Local Business Organizations
With Montgomery County’s large and growing business community, opportunities for business networking and partnering abound.
Local business and civic organizations play a vital role in organizing business initiatives and community activities in the County. The following is a list of chambers of commerce, women’s business organizations, and other groups which work closely with the Department of Economic Development to provide a variety of services and business development opportunities.
The following is a list of chambers of commerce and other business organizations which work closely with the Department of Economic Development to provide a variety of services and business development opportunities.
If you are looking for networking events, expos, seminars, or other scheduled events, go to our Calendar of Events for one stop business opportunities to help your company grow.
African American Chamber of Commerce of Montgomery County
Ms. Janice M. Freeman, President
P.O. Box 2206
Montgomery Village, Maryland 20886
301-428-9715; Fax: 301-428-3770
info@aacc-mc.com
America-China Business Women Alliance
Jade Zhou, President
15100 Vicars Way
Darnestown, MD 20878
888-958-0483 (fax)
jadez@acbwa.org
Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce
John Liu, President
3204 Tower Oaks Boulevard, Suite 208A
Rockville, Maryland 20852
301-424-1471
jjliu1@verizon.net
Clarksburg Chamber of Commerce
Pat Darby, President
23219 Stringtown Road, #304
Clarksburg, Maryland 20871
Commercial Real Estate Women - MD Suburban
Heather Dihopolsky, President (Linowes and Blocher)
301-961-5270
hdlhopsky@linowes-law.com
eWomenNetwork - Montgomery County, MD Chapter
Carol Plummer, Managing Director
301-529-9948
carolplummer@eWomenNetwork.com
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce
Marilyn Balcombe, Ph.D., President/CEO
910 Clopper Road, Suite 205N
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878
301-840-1400
301-963-3918 fax
mbalcombe@ggchamber.org
Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce
Ginanne M. Italiano, President
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1204
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
301-652-4900
301-657-1973 fax
gitaliano@bccchamber.org
Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce
Jane Redicker, President
8601 Georgia Avenue, Suite 203
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
301-565-3777
301-565-3377 fax
jredicker@gsscc.org
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Montgomery County
Carmen Larsen, Ph.D., President
4833 Rugby Avenue
Suite 500-A
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
301-842-4226
240-453-0066 fax
Carmen@hccmc.org
Korean American Women's Chamber of Commerce USA
Yun Jung Yang, President
11510 Georgia Avenue, Suite 150
Silver Spring, MD 20902
301-949-5001
301-949-5003 fax
Maritza@yulaw.net
Latino Economic Development Center
Manuel Hidalgo, Executive Director
2405 Price Avenue
Wheaton, MD 20902
1-866-977-LEDC; fax 202-588-5204
mhidalgo@ledcmetro.org
Maryland/DC Minority Supplier Development Council
Kenneth Clark, President, The Capital Council
10770 Columbia Pike, LL-100
Silver Spring, MD 20901
301-592-6706; fax, 301-592-6404
kenneth.clark@mddcmsdc.org
Maryland Economic Development Association
Pam Ruff, Executive Director
P.O. Box 27039
Baltimore, MD 21230
pamr@medamd.com
MidAtlantic Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Jorge Ribas, President
P.O. Box 910
Germantown, Maryland 20875-0910
240-686-0055
240-686-0060 fax
jribas@ribasconsulting.com
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
Georgette “Gigi” Godwin, President
51 Monroe St., Suite 1800
Rockville, Maryland 20850
301-738-0015
301-738-8792 fax
ggodwin@montgomerycountychamber.com
Nonprofit Montgomery
Hope Gleicher, Director
1201 15th Street NW, Suite 420
Washington, DC 20005
301-219-5775
hgleicher@nonprofitmontgomery.org
Olney Chamber of Commerce
Jon Hulsizer, Executive Director
P. O. Box 550
Olney, Maryland 20830
301-774- 7117
chamber@olneymd.org
People for Change Coalition
Sandy Pruitt, Executive Director
P. O. Box 4681
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20775
301-808-1492
contact@pfccoalition.org
Poolesville Area Chamber of Commerce
Hilary Schwab, President
P.O. Box 256
Poolesville, Maryland 20837
301-349-5753
info@poolesvillechamber.com
Potomac Chamber of Commerce
Adam Greenberg, President
Post Office Box 59160
Potomac, Maryland 20859
301-299-2170; 301- 983-9828 fax
adam@potomacpizza.com or Jennifer@potomacpizza.com
Rockville Chamber of Commerce
Andrea Jolly, Executive Director
1 Research Court, Suite 450
Rockville, Maryland 20850
301-424-9300
301-762-7599 fax
Rockville@RockvilleChamber.org or ndrjolly@yahoo.com
Rockville Economic Development, Inc.
Laurie Boyer, Executive Director
95 Monroe Street
Rockville, Maryland 20850
301-315-8096
301-315-8097 fax
Info@RockvilleREDI.org or boyer@rockvilleREDI.org
Maryland Women's Business Center
Lori Gillen, Executive Director
95 Monroe Street
Rockville, Maryland 20850
301-315-8096; 301-315-8097 fax
lori@marylandwbc.org
SCORE (Washington, D.C., chapter)
Bruce Gitlin, Chapter Chairman
740 15th Street, NW, 3rd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
bruce.gitlin@scorevolunteer.org
Small Business Development Center, Capital Region
William Freeman, Jr., Business Counselor
Wheaton Business Innovation Center
11002 Veirs Mill Road, 7th Floor
Wheaton, MD 20902
301-403-0501
wfreemanjr@umd.edu
Technology Council of Maryland
Michelle Ferrone, Sr. Vice President of Marketing & Operations
9713 Key West Avenue, Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20850
240-243-4026; 240-243-4060
mferrone@techcouncilmd.com
Wheaton-Kensington Chamber of Commerce
Vicky Surles, Administrator
2401 Blueridge Avenue, Suite 101
Wheaton, Maryland 20902
301-949-0080; 301-949-0081 fax
VSurles@wkchamber.org
Women Business Owners of Montgomery County, MD
Naomi Abrams, President
P.O. Box 1281
Rockville, MD 20849-1281
301-365-1755
wbo@wbo-mc.com
Women in Bio
Debra Bowes, MT, President
P.O. Box 34043
Bethesda, MD 20827
703-819-7647
info@womeninbio.org
Women Presidents' Educational Organization-DC
Sandra P. Eberhard, Executive Director
1120 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20036
202-595-2632
sandra@womenpresidentsorg.com
Women Presidents' Organization-DC Chapter
Renee Lewis, Chair, DC Chapter
301-916-5126
renee.lewis@pensaregroup.com