BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 15 (TNSper) -- The Community College of Baltimore County issued the following news release: Community College of Baltimore County is pleased to announce that Derek Mitchell has been named chair of the Community College of Baltimore County Foundation, Inc. board of directors. Mitchell, who was most recently vice chair of the board, is the first African American male to be appointed chair. Established in 2005, the CCBC Foundation is an affiliated 501(c) (3) nonprofit co more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 15 (TNSper) -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: Debora B. Freitas Lopez, MS, a global leader in social and behavior change communication with experience across Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Asia, has been chosen as the new executive director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs. The Brazilian-born Freitas Lopez, who has 20-plus years of experience in international development and social and  more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 15 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today joined local, state and federal partners at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Dorchester County to announce the discovery of a home where enslaved people lived on the Thompson Farm, the birthplace of Harriet Tubman. The discovery of the home--believed to be that of an enslaved overseer, possibly Jerry Manokey--follows the April 2021 ann more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 15 (TNSper) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: Debora B. Freitas Lopez, MS, a global leader in social and behavior change communication with experience across Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia, has been chosen as the new executive director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs. The Center is based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The Brazilian-born, Vir more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 15 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting proposals for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, a reimbursement grant program aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of Maryland's specialty crops. The department anticipates that approximately $400,000 in funding will be available. MDA is seeking applications from eligible non-profit organizations, government entities, fo more PR

CUMBERLAND, Maryland, Feb. 15 (TNSper) -- The Allegany County Public School District issued the following news: Allegany County Public Schools' Superintendent, Mr. Jeff Blank, has announced the appointment of the New Public Information Officer. Ms. Christian Brooks will assume this role effective February 13, 2023. Brooks earned her Bachelors of Arts degree in psychology from West Virginia Wesleyan College and her Masters of Science degree in integrated marketing communications from West Virgi more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, Feb. 15 (TNSpar) -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2023: Purdue Global and University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) announce a new multi-year partnership with GetSet's new Sponsored Degree(TM) Platform. Purdue Global and UMGC will help American employers fill key openings in Cybersecurity. According to Cyberseek, there are currently 755,743 cybersecurity job vacancies in the United States and the demand for cybersecur more PR