Awards Committee

The Awards Committee meets monthly in the fall to plan the awards nomination process and strategizes outreach for the Annual Awards Program. Committee members represent Maryland’s regions.

Co-Chairs:

  • Destiny Allen Mitchell, Senior Economic Development Program Officer, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
  • Dawn Medley, President/CEO, FSC First

Committee Members:

  • Solash Aviles, Senior Business Development Specialist, Frederick County Office of Economic Development
  • Autumn Becker, Executive Director, Western MD IT Center of Excellence, Allegany College of Maryland
  • Michele Burke, Business Development and Economic Specialist, Worcester County Tourism and Economic Development
  • Mike Fisher, Principal, Site Resources
  • Delterese George, Senior Business Development Representative, Maryland Department of Commerce
  • Lorin Hinton, Economic Development Manager, Baltimore Gas & Electric
  • Heather Tinelli, Director of Economic & Tourism Development, Queen Anne’s County Department of Economic & Tourism Development