The Power Elite That Made Wes Moore Govenor

A little birdie dropped an interesting list to me. She called it the Power Elite that made Wes Moore Govenor.

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🧑‍💼 Notable Figures and Their Roles

Aaron Merki – Managing director of The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation in Baltimore.

Adam Chase – D.C. attorney.

Alex Perdikis – Automotive executive, president and CEO of Koons of Silver Spring Inc., and owner of Inride, a used-car sales and leasing company.

Anand Poojary – Montgomery County restaurateur and business leader.

Andy Graham – Former federal prosecutor, now a defense lawyer; married to Leslie Shepard, former director of the Baltimore School of the Arts.

Anwer Hasan – Senior vice president of WSP USA Inc., a transportation planning and consulting firm; former chair of the Maryland Higher Education Commission, former Maryland Aviation Administration board member, and current member of the Governor’s P-20 Council.

Anthony Evans – Partner of Kevin Sowers, president of Johns Hopkins Health Systems.

Arul Vigg – Doctor in Ellicott City.

Avi Dorfman – New York–based health tech entrepreneur and real estate executive.

Bel Leong-Hong – Tech and management consultant; leader among AAPI Democratic donors.

Bill Carmody – Attorney and jury expert.

Bob Meyerhoff – Baltimore philanthropist, partnered with Rheda Becker.

Brigitte Williams-Genovese – Severna Park Realtor.

Cassie Motz – Executive director of the College Bound Foundation in Baltimore.

Charles Hopkins – Commercial real estate developer.

Chris Brandt – Founder and CEO of Audacious Inquiry, a health care tech firm; married to attorney Sarah Brandt.

Chris Wilcox – Former University of Maryland and NBA star; STEM education advocate; founder of Helping Every Day Youth.

Christy Wyskiel – Senior adviser to the Johns Hopkins University president for innovation and entrepreneurship.

Chuck Tildon – Vice president of external affairs at the University of Maryland Medical System; married to Maria Harris Tildon.

Clair Segal – Fundraising consultant and philanthropist.

Colm O’Comartun – Former executive director of the Democratic Governors Association; former top O’Malley aide; now principal of consulting firm 50 State.

Craig Thompson – Moore’s campaign chair; partner at Venable LLC.

Damean Freas – CEO of Clearway Pain Solutions LLC; chair of the Maryland State Board of Physicians.

Damian O’Doherty – Partner at KO Public Affairs in Baltimore, whose principals are all ex-O’Malley aides, Damian recently organized a major fundraiser for Wes Moore in Aspen coinciding with the Big Sky event. Sort of like Davos with steeper mountains and Music.

Dan Flamholz – Principal of Greenspring Realty Partners.

David Javdan – Attorney and finance expert at Alvarez & Marsal in D.C.

Debra Carter – Executive director of the Supplier Development and Diversity Division, Prince George’s County government.

Dennis Cardoza – Former U.S. Representative (D-Calif.); lobbyist with Foley & Lardner.

Dennis Forbes – Visual artist and journalist.

Devang Shah – Attorney, philanthropist, and high-level Democratic donor; leader in Maryland’s AAPI community.

Dresden Koons – Head of the Lower School at St. Andrews Episcopal School in Potomac.

Drew Hawkins – Former Morgan Stanley executive; CEO of Edyoucore Sports and Entertainment, teaching financial literacy to entertainers and athletes.

Fagan Harris – President of Baltimore Corps.

Frank Settleman – President of Chesapeake Contracting Group.

Gila Bronner – Chicago-based consultant for state and local governments.

Gary Michael – Executive at NAI Michael Global development firm in Prince George’s County.

Guy Filippelli – Managing partner of Squadra Ventures; ex-Army Intelligence officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Helene Grady – Vice president at Johns Hopkins University; married to Matthew Gallagher, former O’Malley chief of staff and president of the Goldseker Foundation.

J.R. Clark – Attorney with the public and infrastructure finance group at Squire Patton Boggs.

Jacob Hsu – CEO of Catalyte.

James “Jamie” Snead – Principal at Ziger/Snead Architects.

Janice Feldman – Married to State Sen. Brian Feldman.

Jason Gold – Executive vice president of Resolute Public Affairs.

Jeff Hargrave – President of Mahogany Inc., a commercial construction firm.

Jereleen Hollimon-Miller – Mayor of Mayesville, S.C.; great-grand-niece of Mary McLeod Bethune.

Jim Blanchard – Former Michigan governor (D); former ambassador to Canada; senior counsel at DLA Piper.

Jim Moran – Former U.S. Representative (D-Va.); lobbyist at Nelson Mullins.

John Hale III – Head of the Cornerstone Group, helping minority-owned firms win government contracts.

Johnathan Lozier – Vice president at Stateside Associates.

Josh Wachs – Former COO of the Democratic National Committee; “social impact strategist.”

Joyce Moorehead – Attorney; with husband Thomas Moorehead, philanthropist and owner of a BMW franchise in Northern Virginia.

Julie Farkas – Co-founder of Honest Tea and PLNT Burger; married to Seth Goldman.

