October 18, 2019 Baltimore Homecoming Welcome Reception Baltimore Homecoming kicked off its three-day event with a cocktail hour in the 414 Light Street 7th floor lounge. A number of Baltimore movers-and-shakers mingled with Baltimore “alumni” – successful Baltimore natives who now live elsewhere. The mission of the event is to connect various business leaders, encouraging investment in the city. One of the evening’s best features? Zane Phllips from Local Oyster offering a mobile oyster bar. Pictured (LtoR) Mike Gill, Evergreen Advisors chairman; Dan Schochor, Baltimore Homecoming executive director; John Schuerholz, Atlanta Braves vice chair emeritus; and Nate Lowentheil, Baltimore Homecoming co-founder Pictured (LtoR) Wally Pinkard, Cushman & Wakefield senior advisor; and Mary-Ann Pinkard, Baltimore Design List board member Pictured (LtoR) Barbara Simmons, M&T Bank group vice president; Ken Waissman, Broadway producer; and Anna Smith, M&T Bank group vice president Pictured (LtoR) Olachi Opara, Brown Advisory portfolio manager; Margeaux Watson, Epic Records vice president of marketing; and Mo Brown, Baltimore Police lieutenant colonel Pictured (LtoR) Deborah Phelps, The Education Foundation of the Baltimore County Public Schools executive director; Jim Smith, Innovation Works investor/mentor; and Cyrus L. Green, Touching Lives board member Pictured (LtoR) JM Schapiro, Baltimore Homecoming co-founder; Lucas Winters, McLean, VA soccer coach; Jessica Long, Paralympic multiple medal-winning swimmer; and Kevin Pearson, M&T Bank vice chairman Pictured (LtoR) Casey Brent, Maryland Public Service Commission director of consumer affairs; and Jon Kucskar, University of Maryland Baltimore advisor to the president Pictured (LtoR) Augie Chiasera, M&T Bank Greater Baltimore/Chesapeake Region president; and Jason Schwartzberg, MD Energy Advisors president Pictured (LtoR) Alphonso Mayo, Mentoring Mentors founder/executive director; and Christopher Hallager, Baltimore Homecoming intern The Friends School fiddle club serenaded the guests as they arrived. (October 16, 2019 – 414 Light Street)