BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: Johns Hopkins Medicine recently announced the appointment of Cheryl A. Sadro, C.P.A, M.S.M., as senior vice president and chief financial officer for Johns Hopkins Medicine. She will begin her new role on Jan. 8. As senior vice president and chief financial officer, Sadro will oversee six hospitals as well as Johns Hopkins Community Physicians. She will also be responsible for joint ventures and subsidiari more PR

LA PLATA, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- The College of Southern Maryland issued the following news: The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Foundation Board of Directors announces that MedStar St. Mary's Hospital Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Dawn Yeitrakis '96 has joined the foundation board as its newest director. Yeitrakis has had a long-serving relationship with the college since graduating from CSM with her degree in nursing. She currently serves on CSM's Nursing Program Advisory Board an more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * Public service announcements were aired up to 15 times a day on several local radio stations in the Togo between July and December 2021 at all times of the day. Many people recalled them months later. * * * Recall of radio jingles designed to build trust in the quality of family planning services at local health facilities in Togo was associated with an increase in man more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2023: Governor Wes Moore today announced the UPLIFT (Utilizing Progressive Lending Investments to Finance Transformation) program to increase homeownership opportunities, one of the most powerful drivers of the racial wealth gap, in chronically underinvested communities with a history of redlining. Administered through the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, the program  more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following joint statement on Dec. 4, 2023: * * * Today, members of Maryland's federal, state, and local governments including Governor Wes Moore, Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey, and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks released the following st more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently helped complete four living shoreline projects in Anne Arundel County that are designed to protect communities from erosion and flooding. These projects represent small and large scale restoration efforts through the department's Resiliency through Restoration Initiative. "Living shorelines are vital for coastal communities grappling more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2023: On November 29, 2023, Metro recognized the first-ever graduates of the Metro Transit Police Department's (MTPD) Community Police Academy (CPA). The CPA graduates consisted of nine community members from across Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Virginia, who committed to an eight-week program. The CPA was launched in September of 2023 and allows i more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following news release: Oceantic Network, the leading organization working to advance offshore wind and other ocean renewable industries and their supply chains, announced registration is now open for its annual International Partnering Forum (IPF), happening April 22-25, 2024, in New Orleans. New this year, IPF will feature a full week of offshore wind and ocean renewables  more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $250,000 Social Impact Funds investment in VirgilHR. TEDCO's Social Impact Funds invests in and provides executive support to Maryland-based technology companies run by entrepreneurs who demonstrate economic disadvantage. "HR spends so much of its time on compliance, which poses a complicated legal land more PR

LYNCHBURG, Virginia, Dec. 1 -- The University of Lynchburg issued the following news: Health promotion major Jacqueline Needle '24, of Sparks, Maryland, was honored last month with the Maryland State Best Buddies Volunteer Award. Only one person per state wins the award. Best Buddies' mission is to establish a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-on-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for people with intellectual and deve more PR