25 WOMEN TO WATCHAnnie Whitescarver BrownHead of broker/dealer distribution,U.S. Intermediaries division, T. Rowe PriceFor Annie Whitescarver Brown, 51, who started in client services at T.Rowe Price just three days out of college in 1993, the path to a vice president role has been indirect.In 2004, Brown left the Baltimore-based investment management firmto raise her young family, returning 10 years later to the industry, whichrequires staying on top of investment trends and regulatory changes.Now, the Towson native heads one of the fastest-growing segmentswithin the firm’s U.S. wealth area and has for the past five years. Her teamoffers a range of investment solutions and services to financial professionals at wealth management firms across the country. Bringing on new anddiverse talent remains one of her top priorities.Brown, who is the daughter of an investment adviser father and a stockbroker mother, says a positive focus helped her career.“I lead with a focus on the mission at hand, a focus on our strengthsand then encourage that we use our collective power to achieve andsucceed as a team.”— Lorraine MirabellaLLOYD FOXApril TaylorChief operating officer, Johns Hopkins HospitalApril Taylor is a proud Charles County native. So, when she was offereda job as vice president of quality at Johns Hopkins Hospital after morethan a decade at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, she jumped atthe chance to return to her home state.Since arriving at Hopkins in 2020, Taylor, 43, has endeavored to createa workplace culture where employees can thrive — a mission she’s continued since being appointed as the hospital’s chief operating officer in June.“We have a long history of being an employer of choice in the community,” she said, but “with the pandemic, things changed. And so we knewthat we needed to work even harder to make sure that folks continue tochoose us, when they do have other options, even outside of health care.”Maryland is a special place, Taylor said. Coming back home — andgetting the opportunity to improve the health and well-being of people inEast Baltimore and across the state — has been the highlight of her career.— Angela RobertsAMY DAVISWOMEN TO WATCH | 2023 | 15
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