The Daily Record has named Keasha Haythe, President & CEO of Foundation of H.O.P.E., Inc., to its 2026 list of Maryland’s Top 100 Women.
Maryland’s Top 100 Women recognizes high-achieving Maryland women who are making an impact through their leadership, community service and mentoring. Nominees were asked to complete an application outlining their educational and career history, professional and community involvement, corporate and nonprofit board memberships, and mentoring experience. They were encouraged to submit letters of recommendation from those who are familiar with their accomplishments professionally, in the community and through mentoring.
Eight women will be inducted into the Circle of Excellence, receiving the award for a third and final time.
A panel of business and legal professionals, previous Maryland’s Top 100 Women honorees from throughout the state, and a representative of The Daily Record reviewed the final applications and selected this year’s honorees.
“The 2026 Maryland’s Top 100 Women are trailblazers who demonstrate extraordinary leadership. These women elevate, educate, mentor, support and empower other women and work to make Maryland a wonderful place to live and work,” said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, managing director of BridgeTower Media/The Daily Record. “We are also pleased to honor this year’s Circle of Excellence recipients who have had an incredible impact on our community and beyond. These women have shattered glass ceilings, redefined possibilities and selflessly mentor the next generation. The Daily Record is pleased to celebrate this year’s Maryland’s Top 100 Women honorees.”
Maryland’s Top 100 Women will be honored at a reception and awards celebration on May 4 at SECU Arena at Towson University, Auburn Drive in Towson. A VIP reception begins at 4 p.m. Doors open for the general networking reception at 4:30 p.m., followed by the awards celebration and a seated dinner at 5:30 p.m. The event hashtag is #TDRevents.
Attendance is limited. This event will sell out. Winners and sponsors receive priority. Sponsorship includes table seating for guests, logo usage, multimedia marketing, an ad in the awards publication and more. To secure a sponsorship, contact your account manager or Suzanne Fischer-Huettner at shuettner@bridgetowermedia.com.
Winners will be profiled in a special magazine that will be inserted into the May 5 issue of The Daily Record and will be available online at TheDailyRecord.com.
The Circle of Excellence Sponsor is GBMC Healthcare. The Leadership Sponsor is Towson University. An updated listing of sponsors maybe found at TheDailyRecord.com/event/top-100-women/.
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2026 Maryland’s Top 100 Women
Circle of Excellence Inductee
Tazeen Ahmad, Capitol Hill Consulting Group
Tenneille Aleshire, Service Coordination Inc.
Kathleen Anderson, DVM, Equine Veterinary Care at Fair Hill Training Center
Dr. Arlene A. Asante, First Class Smile Bethesda
Heather Bacher, Queenstown Bank
Stephanie Baron, Miles & Stockbridge
Dr. Amy Bastian, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Mia Blom, Visit Baltimore/Visit Baltimore Education & Training Foundation
Joan Blomquist, Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Dr. Aminta H. Breaux, Bowie State University
Allison Burr-Livingstone, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Mollie Byron, Governor’s Appointments Office
Kim Callari, The Baltimore Station
Jill P. Carter, Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals
Erika Chavarria, Columbia Community Care
Melissa Clark, AHEC West
Angel Connolly, Fulton Bank
Ann Cotten, University of Baltimore, Schaefer Center for Public Policy
Janet Currie, Bank of America
Melissa Curtin, Community Foundation of Howard County
Natasha M. Dartigue, Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Renée Dash, The League for People with Disabilities
Mayra Diaz, Tuerk House, Inc.
Avis Dillard-Bullock, JMA Solutions
Katie Dorian, Maryland Office of the Attorney General</span
Christy Dryer, Cecil College
Stacie Sanders Evans, Arts for Learning Maryland
Dr. Nina F. Miles Everett, Priority Partners Managed Care Organization of Johns Hopkins Health Plan
Jacqueline Farrell, University of Maryland Faculty Physicians
Ellen Flowers-Fields, College of Southern Maryland
Dr. Katrina Fowlkes, Perfect Generation Ministries, Inc. and Just Breathe Consulting and Nursing, LLC.
Marcella Franczkowski, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Brandee Ganz, Howard County Government
Jessica Hall, Office of Bar Counsel, Attorney Grievance Commission
Judy Hamilton, Town of Westernport
Keasha Haythe, Foundation of H.O.P.E., Inc.
Sharon Hendricks, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital
Ana Hernandez, Maryland Judiciary
Emily Holliman, Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States
Stacey Holsinger, Steel Toe Communications
Tracy Imm, T. Rowe Price
Mary Frances Isakov, M&T Bank
Alejandra Jensen, GRF CPAs & Advisors
Audrey Johnson, Maryland Office of Social Equity
Laura Johnson, United Way of Central Maryland
Maria Jones, Calibyr Corporation
Margaret Kim, Higher Ed Prep, LLC
Andrea Kirk, Inspire Confidence Group, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial, LLC
Cresta Kowalski, Maryland State Education Association
Erin Lamb, Gateway Maryland
Heather Lamb, SEEK, Inc.; Building Blocks Services, LLC; Dr. Heather Lamb Consulting
Teresa Fidelis Lancaster, Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A.
Honorable Creta A. Lee, Prince George’s County Register of Wills
Evelyn K. Lee, EagleBank
Catalina Rodriguez Lima, Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MIMA)
Rachel London, Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council
Juliana Lopez, The Featherstone Foundation
Dr. Kimberly Lumpkins, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Megan Lyle, Fello
Ashleigh J.F. Lynn, Venable LLP
Laurie Lyte, Lytehouse Solutions LLC
Robyn Mannone, APG Federal Credit Union
Kamilah Mantle, EPICC Technologies
Alison Rios Millett McCartney, Towson University
Meghan McCorkell, Live Baltimore
Courtney McKay, Allegany College of Maryland
Tara Mobley, Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC
Cheryl Moore-Thomas, Loyola University Maryland
Helen Stefan Moreau, 1 Everest Group
Jill Morgan, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Claudia Nachtigal, The Highlands School
Donna Parker, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Amy Petkovsek, Community Law Center
Walkiria Pool, Centro de Apoyo Familiar
Judy Postmus, School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Beth Rheingold, Greater Baltimore Chamber of Commerce
Kathy Rogers, Penn-Mar Human Services
Rev. Dr. Sakima Romero-Chandler, Dickerson AME Church/Romero Conway Howard Consulting Group LLC
Kim Ross, Maryland General Assembly, House of Delegates
Heather Miller Rubens, Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies
Lucy Motsay Rutishauser, LMR Board Service & Advisory LLC
Laurie-Anne Sayles, Montgomery County Council
Brooke Schnorr, 7BC of Maryland, LLC
Sharon Markley Schreiber, Maryland Business Roundtable for Education (MBRT)
Tswana Sewell, American Cancer Society
Aziza Shad, Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Ellen Shiery, Murray, McGehrin & Shiery/Merrill Lynch
Joye Sistrunk, Premier Group
Shayon Smith, The Hershey Company
Stacey Stephens, University of Maryland School of Social Work@The Center for Restorative Change
April Taylor, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Sherita Thomas, BGE – An Exelon Company
Tammi Thomas, TEDCO
Jennifer Vido, Harford County Bar Foundation
D’Andrea L. Walker, Baltimore County Government
Dr. Darvincia Warren, CORE DMV
Laurie Wasserman, Wasserman White Family Law
Marot Williamson, Office of the State’s Attorney for Anne Arundel County
Minah Woo, Howard Community College
Nicole Wooten, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Physician Assistant Program