Episode 70: State Senator Shelly Hettleman

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Episode 70: State Senator Shelly Hettleman
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This week’s guest is State Senator Shelly Hettleman from District 11. Senator Hettleman joins the podcast to discuss forming the Maryland Jewish Legislative Caucus and her legislative agenda for the session.

About Senator Hettleman:

Senator Hettleman is no stranger to Maryland politics. In February 2020, she was appointed to the Maryland State Senate, where she currently serves as Chair of the Rules Committee.  Prior to being appointed to the State Senate, Senator Hettleman was a key member of Senator Ben Cardin’s team. She served as Senator Ben Cardin’s campaign manager as well as worked in his congressional office.

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Ep. 69 – Saint Agnes Hospital Legislative Breakfast Panel Discussion

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Ep. 69 - Saint Agnes Hospital Legislative Breakfast Panel Discussion
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On January 9, 2024, heath care leaders from around Maryland gathered at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital in West Baltimore to discuss issues affecting the health care industry in Maryland. The panel discussion was moderated by Baltimore City Council member Phylicia Porter. Thank you to ASA President Beau Higginbotham for welcoming everyone.

Panelists:

Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk (Maryland House of Delegates, District 21)

Delegate Malcom Ruff (Maryland House of Delegates, District 41)

Assistant Secretary Marie Grant (Assistant Secretary for Health Policy, Maryland Department of Health)

Dr. Ashley Kinder, MD, (Medical Director of Population Health and Primary Care, Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital)

Nurse Iye Kanu (Registered Nurse, Mother Baby Unit, Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital)

Episode 68 – Center Maryland’s The Lobby with Screenwriter, Creator, Executive Producer, Show Runner and Film Director Eric Lodal

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Episode 68 - Center Maryland's The Lobby with Screenwriter, Creator, Executive Producer, Show Runner and Film Director Eric Lodal
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Episode 68 of Center Maryland’s The Lobby features screenwriter, creator, executive producer, showrunner and film director Eric Lodal. Lodal joins the podcast to discuss what it was like working on one of  Virginia Senator Tim Kaine’s first campaign,  writing Laredo, and potential intersections between politics and entertainment.

About Eric:

Eric Lodal is a screenwriter, creator, executive producer, showrunner and film director.  He has written and developed original television series and feature films for Warner Brothers, F/X, TNT, Fox Studios, FTVS, Sonar, Sony and New Regency.  He co-created “Murder In The First” with Steven Bochco, a serialized murder mystery set in San Francisco and currently distributed on Hulu.  Lodal has also developed TV series with William Broyles Jr. (Laredo), Steven Gaghan (Search and Rescue), Michael Eisner (Bel Canto), Michael De Luca and Jenna Santoianni (Simple City), Matt Tolmach (Double Badge), amongst others.  Lodal is currently working on several projects including Camelot, a dramatic rendering of the Kennedy presidency and Zona, a new crime series set in the world of human trafficking.

Lodal graduated from Yale University with a double major in economics and music and received his Master’s degree from The Juilliard School. He spent his twenties engaged in a variety of diverse professional pursuits, which would inform his future writings. While at Juilliard, he moonlighted as an analyst at a Wall Street private equity fund KPS.  A classically trained opera singer, he has performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, with the New York City Opera, and was featured on NPR’s “World of Opera.”

In 2001, Eric served as Communications Director for former Governor of Virginia and current US Senator Tim Kaine. He was a senior political staff writer during both the 2004 and 2008 Presidential campaigns.

In 2005 he took his first stab at filmmaking, writing and directing “The Locrian Mode,” an abstract musical short film. The award-winning film was the official opening night selection at the 2006 Beverly Hills Film Festival and appeared at over two-dozen international film festivals, including The Montreal World Film Festival, Festival du Cinema de Paris and The Rome International Film Festival.

Lodal was born in Washington, DC and grew up in Northern Virginia.  He currently resides in Aspen, Colorado and Los Angeles.

