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Melissa Curtin Named as New President & CEO of Community Foundation of Howard County
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Melissa Curtin Named as New President & CEO of Community Foundation of Howard County

COLUMBIA, MD (May 14, 2025) — The Community Foundation of Howard County (CFHoCo) is pleased to announce the appointment of Melissa Curtin as its new President & Chief Executive Officer, effective June 9, 2025. Following a broad national search led by DRiWaterstone Human Capital, the Board of Trustees unanimously selected Curtin to lead the Foundation…

Community Foundation of Howard County names Barbara Rishel as new board chair
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Community Foundation of Howard County names Barbara Rishel as new board chair

The Community Foundation of Howard County has named Barbara Rishel chair of the board of trustees. The board comprises volunteer leaders from across Howard County. Rishel is a vice president and senior portfolio manager at Tufton Capital Management. Rishel joined the foundation’s board of trustees in 2020. With decades of experience as a professional financial…

Board of Trustees Profile: Barb Rishel
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Board of Trustees Profile: Barb Rishel

Barbara Rishel was voted in as chair of the CFHoCo Board of Trustees in June of 2024. She is beginning a two-year term as board chair. Where did you grow up? Go to school? I grew up in Baltimore County and moved to Howard County in 1990. I have lived in either Baltimore County or…