The City of Bowie Announces New City Manager

By PRESS OFFICER
City of Bowie

The Bowie City Council is pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Angel L. Jones as the next City Manager of the City of Bowie, beginning July 20, 2026.

Ms. Jones was selected after a comprehensive nationwide search. She brings more than 30 years of distinguished executive leadership in municipal government and currently serves as City Manager for Missouri City, Texas.

Prior to her service in Missouri City, Ms. Jones served as City Manager for Portsmouth, Virginia and Gaithersburg, Maryland. She also served as Assistant City Manager and City Manager Pro Tem for the City of Eugene, Oregon, and has held numerous executive and leadership positions throughout her career, including serving as a Captain in the United States Army Reserve.

The City of Bowie operates under a Council-Manager form of government. As City Manager, Ms. Jones will serve as the City’s chief executive officer and will be responsible for administering municipal operations, implementing City Council policies and initiatives, and advancing the City’s strategic priorities.

A graduate of Virginia Union University, Ms. Jones has completed executive management programs at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.

Ms. Jones will succeed Alfred D. Lott, who retired in February after nine years of dedicated service to Bowie. The Bowie City Council congratulates Ms. Jones on her selection and looks forward to working with her through this exciting new chapter of leadership.

The City Council also expresses its deep appreciation to Assistant City Manager Daniel Mears for leading Bowie through this transition. Dan’s dedication and professionalism allowed the city to maintain continuity of operations, deliver a timely balanced budget, and continue the high-quality service delivery for which Bowie is renowned.

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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Announces Honorees of Inaugural CareFirst Healthy Business Awards
Awards recognize employers advancing workplace well-being and community health across the Mid-Atlantic region

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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON (June 1, 2026)—CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst), one of the?country’s?largest not-for-profit healthcare organizations,?today announced the honorees of the CareFirst Healthy Business Award, a new recognition created to honor employers that are embedding well-being into the fabric of their workplaces and helping advance healthier communities across the Mid-Atlantic region.

“Healthy workplaces start with small, everyday moments, listening to people and giving them room to thrive,” said Ricardo Johnson, Chief Growth Officer at CareFirst. “This inaugural group of honorees shows what’s possible when well-being is treated as part of the work itself. We’re grateful to partner with organizations that are doing that in ways that truly last.”

The 84 inaugural CareFirst Healthy Business honorees represent organizations across D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia and reflect a wide range of industries, sectors and sizes. Together, they demonstrate how thoughtful approaches to workplace well-being can be put into practice through everyday decisions, policies and culture.

Honorees were evaluated and selected based on how they support employee health, encourage engagement with wellness resources and embed well-being into everyday workplace culture, reflecting sustained commitment rather than one-time initiatives.

The award is rooted in CareFirst WellBeing?, a personalized digital wellness program that provides CareFirst members with easy-to-use tools and resources, and reflects the organization’s broader commitment to prevention, population health and long-term affordability. Through the program, CareFirst helps expand access to well-being resources and healthy practices that extend beyond the workplaces, supporting individuals, families and communities across the region.

“Healthy workplaces don’t just benefit employees—they strengthen families, neighborhoods and the overall health of our region,” said Gabriella Gold, Vice President of Commercial Markets at CareFirst. “By launching this award, we’re helping establish and recognize a network of employers who see well-being as essential to how they operate and how they show up for their communities.”

CareFirst Healthy Business will continue to recognize and bring together organizations who are advancing workforce well-being, creating a growing community of leaders committed to improving health in the workplace and beyond.

Congratulations to this year’s honorees:

• Allegany County Commissioners—Gold

• AltaGas—Gold

• American College of Cardiology—Gold

• American Diabetes Association—Silver

• American Society of Clinical Oncology—Silver

• American University—Silver

• Anne Arundel County Public Schools—Silver

• APT Management, LLC—Silver
 
• Asbury Communities—Bronze

• Association for Talent Development—Gold

• Baltimore City Public Schools—Gold

• Baretz+Brunelle LLC—Bronze

• Body Art Alliance—Gold

• CACI International—Bronze

• Caroline County Public Schools—Gold

• Charles County Government—Silver

• Choptank Electric Cooperative—Silver

• City of Baltimore—Silver

• City of Bowie—Bronze

• Cornerstone Government Affairs—Gold

• Danfoss—Gold

• DC Government—Gold

• Dynamo Technologies LLC—Silver

• Eagle Creek Renewable Energy—Gold

• EagleBank—Gold

• Elizabeth Seton High School—Gold

• Enterprise Community Partners—Gold

• Events DC—Silver

• Excelsia Injury Care—Gold

• Fearless—Bronze

• Frederick County Public Schools—Gold

• Garrett County Government—Bronze

• Garrett County Public Schools—Gold

• Gates Hudson & Associates, Inc—Silver

• Harford Community College—Gold

• Harford County Public Schools—Gold

• Hendersen-Webb, Inc.—Silver

• Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates—Bronze

• Human Resources Research Organization—Gold

• IntelliDyne, LLC—Gold

• JSI—Gold

• Kennedy Krieger Institute—Bronze

• LifeBridge Health—Gold

• Meals on Wheels America—Silver

• MedStar Health—Gold
 
• Mercy Health Services—Gold

• Metis Strategy—Gold

• Miles & Stockbridge—Silver

• Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.—Silver

• Montgomery County Government—Gold

• Navy Federal Credit Union—Gold

• Patient Access Network (PAN) Foundation—Gold

• PM Hotel Group—Gold

• Pompeian—Gold

• Prince George’s Community College—Silver

• Prince George’s County Public Schools—Gold

• Queen Anne’s County Commissioners—Bronze

• Queen Anne’s County Public Schools—Working Towards Healthy Business

• RMF Engineering, Inc.—Silver

• Sheppard Pratt—Gold

• Smithsonian Institution—Silver

• Somatus, Inc.—Gold

• Somerset County Public Schools—Bronze

• SoundExchange—Silver

• St. Mary’s County Government—Gold

• St. Mary’s County Public Schools—Gold

• Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.—Gold

• Stevenson University—Silver

• Streetsense Consulting—Silver

• TAI Inc.—Gold

• Tenable, Inc.—Silver

• The Catholic University of America—Gold

• The Dixon Group, Inc.—Silver

• Town of Ocean City—Bronze

• Transit Employees Health & Welfare Plan—Gold

• Two Six Technologies—Gold

• Venable LLP—Silver

• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority—Gold

• Westat—Gold

• Wicomico County—Silver

• Wicomico County Public Schools—Gold

• Worcester County Government—Bronze
 
• Worcester County Public Schools—Silver

Nearing its 90th year of service, CareFirst, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, is a not-for-profit healthcare company which, through its affiliates and subsidiaries, offers a comprehensive portfolio of health insurance products and administrative services to 3.5 million individuals in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and beyond. In 2025, CareFirst infused over $356 million to support regional community impact to improve overall health and advance accessible, affordable, equitable, high-quality healthcare. Visit?www.carefirst.com.?

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