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Welcome to Your Chamber!

New elected Chair Elizabeth Réndon-Sherman receives the gavel from outgoing Chair, Joseph J. Mezzanotte, Esquire.

Welcome to your Howard County Chamber of Commerce website. Whether you are looking for help on an issue, seeking good employees, meeting business peers or saving money through co-op buying power you have come to the right place. Please take a few minutes to browse our website and learn all about what the chamber and our members have to offer.

Our mission is to facilitate the success of business through advocacy, communication and education.

We are here to help your business succeed. Give us a call if we can assist you in any way.

On May 19, at the Chamber’s annual meeting, Outgoing Chair Joseph Mezzanotte (Whiteford, Taylor & Preston) passed the reins and the gavel to Elizabeth Rendon (LG-Tek).

The Chamber membership thanked retiring board members for their service to the chamber:

Jay Blackman (Howard County General Hospital)
Mark Cissell (KatzAbosch)
Stacie Hunt (Leadership Howard County)
Del Karfonta (The Columbia Bank)
Joseph Murray (Ascend One)
Jeremiah O’Donovan (O’Donovan & Associates, Inc.)

and the membership welcomed newly elected board members:

Ann Attanssio – Loyola University of Maryland
Mac Cassidy – The Perfect Networker
Tina Corner – The Alternate Board
Randy Marriner – Marriner Enterprises
Sang Oh – Talkin & Oh
Anita Sheckells – KatzAbosch
Jim Young – Howard County General Hospital

Howard County Chamber Announces
“Executive Peer Group” Program
Designed for Small Business
With 15 or less employees or
under $1M in Annual Revenues

Designed exclusively for business owners who are members of the Howard County Chamber
of Commerce, this program provides owners, principals, or partners with the tools, skills, and
perspectives to reach their personal and professional goals. Participants will be introduced to new thinking and best practices other business owners are currently engaging. As a result, they will gain
a deeper understanding of their unique role in shaping company direction, in improving business performance and developing overall general business acumen, strategy and leadership skills through
board participation with their peers and an Alternative Board certified facilitator. All members will
be held accountable to achieve monthly goals by their peers through the monthly meetings.

The program is created to extend The Alternative Board insights and board process to selected
chamber members. It provides a common foundation for learning and sharing, using a structured, proven approach to facilitate a board meeting where peers are each other’s board of advisors.

To learn more about “How You and Your Business will Benefit, the Format and Structure,
and Membership Qualifications, Click Here.