Maryland Global Gala – World Trade Center Institute

Pictured (LtoR) Mike Galiazzo, Regional Manufacturing institute of Maryland president; and John Dinkel, Baltimore Business Journal publisher

Pictured (LtoR) WTCI board members: Sylvia Toense, T. Rowe Price head of global institutional marketing; and Todd Ruppert, Rupper International founder/CEO

Pictured (LtoR) Tsutomu “Tom” Itsumi, Embassy of Japan researcher; Richard Guenther, Prometric director of operations; and Joe Maher, Prometric associate vice president of real estate procurement

Pictured (LtoR) Adam White, WTCI board secretary; Fontaine Bell, Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City Committee chairman; Deb Kielty, WTCI president/executive director; and Harold Adams, WTCI founder/chairman

Pictured (LtoR) Chritine Lin, Howard Community College English Institute student advisor; Kathleen Martin, Howard Community College English Institute information specialist; Lindsay Meyer, event co-host/Venable international trade practice chair; and Mariana de Gorordo Rutherford, Ausley international trade analyst

Pictured (LtoR) Franci Locoh-Donou, WTCI board member/Ciena chief operating officer; Nicole Davis, Baltimore Development Corporation economic development officer; and Sanjeev Mathur, WTCI board member/Under Armour vice president of North American supply chain

Pictured (LtoR) Deborah Reguera, Tembo Group owner; Sharon Bregal, Cummings & Co. Realtors realtor; and Hilda Ndirangu, Baltimore City Department of Housing epidemiologist

Pictured (LtoR) Clare Lochary, Ayers Saint Gross communications manager; Joel Fidler, Ayers Saint Gross senior associate; Jordan Cusner, McCormick & Co. senior manager of consumer and market insight; and Dana Perzynski Johnson, Ayers Saint Gross senior associate

Spicy salsa-ing courtesy “Nancy Salsa” Ross and “Brandon Bachata” Ross