Laura Pritzker, of Owings Mills, recently published her third novel titled "The Weeds That Grow In Innocent Fields." The 24-year-old graduate of Stevenson University published two earlier novels in 2004 and 2006. Her latest novel is a fiction drama/psychological thriller that takes place in Frederick in the early 20th century.

David Paulson, of Pikesville, a vice president with Manekin LLC, has earned the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors designation, a professional symbol of the highest level of knowledge, production and ethics in the commercial real estate industry.

Donna Leister, administrator at Futurecare Cherrywood, received her Ph.D in organization and management from the School of Business and Technology at Capella University in Minneapolis, Minn. Leister's dissertation, "The Vanishing Nursing Home Administrator: Stress and Intent to Leave," consisted of research on long-term care, and the results were presented at the Health Facilities Association of Maryland Convention in Ocean City on Sept. 30.

Marcia Roseman was selected the 2009 Health Facilities Association of Maryland's Department Head of the Year. Roseman has been the director of rehabilitation services at Reisterstown's FutureCare Cherrywood for eight years. She has more than 31 years of experience as a speech language pathologist in acute care hospitals, acute rehabilitation hospitals, private practice and skilled nursing facilities.

Team Maryland of Seasons Hospice announced the appointment of Dr. Gary Applebaum to executive director of the three Seasons Hospice locations in Maryland. Applebaum joined Seasons earlier this year and has worked to incorporate innovative ideas in patient care with his in-home visits and other programs. Applebaum is a board certified internist and geriatrician who trained at the Johns Hopkins University.

Homebody's Fitness, a private fitness service, announced Oct. 19 the grand opening of its new location at 10410 Stevenson Road, in Stevenson. Homebody's offers experienced private fitness training services to clients in the Baltimore area.

Valerie Ross, of Owings Mills has become an independent consultant with Tastefully Simple Inc., a national direct-sales company featuring easy-to-prepare food products.

Bonnie Heneson Communications, a full-service marketing communications firm, has been certified as a Women's Business Enterprise by The Minority and Women's Business Opportunity Office.

Bonnie Heneson, president of Bonnie Heneson Communications, has been appointed to Towson University's College of Business and Economics Advisory Board. Heneson is president and founder of Bonnie Heneson Communications, a public relations, marketing and advertising agency in Owings Mills.

Mischelle Vanreusel, of Reisterstown, director of outreach programs for the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health, has been elected to the board of directors for the Occupational Safety and Health State Plan Association.

Hannah More School, which provides individualized academic, vocational and therapeutic programs to elementary, middle and high school students with disabilities, including autism spectrum conditions, appointed four new board members. Patrick Ritchey, of Hampstead, president of PSR Services Inc., Gary Harris, of Westminster, vice president for Commercial Banking at Farmers & Merchants Bank, Sandi Haertig, of Reisterstown and regional director for Property Management at COPT Property Management Services, a division of Corporate Office Properties Trust and Lori Simpson, of Millersville, firm partner of Bishop, Daneman & Simpson. The board members join newly appointed board chair, Ken Higgins, who is president and CEO of the Baltimore-area HoneyBaked Ham franchise.

Baltimore-based Hospitality Services Inc., a leader in foodservice planning and design, announced the addition of Adele Kadish as director of Interior Design.

Benjamin Halpern graduated from the Army ROTC Leader's Training Course at Fort Knox, Ky. The four-week course is a leadership internship for cadets that can lead to the ultimate goal of becoming an Army officer. The cadet is a student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. He is the son of Ann Halpern, of Pikesville and a 2007 graduate of Pikesville High School.

Jessica Klinefelter was promoted to the position of vice president at A.D. Marble & Co., an employee-owned consulting firm in Owings Mills that specializes in environmental resources studies, cultural resources studies and engineering services.. A resident of Cockeysville, Klinefelter graduated with a bachelor's in biology from Ithaca College and a master's in wildelife biology from Frostburg State University.

Sgt. Blanca Ramirez, Officer William Condon and Officer Eli Visnick, all of the Pikesville Precinct, were given awards in Emergency Service by the Baltimore County Police Department Oct. 27.

Dr. Adam Fidel, a chiropractor in Pikesville, was presented with the Maryland Chiropractic Association's President's Award during the association's 2009 Convention held Oct. 2-4 at the Clarion Hotel in Ocean City. Fidel was recognized for his work on the Executive and Public Relations committees.

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