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Laura Harper
women’s basketball head coach,
Towson University
Since being hired in April to helm the
Tigers, Laura Harper has been trying to
improve the program. She has been inspired
by her grandmother, Lenora Champagne,
who told her, “The work is always the work,
and there is always more.” Only two years
removed from coaching a high school team
in Florida, Harper wants to be the first woman
to capture a Division I title as a player (Maryland in 2006) and coach. “I will never lower
my expectations. That’s not who I am.”
— Edward Lee
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Elizabeth Wise
president and chief executive officer,
University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health
Since starting at University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake
Health as its president and CEO earlier this year, Elizabeth Wise is
all about the people. “I really care about the people that I work with,
and I want them to know that I do care,” she said. “I want to make
sure that they have the tools and equipment that they need to do the
job.” She wants to help bring more providers to the area because “the
residents of our county want to have care close to home,” she said.
She’s also looking forward to the opening of three new buildings next
fall or winter: the Aberdeen Medical Center, a tower at the Bel Air
campus and an ambulatory surgery center.
— Jason Fontelieu
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