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Maryland Department of Commerce

Maryland Marketing Partnership (MMP)​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Maryland Marketing Partnership, founded in statute as the Maryland Public-Private Partnership Marketing Corporation, was created to develop a branding strategy for the state, market the state’s assets and encourage the location and growth of new businesses in Maryland.

Board members represent various state regions – from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore – in the areas of business, economic development, labor, non-profit organizations, marketing and advertising, and public relations and communications.

Members

  • ​Leon Bailey Jr. (Chair) - President, LeBe Group
  • Brett Foelber (Secretary) - Assistant Vice President, Marketing, St. John Properties
  • Ericka Covington (Treasurer) - D.B.A., Dean of Graduate Studies, Coppin State University
  • Sherri Diehl (Executive Director) - Marketing Director, Maryland Department of Commerce
  • Sila Alegret-Bartel - Owner, International Corporate Training & Marketing
  • Harry Coker, Jr. - Secretary, Maryland Department of Commerce
  • Ariel Hicks - AI & Data Innovation Architect, Unissant
  • Dionne Joyner-Weems - Chief Energy Officer, Audacity Group
  • Senator Cheryl Kagan - District 17; appointed by Senate President*
  • Jeffrey Nussbaum - Partner, Bully Pulpit International
  • Ali von Paris - CEO and Founder, Route One Apparel, Inc.
  • Shannon Prudhomme - Sr. Technical Manager, Corus International
  • Linda Thornton Thomas - President, Prince George's County NAACP; CEO, National Coalition of Resources (NCOR)
  • Shelonda Stokes - President, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore
  • Delegate Kris Valderrama - District 26; appointed by House Speaker*
  • Laura Van Eperen - Founder, FOVNDRY

  • Micha Weinblatt - CEO, Crooked Monkey 

    *Ex Officio

Contact

Sherri Diehl
Executive Director, MMP
Marketing Director, Maryland Department of Commerce
401 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

Meetings

  • TBA

Meeting Archive

Partners

For a full detailed list of all of the companies partnering with MMP, please visit MarylandMarketingPartnership.com.