On the Move, 7/29: Appraisal Institute honors Hlubb [correction appended]

Posted: 11:58 am Thu, July 29, 2010
By Wayne Countryman
Assistant Editor

Correction

An item in the July 29 edition of On the Move incorrectly identified the corporation that owns Bowhead Science and Technology. The item should have read:

Bowhead Science and Technology has received the Susquehanna Workforce Leadership Award for innovative workplace strategies that improve workers’ skills and workplace quality. The award includes a $1000 training certificate to Harford Community College. In April, Bowhead launched an online training tool through which employees can pursue a variety of professional development opportunities. The company is a subsidiary of Bowhead Technical and Professional Services Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Alaska Native corporation Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corp. of Barrow, Alaska.

The Daily Record regrets the error.
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Ryan Hlubb, principal and co-founder of Hlubb and Goldstein Valuation Group, was recognized as the Appraisal Institute’s July Volunteer of Distinction for Region VI, which consists of Maryland, the District of Columbia, Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He is the past president of the Appraisal Institute’s Maryland Chapter and a former representative on the board of directors. Hlubb also has been a member of the Real Estate Advisory Board for the University of Baltimore’s Real Estate Program, and he makes presentations to students on the field of appraising. His company has offices in Ellicott City, Bethesda and York, Pa.

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Awards

Tracey Haldeman, president of Pinnacle Communications, of Baltimore, received the 2010 Brava! Women Business Achievement Award from on July 23 from SmartCEO magazine. Haldeman started Pinnacle Communications in 1997. The communications agency provides advertising campaigns for print, TV, radio and outdoor, online strategy, including search engine optimization and PPC campaigns, and social media, public relations and collateral development.

The College of Southern Maryland recently received the 2010 Mary D. Harrison Award for commitment to the arts from the Arts Council of Calvert County. The college, which has campuses in Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties, schedules events including concerts, a piano competition, theater productions and traveling cultural exhibits.

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Boards

The Columbia Town Center Rotary recently installed new officers: John Contreras, president; Sharon Waligora, president-elect; Gary Greenwald, vice president and secretary; David Balderson, treasurer; and Roger Lerner, sergeant at arms. Also, Marty Adams was honored as Rotarian of the Year, and the club’s remaining charter member, John Slater, was recognized for his participation.

Melissa J. Pitchford, shareholder in the accounting, tax and consulting firm KatzAbosch, of Timonium, recently was appointed to Astra HR Cares’ advisory board. Pitchford has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Salisbury State University.

R. Christopher Rosenthal, a director in the forensic and valuation services group at Ellin & Tucker, recently was elected treasurer of the Baltimore Estate Planning Council. He is the immediate past chair of the Appraisal Foundation Advisory Council and current chair of the nominating committee. Rosenthal earned an MBA from the University of Maryland.

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Education

Kantahyanee Whitt Murray has been appointed as a research assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. She leads evaluation activities for a project of The Family Tree and, among other things, works with Casey Family Services on a Parent Child Foster Care Implementation Evaluation. Murray has a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University and a doctorate from the University of Maryland.