Government Relations Committee

Mission Statement

The mission of the Tech Council of Maryland's Government Relations Committee is to advise and direct TCM’s advocacy efforts with legislators and policymakers on issues of importance to the technology and biotechnology industries.

Meetings

January 21, 2008
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
TCM Offices

February 11, 2008
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Conference Call

February 25, 2008
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
TCM Offices

March 10, 2008
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Conference Call

March 24, 2008
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
TCM Offices

May 19, 2008
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
TCM Offices

July 21, 2008
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
TCM Offices

September 22, 2008
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
TCM Offices

December 1, 2008
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
TCM Offices

 

 

How to Join

To join the Government Relations Committee, you must be a TCM member and have an interest in playing a role in TCM’s advocacy efforts.

Committee Leaders

  • Jerry Parrott, Human Genome Sciences (Committee Chairman)
  • Scott Allocco, BioMarker Strategies
  • Tina Benjamin, Montgomery County Economic Development
  • Derick Berlage, Venable LLC
  • Warren Binderman, UHY Advisors
  • Ben Birge, University College
  • Theresa Brady, Metamorphix
  • David Briglia, Corporate Counsel Services
  • Nancy Bukar, MedImmune
  • Gene Burner, MedImmune
  • Jan Burrus, GlaxoSmithKline
  • Creighton Carroll, CNSI
  • Jeffrey Cheng, Guru
  • Lauren Choi, Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney
  • Jonathan Cohen, 20/20 Gene Systems
  • Mark Cooke, PharmAthene, Inc
  • Larry Cunnick, Biocon, Inc.
  • Brian Darmody, University of Maryland
  • Marie Day, Bank of America
  • Mahnaz Dean, MazMaz Consulting
  • John Dwyer, Arent Fox
  • Lisa Fadden, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
  • John Gibson, Biotechnology Industry Organization
  • Michael Gollin, Venable LLP
  • Briana Gowing, Verizon
  • Sol Graham, Quality Biological
  • Frank Howard, Howard Consulting
  • Deron Johnson, Amgen
  • Kevin Kelly, Van Scoyoc Associates
  • Patrick Kelly, Bio
  • Cliff Kendall, USM Board of Regents
  • Kathleen Kittrick, AT&T
  • Janet Lambert, Invitrogen
  • Kathryn Lavriha, Sanofi-Aventis
  • Steve Lawton, NABI Pharmaceuticals
  • Tom Lewis, Johns Hopkins
  • Sean Looney, Comcast
  • Susan Madden, Montgomery College
  • Kathy Manning, Biocon, Inc.
  • John Marchant, Howard Consulting
  • Karl Means, Shulman Rogers
  • Alicia Moran, Brightline Media
  • Jerry Pasternak, Garson Claxton LLC
  • Brad Peganoff, UMBI
  • Pete Porter, IBM
  • Matthew Queen, Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • Rhonda Ray, DBED
  • Brian Rosen, MedImmune
  • Corrine Rothblum, Montgomery County Government
  • Darryl Sampey, Biofactura
  • Pat Seals, IBM
  • Chuck Sharrocks, CNSI
  • Philip Singerman, Toucan Capital
  • Clyde Sorrell, Montgomery College
  • Jack Sprague, Sprague and Associates
  • Shelia Sprague, Montgomery County Government
  • Nancy Wallace, High Street Partners
  • Ron Wineholt, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
  • Renee Winsky, TEDCO
  • Michael Wolf, Pfizer

Contact Us

For more information about TCM’s Government Relations Committee, please contact Brian Levine,Senior Director of Government Relations, at 240-243-4044 or email.

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