Monarch Academy Public Charter School serving Anne Arundel County named Michael Wodka chair of its board of directors. Wodka, who has more than 25 years of engineering experience, is assistant director of design with the Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC).
Wodka started with the HABC as a mechanical engineer more than 17 years ago and has helped with capital improvement projects including implementing federally-mandated handicapped accessibility requirements. He also was a member of The Children’s Guild board. Wodka earned a degree in mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech.
In addition, Monarch Academy named two new board members:
- Marie Caputo, partner of Clifton Gunderson Certified Public Accountants & Consultants
- John Murkey, senior vice president of BB&T
Monarch Academy Public Charter School (www.monarchcharter.org) is a co-educational public charter school serving students living in Anne Arundel County, Md. It provides students with an enriched, rigorous, hands-on, academic curriculum emphasizing adventure-based learning, and the arts and technology. Monarch Academy is a unique collaboration of two innovative, effective models for academic excellence: Expeditionary Learning and Transformation Education. The school is located at 6730 Baymeadow Drive in Glen Burnie, Md. (Contact: 410-760-2072 or info@monarchcharter.org)
