Mary Ann Scully, of West Friendship, has been named the 2011 recipient of the Howard County Good Scout Award presented by the Baltimore Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. She is currently employed as the chairwoman, president and CEO of Howard Bank.

Scully, who is chair of the Maryland Bankers Association, was one of the founding officers of Howard Bank and headed its organizing committee before the bank opened in 2004.

Deborah Valenza has been hired by Visiting Angels as their Director of Marketing.

In her new position, Valenza will be responsible for educating the community about the benefits of Visiting Angels Home care services, including when and how to go about setting up care.