BALTIMORE, MD (July 31, 2015) - Tom Sadowski, president and CEO of the Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore, joins the Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC) Board of Directors as a representative appointed by Governor Larry Hogan.

"It is imperative that our planning efforts complement economic development activity as we work to promote prosperity in the Baltimore region," said Michael B. Kelly, executive director of the Baltimore Metropolitan Council. "In Tom Sadowski, BMC's Board of Directors gains a wealth of knowledge and experience - especially in fostering and maintaining regional partnerships and promoting positive economic development initiatives. We look forward to working with him."

BMC works collaboratively with the chief elected officials in the region to create initiatives to improve the quality of life and economic vitality. BMC, as the Baltimore region's council of governments (COG), hosts the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB), the federal metropolitan planning organization (MPO), and supports local government by coordinating efforts in a range of policy areas including emergency preparedness, housing, cooperative purchasing, environmental planning and workforce development.

Sadowski will serve on BMC's Board of Directors alongside Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, who serves as the 2015 chairman, Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh, Carroll County Commissioner Stephen Wantz, Harford County Executive Barry Glassman, Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman, Maryland State Senator Bill Ferguson and State Delegate Stephen Lafferty. State partnership of BMC's regional planning initiatives started in 1956 through the Maryland Department of Planning, and continues as recently as 2014 with the Maryland General Assembly updating the organization's requirements.