马州蒙郡政府部门改革第一波:经济发展部改制!2016年7月1日起,华府马里兰州蒙哥马利郡的经济发展部 (MCDED) 正式改制,脱离郡政府编制,改为501(c)(3)非赢利公司体制,公司全名为蒙郡经济发展公司 (MCEDC),替代原有的郡经济发展部和郡商务发展公司 (MBDC)。这是华府地区以生物医药工业和高科技工业久负盛名的蒙郡进行政府部门改革提高工作效率跨出的第一步。新成立的MCEDC由原来的MCDED代理部长Ms.Sally Sternbach 女士继续担任临时总裁,Ms.Joyce Fuhrmann 担任运营经理,公司CEO人选正在全国范围内招募。公司成立后目前的首要任务是继续重点扶持Cybersecurity产业。 华盛顿国际商会WCCC已在第一时间向MCEDC发去贺信,祝他们顺利改制并有一个好的开端,期待与他们一如既往,继续互相支持,深入合作。 Beginning July 1, the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) is responsible for managing the County’s economic development activities, replacing the County’s 34-member Department of Economic Development. The organization is a 501(c)(3) entity and is led by a 14-person board including 11 business executives and 3 ex-officio members of the State and County. This era will be differentiated by greater involvement of the County’s business leaders, by a more robust marketing campaign, by a more focused set of activities and by a faster-paced, proactive approach. The Board is led by Bob Buchanan of Buchanan Partners and the 2030 Group; the Executive Committee also includes Robby Brewer of Lerch, Early and Brewer; Ola Sage of e-Management, Inc. and CyberRx; and Sanjay Rai of Montgomery College. For acomplete list of board members see the web site at www.choosemontgomerycountymd.com. The MCEDC’s mission is to foster vibrant and sustainable economic growth - making the most of public and private assets in the County, region and State.The organization will focus initially on several strategic clusters: biohealth, cybersecurity, IT and global markets, as well as helping our local businesses of all sectors to grow and flourish. There is an ongoing search for the organization’s first CEO; the position description is accessible through the home page of the web site. Until the new CEO is on board, the activities of the organization will be directed by Sally Sternbach, Interim Director, and by Joyce Fuhrmann, Manager of Operations. At the first annual meeting for MCEDC, the Executive Committee is re-elected, the newly appointed Interim Director is announced, and the FY2017 budget isset. The Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) held its first annual meeting on June 13, 2016, at which it re-elected their Executive Committee for the coming year. As of July 1, 2016, MCEDC replaced both the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development (MCDED) and the Montgomery Business Development Corporation (MBDC); both entities are now officially dissolved. MCEDC is now the primary point of contact for the local, regional, national and international business community. Key decisions and additional outcomes of the meeting included approval of the FY2017 budget, put into effect as of July 1, 2016; appointment of Interim Director, Sally Sternbach, formerly of MCDED; and the forward effort and focus on cybersecurity, as a key initiative and the launch of the survey and analysis of the County’s IT and cybersecurity assets. “We have made many strides and accomplishments over the past few months as we’ve worked through transitioning to become the official point of contact for the business community with the July 1st total dissolution of both MCDED and MBDC,” said Bob Buchanan, MCEDC Chairman. “We have big plans for economic development for the County and I’m proud to announce that our Executive Committee will continue to oversee the strategic development of the County in the year to come.” In addition to Bob Buchanan, the Executive Committee includes Robby Brewer (Vice Chair), Principal, Lerch, Early & Brewer; Ola Sage (Secretary), CEO, e-Management; CEO, CyberRx; and Dr. Sanjay Rai (Treasurer), SVP for Academic Affairs, Montgomery College. As the CEO search continues to gain positive momentum, in the interim, MCEDC has made a significant step forward with the appointment of Sally Sternbach as Interim Director. Sally was the former Acting Director at MCDED from January, 2015 to June 30, 2016. She was Deputy Director of the Department of Economic Development from March 2012 to January 1, 2015. Prior to that, she was Executive Director at Rockville Economic Development, Inc. (REDI) from 2003 to March 2012. Another major outcome of the meeting was the decision to make cybersecurity a key initiative for the County. Driving this effort, MCEDC is conducting a survey and analysis of the County’s IT and cybersecurity assets. The analysis includes SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunities, and threats) with proposed mitigation and implementation strategies. MCEDC hopes to use this analysis to prioritize investment for cybersecurity initiatives and assets. Areas to be specifically considered are: facilities and research centers, educational institutions, cybersecurity companies that provide both products and services, government contractors, NGOs, centers of influence, cybersecurity customers and prospects, and other tangible and intangible assets identified by the consultants. |