Esther B. Newman is the Founder and Executive Director of Leadership Montgomery. She began the organization 23 years ago, and it has grown from a single community leadership program to nationally-recognized Core, Youth, Esther B. Newman Senior, Executive and Member programs. Founder & Executive Director The former Treasurer for the international Leadership Montgomery Community Leadership Association, her past and current community service includes the Montgomery College Board of Trustees Nominating Committee and the Alumni Board, Leadership Maryland, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, and the County Executive s Ball. She has received numerous awards, including Jewish Women International Women to Watch, Jewish Community Relations Council Community Service Award, The Daily Record Top 100 Maryland Women, Corporate Volunteer Council President s Award, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award, Montgomery College Honorary Associate of Arts in Public Service, Montgomery College Outstanding Alumnus Award, and the Community Leadership Association Preceptor Award. Esther loves spending time with family, traveling and boating. Rockville, MD 301-881-3333 esther.newmanleadermon www.leadershipmontgomer If you need a virtual office away from home, are starting a new business or thinking about downsizing your current space, or you d rather leave the nuts and bolts of running an office to someone else, ExecuSuites can meet your needs. As president of ExecuSuites (ESI), Diane Sheldon welcomes the opportunity to add to the 1,500 Diane Sheldon companies that have used ESI s services over the past President 25 years. This locally-owned firm offers a premier ExecuSuites I-270, Inc. business environment to new and growing companies that need the services ESI provides: full- time and day offices, administrative support, plus reception, conference, seminar and virtual office services. She s especially proud of ESI s unique Internet Lounge, which houses group users and is the forerunner of workgroup spaces being implemented in office business centers nationwide. For companies that need the convenience of a Virginia location, ExecuSuites has partnered with another business center located in the heart of the Tysons business district. Diane plans to form more partnerships and enhance ExecuSuite s IT offerings. She has worked at ESI for 22 years, beginning as a part-time receptionist and working her way up to office manager, vice president, and president in 2008. Diane enjoys working with entrepreneurs and startup businesses. "It s very exciting to be in on the ground floor of a startup, watch them grow and move up in their professional world - whether it s a software or service business," she says. "It s interesting just seeing the whole process." Rockville, MD 301-670-2800 DSheldonexecusuites.ne www.execusuites.net With over 17 years of industry experience, Necole Parker, Principal & CEO of The ELOCEN Group, LLC, is an expert in the program management field. As a leading provider of consulting services for construction, design and relocation management, information technology, Necole M. Parker and facilities/logistics support, The ELOCEN Group Principal & CEO has consistently demonstrated an ability to compete The ELOCEN Group, LLC for, and acquire, contracts. Since forming her company five years ago, Necole has systematically grown The ELOCEN Group by 30 percent each year, despite competing in a male- dominated construction industry and amid economic uncertainties. She is now expanding into the Atlanta, GA and Tidewater, VA markets. In addition to reaching a sales high of $10 million in 2010, Necole has skillfully secured multiple contracts with notable clients that include the NSF Export-Import , Bank, USACE and GSA. Necole is a Board Member of the Prince George s County Chamber of Commerce. The Washington Business Journal honored her as one of its "2011 Minority Business Leaders," and the Gazette of Politics and Business selected her as one of its 2011 "25 CEOs You Need to Know." "Satisfied Customers Become Satisfied Clients For Life!" is what continues to define her as an industry trailblazer. Bowie, MD 301-352-2817 www.elocengroup.com infoelocengroup.com Senior Vice President and Director of Business Development for EagleBank, Debbie Shumaker heads the bank s efforts in generating new business relationships and leads a team of experienced business development officers. A well-rounded background in treasury Debbie Shumaker management, investments, and sales in business Senior Vice President and Director banking and middle markets brought Debbie to EagleBank five years ago. She is instrumental in of Business Development guiding EagleBank s sales culture and growing its EagleBank local business and professional client base. As an "ambassador of quality service" and a "financial solutions advisor," encouraging new businesses, non profit organizations and professional clients to make EagleBank their bank of choice comes easy for Debbie. Ask what she likes best, she says, "Meeting new people and learning about their businesses - what and how they do it...how they got started and how they ve grown or survived in good and bad times...where they want to go next." Stacking that knowledge against what EagleBank can do to make it happen faster, more economically and efficiently is what often leads to new relationships for the bank. Debbie graduated from Robert Morris University and spent 15 years with PNC Bank in Pittsburgh before relocating to the DC area in 2006. Debbie believes that a good leader should be accessible to coach others and open to new ideas. A former board member of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce, she now serves on its Membership Committee. She is a board member of KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) and, with fond memories of an uncle who lived with the crippling effects of polio, raises funds so that kids with disabilities can enjoy play dates on weekends. 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A Visionary Leader MONTGOMERY COLLEGE OUR MISSION We empower our students to change their lives, and we enrich the life of our community. We are accountable for our results. As president of Montgomery College, Dr. DeRionne P. Pollard is committed to empowering students to change their lives and enri
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Esther B. Newman is the Founder and Executive Director of Leadership Montgomery. She began the organization 23 years ago, and it has grown from a single community leadership program to nationally-recognized Core, Youth, Esther B. Newman Senior, Executive and Member programs. Founder & Executive Dire
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