• GBC - Presidents' Roundtable Present Efficiency Report to Enthusiastic Mayor O'Malley
• GBC Elects 11 New Board Members, Officers for 2000-2001
• GBC Suggests Two Tactics To Recruit, Retain City Teachers
• Sept. 6 Program on Technology and the Media Launches GBC Fall Events
• Fry, Dollenberg Named To Transportation Planning Committee
• GBC UPDATES:
  • GBC Vice President Co-Chairs Nightlife Task Force
  • Greater Baltimore Committee Golf Challenge 2000
  • Execs Enjoy Aquarium, "Amazon" At GBC Business After Hours
  • Ravens Coach Billick Shares Management Tips with GBC

• GBC MEMBER NEWS:
  • New Members
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital to be featured on ABC-TV
• GBC Lists Accomplishments in 1999 - 2000 Annual Report
• GBC Members Contribute 30 Summer Jobs, $35,000 to YouthWorks

GBC - Presidents' Roundtable Present Efficiency Report to
Enthusiastic Mayor O'Malley

The Greater Baltimore Committee and the Presidents' Roundtable, the leading organization of minority CEOs in the city, recently delivered to Mayor Martin O'Malley more than 250 recommendations for making Baltimore City's government more efficient.

The more than 500-page report, entitled "Managing for Success," includes recommendations to significantly reduce the size of the Department of Public Works and reorganize the Department of Housing and Community Development. The report also suggests strengthening the city's information technology resources and broadly restructuring the way they are managed.

Mayor O'Malley enthusiastically received the report at a morning ceremony at City Hall that was attended by his cabinet, members of the City Council and leaders of the GBC and Presidents' Roundtable.

"Make no mistake. If you think these recommendations are only to reduce expenses, you're wrong," said John Morton III, chairman of the GBC. "The real objectives are to improve both the quality and the scope of services provided to citizens."

GBC President Donald P. Hutchinson praised the more than 200 volunteer executives who worked on the studies and compiled information for the report. "You can't imagine how much we've learned in the process," he said.

The Greater Baltimore Committee-Presidents' Roundtable report is the product of a six-month study, by more than 250 volunteer business and nonprofit executives, of five key city government agencies - the departments of housing and community development, public works, health, recreation and parks, and the city fire department.

Mayor O'Malley asked the Greater Baltimore Committee and the Presidents' Roundtable in December to undertake the joint study. O'Malley also requested assessments of departmental staffing needs, the city's use of technology and potential out-sourcing opportunities.

Click here to view the report, "Managing for Success."

GBC Elects 11 New Board Members, Officers for 2000-2001

The GBC, at its May annual meeting, elected 11 new board members and board officers for 2000-2001.

Joining the Greater Baltimore Committee Board of Directors are:

• Louis Akers, CEO, Retail Sales, Baltimore, Ferris Baker Watts Incorporated.
  
• Sister Helen Amos, RSM, executive chair, Board of Trustees, Mercy Health Services, Inc.
  
• Douglas Becker, president, Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc.
• William Fine, president & general manager, WBAL-TV.
  
• Edward Gold, president, Baltimore Division, The Ryland Group, Inc.
  
• Sandy Hillman, chief executive officer, Trahan Burden & Charles.
  
• Mark K. Joseph, chairman and CEO, Municipal Mortgage & Equity, LLC.
  
• Paul J. Norris, chairman, president & CEO, W. R. Grace & Co.
  
• L. John Pearson, president & CEO, The Baltimore Life Companies.
  
• Theo C. Rodgers, president, A & R Development Corporation.
  
• Louis Thalheimer, chief executive officer, Lord Baltimore Capital.

Board officers and committee chairs are:

• Chairman: John Morton III, president, Bank of America, N.A., Mid-Atlantic Banking Group.
  
• Immediate Past Chairman and Regionalism Committee Chair: Frank P. Bramble, chairman & CEO , Allfirst Financial, Inc.
  
• Vice Chairman: Francis B. Burch, Jr., Esq., co-chairman , Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe, LLP.
  
