​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Maryland Marketing Partnership, founded in statute as the Maryland Public-Private Partnership Marketing Corporation, was created to develop a branding strategy for the state, market the state’s assets and encourage the location and growth of new businesses in Maryland.

Board members represent various state regions – from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore – in the areas of business, economic development, labor, non-profit organizations, marketing and advertising, and public relations and communications.​

Meet the Members

Laura Van Eperen
Laura Van Eperen
CEO, FOVNDRY
Alexandra L. von Paris
Alexandra L. von Paris
CEO & Founder
Route One Apparel
Leonard Raley
Leonard Raley
President and CEO, University System of Maryland Foundation​
Kevin Anderson
Kevin Anderson
Secretary, Maryland Department of Commerce
Leon Bailey, Jr.
Leon Bailey, Jr.
Senior Real Estate Representative
7-Eleven Corporation
Sila Alegret-Bartel
Sila Alegret-Bartel
Founder/President
International Corporate Training & Marketing
Allyson Black Woodson
Allyson Black Woodson
Sr. Manager of State Affairs and Economic Development
Christine Brooks-Cropper
Christine Brooks-Cropper
Partner; President & CEO
JCR Consulting LLC; DC Fashion Foundation
Ericka Covington D.B.A.
Ericka Covington D.B.A.
Dean of Graduate Studies
Coppin State University
Henry Fawell
Henry Fawell
Founder and President, Campfire Communications
Gerald W. Jackson
Gerald W. Jackson
Assistant Business Manager
Plumbers & Steamfitters
Dionne Joyner-Weems
Dionne Joyner-Weems
Chief Energy Officer, Audacity Group
Senator Cheryl Kagan
Senator Cheryl Kagan
District 17; appointed by Senate President
Captain Eric Nielsen
Captain Eric Nielsen
President, Association of Maryland Pilots
Shannon Prudhomme
Shannon Prudhomme
Sr. Technical Manager, Corus International
Linda Thornton Thomas
Linda Thornton Thomas
President, Prince George’s County NAACP
CEO, National Coalition of Resources (NCOR)
Delegate Kris Valderrama
Delegate Kris Valderrama
District 26; appointed by House Speaker