President
Thomas Sand
Ernst & Young LLP
Tom is a Partner in the Baltimore office of Ernst & Young. He serves in the Assurance practice with an emphasis on the healthcare industry. Tom joined the board in 2010 and became involved in the Finance Committee and ultimately became Treasurer and provided critical leadership for the Board’s fiscal governance responsibilities. Following an active role on the Executive Director Transition and Search Committee, Tom served as Vice-President. In addition to his board responsibilities, Tom has actively participated with the Arc through Art in the Round, our annual golf tournament and our efforts in Annapolis during DD day. Tom lives in Bel Air with his wife, Stephanie and their two children.
Officers
Vice President
Erik P. Daly
Maven Capital Advisors
Treasurer
Gregory J. Hogan
SC&H Group
Secretary
Jill M. Vocci, O.D.
Pediatric Eye Care of Maryland
Immediate Past President
Joseph P. Ward, Esq.
Miles & Stockbridge, P.C.
Directors
Marianne Bishoff
Alban CAT
Larry Burley, Jr.
BGE
Melissa Dabrowski
Exelon
Gail Garland
Allegis Group
Jigisha C. Hanel
University of Maryland Capital Region Health
Donald Himelfarb
Retired Executive
J. Patrick Miles
T. Rowe Price
Alicia Morgan-Cooper, M.D.
Village Pediatrics
Paris Price
Self-Advocate
Alyssa Thorn, Esq.
Project HEAL, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Crystal Stephens
The Arc Baltimore / Self-advocate
William Stocker
Student at Stevenson University / Self-advocate
Rodney Toulson
Restorative Counseling Services / Parent Advocate
Tracy Voelker
Self-advocate
Tiana D. Wynn
SB & Company, LLC
Matthew Yancisin
University of Maryland Medical Systems Health Plan
Directors Emeritus
Gordon S. Bonham, Ph.D.
Bonham Research
Robert Davison
The Ridge Ruxton School (Retired)
Matthew J. Dillon
McCormick & Co., Inc. (Retired)
Christine Ferciot
Family Advocate
Eric L. Gross
Masonic Villages at Sewickley
Jerome G. Katz ***
Towne & Country Furniture (Retired)
Gilbert F. Kennedy, III
Colombo Bank
James A. List, Esq.
The Law Offices of James A. List
Frances Macsherry
Hunts School (Retired)
Janet Mayer ***
Parent Advocate
Carla Murphy, Esq.
Duane Morris
Edmond B. Nolley, Jr
FIS, Inc.
James P. O’Conor
O’Conor, Piper & Flynn (Retired)
Sean O’Conor
O’Conor and Mooney Realtors
William H. Oliver
Retired CPA
Mark T. Pare’
National Government Services
Dennis F. Rasmussen
Rasmussen Group, LLC
Jeffrey Rever
University of Mayland, Baltimore / Self-advocate
James F. Rosner, Esq.
Chason, Rosner, Leary & Marshall, LLC
Pat Rosner
Family Advocate
Mary E. Scott
Baltimore County Public Schools
Thomas Sessomes
Self-Advocate
Stephen J. Sfekas, Esq.
Associate Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court
Donna Sills, Esq.
Greenberg Gibbons Commercial
Eugene P. Smith, Esq. ***
Weinberg & Green, Esq. (Retired)
Richard Spooner***
Bendix Corp. (Retired)
Earnest Woodard
University of Maryland / Self-advocate
Matthew G. Yancisin
University of Maryland Health Partners
Michael J. Young
SC&H Group
*** Deceased
Past Presidents
1950 Captain William F. Goldsmith
1953 Herbert L. Wynne
1954 Elizabeth Haynie
1956 Charles E. Abel
1959 Leon Pierson, Esq.
1960 Philander Ries
1961 George H. Hoffman
1963 Margaret Ann Black Ulle
1965 Clarence W. Schultz
1967 Sybil Devay Schartz
1969 Harry R. Shriver
1971 Richard M. Spooner
1973 Alexander Hamburger
1975 George W. Ellis
1977 Alyce D. Reiter
1979 Philip W. Chase
1981 Matthew J. Dillon
1983 Eugene P. Smith, Esq.
1984 Nicholas VanSant
1985 Christine Ferciot
1987 Calhoun Bond, Esq.
1989 Frances Macsherry
1991 James F. Rosner, Esq.
1994 Joan M. Avent
1996 Donna M. Sills, Esq.
1998 Michael J. Young
2000 William H. Oliver
2002 Edmond B. Nolley, Jr.
2004 Matthew G. Yancisin
2006 Gilbert F. Kennedy III
2008 Eric L. Gross
2009 Mark T. Pare
2011 James A. List
2013 Carla N. Murphy
2015 Neil MacDonald
2017 Joseph P. Ward, Esq.