Platform Evangelism Group and also the Microsoft Startup Business Accelerator.

Barcoding Inc. of Baltimore named Joe Santini director of professional services. Previously, Santini was director of global sales portal for Siemens Communications.

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