Sponsors 2022
Thank you
to our Summer Conference Sponsors
for their
Support of Local Government in Maryland
Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector helps government, education, and nonprofit customers deploy cloud services to reduce costs, drive efficiencies, and increase innovation across the globe. The AWS cloud is uniquely positioned to provide scalable cost-efficient solutions for public sector customers to find ways cloud services can be deployed to meet mandates and increase collaboration across agencies and organizations. Whether it is for development and testing, enterprise applications, high-performance computing, storage, backup and archiving, disaster recovery, web, mobile, and social apps, virtual desktops, or data center migrations, government agencies, education institutions, and nonprofits are using AWS to help achieve their missions. AWS provides cloud services as a pay-as-you-go model, delivering access to the most up-to-date technology resources. Simply access AWS services over the internet, with no upfront costs (no capital investment), and pay only for the computing resources that you use, as your needs scale.
Chesapeake Employers Insurance
The Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company has specialized in providing workers' compensation insurance to Maryland businesses and municipalities since 1914. Our local presence, financial strength and dedication to employers and their injured workers have made us what we are today—Maryland’s largest writer of workers’ compensation insurance. We at Chesapeake Employers thank you for your business and look forward to servicing your workers’ compensation insurance needs.
Local Government Insurance Trust
For more than 30 years, Maryland’s local governments have covered their primary and excess liability, auto, environmental, property and equipment breakdown insurance needs through the Local Government Insurance Trust (LGIT). Owned and managed by its members, LGIT was founded in 1987 by act of the Maryland General Assembly through the joint efforts of the Maryland Municipal League (MML) and the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo). LGIT’s purpose is to meet Maryland’s local governments risk management needs - not to make a profit by selling insurance. Because of LGIT, local governments know they now have insurance coverage available to them at stable rates and predictable costs - regardless of private insurance industry cycles. In addition to the publications produced by LGIT, they also provide a wide variety of Risk Management services including: Training, Grants, the LGIT Online Campus and the HR Compliance Portal.
Maryland Department of Housing
and Community Development
" The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development is the state’s Housing Finance Agency, supporting the creation and preservation of affordable, multifamily, rental housing and promoting homeownership through sustainable, fixed-rate mortgages and down payment and closing cost assistance primarily to first-time homebuyers. The department also manages a wide array of programs providing assistance to counties, cities, and towns for infrastructure and public purpose projects, small business creation and expansion, and revitalization and redevelopment activities that support economic growth and ensure that Maryland’s treasured communities are safe, vibrant, and attractive places to live, work, and play."
BGE
With a history of more than 200 years of service as the first gas utility in the U.S., BGE has a long-standing commitment to our customers and the community. It began in 1816 when Rembrandt Peale lit the first gas lamp in Baltimore, and it continues two centuries later with BGE and our customers still leading the way in energy innovation. For more information on 200 years moving smart energy forward, visit our 200th Anniversary Page.
Choose Who You Use Maryland
Choose Who You Use Maryland is a growing, bipartisan coalition of elected leaders, Maryland employers, and consumer advocates working in support of legislation that will, finally, achieve the promise of what started more than 20 years ago. Maryland consumers deserve the freedom to choose their electricity supplier with improved consumer protections, additional transparency in billing, and access to cleaner energy options. Chose Who You Use advocates for market modernization and allowing public utilities to focus on infrastructure, while reputable retail electricity providers both compete to provide the widest and most affordable range of options to Marylanders AND invest in clean energy.
Sensys Gatso USA / Carrington Associates
Sensys Gatso is the leading provider of automated traffic enforcement solutions with a strong global presence. Our mission is saving lives by changing the driving behavior of motorists. We are firmly committed to improving road safety by reducing vehicle speed and red light negation, by optimizing traffic flows and by contributing to a sustainable urban environment, always in close partnership with governments and other authorities all over the world.
Total Environmental Concepts
Total EV Charging
Total Environmental Concepts (TEC) is a full service environmental consulting, service and construction firm founded in 2000 with the vision to provide comprehensive environmental solutions to clients throughout the ever changing regulatory, cultural, and scientific environments. TEC covers the Mid-Atlantic region with a diverse mix of field staff including petroleum service/testing techs, abatement crews, petroleum construction crews, electricians; and professional staff including project managers, industrial hygienists and others. Our growing company recently expanded our service lines to include electronic vehicle charging installation and maintenance to go along with the abatement (Asbestos, Lead, Mold), petroleum construction (UST/AST tanks, dispensers, FMS, etc.) and petroleum services (maintenance, inspections, testing.)
Unite Us
Unite Us is a technology company that builds coordinated care networks of health and social service providers. With Unite Us, providers across sectors can send and receive secure electronic referrals, track every person’s total health journey, and report on tangible outcomes across a full range of services in a centralized, cohesive, and collaborative ecosystem. Unite Us’ dedicated team builds authentic, lasting partnerships with local organizations to ensure their networks have a solid foundation, launch successfully, and continue to grow and thrive. This HITRUST certified social care infrastructure helps communities transform their ability to work together and measure impact at scale.
