Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda is the premier student-to-student business association.
The FBLA concept was developed in 1937 by Dr. Hamden L. Forkner of Columbia University. The first high school chapter was chartered in Johnson City, Tennessee on February 3, 1942.
Maryland FBLA was established in April 1957 and holds state charter #25. The first Maryland FBLA chapter was Forest Park High School in Baltimore .
Maryland FBLA holds two state-wide conferences annually. More information on the Fall and State (Spring) Leadership Conferences is available in the Events section.
There are eight administrative regions in Maryland FBLA each headed by a Regional Vice President. In the early spring, each region holds a competition to decide the members eligible to compete at the State Leadership Conference in late spring. The members who place first or second in their competitive event at the SLC are eligible to compete at the National Leadership Conference hosted by National FBLA-PBL.
The state chapter is managed by the MDFBLA Board of Directors and the current State Officer Team. Information on the State Staff, Board of Directors, and State Officer Team is available via the navigation menu.
| Past Maryland FBLA National Officers | | Year | Name | Position | | 1957-1958 | Dorothy Newberrey | Eastern Region VP | 1961-1962 | George Bennett | Eastern Region VP | 1964-1965 | Janice Shafer | Eastern Region VP | 1965-1966 | Linda Pounsberry | Eastern Region VP | 1980-1981 | Nancy Gorsuch | Eastern Region VP | 1985-1986 | Julian Matthew | Eastern Region VP | 1991-1992 | Clint Summers | Eastern Region VP | 2004-2005 | Warren Zentz | Eastern Region VP | 2006-2007 | Milan Thakor | Secretary |
| Past Maryland PBL National Officers | | Year | Name | Position | 1988-1989 | Alan M. Rzepkowski | Eastern Region VP | | 2005-2006 | Steven Brower Jr | Eastern Region VP | 2005-2006 | Steve Delaney | Secretary | 2008-2009 | Mark Comaty | Parliamentarian | 2009-2010 | Mark Comaty | Eastern Region VP | |
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