MARYLAND BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE FOR EDUCATION

SPEAKERS BUREAU

Getting the message to students
what they do in school counts
and will provide them
more opportunity in life

* Ready to become a Speaker in 2004?*
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Speakers are needed!
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In an effort to motivate high school students to perform at higher levels, MBRT is reaching out to 8th and 9th grade students to let them know that business values their performance in school and that achievement will provide them with more opportunities and a better chance for a successful future.

The Speakers Bureau was established to make interactive classroom presentations in Maryland high schools.

Speakers are needed! View press release >

Become a part:

Do you have employees who might be interested and effective in presenting to 8th and 9th in a classroom setting? 
(View the sample 8th grade Lesson Plan.)
(View the sample 9th grade Lesson Plan.)

Speaker Profile:

We are looking for energetic, articulate business people to help deliver the Achievement Counts message to young students.

* Ninth graders told us they would be most influenced by young people who had recently entered the workforce, hence our attempt to find younger speakers.  But, we have many "older" speakers who are having a great impact on the kids.

Time Commitment:

Speakers will participate in a 3-hour training session and will receive a training manual and lesson plan.  Speakers are asked to make 3 to 4 (more if desired) 50-minute classroom presentations.  Speakers will be able to select schools, dates and times that are convenient to them.

If you know of an individual(s) interested in participating,

• please click here to e-mail us or
• SIGN up online or
• call 410/727-0448

Click here to learn about the 8th grade Maryland Scholars program,

Click here to see media coverage on Achievement Counts.

Click here to see list of Companies volunteering in the Speakers Bureau.

"The Speakers Bureau appears to have a lasting impact on those students and teachers who participate.  MBRT has developed a useful and comprehensive package for their presenters."

Drs. Tom Owens and Frank Hammonds
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

"Wow!   What a great experience for 9th graders and myself to interact with business leaders."

9th grade teacher

  (See Student and Teacher Reactions below)

Student Reactions to Achievement Counts Speakers

"Because of the information I got from this speaker, I know now more than ever that high school counts a lot.  Your 'career' starts here."

"I learned that people who know what they want to do earlier and have a plan will get further... quicker."

"I didn't realize I needed to start now, I always thought you start in 12th grade."

"I learned I need to work harder than I have been working... and that I also need to concentrate more on school than on boys."

"I am going to work my hardest and will not stop until I get to the top.  I learned that there is a much bigger world than you can dream of."

"What I have learned is that high school is your first chance to become somebody in life."

"You make me want to get better grades."

"You really opened my eyes.  I have a new respect for my parents.  Thank you for being straightforward.  I needed it."

Teacher Reactions to Achievement Counts Speakers

"You bring to our students a perspective educators are unable to duplicate."

"I noticed that during the presentation the students who were most engaged were ones who are not doing well academically for me and never participate much in class.  Somehow this topic really sparked an interest in them."

"Speaker was extremely enthusiastic and got down to the students' level - had students engaged the entire period."

"Held their interest - knew how to talk to them - the best presenter I've had."

"It was obvious that you understand teenagers and took great care to create and give a presentation that kept the students involved and interested."

"It is a great experience for students to see real life businessmen who care enough to come and share their experiences."

"Excellent motivation for students - terrific emphasis in positive experiences and making achievement count."

Companies Participating in the Speakers Bureau 2003

A&J Enterprises AAA Mid-Atlantic AAI Corporation Aberdeen Proving Ground Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union Accelics c/o UMBC Tech Ctr Acirca, Inc. ACS State and Local Solutions Adecco Alexander & Tom, Inc. Allegis Group, Inc. AllFirst Bank American Dance Institute Amtec Corporation Anchor Insurance Agency, Inc. Anne Arundel County Association of Realtors Ariel Architects, Inc. Arlinda's Place Skin & Body Care Salon Spa AT&T Wireless Services Atlas Tiles Avaya Inc. B&W Human Resources Specialists Baker Business Consulting, Inc. Baltimore City Government Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce Baltimore Gas & Electric Company Battelle Operations BB&T Bank BECO Management, Inc. Bethesda Transportation Solutions Bethlehem Steel Corporation BioWhittaker, Inc. Black & Decker Corp. Black-Eyed Susan Florist Bon Secours Baltimore Health System Burch Oil Company Carroll Community College Carroll County Bureau of Building Construction Carroll County Dept. of Economic Development Carroll County Dept. of Social Services Carroll County General Hospital Carroll County Government Carroll County Sheriff's Office Carroll Lutheran Village Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc. Catonsville Pharmacy Cecil County Arts Council Cecil County Public Schools Center for Organizational Excellence Century Pool Management Incorporated Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Chester River Health System CitiFinancial City of Brunswick City of Gaithersburg City of Westminster Clagett Enterprises, Inc Clifton Gunderson, LLC Coldwell Banker Presidential Brokerage Coliseum Columbia Bank Comcast Cable Communications, Inc Community Bank of TriCounty Community College of Baltimore County Computrain COMSTAR Federal Credit Union Connection Works Cornerstone Financial Partners CreditXpert Inc. Crothers Insurance Agency Damion Dot Datasult, Inc. Deloitte & Touche LLP Dependent Branch Development Facilitators, Inc. Diane White Insurance & Financial Services Digimo Dillon's Bus Service Dixon Valve & Coupling Donohoe Construction Co. Dot Net Connects Drake Beam Morin Eastalco Federal Credit Union Eastern Shore Center for Independent Living, Inc. ECBM Edward Jones Investments Electronic Data Systems Eleganza, Inc. Elkton Police Department Encore Management Corp. Energy Solutions International, LLC Enoch Pratt Free Library Erickson Retirement Communities Everlasting Life Health Complex Ezra Company F&M Bancorp Fair Hill Fashions Fairhaven Inc. Farmers & Mechanics Bank Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. of NY First Data Merchant Services First Mariner Bank First Nationwide Mortgage First USA FocalBase Internet Solutions Focused Fitness Food Resources, Inc. Freddie Mac Foundation Frederick County Job Training Agency Frederick County Sheriff's Office Frederick Police Department Fritz Printing Gallagher Services, a program of Catholic Charities Gazette Newspapers Georgetown University Giant Food, Inc. Glassman Fiberglass Repair Global Solutions Centre, Inc. Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley Goucher College Governor's Workforce Investment Board Greater Baltimore Committee GSM Industries, Inc. Guilford Pharmaceuticals Hagerstown-Washington County Economic Dev. Commission Hampton Inn Hardesty Funeral Home, P.A. Hardy Construction Services Harford County Government Harford County Office of Economic Development Harford Mall Management Harford New Media, Inc. Herald-Mail Company Homeland Security Hub Labels, Inc. Huntington Learning Center Hyatt Regency Baltimore IBM Corporation InCap Group, Inc. In-Home Pet Care Innovative Evolutions

