Thomas Curtis of Dawson James Securities Named Chairperson of IGHL's 'American Business Leadership Committee'

MANORVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Independent Group Home Living (IGHL) (www.ighl.org), one of the largest not-for-profit organizations in New York state, announced today that Thomas Curtis, Branch Manager of Dawson James Securities' Baltimore, MD office, has been named Chairperson of its "American Business Leadership Committee" to help spearhead fundraising efforts on behalf of the IGHL Foundation for its annual spring gala to be held May 12 at Flowerfield, an estate in St. James on the North Shore of Long Island.

Walter Stockton, IGHL's Chief Executive and Co-founder, stated: "We are pleased to have Thomas Curtis serving as the Chairperson of our Foundation's American Business Leadership Committee, which is comprised of the nation's top executives in a variety of business sectors. He's a branch manager at Dawson James Securities, a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm. Tom will provide keen leadership in heading up our committee's fundraising efforts. He and members of the committee will be recognized at our gala for their tremendous accomplishments in business."  

"I am honored to serve as Chairperson of the IGHL Foundation's American Business Leadership Committee," said Curtis.  "We members are committed to raising funds to preserve the future of IGHL's many excellent programs and services that make a tremendous difference in the lives of adults and children with developmental disabilities so they can realize their full potential and contribute to their communities."

A financial professional for 26 years, Curtis has a reputation throughout the investment community for successfully growing a variety of firms' operations and underwritings.  He joined Dawson James Securities in 2008 to open the company's Baltimore branch office.  Under his leadership, the office has since expanded its staff threefold. He shares the firm's vision to deliver the highest quality services to its clients in the complex and fast-moving healthcare, biotechnology, technology and clean-tech sectors.

The IGHL Foundation's annual spring gala will also feature a presentation by The National Small Public Company Leadership Council to Konrad "Konnie" Kuhn who's the recipient of its annual award, "Outstanding Leader of America's Small Public Company Industry."  Kuhn, a leading analyst, is Editor and Publisher of The KonLin Letter, a subscriber-based monthly that has been published by KonLin Research & Analysis Corp. for nearly 30 years. He is also Co-Founder and Chairperson of IGHL. The Leadership Council's special award will be presented to Kuhn by a member of the U.S. Congress. The Washington, D.C./West Palm Beach, FL-based Leadership Council works to educate and inform the White House, U.S. Congress and federal agencies about issues impacting the nation's small publicly-traded companies.

Contact: Frank Lombardi, Director, IGHL Foundation: 631-878-8900 or by e-mail; [email protected]

SOURCE Independent Group Home Living