FY 2026 At A Glance

284

Member
Companies

and growing

2,280+

Event
Registrants

across 21 FMA and FMA Foundation events

496

Business
Matchmaking

one-on-one appointments that created valuable connections

700+

Companies

reached across all events

100+

NextGen
Leaders

empowered young professionals

4,772

Students
Reached

through education and workforce programs

711

Cooking Class
Participants

through Healthy Little Cooks and Meal in a Mug

1,489

Individuals
Served

through the Education and Resiliency Center

100%

Mission Driven


Community Focused

Our Impact in Action

Connecting Industry

• Key Leader Series
• Industry Day
• Signature events
• Micro Business Mentorship Program
• Business Matchmaking
• MBC Meetups and Seminars

Developing the Workforce Pipeline

• Project SCOPE
• Tech Mania
• Career Panels
• Teacher Externships
• Registered Apprenticeships
• NextGen Leaders

Supporting our Military & Families

• Nutritional Cooking
• Resiliency Kiosk Network
• Spouse Appreciation Programs
• Education and Resiliency Center
• Friends of Meade
• Fort Meade Community Covenant
• Community Outreach

Growing Our Community

The Fort Meade Alliance Foundation fuels the FMA mission, turning community support and fundraising into the programs, partnerships, and initiatives that strengthen and serve the Fort Meade region every day.

Fort Meade Alliance Leadership

Executive Committee

Roxanne Wood
FMA President
The Boeing Company

Mike Cameron
FMA Vice President
Divergent Consulting

Erica Dobbs
FMA Secretary
Dobbs Defense Solutions

John McBeth
FMA Treasurer
John McBeth, Inc.

Doreen Harwood
Education & Workforce Chair
DEHarwood, LLC

Steven Tiller
FMA Foundation President
Whiteford

Minah Woo
Howard Community College

Joseph V. Pacileo
Immediate Past President
MasterPeace Solutions

Tim O’Ferrall
Ex-Officio
Fort Meade Alliance

Board of Directors

Jaime L. Benson, Ph.D
Kennedy Krieger Institute

Kathy Castellano Burk
Baltimore Washington Medical Center Foundation

Shana Cosgrove
Nyla Technology Solutions, Inc.

Bill Dunahoo
Meade Business Connect Chair
Nexxis Solutions

Amy Gowan
Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation

Kevin J. Hamlin, Ph.D
Anne Arundel Public Schools

Krysta Herring
COPT Defense Properties

Doug Holthaus

Jennifer D. Jones
Howard County Economic Development Authority

Donté Lewis
Vine Technology Solutions

Angie Lienert
IntelliGenesis, LLC

John Martin
Vibrint

Tanya Millner, Ed.d.
Anne Arundel Community College

Kirkland J. Murray
Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation

Kendra Parlock
Npower Maryland

Ashley Rush
Unison

Mike Sellman
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Amy Steinberg
Vibrint

Jack Terry
Leidos

Brandon Tipton
Praxis Engineering, a GDIT Company

Jim Weyant
Next Impaqt LLC

Fort Meade Alliance Foundation Leadership

Foundation Officers

Steven Tiller
President
Whiteford

Frankie Velez
Vice President
Peraton

Linda Greene
Secretary
Community Volunteer

John McBeth
Treasurer
John McBeth, Inc.

Jay Baldwin
Director
Atlantic Union Bank

Foundation Board

Nitin Baviskar
Pn Automation

Sarah Otchet
GRVTY

Elizabeth Rendón-Sherman
LG-TEK

Ed Rothstein
Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families

Tim Ward
KatzAbosch

Roxanne Wood
The Boeing Company

Deon Viergutz
Formerly of Lockheed Martin

Tim O’Ferrall (Ex-Officio)
Fort Meade Alliance

Thank you to our partners for supporting our mission

Mission Partners

5 Star Partners

Anne Arundel Community College
AAEDC
ASRC Federal
Athenix Solutions Group
BAE Systems
BigBear.ai
Boeing Intelligence & Analytics
CACI
COPT Defense Properties
Dell Technologies

Deloitte LLP
EverWatch
GRVTY
HII
HCEDA
LG-TEK
ManTech International Corporation
M.C. Dean
Nexxis Solutions

Parsons
Praxis Engineering
SAIC
Tower Federal Credit Union
Translucent
Visionist, Inc.
Whiteford
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Patriot Partners

Aidela
Aprio | CAVU Advisors
Capitol Technology University
Chiron Technology Services, Inc.
Clarity Business Solutions Inc.
Claroty, Inc.
ClearEdge

Community College of Baltimore County
CyberCore Technologies
DigiFlight Inc.
Emveon
Howard Community College
JASINT Innovative Solutions
KatzAbosch

MasterPeace Solutions
Melwood Horticultural Training Center
Mesavita Engineering, LLC
MTSI
Northrop Grumman
Peterson Technologies
PLEX Solutions, LLC, Part of Markon

Prodigy One, LLC
RACTSOL
SandboxAQ
Sigma Defense
Unanet
Vibrint
Vision Technologies
WOOD Federal Solutions, Inc.