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Bright Minds Foundation Announces New Board Members

Press Release July 2014

The Bright Minds Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of two newly elected board members, Michael Barr and Steven Poynot, and the hiring of a new program assistant, Mary Peitz.

Michael Barr is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of the Barr Group, a global leader in the safety and security of embedded systems,  and a former adjunct professor of electrical and computer engineering at Johns Hopkins University. 

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Steven Poynot is the Senior Credit Officer/Client Services Team Leader for Howard Bank.  Steven also serves as President of the Board of The Howard County Arts Council and is a member of the Steering Committee for Leadership Howard County.

Mary Peitz is a retired sales manager of Mead Johnson Nutritionals and currently serves on the board of The Howard County Arts Council and is a member of the Education Committee of Leadership Howard County.

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It is with sincere gratitude that we say goodbye to two of our charter board members, Paul Brown of Howard Bank, and Victor Broccolino, retired from Howard County General Hospital, both serving for a full seven years, whose contributions were instrumental in ensuring the viability of the organization upon its creation.

Also leaving is Cassandra Compton, of Capital One Bank, who also has earned our heartfelt appreciation for the very strong partnership she fostered between the bank and the foundation.

Continuing to serve as Board Chair and Vice Chair respectively, are William Gray of W. E. Gray Consulting and Steven Porter of Patuxent Financial Partners.

The Bright Minds Foundation is the Howard County Public Schools Educational Foundation;  we aspire to enhance educational opportunities for all Howard County Public School system children by supporting equity and equality, education innovation and skills for a lifetime. 

For more information about the organization, please go to www.brightmindsfoundation.org

Contact information:  Patricia Sasse, Executive Director

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