2014 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Maryland finalists unveiled

Baltimore entrepreneurs dominate this year’s list of finalists for EY’s 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year Maryland awards.

Winners, selected by a panel of independent judges, will be named at a black-tie gala June 12 in Baltimore.

The national awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence in innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their business and community. Previous Maryland winners have included names like Kevin Plank and Scott Ferber.

Here are the Maryland finalists:

• Rebecca Hoffberger, American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore
• Kevin Cashen, Bay Bank in Baltimore
• J.M. Schapiro III, Continental Realty Corp. in Baltimore
• Vlad Friedman, Edgewebhosting Inc. in Baltimore
• David Block, Gliknik, Inc. in Baltimore
• Charles Werhane, Enterprise Community Investment in Baltimore
• Ethan Giffin, Groove in Baltimore
• Ryan Sysko, WellDoc Inc. in Baltimore
• Todd Marks, Mindgrub in Baltimore
• Christopher Brandt, Audacious Inquiry LLC in Catonsville
• Philip Green, Intelligent Solutions for Information Systems LLC in Columbia
• Kwame Kuadey, GiftCardRescue.com in Columbia
• David Costello, Costello Construction in Columbia
• Chris Mechanic, WebMechanix in Columbia
• Mike Battle, Battle Resource Management Inc. in Clarksville
• Bill Kraus and Steve Newton, Mission BBQ in Glen Burnie
• Bruce Zwicker, Haines in Glen Burnie
• Jacky Kimmel, InfoTeK Corp. in Hanover
• Len Moodispaw, KEYW Corp. in Hanover
• Doug Stewart, Milestone Intelligence Group, Inc. in Hanover
• Robert Graybill, FMS Solutions in Pasadena
• Chuck Faughnan III, Bridges Consulting Inc. in Annapolis Junction
• Linda Abell, Security Vault Works Inc. in Laurel
• Rick Wuest, Thompson Creek Window Co. in Lanham
• Kevin Switick, AVIAN LLC in Lexington Park
• Christopher Toleman, Arocon Roofing and Construction LLC in Westminster