The Daily Record has named Ron Legler, President of the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center/Hippodrome Theatre, one of Maryland’s 2019 Most Admired CEOs.

The Daily Record created the Most Admired CEOs awards program to recognize talented business CEOs and nonprofit executive directors throughout Maryland for their leadership and vision. The winners were selected based on professional accomplishments, community service and letters of reference submitted by co-workers, board members and community leaders showing the CEO's leadership and vision.

One new member was named to the Circle of Leadership, which honors those recognized three times: Larry D. Unger, Maryland Public Television.A listing of all the winners is below.

"This year's Most Admired CEOs demonstrate that leadership matters to our economy and to the quality of our day-to-day lives," said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, publisher of The Daily Record. "Many people are promoted into leadership roles, but only some people have the emotional intelligence, focus, drive and compassion to become an admired leader. We at The Daily Record are pleased to honor this year's Most Admired CEOs."

The 2019 Most Admired CEOs will be honored Nov. 5 at a dinner starting at 5:15 p.m. at the Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport Hotel, 1739 West Nursery Road in Linthicum Heights. The event hashtag is #TDRawards.

Winners will be profiled in a special magazine that will be inserted into the Nov. 6 issue of The Daily Record and will be available online at www.TheDailyRecord.com.

For more information about sponsorships and tickets for The Daily Record’s 2019 Most Admired CEOs, visit www.TheDailyRecord.com.

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2019 Most Admired CEOs

***Indicates Circle of Leadership inductee

Nonprofit with less than $10 million in annual revenue

Celeste Amato, Maryland Philanthropy Network

André Coates, Maryland Community Connection

Tom Hood, CPA, CITP, CGMA, MACPA & Business Learning Institute

Danista Eulalie Ione Hunte, Child First Authority

Br. John Kane, FSC, Ed.D., Calvert Hall College High School

Sandy Pagnotti, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Maryland

Deborah Rock, LIGHT Health & Wellness Comprehensive Services, Inc.

Caryn York, Job Opportunities Task Force (JOTF)

Nonprofit more than $10 million in annual revenue

John B. Chessare, MD, MPH, FACHE, GBMC HealthCare

John K. Hoey, The Y in Central Maryland

Al Hutchinson, Visit Baltimore

Shawn Kros, The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region

Milton W. Matthews, Columbia Association

Carmel Roques, Keswick

***Larry D. Unger, Maryland Public Television

Private company with 50 or fewer employees

Greg Abel, Abel Communications

David L. Berman, Berman McAleer, LLC

Gary Ditto, Who - a staffing company

Eli Eisenberg, VPC, Inc.

Sandy Hillman, Sandy Hillman Communications

Private company with 51-149 employees

Dale Dabbs, Sontiq, Inc.

Wes Guckert, PTP, The Traffic Group, Inc.

Todd Marks, Mindgrub

Jeffrey S. Rosen, CPA, CGMA, MBA, Rosen, Sapperstein & Friedlander

Private company with 150-499 employees

Ron Legler, France-Merrick Performing Arts Center/Hippodrome Theatre

Jay Steinmetz, Barcoding Inc.

Private company with more than 500 employees

William F. Childs IV, Chaney Enterprises

Barry F. Levin, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Private company with more than $500 million in revenue

Calvin G. Butler Jr., Baltimore Gas and Electric, an Exelon Company

Brian D. Pieninck, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Government

Michael J. Martirano, Howard County Public School System