Baltimore Advisory Board
Updated: March 2, 2011
Bruce D. Abbott, Vice President of Greater Baltimore Area Operations, Comcast
Bruce Abbott oversees the day-to-day operations of Comcast’s Baltimore area operation, which provides broadband telecommunications services to more than 390,000 commercial and residential customers in Baltimore, Harford, Howard and Carroll Counties as well as Baltimore City. Bruce currently manages more than 600 employees. Bruce is responsible for leading Comcast’s growth and launching the company’s next generation of new products and services throughout the communities we serve.
Bruce joined Comcast in December of 2001 as the Director of Business Operations for the Chesapeake Bay Group. He worked closely with all employees and managed the budget and finances for the system. Abbott was actively involved in running the daily operations of the cable systems and helped to implement the multi-million dollar fiber-optic upgrades.
Bruce is a 30-year veteran of the telecommunications industry. Before joining Comcast, Abbott served as Vice President and General Manager for Susquehanna Communications in York, PA. He previously worked for Post-Newsweek Cable in Dundee, Scotland and Times Mirror Cable Television in Long Beach, California. Bruce is a graduate of University of Wyoming with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.
Bruce has always strived to be an active participant in both community as well as the cable industry and trade organizations. His current community involvement includes: Anne Arundel Medical Center Foundation, Back on My Feet and the CTA of MD, DE and DC. Past associations include Easter Seals of South Central PA; Cultural Alliance, York, PA; Chairman, Child Guidance Center, Sherman, TX; United Way, Sherman, TX; Rotary Club, Sherman, TX and was a past treasurer of the Pennsylvania Cable and Telecommunications Association.
Bruce is an avid University of Michigan fan and a long-time supporter of the arts. In his free time, Bruce enjoys exercising, cooking and reads approximately 50 books a year.
Charlie Constable, Brown Advisory Board
Charlie Constable is a Partner of Brown Advisory and is responsible for the firm’s Institutional Business efforts. Prior to joining Brown Advisory in 2003, Mr. Constable spent nine years in Business Development and Client Relations with various start-up and public companies including Integrated Health Services, Inc., Elder Health, Inc. and Aether Systems, Inc.
Charile began working with the BoMF Baltimore Board in 2009. He got involved with BoMF because of the perfect pairing of two things that are very important to me: 1) running and 2) my desire to help others in need.
Damian O' Doherty, Partner, Kearney O'Doherty Public Affairs, LLC
Farah Esmail, Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Connections Academy, LLC
Ms. Esmail graduated with a B.Sc. from University of Toronto (Canada) in 1994 and a J.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School (Canada) in 1998. She received an MBA from Wilfred Laurier University (Canada) in 2003. Ms. Esmail over ten years of legal experience; three years in commercial litigation and the last seven years in an in house corporate role with Connections Academy, LLC an education technology company headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Ms. Esmail has experience working with governing boards and acted as the Board Liaison for all Connections Academy’s school Boards implementing standardized and scalable procedures to improve the operations of the Board meetings, provide training and support for the Boards, and to ensure proper Board document management. Ms. Esmail learned about BoMF in the Runners World Magazine and excited about the mission, joined the Board in its launching year in 2008. Ms. Esmail is a past Chair for BoMF, serves as the Treasurer for the National Connections Academy private school, and as the Treasurer and President Elect for the Association of Corporate Counsel in Baltimore.
Willie Flowers, Government Affairs Coordinator,LifeBridge Health
Kent Krabbe, CEO, Maryland Auto Insurance Fund
Matthew P. Roughton, Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking, SunTrust Bank
Mr. Roughton is a Senior Vice President in the Commercial Banking group of SunTrust Bank. He has worked for SunTrust for twelve years and has served in various commercial banking and risk management roles. Currently, he manages a diverse portfolio of commercial client relationships within the Maryland market. Roughton received his bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida and his MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland in College Park. In his spare time he enjoys reading, playing guitar, and self defense training. He lives in Towson, Maryland with his wife and three sons.
Greg Sileo, Director of Community Outreach, Baltimore Homeless Services, Office of the Mayor
Onahlea Shimunek, General Manager, Baltimore Inner Harbor Marriott
Onahlea began her career with Marriott in 1982 as a lifeguard at the Washington Marriott. After spending several years in the rooms discipline, she cross-trained to Human Resources. Onahlea was promoted to the opening Director of Human Resources for Windwatch and the New York Financial Center Hotel. She served as Resident Manager of Long Island-Uniondale and of the Key Bridge Hotel. In 1996 Onahlea left MHRS to open the Pentagon City Residence Inn but returned in 1998 as General Manager of the Washingtonian Center. In 2000 she began her current role as General Manager of the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards.
Onahlea has served as Co-Chair of the Marriott Eastern Region Diversity Council and as Co-
Chair of the Baltimore Council Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association.
She is currently the Business Council Guidance Chair for Marriott Eastern Region, a Board member of the Living Classroom Foundation and the Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association and has served as a member of the Transportation Investment Commission.
Onahlea works closely with Downtown Partnership to promote the Tourism Industry in Baltimore and is active on several Boards in her own community.
Matthew Waldron, President, Sherwood Advisory Group, LLC.
Mr. Waldron is President of Sherwood Advisory Group, LLC. Sherwood Advisory Group is a boutique debt investment advisory firm that works with banks and financial institutions to uncover opportunities created from the current distressed debt market. Prior to Sherwood Advisory, Mr. Waldron was a Vice President with Bay National Bank in Maryland. During his tenure with Bay National, he held a variety of responsibilities which included credit analysis, credit underwriting and business development. He was also instrumental in the workout of a $55 million troubled mortgage portfolio. Before joining the bank, Mr. Waldron led the business development efforts for an institutional money manager based in Baltimore. He is a graduate of Mt. St. Mary's University, where he received a BS in Business and Finance and earned his MBA from the Sellinger School of Business at Loyola College. Mr. Waldron is a current member of a school board and is on the board of directors for two non-profit organizations. He is an avid runner. Mr. Waldron resides in Baltimore with his wife and their three daughters.
Michael Willetts, Vice President of Baltimore Business Banking, Wachovia Bank