Julia Foxwell – Glamorous Eastern Shore civic and political leader; married to Sushant Sidh of Capitol Strategies. Sister of Political Strategist and JHU Professor Len Foxwell

Karenthia Barber – Business consultant; former chair of the Baltimore City Democratic Central Committee; board chair of Maryland Automobile Insurance.

Keiffer Mitchell Jr. – Former Maryland delegate and Baltimore City councilmember; held key positions in Hogan administration; now with BGR Group a republican lobbyest and cousin of WBAL Blowhard C4.

Ken Ulman – Former Howard County executive; president of Margrave Strategies, an economic development consulting firm. Recently Chair of Maryland Democratic Party

Kevin Sowers – President of Johns Hopkins Health Systems; partner of Anthony Evans.

Kyle Gore – Senior managing partner at CGA Capital Group.

Lainy LeBow-Sachs – Top aide to the late Gov. William Donald Schaefer (D).

Larry Rivitz – Co-founder of Green Street Academy; leader of Bet on Baltimore Inc.

Lee Coplan – Architect and business leader; married to clinical psychologist Linda Huganir.

Len Burnett – Owner of several media outlets.

Leslie Shepard – Former director of the Baltimore School of the Arts; married to Andy Graham.

Lindsay Lassman – Funder and leader of women’s empowerment organizations.

Lisa Kanter – Former attorney, U.S. Department of Education.

Maria Harris Tildon – Vice president of state and local affairs, Johns Hopkins University and Medicine; married to Chuck Tildon.

Mark Fetting – CEO of Legg Mason.

Marjorie Fields Harris – Communications consultant.

Marty Brunk – Baltimore market leader at RSM (major accounting firm).

Mary Miller – Former T. Rowe Price executive; former U.S. Treasury Department official; 2020 Baltimore mayoral candidate.

Matthew Gallagher – Former O’Malley chief of staff; president of the Goldseker Foundation.

Matthew Wyman – Towson attorney.

Max Curran – Former O’Malley in-law; attorney at Venable LLP; former member of the Maryland Public Service Commission.

Melvin Forbes – Former telecommunications executive; runs Water Transit Solutions in Prince George’s County.

Meryam Bouadjemi – Documentary filmmaker; fellow with the Open Society Institute.

Michael O’Neil Jr. – Co-chair and founder of Graybridge; patient engagement and equity advocate.

Mike Rogers – Maryland state delegate (D-Anne Arundel).

Mike Stratton – Democratic consultant with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.

Monica Sakala – Founder of SOMA Strategies, a D.C.-based marketing and social media consulting firm.

Neha Dhir – National Institutes of Health contractor.

Patrice King Brickman – Head of Inspire Capital LLC; minority owner of Monumental Sports (Washington Wizards, Capitals, Mystics).

Paul Geffert – Software engineer.

Paul Pineau – Vice president and general counsel, Johns Hopkins University.

Peter Thomas – Atlanta-based entrepreneur; owner of Bar ONE in Baltimore.

Rajan Natarajan – Former Maryland deputy secretary of State; CEO of Global Alliant Inc., a tech firm.

Rheda Becker – Baltimore philanthropist; partnered with Bob Meyerhoff.

Richard McClearn – Sales manager with DISYS Solutions, a tech company.

Ricky Smith – Executive director and CEO, Maryland Aviation Administration.

Ron Lipscomb – Developer and construction company executive. Currently immersed in scandal.

Roomina Hasan – Physician; married to Anwer Hasan.

Sarah Brandt – Attorney; married to Chris Brandt.

Seth Ard – New York lawyer.

Seth Goldman – Co-founder of Honest Tea and PLNT Burger; chair of the board of Beyond Meat.

Sean Nolan – Under Armour executive.

Sushant Sidh – Principal at Capitol Strategies, an Annapolis lobbying firm; married to Julia Foxwell. Brother-in-law of Political strategist and JHU Professor Len Foxwell

Terri Roberts – Co-owner of airport retail outlets, including at BWI Airport.

Terry Lierman – Business leader and political insider; ex-chair of the Maryland Democratic Party in 2006. Terry is not a gentleman and treats women scandalously despite his advanced age. Go ahead and sue me Terry. I can prove it in a court of law.

Terry Speigner – President and CEO of an IT firm; former chair of the Prince George’s County Democratic Central Committee. A true gentleman.

Thomas Bundy – Ellicott City lawyer.

Thomas Graham – President of Pepco.

Thomas Moorehead – With wife Joyce, philanthropist and owner of a BMW franchise in Northern Virginia.

Tim Shriver – Kennedy family member; disability rights activist; chair of the Special Olympics.

Tisha Skinner – Operator of Smoothie King and Rita’s Ice concessions at BWI Airport.

Trudy Bartel – Retired attorney, Kramon & Graham.

Warren Fleming – CEO of Quality Solutions Technology Inc., Damascus, Maryland.

Wendy Credle – Entertainment attorney and producer.

Wendy O’Neil – Married to Michael O’Neil Jr.

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