Stephen Woerner
The Children’s Guild will hold its annual Cabaret for Kids on March 11 at 6 p.m. at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center in Baltimore. This fundraising gala will support the programs and activities of The Children’s Guild, a nonprofit child-serving organization which provides special education, group living, treatment foster care and family mental health services, as well as the organization’s public charter schools.
Cabaret for Kids this year will honor industry leader, civic leader and philanthropist Stephen J. Woerner, president and chief operating officer of Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE). Woerner will receive The Children’s Guild’s Sadie Award, which recognizes people who embody the organization’s spirit and vision of making the seemingly impossible possible.
The event will begin with cocktails, dinner and a live auction from 6 to 8:30 p.m. followed by an original musical production, “The Power Behind the Power Behind the Power,” about Woerner’s life performed on stage in the Hippodrome Theatre. A dessert reception in the lobby will follow.
Stephen J. Woerner became president of BGE on March 1, 2014. He has also been serving as the company’s chief operating officer since 2012 and oversees the day-to-day operations of the company, including safety, reliability, efficiency, customer service, strategy, regulatory affairs and information technology.
Woerner’s career began with internships in the defense and aerospace industry. He joined BGE in 1990 as an associate engineer and has held positions in almost every phase of BGE’s operation. In 2009, he was selected to lead the major business transformation program at Constellation Energy, serving as vice president of transformation. In addition, Woerner was responsible for leading the overall integration efforts for the merger between Constellation Energy and Exelon Corp.
A graduate of Leadership Baltimore County and Leadership Maryland, Woerner has been a leader in organizations throughout the state, including the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Humanim, United Way of Central Maryland and the University of Maryland. Woerner earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Drexel University and an MBA from Loyola University Maryland.
Sheela Murthy, president and founder of Murthy Law Firm, is honorary chair of Cabaret for Kids. Tickets cost $250 per person. For tickets and sponsorship opportunities, visit www.childrensguild.org, email missionadvancement@
The TranZed Alliance is a nonprofit organization serving children, families and child-serving organizations and is dedicated to transforming how America educates and cares for its children through education, behavioral health and national training and consultation services. Affiliates of the TranZed Alliance include The Children’s Guild, Monarch Academy schools, The Children’s Guild D.C. Public Charter School, The Upside Down Organization, the National At Risk Education Network, the TranZed Alliance Conference Center, The National Children’s Guild Fund and TranZed Ventures. (www.childrensguild.org)
