REDI Announces New Leadership for Fiscal Year 2021

ROCKVILLE, MD. – June 29, 2020— Maryland Women’s Business Center (MWBC), a program of Rockville Economic Development, Inc. (REDI), is proud to announce the hiring of Morgan Wortham as its new Managing Director effective July 1. Wortham’s role supports MWBC’s mission to help entrepreneurs launch and grow successful women-owned enterprises.

Wortham joins MWBC with 20 years of experience in economic and workforce development projects and urban planning. Prior to enrolling in the University of Maryland’s Doctorate of Urban & Regional Planning and Design and working on a variety of area urban planning projects as a graduate research assistant, Wortham was the President/CEO of Envision Community Solutions in Iowa, where she managed multiple projects in economic and workforce development as well as consulted in nonprofit management, urban planning, affordable housing development and financial education. Prior to that she was the Founder and Executive Director of New Waterloo Community Development Corporation in Waterloo, Iowa. She holds an MBA from the University of Northern Iowa and an MPA from Drake University.

“We are enthusiastic for Wortham to join the team,” says Cindy Stewart, CEO of Rockville Economic Development, Inc. “As a talented community and economic development leader, she has experience helping small and community businesses build sustainable social enterprises around the country.”

Wortham will lead MWBC’s team of experienced counselors and trainers, who provide essential services to women entrepreneurs and empower them to launch and grow their businesses in Maryland’s Capital Region.

In addition to hiring a new Managing Director for MWBC, Rockville Economic Development, Inc. (REDI) is ushering in a new slate of executive business leaders to serve as officers on its Board of Directors. REDI is pleased to announce that Susan Prince, Lead Health Cyber Operations at The MITRE Corporation at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, will be stepping up as the new Chair of REDI. Prince is preceded by outgoing Chair Paul Newman, who served on the REDI Board for 32 years. REDI is also welcoming new Vice Chairs Jennifer Hester and Nancy Regelin, and Scot Browning as Secretary/Treasurer.

REDI is fortunate to be able to tap into top talent in the Rockville area. Wortham, Prince, Hester, Regelin and Browning each hold pivotal roles in progressing the future of Rockville’s economy in the, technology, real estate, zoning, public health fields and more.

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About Rockville Economic Development, Inc.

Rockville Economic Development, Inc. (REDI) was formed in 1997 as a 501(c)(3) to identify and develop economic opportunities to help the City of Rockville prosper. For more than 20 years, REDI has provided businesses with the necessary tools to launch, locate, and expand in Rockville, and continues to offer guidance and support to business ventures in the city. For more information, visit RockvilleREDI.org. Follow us Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

About Maryland Women’s Business Center

Maryland Women’s Business Center (MWBC) was established in 2010 as an arm of the non-profit Rockville Economic Development, Inc. (REDI) to empower small businesses and women entrepreneurs to launch and grow throughout Maryland’s Capital region. Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, MWBC offers educational training, strategic business counseling and access to funding sources to position companies for long-term growth and to create a strong economic base in the community. For more information, visit MarylandWBC.org. Follow us Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.