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Business Journal PO Box 510 Salisbury, MD 21803-0510
Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce
Vol. 16 No. 12
Dedicated to the Principles of Free Enterprise
July 2013
Health
One of the nation’s first Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds was implanted at Peninsula Regional. Page 24
Women in Business
These women are a driving force in the business world. Pages 13-18
Buy Local
Maryland Capital Enterprises launches a “Buy Local” campaign. Page 11
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Business After Hours.............20-21 Business Directory ................28-29 Calendar ....................................... 9 Education .................................. 26 Health ......................................... 24 Investing ..................................... 23 Membership Renewals ............... 12 Member Spotlights .................5, 10 New Members .............................. 6 Personnel File ............................ 19 Salisbury University .................... 27 Viewpoint ...................................... 3
Five Eastern Shore women were honored in May at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, as they were among 100 leaders recognized by a Baltimore-based business publication, The Daily Record, as Maryland’s Top 100 Women of 2013. Included on that list, and shown in the photo left to right, are: Dr. Veronique Diriker, Director of Development, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Karen Lischick, President, The Palmer Foundation; Kathleen Momme, Executive Director, United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore; Dr. Peggy Naleppa, President/CEO, Peninsula Regional Medical Center; and Cynthia Boyle, Chair, Practice and Administration, University of Maryland Eastern Shore School of Pharmacy. Boyle, Lischick and Momme were first-time recipients. Drs. Naleppa and Diriker have been twice honored with a Maryland Top 100 Women award.
Top 100 list includes local women
By Al Higgins
Recently 100 women were honored statewide as being the top 100 women in Maryland. Of the top 100 five are from the Eastern Shore: Veronique Diriker, Karen Lischick, Cynthia Boyle, Kathleen Momme’ and Peggy Naleppa. Each of these women is a leader in the Eastern Shore community and well deserving of the honor. Veronique Diriker Veronique Diriker was born in Paris, France and moved to the Eastern Shore with her husband, Memo, in 1989. Their plan was to spend about 2 years enjoying the relaxing lifestyle
of the Eastern Shore and then move back to France. Obviously their plans became sidetracked. “We fell in love with the community,” said Veronique. “The people were very engaging and we found ourselves loving everything about the Shore.” Her background was in medicine and she eventually found herself working with the Red Cross. Eight years ago she moved to UMES and became the director of development. In that capacity she is instrumental in raising money for scholarships as well as for students. “We reach out to businesses for contributions, as well as applying for grants,” she said.
Being involved in the community is very important to Veronique. “I feel it is important to contribute to the community,” she offered. My background in public health lends itself to experiencing people and I find this very rewarding. I also do a lot of volunteering in the community, which allows me to meet people and to better understand issues that affect them.” People she has met along the way greatly influenced her to dedicate herself to working in the community. One person who stands above all others in that regard is Kathleen Momme’. Kathleen continues to work tirelessly within the community and she too was Continued to page eight