The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, a leading research and educational institute dedicated to understanding and managing our natural resources, recently appointed Joe Suarez, executive advisor with Community Partnerships for Booz Allen Hamilton, to its Board of Visitors.
"We are delighted to welcome Joe Suarez to our Board of Visitors," said Don Boesch, president of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. “He is a lifelong leader in helping nonprofit organizations be their best, and we are excited to benefit from his experience and vision.”
At Booz Allen Hamilton, a leading provider of management, engineering and technology consulting services to the U.S. government in defense, intelligence, and civil markets, Suarez has helped to oversee community engagement activities, including the development of nonprofit partnerships, the creation of high-impact community programs, and the administration of philanthropic gifts, pro bono, and volunteer support to nonprofit organizations.
Prior to joining Booz Allen, Suarez was Deputy Director of Development/ Operations and Director of The National Air and Space Society and The National Aviation and Space Exploration Wall of Honor at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Under his leadership, multi-million dollar and broad base gifts from corporations, foundations, and individuals were raised and partnerships crafted that enhanced corporate donors’ brand, while elevating the brand and value of the Museum and its collections.
With over 30 years of hands-on experience, including 18 years as President/Managing Partner of Advanced Marketing Group providing strategic planning, fundraising and marketing consulting services to non-profit organizations, and six years as Director of the American Red Cross, Suarez has played an impactful leadership role in helping nonprofit organizations envision and implement high impact programs and innovative partnerships.
He spent many summers with his grandfather on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, working as a commercial waterman on the Miles River crabbing, fishing and oystering. He is very familiar with the challenges facing the Chesapeake Bay and the value it brings to Maryland’s economy and quality of life.
He earned a BA in government and politics from University of Maryland College Park and attended the Commandant’s National Security Program at the U.S. Army War College where each year a group of citizens is selected to participate.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science unleashes the power of science to transform the way society understands and manages the environment. By conducting cutting-edge research into today's most pressing environmental problems, we are developing new ideas to help guide our state, nation, and world toward a more environmentally sustainable future through five research centers—the Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg, the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons, the Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge, the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology in Baltimore, and the Maryland Sea Grant College in College Park. www.umces.edu
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