May, 2003 -- C. Michael Ferraro is co-chair for the HR Leadership Awards of Greater Washington. Michael co-founded this award program that began in 2002. This year's awards program will be held on Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at the McLean Hilton.

The HR Leadership Awards of Greater Washington recognize and honor exemplary leaders who have made significant contributions to the human resources profession throughout the greater Washington, DC, area.

In 2003, six awards will be presented: four for Human Resources Professional Excellence - in Large Commercial, Small Commercial, Government and Non-Profit organizations - as well as one for Ethics and one for Community Service/Corporate Social Responsibility. The HR Leadership Awards of Greater Washington also sponsors the HR Leadership Scholarship Program that is designed to develop strategic leadership in human resources. Scholarships are awarded to support current and aspiring HR professionals pursuing a Human Resources Management graduate or undergraduate degree at participating universities.

HR Leadership Awards website is: www.hrleadership.org.

Left to right: Dr. J.P. (Jack) London, chairman, president, and CEO of CACI International Inc; event co-chair C. Michael Ferraro, president and CEO of TRAINING SOLUTIONS, Inc.; Karen Meyer-Cain, Avendra, LLC - HR Professional Excellence, Small Commercial; Garry Griffiths, AMS, Inc. - Large Commercial; Mosetta Blackmon, Mitretek Systems, Inc. - Community Service/Corporate Social Responsibility; Thomas Jefferson, Comcast Communications, Inc. - Ethics; Dr. Amy Dufrane, Optical Society of America - Non-profit; Dr. Brad S. Draeger, Fairfax County Public Schools - Government; Keynote Speaker Bobbie Kilberg, president, Northern Virginia Technology Council; event co-chair Patrick Stefl, senior vice president of Administrative Services, CACI International Inc; Master of Ceremonies Bob Madigan, the Man About Town for WTOP and Classical 103.5 Radio; and event co-chair Dr. Ronald P. Hudak, dean, Marymount University's School of Business Administration.