Ronald J. Kolson

MICROS-Fidelio Finland Oy develops and provides enterprise information solutions for the global hospitality industry. It offers hardware, consulting, managed and application services. The firm provides its services to restaurant, hotel, retail, cruise and travel industries. MICROS-Fidelio Finland was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Turku, Finland.

Part of COPT Defense Properties, Constellation Real Estate, Inc. is a company that owns and operates buildings. The company is based in Odenton, MD. Constellation Real Estate was acquired by COPT Defense Properties from Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. on May 15, 1998 for $205.39 million.

Associated Black Charities, Inc. provides social supporting services. The firm provides grants to non-profit organizations in support of projects and initiatives that work toward health and wealth outcomes for people, families and children. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

NAIOP, Inc. operates as a commercial real estate development association for developers, owners, and investors of office, industrial, retail, and mixed-use real estate. It offers advocacy, educational programs, and business and networking opportunities. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

NAIOP Research Foundation engages in the commercial real estate services through education, ongoing research and outreach activities. The company is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Teach For America, Inc. provides teachers and educational services to communities. It operates as corps of recent college graduates and professionals of various academic majors and career interests. The company?s corps members commit to teach in urban and rural public schools. The firm also offers early childhood education, math and science, and teach for all initiatives to address needs in education. Teach For America was founded by Wendy Kopp in 1990 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of YMCA of the USA, YMCA of Central Maryland, Inc. is a social services provider. The company is based in Baltimore, MD.

Grid Therapeutics LLC develops and research cancer therapeutics to develop human derived antibodies. Its pipeline drugs include GT103 recombinant complement factor H monoclonal antibody and GT-20(x) recombinant monoclonal antibody. The company was founded by Edward F. Patz, Jr., Michael John Campagna and Elizabeth B. Gottlin and is headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC.

VeriFone, Inc. designs and manufactures transaction automation systems. The company was founded by William Melton on April 14, 1981 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

MICROS-Fidelio GmbH develops and provides enterprise information solutions including software, hardware, enterprise systems integration, and consulting and support for the global hospitality and retail industry. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Neuss, Germany.

Part of NCR Corp., Siemens Nixdorf manufactures wiring devices and computers.

Global Hotel Alliance provides lodging and accommodation services. The company is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

Part of Sky Resort International Ltd., HOMI Europe SARL supplies computerized and automatic minibars for hotels and minibars. The company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Part of Coach Industries Group, Inc., Corporate Development Services, Inc. provides contract labor, insurance products, and management services. The company is based in Glens Falls, NY. The company was founded by James Earl Solomon. Corporate Development Services was acquired by Coach Industries Group, Inc. on October 21, 2004.

Westinghouse Electric Corp. engages in the distribution and marketing of home appliances. It offers air purification, bakeware and baking tools, blenders and juicers, ceiling fans, cookers and steamers, cooking utensils, cookware, electric cooktops, electric kettles, food preparation, and fryers. The company was founded by George Westinghouse in 1886 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

The Hotchkiss School operates as a school. The private company is based in Lakeville, CT.

The Howard County Economic Development Authority is located in Columbia, MD. The non-profit company offers a central location with easy access to transportation options, leading military institutions, and government agencies. The company is committed to keeping their stakeholders informed of news and events of interest locally or throughout the region. Howard County is home to over 9,900 businesses of all sizes, from corporate headquarters to start-ups. The company helps businesses start, grow, and relocate. Janice M. Posey has been the CEO of the company since 2011.

B4checkin Ltd. provides cloud-based software solutions for the hospitality industry. Its solutions include chameleon, b4feedback, b4arrival, b4GDS, b4ubet, b4golf, b4spa, and Agilysys Users. The company was founded by Saar Fabrikant in 2006 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

Qu Pos, Inc. provides computer software for restaurants and hospitality. Its offers restaurant analytics, restaurant software, fast casual, and quick service restaurants. The company was founded by Brett Guidry and Bill Draper and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

StayNTouch, Inc. provides cloud-based guest engagement and hotel management solutions for tablet computing and smartphones. The firm offers ROVER, a mobile hotel property management system (PMS); ZEST, a guest mobile check-in and check-out; and ZEST Station, a guest self service station. The company was founded by Tim Kinsella, Gopkumar Sarangdharan, and Jos Schaap in 2013 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Van Leer Corp. is an American company that manufactures chocolates. The private company is based in Jersey.

Johns Hopkins Medicine, Inc. owns and operates hospitals. It offers health care services in the areas of burn and wound care, cardiac surgery, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, gynecology/obstetrics, innovation in quality patient care, internal medicine, nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, oncology, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. The company was founded by Johns Hopkins in 1997 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Dovetail Systems, Inc. provides financial technology services. Its solutions include large-scale message switches and gateways, as well as funds transfer, cash management, and foreign exchange trading and netting systems. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

The Society of Women Engineers is an organization that advocates for women in engineering and technology. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The company provides data and research resources on gender equity in engineering and acknowledge the value of a diverse community that includes race/ethnicity, religion, and family. Karen Horting has been the CEO of the company since 2013.