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Business Journal PO Box 510 Salisbury, MD 21803-0510
Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce
Vol. 15 No. 12
Dedicated to the Principles of Free Enterprise
July 2012
Women in Business
Four key leadership roles The Business Journal this month looks at the careers of four women in key leadership roles in the area: Sandy Fitzgerald-Angello, Dr. Janet DudleyEshbach, Dr. Juliette B. Bell and Dr. Peggy Naleppa.
Battle with cancer did not slow down Pohanka’s vice president
Festival Scenes
The Delmarva Chicken Festival was another great success for the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce. See scenes from this year’s even on pages 8 and 9.
4-Star Chamber
The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce has been awarded 4-Star Accreditation. Page 5
New
The Salisbury Wicomico Airport is now home to Allegiant Airlines with flights to Florida. Page 23
INSIDE Ad Directory................................... 6 Barometer...................................... 7 Bus After Hours.....................14, 15 Business Directory.................28-29 Calendar........................................ 4 Director’s Journal.......................... 3 Education ................................... 26 Financial column......................... 31 Health.......................................... 24 Human Resources....................... 18 Investing ..................................... 12 Member Renewals...................... 15 Member Spotlight........................ 20 New Members............................. 10 Personnel File............................. 30 Salisbury University..................... 27 Shore Land.................................. 19 Technology column..................... 21 Wicomico County........................ 14 Workforce Committee.................. 11
By Lynn R. Parks When Sandy Fitzgerald-Angello was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer two years ago, it didn’t slow her down any. The head of the Pohanka of Salisbury auto dealerships kept up her rigorous schedule, working 10 hours a day, six days a week. “I worked through it all, my illness and treatment,” she said. “I never worried about things; I just kept going. In situations like that, you can choose to sit back and wait or just keep living life. I kept living.” Today, she is a cancer survivor. And she has words of advice for anyone starting out in the business field. “Don’t let anybody tell you that you can do something,” she said. “You can do anything you want in this world. There are no limitations.” As vice president and dealer/operator with the Pohanka organization, Fitzgerald-Angello, 52, oversees six Pohanka dealerships in Salisbury. She started working for the company when she was 16, as a part-time switchboard operator. By the time she was 28, she was the general manager over a Pohanka franchise in Temple Hills, Md. In 1989, she opened the first Saturn dealership in the D.C. area. Two years later, she opened a Lexus dealership in
Sandy Fitzgerald-Angello Pohanka
Dr. Janet Dudley-Eshbach Salisbury University
Dr. Juliette B. Bell UMES
Dr. Peggy Naleppa Peninsula Regional
Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Patrons
See Page 14 to Meet the Patrons
Chantilly, Va. In 1996, the Acura dealership she was running was ranked No. 1 in the country. Pohanka bought the Good News auto dealerships in Salisbury in 1999. Under Fitzgerald-Angello’s leadership, they have gone from about 100 sales Continued to page 16