Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber Awards Names its Young Professional of the Year

Laura Volovski, David McCormick-Goodhart
Photo | John Keith Photography

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber (GGCC) awarded David McCormick-Goodhart, Financial Advisor at Savant Capital Management, as the recipient of the 6th Annual Young Professional of the Year Award (YPG) at the Chamber’s Annual Celebration Dinner & Awards Ceremony. The award was presented by Laura Volovski of Adventist HealthCare. Adventist HealthCare was the sponsor of this year’s Young Professional of the Year award.

“It’s great to see the next generation of business professionals become leaders in their own right. Not only is David great at what he does, he is a community leader. He is a role model for young and old alike,” said Marilyn Balcombe, GGCC President / CEO.

The Young Professional of the Year Award recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of a highly motivated, emerging leader of the Chamber’s Young Professional’s group.

McCormick-Goodhart has been employed with Savant Capital Management for three and a half years, and has spent almost fourteen years in the financial industry.

He created a niche for himself in tax planning and preparation for both individuals and small businesses. While he was successful in the public accounting profession, he desired to be in a job role that would provide significantly more direct, client facing contact. In 2013, he transitioned into the wealth management industry. He is a dedicated life-long learner with six professional designations.

McCormick-Goodhart is dedicated to the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber, serving on the membership committee, where he frequently engages with new members and serves as an ambassador at Chamber events.

He is a leader, exuding leadership at work, with the Chamber and in his personal life too. At Savant, he was sought out by the management team for his collaboration and teamwork skills.

For his commitment and dedication to the Chamber, McCormick-Goodhart was elected and installed recently as a 2019 Chamber board director.

Along with several professional designations, he was the recipient of the 2015 Dale Carnegie Breakthrough & Human Relations Award, and was named a 2018 Chamber exceptional volunteer. McCormick-Goodhart is an active member of the Chamber’s Young Professional Group, attending events and is consistently lending a hand too.

The GGCC’s Young Professionals program is a networking group of dedicated young professionals ranging in age from 21-40. Through the GGCC, young professionals can engage with other like-minded business professionals to further their career, strengthen their professional image or just meet new friends. The mission of the group is to make the Gaithersburg-Germantown communities and surrounding areas a great place to live and work by harnessing the strength of our communities to make positive change. Learn more about the program at: www.ggchamber.org/get-involved/young-professionals.

The GGCC is active in providing business-to-business networking opportunities throughout the year: a collective voice in local, regional, and state legislative affairs, professional development opportunities and other services that enhance the business environment.

About Laura Rowles

Laura authors the blog Your Success is Our Business on MyMCMedia. Laura is the Director of Events & Marketing for the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce - a member-based organization of businesses that have joined together for the purpose of promoting the civic, commercial and industrial progress in our communities. The area's economic well-being is a result of the caliber of work that is done by the Chamber. The Chamber has a major impact on business, income and future growth of the area. My position at the Chamber - Director of Events & Marketing - affords me the opportunity to plan quality events for our Members and market the Chamber is a variety of avenues. At the GGCC, we typically have around 30 events each year including: breakfasts, lunches, after-five's, ribbon cuttings and special events. The consensus is we have high quality events with good energy. In 2012, we had over 2,040 people visit our events. Most our events are free to Members so securing sponsorships for all events. Additionally, I am responsible for planning networking, overseeing the budget and marketing of all events in order to make them successful. Lastly, I coordinate all marketing and communication efforts of the GGCC including weekly email blasts, its quarterly newsletter, all social media platforms, media relations and community outreach.

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