The Arc Baltimore’s Knoerlein Named to Daily Record’s VIP List

The Daily Record has named Christopher Knoerlein, Director of Communications and Grants at The Arc Baltimore, to the 2020 VIP List — Very Important Professionals Successful by 40 awards.

The Daily Record created the VIP List in 2011 to recognize professionals 40 years of age and younger who have been successful in Maryland. Winners, chosen by an outside panel of judges including previous winners and business leaders, were selected based on professional accomplishments, community service, and a commitment to inspiring change.

"This year's VIP List honorees are making a tremendous impact on Maryland. They learned early on that giving back to their communities and lending a hand to others are key components of their success," says Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, group publisher of The Daily Record. "The VIP List honorees are the next generation of leaders in Maryland, and The Daily Record is pleased to recognize their impressive accomplishments."

Knoerlein began his career at The Arc Baltimore 15 years ago as a Community Living Coordinator, using his ability to connect with people with disabilities receiving supports from The Arc, as well as their support staff whom he supervised. This experience served him well when he was named Information Systems Administrator, with responsibility for developing the organization’s information database to track services provided and the needs of each person.

“Chris goes above and beyond in his commitment to The Arc Baltimore mission,” says the organization’s Chief Executive Officer, Kathleen McNally Durkin. “Now, as the Director of Communications and Grants, his understanding of the agency and operations has expanded to his knowledge of communications strategies and philanthropy. His creativity is in the forefront of everything he does, and he is always hungry to push to bring more resources to our mission.”

VIP winners will be honored on September 17 at a virtual celebration from 6 - 7 p.m. at TheDailyRecord.com/vip-list/. Each of the winners will be celebrated for their achievements through video storytelling. Guests will have the opportunity to participate in the program with their congratulations and cheers using social media platforms from their homes or offices. For tickets, visit TheDailyRecord.com/vip-list/. The event hashtag is #TDRevents.

The winners will be profiled in a special section that will be inserted into the Sept. 18 issue of The Daily Record and available online at www.TheDailyRecord.com.

Sponsors of The Daily Record’s 2020 VIP List include Epsilon Registration and VPC, Inc.

For more information about sponsorships and tickets for The Daily Record’s 2020 VIP List, visit www.TheDailyRecord.com or call 443-524-8161.

About The Arc Baltimore

Since 1949, The Arc Baltimore has been supporting people with developmental disabilities to lead fulfilling lives with a sense of belonging, purpose and meaningful relationships. The Arc Baltimore is an indispensable resource, providing employment training and support, day and residential services, family support and education, treatment foster care, assistive technology services, respite care, public policy advocacy, and information and referrals. For more information, visit www.thearcbaltimore.org or call 410-296-2272.

About The Daily Record

Celebrating 132 years of journalistic excellence, The Daily Record is a multimedia news source that publishes a print and online edition five days a week and breaks news daily on its website, TheDailyRecord.com. In addition, The Daily Record publishes more than 30 special products a year including Women Who Lead, Doing Business in Maryland, Way to Be and Expanding Opportunities. The Daily Record also honors leading Marylanders through 10 annual awards events including Maryland's Top 100 Women, Influential Marylanders and Most Admired CEOs. Its Digital Marketing Solutions helps customers with social media, search engine marketing and optimization, retargeting, email marketing and more. The Daily Record is part of BridgeTower Media, one of the country’s leading business-to-business media companies with 44 print and digital publications in more than 20 U.S. markets.