News & Stories: Montgomery County

February 01, 2024

Alumni Excellence Awards: Rising Terp Award Winner Oneyda Hernandez '23

Hernandez founded the Audelia Community Response Team (ACRT) to address food insecurity in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. What began as an effort by Hernandez and...

Alumni Spotlight

January 29, 2024

Alumni Excellence Awards: EnTERPreneur Award Winner Richard "Rick" Rudman '84

As president and CEO of Potomac, Md.-based Curbio, Rudman works with realtors and homeowners to make repairs and updates to homes before they go on the market. They’re...

Alumni Spotlight

October 16, 2023

So, how do I get my kid into Maryland?

Read some Tips and Tricks from the president of 'No Anxiety Prep' and UMD alumna Nikkee Porcaro '07.

Alumni Spotlight

Photo of EnTerprenuer Award Nominee Seema Alexander '00

January 27, 2023

Alumni Excellence Awards: EnTERPreneuer Award Winner Seema Alexander '00

In working with hundreds of growth-focused entrepreneurs and CEOs around the world, Seema Alexander ’00 starts with two simple questions: “Why does your business exist?” and...

Alumni Spotlight , Terp Business Spotlight

July 14, 2022

Meet the Board of Governors: Veronica Segovia de Bedon '04

At just four years old, Veronica Segovia de Bedon ’04 began her formal education at the University of Maryland.

Alumni Spotlight , Volunteer Spotlight

June 06, 2022

Helping Terp Companies Go “Lean”

Brad Eisenberg ’09 knows what it’s like to be a “starving entrepreneur,” from the requisite stint in his parents’ basement to the exhausting scramble of working two jobs at once.

Alumni Spotlight