Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Maryland is Set to Celebrate the 2015 Maryland's Finest Honorees

    BALTIMORE, MD, November 11, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Maryland will host the 2015 Maryland's Finest Award Reception on Thursday, November 12, 2015, from 7-10 p.m., at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore, MD. This lively event honors several of Maryland's finest young professionals, who show exemplary leadership, are active in their community, and have excelled in their profession or business. The CF Foundation's "Maryland's Finest" campaign began with the "Honoree Launch and Photo Shoot," at the Geppi Museum, which formally introduced this year's candidates to the nomination committee, alumni honorees and special guests. During the campaign, "Maryland's Finest" honorees had the opportunity to network at all CFF sponsored campaign events throughout Maryland. Over the past several months, each of the Maryland Finest Honorees, have dedicated their efforts to raise thousands of dollars to save the lives of children and adults with cystic fibrosis. This finale awards reception includes live and silent auctions, fabulous food and refreshments, music and interactive fun for attendees and their guests!

Over the past two years, the Maryland's Finest has raised over $250,000 to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. This year's goal is to raise $150,000 that will go directly to medical research and patient support programs.

This year, Kate Nolan Bryden- Principal at AMK Partners, Bradley Myers- Vice President of Sandy Springs Bank, and Nikki Finkelstein Natoli- Annual Giving Manager at Life Bridge Health are the Chairs for the event. The Maryland's Finest nominating committee members include: Ben Carson Jr., Gina Geppi, Joe Zajdel, Margaret Evans, Tyler Wright, John Pastalow, Ryan Rom, Billy Siems, Theresa Tsamoutalis, and Nichole Wilhelm Smith. The event corporate sponsors are Chiesi USA, COPT, BB&T, Key Technologies, Maryland Screen Printing, The Center Club, Equity Mortgage, Cardinal Engineering and Patron Spirits, and Proximo Spirits.

The 2015 Maryland's Finest Honorees are: Brian Acquavella- Blue Agave, Celeste Alexander- Media Star Promotions, Amrita Kaur Anand- Mission Tix, Alexander Aversano Med Student - St. Georges University, Biffery Braxton - Applied Development LLC, Kaitlyn Rose Broadhurst- CBS Radio/Sinclair Broadcasting, Cooper Brown-Stifel Nicholas, Robert Carter- Hertzbach & Company, Bradley Clemente- Johns Hopkins Medicine, Courtney Compagnone- Clinical Psychologist, Nicholas Demyan- Howard Bank, Natalie DiFrancesco- The Chasseur, Kelly Drnec-Days Inn Baltimore, Emily Gordon- Hot Spots Extended Care Programs Inc., Erica Gray Wylie- Northwest Hospital, James Jones, The Columbia Bank, Colin Kendall- Groove Commerce, Brandi Linton- Randstad Staffing Solutions, Rob Magness - Paycom, Jordan Magsamen, Colin Marshall- Diamondback Beer Co., Daniel Miller- New York Life, Sabrina Moore- Greenmount Farm, Elizabeth Paal- Heritage Financial Consultants, Jason Penn- Janet Jenner & Suggs LLP, Jason Perlow- Berkshire Hathaway/ Homesale Realty, Spencer Perry- BB&T, Maxmilian Reamer- Northwestern Mutual Life, Sarah Rollette- Cushman & Wakefield, Christian Rubright- Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, Josh Siems- Westwicke Partners, Paul Sortino- Clearbridge Financial, Michael Ward- AXA Advisors, Wyan Yarbrough- T. Rowe Price, and Amanda Walsh- Sandy Spring Bank.

For more information about the Maryland's Finest, please contact Suzanne Nolan at [email protected] or Kaitlyn McNerney at [email protected], 410.628.0795 or visit https://finest.cff.org/activity/cff/maryland. Tickets to the Finale may be bought directly through this website.

About the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

The Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation is the world's leader in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening, genetic disease that affects 30,000 children and adults in the US. Promising therapies that treat the underlying cause of CF, rather than just the symptoms, are in late-stage clinical trials. With our community's steadfast and passionate commitment and the support of our friends, we are confident that we will continue to forge new paths and reach our ultimate goal of a cure for all people with CF. For more information about the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Maryland, please visit: maryland.cff.org.

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