The Daily Record Announces 2023 Maryland's Top 100 Women

The Daily Record has named Dr. Theresa B. Felder, President, Harford Community College, to its 2023 listing of Maryland’s Top 100 Women. Harford Community College Board of Trustees member Sharon Markley Schreiber, Greater Baltimore Committee, was also named to the prestigious list.

Maryland’s Top 100 Women was founded in 1996 to recognize outstanding achievements by women demonstrated through professional accomplishments, community leadership and mentoring.

Nominees were asked to complete an application outlining their educational and career history, professional and community involvement, corporate and nonprofit board memberships, and mentoring experience. They were encouraged to submit letters of recommendation from those who are familiar with their accomplishments professionally, in the community and through mentoring.

Fourteen women will be inducted into the Circle of Excellence, receiving the award for a third and final time.

A panel of business and legal professionals, previous Maryland’s Top 100 Women honorees from throughout the state, and a representative of The Daily Record reviewed the final applications and selected this year’s honorees.

In the first round of judging, more than 20 Circle of Excellence volunteers reviewed over 300 applications. They scored each application to assist The Daily Record in identifying 150 nominees to go forward to the final round of judging. During the final round, six previous Maryland’s Top 100 honorees reviewed each application packet closely and then met to discuss and finalize the 100 winners.

Dr. Felder serves as the 10th President of Harford Community College. Her focus is to provide access to higher education for all students. She is especially passionate about increasing the number of college graduates who are first-generation college attendees and those from low-income backgrounds, which was addressed in her doctoral dissertation. Dr. Felder came to Harford Community College from Clark State College in Springfield, Ohio, where she most recently served as the Senior Vice President for Student Success. Prior to that appointment, she was the Vice President of Student Affairs, Administrative Dean for Clark State's largest branch campus, the Academic Affairs Coordinator, a College Access Director, and a Workforce Development Coordinator. Dr. Felder is active in the Harford County community and serves on various nonprofit boards in Harford County, including the Harford Chamber of Commerce, the Economic Development Advisory Board, the Susquehanna Workforce Network, the Northeastern Maryland Technology Council, the Greater Baltimore Committee, University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health, the Harford Business Round Table for Education, and the Harford Leadership Academy Board of Directors. She completed a doctoral degree in Higher Education Leadership at Northeastern University and holds a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Syracuse University.

Schreiber was appointed to the Harford Community College Board in 2020 as Councilmanic District B Representative. She is the chief operating officer of the Greater Baltimore Committee. Schreiber currently oversees the merger of the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore, where she was the former COO, with the GBC, bringing together the regional organizations to create a singular vision for how Baltimore will compete and thrive on regional, national, and global stages and the strategic role business will play. Schreiber has more than 12 years of experience in education, previously serving as Director of Education and Innovation for the Maryland Department of Commerce, Vice President for Public Affairs and Strategy at Stevenson University, and Special Assistant to the President at Notre Dame of Maryland University. Schreiber is a graduate of the Leadership Maryland (’21) and the Greater Baltimore Leadership (’11) programs, and a member of the Maryland Economic Development Association. She is an avid volunteer for nonprofits across the state, including executive leadership roles locally with the American Heart Association. Schreiber holds a BA degree (summa cum laude) in philosophy with a minor in communications from Notre Dame of Maryland University; she also attended Maryland Institute College of Art and Harford Community College. She completed the Harvard Management and Leadership in Education graduate program in 2013.

“The 2023 Maryland’s Top 100 Women are leading companies, creating change, breaking barriers and charting new territory. They are leaders who make a difference in their communities and also mentor and inspire future leaders toward success,” said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, managing director of The Daily Record/BridgeTower Media. “This year’s Circle of Excellence honorees are inspirational. They have been active, successful leaders in their professions and in their communities for many years and are also devoted to mentoring future generations. We at The Daily Record are honored to recognize these outstanding women.” 

Maryland's Top 100 Women were honored at a reception and awards celebration on May 8 at The Lyric Baltimore, 140 W. Mount Royal Avenue in Baltimore.

Winners are profiled in a special magazine that was inserted into the May 9 issue of The Daily Record and is available online at TheDailyRecord.com.

The Circle of Excellence Sponsor is GBMC Healthcare. The Reception Sponsor is Notre Dame of Maryland University. The Leadership Sponsor is Towson University. An updated listing of sponsors maybe found at TheDailyRecord.com.

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2023 Maryland’s Top 100 Women

