Five Things I Have to Have Now

January 18, 2009

Marc B. Terrill

Marc B. Terrill, 47, has been president of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, the umbrella planning and fundraising organization for Baltimore's Jewish community, for almost six years. A graduate of the University of Florida, he received a master's degree in social work from Yeshiva University in New York. He is a frequent traveler to Israel and Jewish communities around the world. He loves football and lives in Owings Mills with his wife, Diana, and children, Maddie and twins Eli and Samantha.

January 11, 2009

Ian Tresselt

Ian Tresselt, the new managing director of Everyman Theatre, is a Maryland native who has come home from New York, where he most recently served as director of Theater Operations at The New Victory Theater, a $7 million Broadway presenting house for children and families.

January 4, 2009

David Warschawski

David Warschawski left big New York City ad agency life to start his own public relations, marketing, advertising and design firm in Baltimore in 1996. Since then, the agency has won many awards, including being named the Small Agency of the Year by PR News for the past three years. The Swiss-born CEO is a frequent commentator on marketing communications and has appeared on media outlets ranging from CNBC to NPR. Warschawski, 37, lives in Dumbarton with his wife, Rachel, and two children, Micah and Leah.

December 21, 2008

Matt Doud

In 1994, Matt Doud launched Planit marketing communications firm with his longtime friend Ed Callahan in a room in a basement. Today, the agency's clients include Chevy Chase Bank, Walters Art Museum, Under Armour and the City of Baltimore. Doud lives in Roland Park with his wife, Sylvia, and sons, Henry and Charlie.

December 14, 2008

Sandi Patty

Grammy-Award winner and Christian music performer Sandi Patty, of Anderson, Ind., will be host of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's Holiday Spectacular, through Dec. 23 at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Patty, who has released 24 albums over the past 26 years, was host of the show in 2006. Tickets for the Holiday Spectacular are available through the BSO ticket office by calling 410-783-8000 or going to BSOmusic.org.

December 7, 2008

Shirley Bigley LaMotte

Shirley Bigley LaMotte is the chief executive officer of Baltimore Reads, which in January will celebrate its 20th anniversary of providing adult literacy services to Baltimore families. In addition to providing literacy classes, Baltimore Reads runs a free-to-all book bank at The Baltimore Sun, at 501 N. Calvert St. Shirley and her husband, businessman and former state delegate Lawrence A. LaMotte, are longtime residents of Guilford.