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MAJORITY OWNED BUSINESS DEMONSTRATING INCLUSIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES
Year Up Baltimore
Obi Ajukwu, Greater Baltimore Committee; Roland Selby, Year Up Baltimore; Donald C. Fry, Greater Baltimore Committee
Year Up Baltimore works to close the opportunity divide in Baltimore by building social networks and expertise for talented urban young adults to meet the growing unmet needs of corporations in and around Baltimore City. Their work is threefold: youth development, workforce development and providing access to higher education. To achieve their goals, they’ve partnered with Baltimore City Community College, corporate partners, donors and mentors.
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Senator Catherine E. Pugh
Robert Chrencik, University of Maryland Medical System; Senator Catherine E. Pugh; Donald C. Fry, Greater Baltimore Committee
Maryland Senator Catherine E. Pugh has been a legislative leader as well as a member of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) Board of Directors for advancing the needs of minority and women-owned businesses.
In the legislature, Pugh has introduced and passed legislation that focuses on enhancing the use of minority business enterprises in the brokerage and investment management services industries.
She was also instrumental in passing an Equity Participation Investment Program for small businesses.
As a member of the UMMS Board of Directors, Pugh was a leader in driving a diversity agenda that resulted in UMMS receiving awards for its work in the minority and women- owned business field.
Miles & Stockbridge
Obi Ajukwu, Greater Baltimore Committee; Michael Brown, Miles and Stockbridge; John Frisch, Miles and Stockbridge; Donald C. Fry, Greater Baltimore Committee
Miles & Stockbridge strives each day to elevate diversity and inclusion from an initiative to a way of life for all employees.
Leadership at the law firm believes that diverse colleagues with minds and viewpoints informed by different perspectives are essential to solving their clients’ legal challenges in today’s ever-changing business environment.
This year Miles & Stockbridge was named the No. 2 law firm in the United States for black lawyers by Law360, a preeminent, national legal news resource. The firm was also named the “Most Inclusive Law Firm for Minority Business” by the Maryland Washington Minority Companies Association.
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