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Frederick

Luis Lobo of Frederick, president of BB&T Bank, Greater Washington region, was named one of the "50 Powerful Men in Business" by the Minority Enterprise Executive Council.

Montgomery

Hospice Caring of Gaithersburg named Jeannette Mendonca executive director. Previously, Mendonca was development director for both the National Park Trust and Our House.

Goodman & Co. of Rockville named Samita Deery a senior associate.

Optelecom-NKF of Germantown promoted Cathy Mizell, 61, to vice president and CFO. Previously, Mizell was global controller. Earlier, she was director of finance and administration for SuperArray Bioscience, finance manager of Panbio, assistant controller of Codeon and senior accountant for MedImmune and Arthur Andersen.

Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic of Bethesda named Julie Donaldson an anchor and reporter for SportsNite. It also named Jill Sorenson its Capitals television beat reporter, succeeding Lisa Hillary, who will be Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia's Flyers television reporter. Previously, Donaldson was a sports anchor and reporter for WHDH-TV in Boston and SportsNet New York, and also worked for Fox Sports in Miami. Sorenson was an anchor and reporter for Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic for five years. Earlier, she was the Capitals reporter for the Comcast network and also worked for WRC-TV and WTTG-TV, both in Washington, D.C., and WDIO-TV in Duluth, Minn.

Prince George's

ASRC Research and Technology Solutions of Greenbelt named Scott Altman vice president of strategic planning. Previously, Altman was a Navy captain and NASA astronaut. Most recently, he was chief of the exploration branch in the Astronaut Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

State

The Community Foundation of Harford County elected the following board officers: Donn Dietrich, president; Gregory Szoka, vice president; Jayne Klein, secretary; and Ed Kouneski, treasurer. Dietrich is general manager and COO of Maryland Golf and Country Clubs in Bel Air. Szoka is a principal with Stark and Keenan in Bel Air. Klein is a registered dietitian with a private practice in Bel Air. Kouneski is CFO of Manekin of Columbia.

Carton Donofrio Partners of Baltimore promoted Ellen Moore from COO to CEO, succeeding Chuck Donofrio, who remains chairman. Before joining the firm 10 years ago, Moore was COO at WL Gore & Associates and president of Alanby's Outfitting-Outdoors.

McCormick and Co. of Sparks named Valentin Ramirez vice president/managing director consumer Hispanic markets, Americas. Previously, Ramirez was managing director-Spain/Portugal for Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. and also worked for Procter and Gamble.

Bonnie Heneson Communications of Owings Mills named Meagan Feeser of York, Pa., senior account executive and interactive media specialist. Previously, Feeser was online marketing manager for On Location Tours and also worked for C&W Management Realty.

Maryvale Preparatory School of Brooklandville named the following trustees: Cindy L. Davis, division director for Visual Sound and Kunz AV; Tracey H. Ford, director of development at Towson University; Tony G. Moag, executive vice president for Whiting-Turner Contracting; David A. Schroeder, vice president of operations for Bacchus Importers; and Paul A. Tiburzi, Baltimore managing partner at DLA Piper.

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