Inova Blood Donor Services Insurance Exchange, Inc. Intellitech, Inc. IRIS Consortium ISL Software Corporation Jeffersonian JMAC Business Advisors, LLC Johns Hopkins Health System Johns Hopkins Hospital Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Johns Hopkins University JP Morgan Chase Kaiser Permanente Ken Arrington, Sr. & Associates Kent County Public Schools Kids C.A.N. Kinsley Construction, Inc. Knockout Entertainment Kristen Shaab Consulting LaMotte Chemical Products Landmark Baptist Church Legg Mason, Inc. Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy Lexington Park Library Live Baltimore Home Center Lockheed Martin Corp. Long Creek View Inn & Retreat Lucent Technologies Maryland Business Roundtable for Education Maryland Cooperative Extension Maryland Transit Authority Maurice L. Deprey, CPA MBNA America Bank MCBRE MCI Worldcom McCormick Mercy Medical Center Method 1518 MGH Public Relations Mid Atlantic System Integrators, Inc. Montgomery College Montgomery County Business Roundtable for Education Montgomery County Public Schools Montgomery General Hospital Montgomery Youth Works Monumental Life Insurance Company Moore Business Communication Services Morgan Stanley Morgan-Keller, Inc. Morningside Inn NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Naval Air Station - Patuxent River NaviMedix New Beginning Outreach, Inc. no | inc Northrop Grumman Calif. Microwave Systems Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Oil Price Information Services Onsite, Inc. P.W. Feats, Inc. Plamondon Companies Planit Advertising Pools, Patios and Porches, LLC Potomac Electric Power Company Preferred Automotive Associates, Inc. Pricewaterhouse Coopers Prince George's Black Chamber of Commerce Professional Services Network, Inc. Profits with People Progressive Life Center, BGB Consultant, LLC Prologue, Inc. Property Management Systems Provident Bank Raytheon ITSS Re Max Chesapeake Ready At Five Partnership Revisions Behavioral Health Systems Rigid Systems Rockland Group, Inc. S.I.S.T.A.S. Mentoring Sacred Harvest Foundation Sandler Training Institute Sandy Springs Bank Saturn of Bowie Six Flags America Smiley's Residential Design Service Smith Building Supply, Inc. Social Security Administration SOS Bookkeeping Southern Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce St. Margaret Parish & School St. Mary's County Chamber of Commerce St. Mary's County Department of Economic & Com. Dev. St. Mary's County Government St. Mary's Hospital State Farm Insurance Companies State of Maryland STL Business Consulting Strategic Marketing and Public Relations Strayer University Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse Suburban Federal Savings Bank SunTrust Leasing Corporation Susquehanna Workforce Network T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. Thinq Learning Solutions Threshold Services Towers Perrin Towson University Tri-Churches Housing Inc. Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland TRW U.S. Army U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine U.S. Army Developmental Test Command U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Detrick U.S. Army Material Systems, Analysis Activity U.S. Army Research Lab U.S. Census Bureau Unilever Union Hospital United Communications Group United Parcel Service United Way of Central Maryland University of Maryland, Baltimore University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Maryland, College Park University of Maryland School of Medicine University System of Maryland Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services, Inc. USMC Recruiting VA Maryland Health Care System Venable Verizon VillageWorks Communications, Inc. Visionary Network Consultants, Inc. W.R. Grace & Co. Wachovia Warner Commercial Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Weyrich, Cronin & Sorra Whiteford, Taylor & Preston William H. Brady, Inc. WorldCom

Who participates?
In 2003, approximately 1,200 representatives of the following companies volunteered to speak with students in these counties: