Committees
Chaired by Blake Paterson, MD, CEO, NRZ Consulting. The GBC Bioscience Committee works directly with the industry to identify barriers to company formation in Maryland.
The committee then devises and implements strategies to overcome those barriers. These include expediting tech transfer, increasing availability of investment funds, addressing the need for a new model for translational medicine and advocating for legislation that supports the growth of the industry. The committee also prepares educational literature such as summaries of "best practices" in bioscience from around the country and the "case statement for bioscience in Maryland." Meets six times per year at 8:30 a.m. at the GBC.
Chaired by Bryce Turner, President and CEO, Brown Craig Turner. Reviews and analyzes significant real estate developments and urban design initiatives in our region. The committee makes recommendations and suggests policies that will serve as catalysts for better communities and examples of Smart Growth and sustainability. As a result of this goal, the committee focuses on issues such as Transit Oriented Development (TOD), zoning and land use, green buildings, urban re-development, and healthy communities. Meets 6-10 times a year at the GBC.
Chaired by Kevin J. Manning, Ph.D., President, Stevenson University. Examines the Baltimore City and regional county public education systems to advocate for policies that improve education. Develops policy positions to advocate at the local and state level for reform in the public school and higher education system. Explores initiatives that enhance the quality of workforce for a more productive region. Meets eight times per year at 8 a.m. at the GBC.
Chaired by Bill Pisano, Senior Staff, The ACI Group, Inc. Serves as a voice for small business by studying and developing positions pertaining to issues affecting emerging businesses in the Baltimore region. Recommended members are companies that have fewer than fifty employees or have been in operation fewer than five years. Meets five to six times a year at 8 a.m. at the GBC.
Chaired by Van Reiner, President and CEO, Maryland Science Center. The Energy Committee has a strong educational component as well as public policy or project orientation. One of its initial activities will be to educate the business community about the nature of the crisis currently facing Maryland and to outline the implications for the business community should adequate energy not be available. This committee meets quarterly with subcommittees working between meetings.
Chaired by Larry Merlis, President and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC). The GBC Health Care Committee reviews legislative matters that affect the health care and health care insurance industry; identifies issues and develops positions on health care that impact the residents in the region and that have implications for the business community; and communicates with legislators and key stakeholders, in coordination with the GBC President & CEO, the value of the health care industry to the region and the benefits of a healthy workforce and population. Meets every six weeks at 8 a.m. at the GBC.
Chaired by Peter Komar, CHA, General Manager - Holiday Inn Inner Harbor. Discusses issues pertaining to the hospitality/tourism industry such as the Maryland tourism budget; tourism safety; and convention business. Each committee meeting also includes a series of brief presentations by members on what is new at their venue or in their industry. Meets every six weeks at 8:00 a.m. at the GBC.
Advises GBC President & CEO on matters pertaining to legislative policy in Annapolis and in Baltimore City Council.
The goal of this committee is to support the GBC Bridging the Gap initiative and to provide Minority and Women Business Enterprises (MWBEs) with a voice in highlighting the issues that are of importance to them. This committee provides assistance through identifying and instituting appropriate development programs, addressing public policy issues, providing networking opportunities and serving as a resource guide for minority and women entrepreneurs who are currently members of the Greater Baltimore Committee.
(By invitation only) – Chaired by Tom Osborne, Vice President, Patton Harris Rust & Associates. Examines planned or proposed economic development projects, initiatives or public policies impacting economic development in the Baltimore region. This committee serves as a forum to help the business community understand, participate in, and influence regional economic development activity. It focuses on visionary and large scale development projects, which the GBC may seek to influence on behalf of its members and the regional business community.
Chaired by Drew Elburn, Vice President, Business Development, The ACI Group, Inc. Serves as a public policy advocate on emerging technology issues to be addressed by government or by private sector, and provides education and public awareness on technology-related policy issues. Meets six to eight times a year at 8 a.m. at the GBC.
Chaired by Joseph DeMattos, Jr., President/CEO, The Health Facilities Association of Maryland. The GBC Transportation Financing and Governance Task Force is a private sector task force charged with developing recommendations for a new long-term plan for funding Maryland’s transportation infrastructure and to strengthen the region’s metropolitan planning organization (MPO) including establishing regional transportation priorities. The Task Force meets on a monthly basis.
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