Board Members & Staff

Board of Directors

Abba David Poliakoff, Chairman
Partner, Gordon Feinblatt Rothman Hoffberger and Hollander

Gary Applebaum, MD
Partner, Nobska Ventures. Dr. Applebaum is a Director of Nobska Ventures a venture capital fund focusing on early-stage investments in Israeli and Mid-Atlantic healthcare & technology companies. Before joining Nobska, he was the Founding Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President of Erickson Retirement Communities and continues to serve as Special Advisor to the Chairman for Health Policy. Over 16 years, Dr. Applebaum was responsible for growing a one–physician practice into the Erickson Health system of care that currently provides comprehensive health and wellness services to 20,000 seniors residing in 20 Erickson communities in 11 states. Dr. Applebaum received his Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and did his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Geriatrics Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University
Ron Dermer
Minister for Economic Affairs, Embassy of Israel

David Edgerley
Secretary, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
Genine Macks Fidler
Chairman, The ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore

Andy Meister
Andy Meister, a telecommunications consultant, was co-founder and Vice President of Aether Systems, the wireless and mobile data solutions provider. At Aether Systems, Mr. Meister helped grow the company from a small technology consulting firm to a publicly-traded leader in wireless data applications, with over $100 million in annual revenue and more than 1,000 employees in global offices. Mr. Meister was in charge of the initial engineering efforts at Aether Systems, and then progressed into strategic business development roles as the company expanded into new markets and services. Prior to Aether Systems Mr. Meister was VP of Engineering/Operations with Mobile Solutions, a startup in Wireless Data Communication Software. Mr. Meister has also held positions in operations and technology with UPS/Roadnet and the National Security Agency. Mr. Meister holds a M.S. in Computer Science from the Johns Hopkins University and a B.S. in Computer Science from Northeastern University.

Beth Perlman
Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President, Constellation Energy. Beth joined Constellation Energy in 2002. As Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President, Ms. Perlman is responsible for all company-wide information technology initiatives, including the standardization of systems and architecture. Before joining Constellation, Ms. Perlman had been Vice President of Enron Wholesale Trading Technology where she was responsible for 750 technologists and a budget of $180 million. Ms. Perlman, who began her career with Enron in 1995 as Director, Risk Management Administration, was named Senior Director, Strategic Systems Initiatives in 1997, Senior Director, Enron Europe Limited Technology in 1999, and was promoted to her last position in 2000. Ms. Perlman graduated with a bachelor’s degree in management information systems and finance from Syracuse University.

Marc Terrill
President, The ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore

Henry Yaffe, Ph.D.
Founder and President, New Ridge Technologies, LLC. Dr. Henry Yaffe, the President of NRT, oversees the day-to-day operation of the company. He has over 20 years of experience in advanced technologies and business. Before NRT, Yaffe was the founder of YAFO Networks, where he led the development of PMD compensation and technologies as chairman, CEO and CTO. Prior to YAFO, he had various responsibilities for network systems and optical technologies at CIENA. Yaffe has also held technical positions with Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, NJ and Norcross, GA. Dr. Yaffe has a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Applied Physics from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, and a B.A. from Swarthmore College.

Staff