• Vice Chairman: Anthony W. Deering, chairman & CEO, The Rouse Company
  
• Secretary/Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair: Robert C. Embry, Jr., president, The Abell Foundation.
  
• Public Safety Committee Chair: Otis Warren, Jr., owner & CEO, Otis Warren & Company, Inc.
  
• Education Committee Chair: Peter M. Martin, chairman, president & CEO, Provident Bankshares Corporation
  
• Member Services Committee Chair: Dr. Morton I. Rapoport, president & CEO, University of Maryland Medical System.

GBC Suggests Two Tactics To Recruit, Retain City Teachers

The GBC urged city school administrators to take two key steps aimed at strengthening teacher quality in Baltimore City Public Schools. A June letter to school officials from the GBC Education Committee recommended strategies to recruit new teachers that include:

- A differential pay scale for math, science and technology teachers. The brightest and most qualified candidates for these jobs are most often being recruited into positions where the starting salary and benefit package is far more attractive than those offered in public schools. The low supply and high demand of qualified teachers in these fields of study justifies the recommendation of a higher starting pay and yearly salary.

- Increased aggressive hiring of liberal arts graduates without teaching/education certificates. There are not enough certified teachers with strong academic backgrounds that wish to teach in the Baltimore City Public School System. Many private schools in the region do not require their teachers to be certified; these same schools are known to hire the brightest teachers in the region. The City public school system should not overlook the strongest teaching candidates simply for their lack of certification.

Sept. 6 Program on Technology and the Media Launches GBC Fall Events

Panelists from the Baltimore-Washington media will discuss the impact of technology in the news and on the news process during the GBC's Sept. 6 business education seminar, "Tech Media Goes Mainstream" at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore.

The 7:45 a.m. program will include representatives from both mainstream and technology media. They will explore ways mass media has responded to the demand for more technology news, plus how "new" media are changing the way business news is disseminated.

Contact Sharon Cooper-Kerr at 410-727-2820, x-35.

Fry, Dollenberg Named To Transportation Planning Committee

GBC Executive Vice President Donald C. Fry and GBC board member P. Douglas Dollenberg have been named to a regional transportation planning committee that will work to set transportation priorities for the Baltimore region.

The "Transportation Opportunity Committee" will be chaired by William K. Hellman, a partner of Rummel Klepper & Kahl, and former Maryland secretary of transportation. It will convene under the auspices of the Baltimore Metropolitan Council.

The committee's goal is to identify short-term regional transportation priorities so elected officials can work together to ensure funding for top priorities during the 2001 General Assembly session.
Before joining the GBC staff in April of 1999, Fry served in the Maryland General Assembly. From 1995-1998, he chaired the House of Delegates Appropriations Committee's subcommittee on transportation and the environment. Dollenberg is president and CEO of Nottingham Properties, Inc.

GBC Updates

• Vice President Co-Chairs Nightlife Task Force

  GBC Vice President Diane Hutchins will join Baltimore City Council President Sheila Dixon as co-chair of a Nightlife Task Force starting this August. The group, made up of 30 state and local officials, bar owners, and community and tourism leaders, will focus on ways to enhance the City's nightlife at a time when the number of after-hour establishments in the area is rapidly growing.
  
  The group, which will meet once a week for the next three months, will also make recommendations to the City Council with regard to zoning, public safety, and ongoing residential concerns.

• Greater Baltimore Committee Golf Challenge 2000

  The GBC Golf Challenge 2000 drew 116 GBC members and guests to Greystone Golf Course in White Hall, MD on July 12 for an afternoon of competition. Golfers enjoyed a challenging course groomed to excellent condition by Greystone's staff.
  
  Golfers included four GBC board members: Donald Manekin (Manekin, LLC), Roger L. Gray (Gray Kirk/Van Sant), Robert L. Steele III (Hyatt Regency Baltimore), and William Fine (WBAL-TV).

• Execs Enjoy Aquarium, "Amazon" At GBC Business After Hours

  Over 100 GBC members reacquainted themselves with one of the region's major attractions - the National Aquarium in Baltimore - during the GBC's Business After Hours Reception on June 20.
  
  Reception guests networked in the Aquarium's reception room overlooking the Inner Harbor, munched on appetizers, and toured the new "Amazon River Forest" exhibit and the rooftop Amazon rainforest. Guests arriving early were treated to a dolphin show in the Aquarium's
  Marine Mammal Pavilion.
  
  The GBC reception was hosted by the National Aquarium in Baltimore and sponsored by Group Benefit Services/Innovative Outsourcing, a GBC member.

• Ravens Coach Billick Shares Management Tips with GBC

  His "office" is an NFL football field, but Baltimore Ravens' Coach Brian Billick adheres to the same management principles as any downtown corporate manager. He shared management tips with over 150 GBC members at the June 16 GBC Business Education event.

GBC Member News:

• New Members

  The GBC welcomes the following new members:

  • Americaid Community Care, Linthicum, MD; David E. Ford, president & CEO
    
  • Axa Advisors, Baltimore, MD; Dan Harris, executive vice president
    
  • Branch Banking & Trust Company, Towson, MD; Richard C. Springer, senior vice president
    
  • CIANBRO Corporation, Baltimore, MD; Ed Walsh, marketing manager
    
  • Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. White Marsh, MD; Barbara Gehrig, vice president Maryland and Delaware region
    
  • DAP, Inc., Baltimore, MD; John McLaughlin, president & CEO
    
  • Howard County Community College, Columbia, MD; Mary Ellen Duncan, president
  • Law Offices of J. William Pitcher, Annapolis, MD; J. William Pitcher
    
  • Rosemore, Inc., Baltimore, MD; Edward L. Rosenberg
    
  • SMBC Incorporated, Crofton, MD; Lou Carloni, president.

  For a complete listing of our new members, see the "Members" section of our website.

• Johns Hopkins Hospital to be featured on ABC-TV

  Johns Hopkins Hospital will be the subject of a powerful, six-part primetime documentary to be televised by ABC News beginning Aug. 30 at 10 p.m.
  
  The series, entitled "Hopkins 24/7," is the work of a 25-person news team that spent three months, day and night, at the hospital. They were accorded extraordinary access, following doctors and patients to places reporters had previously not been allowed.
  
  Watch for details on our homepage, and go to our "Members" section for more member news.
  

GBC Lists Accomplishments in 1999 - 2000 Annual Report

The GBC's work with the O'Malley administration to reduce crime and improve management of the city are among the GBC's top accomplishments for 1999-2000. GBC work, detailed in its 1999-2000 Annual Report, has included:

• Establishment of a $500,000 GBC Homicide Reduction Fund.
  
• Funding, GBC staff support and communications support for Operation Safe Neighborhoods.
  
• Funding the implementation of the Maple-Linder recommendations, aimed at installing effective management structures and accountability for crime reduction.
  
• Conducting a comprehensive management and efficiency review of five city government agencies. At the request of Mayor Martin O'Malley, the GBC teamed with the Presidents' Roundtable to conduct a management review of the city departments of public works, housing and community development, health, recreation and parks, and fire.
  • Successfully leading Hippodrome lobbying effort. The showcase facility, which will be the centerpiece of Baltimore's West Side redevelopment, is expected to open in 2002.
    
  • Brokering an operational agreement and gaining funding for a community court.
    
  • Increasing funding for drug treatment.
    
  • Improving the Brownfields Revitalization Program.
    
  • Gaining usable tax increment financing for Baltimore City.

GBC Members Contribute 30 Summer Jobs, $35,000 to YouthWorks

Thanks to the following GBC members who contributed a combined 30 jobs to the YouthWorks 2000 summer jobs program:

T. Rowe Price, Baltimore Office of Promotion, Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., Baltimore City Community College, Paragon Bioservices, Baltimore City Convention Center, and Heery International.
Additionally, BGE contributed an additional $25,000 and Lord Baltimore Capital Corporation contributed $10,000 toward the program, which provides employers with the opportunity to hire, for the summer, pre-screened youth applicants between the ages of 16 -21.