MPT Foundation, Inc. names new officers

Owings Mills, MD- John Anthony Wolf, Esq., chairman of the law firm Ober Kaler, has been elected chair of the MPT Foundation, Inc., the fundraising arm of Maryland Public Television.  He is a resident of Ruxton.

Other newly elected officers include vice chairs Carole Sibel, a Lutherville resident and community volunteer, and Nettie R. Johnson, a Rockville resident, who is vice president, communications, at Lockheed Martin.

Kip Mandris, a Parkville resident and public relations consultant in the Baltimore area, was re-elected secretary of the foundation, while William J. McCarthy, Jr., executive director of Associated Catholic Charities and a Lutherville resident, was re-elected treasurer.

The MPT Foundation, Inc. is the 501(c)(3) fundraising affiliate of Maryland Public Television, a state-licensed network and member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).  Incorporated in 1981 as the Maryland Public Broadcasting Foundation, Inc., the foundation today comprises approximately two dozen members drawn from Maryland business, civic, and cultural communities to assist MPT in securing private contributions and foundation grants.  

About Maryland Public Television

Launched in 1969 and headquartered in Owings Mills, MD, Maryland Public Television is a nonprofit, state-licensed public television network and member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).  MPT’s six transmitters cover Maryland plus portions of contiguous states and the District of Columbia.  Frequent winner of regional Emmy® awards, MPT creates local, regional, and national television shows.  Beyond broadcast, MPT’s commitment to professional educators, parents, caregivers, and learners of all ages is manifest in its year-round instructional events and super-website Thinkport which garners in excess of 1.4 million visits annually.