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Episode 67: CRISP President & CEO Craig Behm

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Episode 67: CRISP President & CEO Craig Behm
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Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP) President & CEO Craig Behm joins Center Maryland’s The Lobby to discuss the role CRISP plays in the healthcare community. CRISP is the state designated health exchange in Maryland, as well as a health data utility. CRISP’s new headquarters is located in the Merriweather District of Downtown Columbia.

Episode 66: Building data center communities in Maryland with Quantum Loophole Senior Vice President Richard Paul-Hus

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Episode 66: Building data center communities in Maryland with Quantum Loophole Senior Vice President Richard Paul-Hus
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Richard Paul-Hus joins Center Maryland’s The Lobby to discuss the Quantum Loophole data project in Maryland. In 2021, Quantum Loophole acquired over 2,100 acres of land in Frederick County, Maryland to develop a first-of-its kind master-plan data center community.

Episode 65: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich

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Episode 65: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich
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Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich joins Center Maryland’s The Lobby at the Winter Maryland Association of Counties Conference to discuss what’s happening in Montgomery County!

Ep. 64 – Center Maryland’s The Lobby with Meredith Weisel

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Ep. 64 - Center Maryland's The Lobby with Meredith Weisel
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Meredith R. Weisel is the Regional Director of ADL Washington, D.C. Meredith is one of the most sought-after voices against extremism in the DMV – and across the country. Meredith is an experienced attorney and government relations professional who has spent decades engaged in public policy and community issues in the Greater Washington area. Weisel discusses the recent Rally for Israel in Washington, DC with her teenage daughter, the war on Israel, global antisemitism, and her first march for human rights for Jews in 1987.

Meredith and Damian worked local, state and federal affairs together in the nation’s capital during the 9/11 era. Lawyer, spokesperson, counselor, and advocate Meredith Weisel is made for this moment where so much is at stake for Israel, democracy, and justice and fair treatment for all.

Ep. 63: Center Maryland’s The Lobby with Delegate Malcolm Ruff

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Ep. 63: Center Maryland's The Lobby with Delegate Malcolm Ruff
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Delegate Malcolm Ruff (D) is a West Baltimore Delegate sworn in by Governor Wes Moore in July of 2023 and serving on the powerful Appropriations Committee. Ruff is a seasoned civil rights attorney working with Murphy, Falcon & Murphy in the prized One South Street building located in burgeoning Downtown Baltimore. Malcolm is named for civil rights icon Malcolm X and is a protege of America’s greatest trial attorney, Hon. Billy Murphy, Jr. Ruff is the son of a Gilman educator, a graduate of The Gilman School, Duke University, and the University of Baltimore School of Law – where he was one of only six students nationwide selected for the NAACP–Kellogg’s Law Fellow program. The former Duke football star brought national attention and justice to the family of University of Maryland athlete Jordan McNair and formed the Jordan McNair Foundation, to educate the public, athletic programs, and students on a national level about topics such as heat exhaustion, concussions, mental health and nutrition.

Ep. 62 – Center Maryland’s The Lobby with Howard Libit

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Ep. 62 - Center Maryland’s The Lobby with Howard Libit
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Howard Libit is the Executive Director of the Baltimore Jewish Council. In this episode of The Lobby, Howard talks about the 25th anniversary of the Hon. Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel, along with the powerful success of Maryland / Israel relations and cooperative business development. In addition, Damian and Howard discuss the terrorist atrocities committed against Israeli families and the war with the terrorist organization Hamas. Howard Libit is a former spokesperson and strategist for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. He was previously a top editor at The Baltimore Sun, co-founded the news site Center Maryland, and was a principal at KO Public Affairs leading high intensity campaigns and delivering media strategy.

Ep. 61: Leading with Candace Dodson-Reed

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Ep. 61: Leading with Candace Dodson-Reed
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Candace Dodson-Reed joins Center Maryland’s The Lobby podcast to discuss her work with heralded UMBC President Valerie Sheares Ashby, life in Downtown Columbia, Maryland, and serving as the chair of Merriweather Arts and Culture Center (MACC owns Merriweather Post Pavilion).