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Baltimore SmartCEO Names Donna Kolb a 2014 Brava! Award Winner

Kolb Electric, serving homeowners and businesses in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. area since 1925, announced today that co-owner Donna Kolb has been named a 2014 Brava! Award winner by Baltimore SmartCEO magazine. The Brava! Awards celebrate the distinguished achievements of 30 of Greater Baltimore’s top women business leaders. This year’s winners will be profiled in the July/August issue of SmartCEO magazine and celebrated at an awards ceremony on July 17, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore.

 

“Brava winners possess the utmost qualities in a leader — vision, passion, compassion, dedication, perseverance. Every one of this year’s winners exhibits these qualities in running their businesses, their families and their philanthropic activities. They give 110 percent of themselves,” says Jaime Nespor, regional president of SmartCEO Media. “We are honored and humbled to recognize a group of women who are truly making a difference in the world.”

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“I am honored to be recognized by SmartCEO as one of this year’s Brava! recipients,” said Donna Kolb, co-owner, Kolb Electric. “I am proud of the success Kolb Electric has achieved in the Baltimore area, and I look forward to meeting and celebrating with the area’s top women business leaders.”

 

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Donna Kolb is a third-generation owner of Kolb Electric, and has overseen the operations of the Baltimore office since 1999. Under her leadership, Kolb Electric has expanded to become one of the largest electrical contractors in the Baltimore area, and has experienced significant growth in both revenue and jobs billed in recent years. Active in the local commercial real estate industry, Ms. Kolb is a member of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), the Maryland Multi-Housing Association (MMHA), Commercial Real Estate for Women (CREW), Communication Association Institute (CAI) and the Property Management Association (PMA).

About the Brava! Awards

The Brava! Awards program celebrates female CEOs who combine their irrepressible entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for giving back to the community. Brava! Award winners are exemplary leaders of both their companies and their communities. They encourage local philanthropy, mentor up-and-coming leaders and set their companies on the path to tremendous growth. Each year, an independent committee of local business leaders selects winners based on the quality of applications submitted. SmartCEO shares their inspiring stories in the July/August issue of SmartCEO magazine and celebrates their success at an awards reception in July.

 

About Kolb Electric

Family-owned and operated since 1925, Kolb Electric is a provider of electrical services for homeowners and industrial, property management, commercial and construction businesses throughout the Baltimore and Washington metropolitan areas. With offices in Baltimore, Washington, D.C, Gaithersburg, Frederick, Reston and Alexandria, Kolb Electric employs one of the largest fleets of electricians in the Mid-Atlantic region. For more information, please call 410-579-5800 or visit www.KolbElectric.com.


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