AARP Maryland
AARP Maryland is focused on supporting family caregivers, improving long-term care, keeping older Marylanders safe from exploitation, having adequate consumer protections, and ensuring individuals of all ages have the resources and services to help them live their best lives.
Council Baradel
Council Baradel is one of the region's premier law firms and prides itself on the Energy, Depth and Experience it brings to the representation of its many clients. Our attorneys are active leaders, counselors, and participants in many bar associations and business, professional and civic organizations. Council Baradel has an extensive practice representing municipalities and other local government agencies throughout the State, with more than 60 years collective experience in the field. From our central Maryland location in the heart of the State Capital, we are well situated to serve clients throughout Maryland and the District of Columbia.
Crown Castle
Since 1994, Crown Castle has worked around the country to build and maintain the infrastructure behind the world’s most revolutionary technologies. This comprehensive portfolio of towers, small cells, and fiber gives people and communities access to essential data, technology and wireless service and opens the door to countless opportunities and possibilities. We continue to work closely with wireless carriers, businesses, technology companies, governments, and communities to make sure these transformative ideas and innovations find their way to the people who rely on them. Crown Castle
CVS Health
CVS Caremark® – the pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) working with the State of Maryland to provide convenient and flexible options for the prescription drugs you and your family may need. We are here to help you save time, keep costs down and stay on track with your medications.
LA Perez Consulting
LA Perez Consulting is a small minority/owned business with over two decades of political advocacy experience working with elected officials and government agencies as well as media and community relations. We focus on representing associations and businesses in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area and before the Maryland and Virginia General Assemblies, the Prince George’s County and Montgomery County Councils as well as the Washington DC City Council. Our familiarity with these adjacent local and state governments allows us to reference and pursue various solutions to a multitude of issues our clients raise. We pride ourselves on our ability to strategically leverage our relationships to enhance relations with municipal, county, state and federal government.
Levan Ruff LLC
For thirty years, Levan Ruff attorneys have been dedicated to the practice of municipal law. We understand the wide variety of issues municipalities are called upon to address and we recognize the challenges that elected officials encounter in balancing effective governance with the best interests of the public.
Maryland Broadband Cooperative
In 2006 the Maryland Broadband Cooperative (MDBC) was created by legislative intent of the Maryland General Assembly with the directed purpose of working with these ISPs to offer service to both under served and un-served areas all across Maryland.
Royal Plus
At Royal Plus Inc./RPCAT, we recognize that disasters can be traumatizing so we plan every step to make the catastrophe a distant memory. We provide customers affected by disasters with 24/7 emergency and disaster restoration services in a compassionate, reliable, and efficient manner.
Shannon Baum Signs and Graphics
Shannon-Baum Signs, Inc. is located in Eldersburg, Maryland and has been providing quality signs and graphics since 1950. The company is the largest manufacturer of traffic signs in the State of Maryland and offers design, fabrication and installation of its products. Also offered are 3M vehicle wraps, graphics and reflective Police and Fire department lettering as well as 3M auto window tinting. Electronic (LED) message centers, 3-Dimensional lettering, custom signs, tradeshow and event products are also offered. Shannon-Baum Signs is a resource for finding solutions, getting answers, and providing guidance to help conquer customers’ signage challenges. For three generations the owners and staff have been committed to the sign industry. Shannon-Baum.
TRGroup
University of Baltimore’s College of Public Affairs
The University of Baltimore’s College of Public Affairs is a community of students, faculty, staff and alumni dedicated to improving the lives of others. Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation’s best public affairs schools, we prepare the problem-solvers and public leaders of the future.
US Wind
US Wind was founded in 2011 and has established itself as Maryland’s leader in offshore wind development. In 2014, US Wind acquired an 80,000-acre federal Lease area off the coast of Maryland, which has the potential to generate more than 1,800 MW in offshore wind power. In 2017, Maryland approved the company’s MarWin project, which is slated to come online in 2025, and in 2021, the state approved the Company’s second project, Momentum Wind, which is expected to start generating clean energy in 2026.
Verra Mobility
Verra Mobility is a global leader in smart mobility technology. Our offerings enable safe and efficient solutions to our customers’ most complex transportation problems, enriching the lives of those in the communities we serve. We deliver transportation safety solutions and parking management solutions to help make urban mobility safer, smarter and more sustainable globally. Our innovative, integrated toll management technology, violations-processing solutions and fleet management services help our customers effectively optimize their assets and ensure compliance.
ABM
FIRSTNET
FirstNet, Built with AT&T, is the only network built with and for first responders – when and where they need it most. We are accountable for keeping your lines of communication open with dedicated mission critical solutions to modernize public safety.
Maryland Environmental Service
As a not-for-profit business unit of the State of Maryland, MES provides multi-disciplinary environmental services to enhance and protect the environment through innovative solutions to the region’s most complex environmental challenges. As a leader in the environmental management services area, MES operates and manages projects, including dredging and restoration, water and wastewater, stormwater management, and solid waste and recycling programs.