***Circle of Excellence Inductee

• Sonia Alcántara-Antoine, Baltimore County Public Library
• Dr. Birthale Archie, Bowie State University
• Sue Ann Lewis Armitage, Armitage & Armitage P.A.
• Delegate Vanessa Atterbeary, Maryland General Assembly
• Donyel G. Bacon, Department of Defense
• Stephanie Bagley, SCB Management Solutions Inc.
• Kathleen Bands, My Cleaning Service Inc.
• Kara D. Beverly, Johns Hopkins University, Office of Institutional Equity
• Gloria Aparicio Blackwell, University of Maryland
• Christina Bolmarcich, Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP
• Kisha A. Brown, Esq., Justis Connection
• Y'landa Burch, Boys & Girls Clubs of Maryland
• Irina Burd, University of Maryland School of Medicine
• Suzanne V. Burnett, Potter Burnett Law
• *** Renay L. Butler, Renay Butler Inc.
• Sarah Christa Butts, MSW, National Association of Social Workers
• Judy A. Carbone, AAUW-Garrett Branch
• Marly Cardona Moz, Baltimore City Department of Transportation
• La Keita Carter, PsyD, Institute for Healing LLC
• Rosiland “Roz” Cauthen, Baltimore School for the Arts
• Heather Chapman, United Way of Central Maryland
• Erika Strauss Chavarria, Columbia Community Care
• ***Karen S. Cherry, Prologis
• Janet Currie, Bank of America
• Cheryl DeBerry, Garrett County Department of Technology & Communications
• Jill Donaldson, FACHE, MedStar Harbor Hospital
• Holly Drumheller Butler, Miles & Stockbridge
• Tracey A. DuBree, UBS Financial Services Inc.
• Dr. Sam DuFlo, Indigo Physiotherapy
• Ambassador Dr. Margaret Dureke, WETATi Academy Inc.
• Olivia D. Farrow, Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital
• Dr. Theresa B. Felder, Harford Community College
• Jessica Fitzwater, Frederick County Government
• Anna Gavin, Fireline Corporation
• Stacie M. Gilmore, Bank of America
• Carol Vandevoort Goodman, Mount Vernon Club
• Leslie J. Graham, MSHA, Primary Care Coalition
• Yvette L. Gray, Department of Commerce/NOAA
• Shelly Gross-Wade, Bay Crossing Consulting Services LLC
• Delegate Michele Guyton, Ph.D., Maryland General Assembly
• Dr. Sarah Hemminger, Thread
• ***Chandra Walker Holloway, Holloway & Norman Law Group
• Corren Johnson, Baltimore City Department of Transportation
• Tuajuanda C. Jordan, St. Mary's College of Maryland
• Mary D. Kane, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
• Deanna L. Kelly, PharmD, BCPP, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center
• Ty Kelly, Baker Donelson
• *** Deborah L. Kennedy, RN, MS, Lifebridge Health
• *** Lexy Kessler, Aprio, LLP (formerly Aronson)
• Niharika Khanna, University of Maryland School of Medicine
• Sarah Klein, Klein's ShopRite
• Elizabeth Edsall Kromm, Ph.D., Howard County General Hospital/Johns Hopkins Medicine
• Neveen H. Kurtom, Law Office of Neveen H. Kurtom LLC
• Amy Lacock, JLL
• Erin K. Lamb, Ph.D., HASA
• Dr. Carolyn Lepre, Salisbury University
• Christy Lombardi, Community Bank of the Chesapeake
• Hon. Amy D. Lorenzini, Maryland Judiciary
• Ganesha M. Martin, Let's Meet In The Middle
• Brenda McChriston, Spectrum HR Solutions
• ***Robin McKinney, CASH Campaign of Maryland
• Kimberly McLurkin-Harris, Montgomery County Public Schools
• Dr. Gina Merritt, MBA, Northern Real Estate Urban Ventures
• Sharon Stanley Merriweather, Maryland Office of the Attorney General
• Hon. Dana Michele Middleton, Maryland Judiciary
• *** Carole Miller, M.D., Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital
• Kelly Mitchell, impactHR LLC
• Yonelle Moore Lee, Esq., Charles County Board of Education
• Noelle W. Newman, Pessin Katz Law
• Shana O. Ntiri, University of Maryland School of Medicine
• Vonnya Pettigrew, Root Branch Media Group
• Kimberly Prescott, Prescott HR Inc.
• Edna Primrose, Differenza
• *** Patrice J. Ricciardi, Freedom Federal Credit Union
• Hon. Laura S. Ripken, Appellate Court of Maryland
• Alicia N. Ritchie, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
• Dana Robinson, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
• Donna Rojas, DRojas Consulting LLC
• Cristina L. Sadowsky, M.D., Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
• Sharon Markley Schreiber, Greater Baltimore Committee
• *** Lisa Y. Settles, Esq., Jackson Lewis P.C.
• Tswana N. Sewell, American Cancer Society
• Ellen D. Shiery, Merrill Lynch/Murray, McGehrin & Shiery
• Barbara Simmons, M&T Bank
• Hon. Cheri Nicole Simpkins, District Court of Maryland
• Carol Ann Smith, Office of the Maryland Attorney General
• Joyce Smithey, Smithey Law Group
• Rebecca Snyder, RS Partners Inc.
• *** Donna Hill Staton, Decision Point Strategy Group LLC and Decision Point Law
• Traki L. Taylor, Frostburg State University
• *** Rebecca Teaff, Redstart Creative
• Tammi L. Thomas, TEDCO
• Chrissy M. Thornton, Associated Black Charities
• *** Dr. Joan Sylvia Tilghman, Coppin State University
• ***Judith Vaughan-Prather, Maryland Commission for Women
• Ali von Paris, Route One Apparel
• *** Melissa Walker, KCW Engineering Technologies Inc.
• Deborah Warner-Dennis, Warner Dennis Law
• Diedre L. Windsor, Windsor Group LLC
• Sen. Karen Lewis Young, Maryland General Assembly