Dinner Meeting—Pappas Restaurant, Cockeysville
Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 6:00 pm
Make Your Reservation Today
Guest Speaker-BG Adam Flasch, USA (Ret.)
Deputy Chief of Staff for Public Safety and Homeland Security
Adam Flasch is the Deputy Chief of Staff for Public Safety and Homeland Security. Responsible for the Departments of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSC), Department of State Police (DSP), Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy (GOCPP), the Maryland Center for School Safety (MCSS), and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security (GOHS). Mr. Flasch coordinates the Public Safety Portfolio and is the Homeland Security Advisor to Governor Wes Moore. He leads the development of policies, priorities, and strategies for public safety and assists state agencies and local government in the implementation of core homeland security initiatives through executive order, policy and the state/federal grants process. Adam serves as a liaison with the United States Department of Homeland Security and serves on multiple advisory councils including the National Governor’s Association Homeland Security Advisory Council and Cybersecurity Policy Advisors Council, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Homeland Security Executive Council, the Governor’s Emergency Management Advisory Council (GEMAC), Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council, and the Maryland Cybersecurity Council. Before joining the Moore/Miller Administration, Adam served in the Maryland National Guard where he recently retired after thirty-four years as a Brigadier General. In his most recent assignment, Brigadier General Flasch served as the Director Joint Staff where he oversaw the integration of National Guard capabilities in both federal and state missions including cybersecurity support for Maryland State Board of Elections, coordination of statewide COVID19 response – including assignment by Governor Hogan as Maryland’s first ever Dual-Status Commander overseeing both federal mission partners under federal declaration and National Guard effort during the pandemic. Prior to his joint military assignment, Adam served as the Maryland Army National Guard’s Chief of Staff where he oversaw the combat readiness of over 4,500 Soldiers. He managed an annual budget of $240 million with $900 million in real estate holdings and executed ground and aviation maintenance/logistics activities throughout the State of Maryland. Prior to his posting as Chief of Staff, Adam held multiple positions of increasing responsibility including multiple echelons of command and staff assignments and overseas training/deployments to US Central Command and US European Command. Adam has multiple awards including the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and the Bronze Star Medal. He holds a Master of Strategic Studies from the US Army War College, a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Management Information Systems from the University of Baltimore, and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Towson University
DINNER RESERVATIONS: PAPPAS RESTAURANT & SPORTS BAR.
550 Cranbrook Road, Cockeysville, MD 21030. (410) 666-0030
$50.00 per person, including three courses, coffee, tea, non-alcoholic beverages, gratuities, and tax.
Cash bar available for cocktails, wine, and beer.
Please make your reservation today. Our final count is due 4 April.
SOCIAL TIME: 6:00 PM. DINNER: 6:30 PM. DRESS: Business Suit or Business Casual
MENU SELECTIONS (at seating)
Entrée Selections (Select 1 entrée.)
Pappas’ Famous Crab Cake, eight ounces.
Orange Roughy, filet broiled in lemon butter sauce.
New York Strip Steak, eight ounces, Angus steak.
Chicken Marsala, chicken breast with sauteed mushrooms in Marsala wine sauce.
All entrees are served with garden salad, baked potato, a fresh vegetable, and dessert.
All members must register online for the meeting at
www.starspan.org/Calendar/UpcomingEvents even if you plan to pay by check.
Reservation Form: FOR MAIL IN ONLY
You MUST mail the reservation form below by 27 March. We need a firm count by 4 April. MAIL CHECKS TO PRESIDENT GEORGE STAKIAS (see form below)
For more information: Phone George Stakias, President. 443 707-6947; or email georgestakias@yahoo.com. Please call if you have doubts about your mailed reservation arriving by 4 April.
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RESERVATION FORM (mail in)
NAME__________________________________________
Number of Guests_________________________________
DINNER RESERVATION at $50.00 per person…… $__________
DUES FOR 2024 $30.00……………………… $__________
Donation for Army Officer’s Guides (gift to ROTC Cadets) $__________
Donation to paws4vets (our annual fundraising cause) …… $ _________
TOTAL……………. $__________
CHECK $ Checks payable to: Star Spangled Banner Chapter,
Mail check to: President, George Stakias, 2 Forge Crossing Ct., Perry Hall, MD 21128
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