UP TO DATE LAUNDRY - Key Persons
My name is Angela Rodano, and I proudly joined the Up To Date Laundry team in 2022. I began my HR career in 2018 in home healthcare as a recruiter/generalist. Then, moved on to construction as an HR Manager, and now I am enjoying the dynamic industry of production. I graduated from University of Maryland University College in 2018 with a master's degree in human resources/business management.
In 2021, I obtained my HR certification from the Society of Human Resource Management which keeps me educated and informed with the latest HR trends and best practices. I am committed to aligning HR strategies with organizational goals ensuring the Up To Date Laundry workforce is well supported and thriving.
Job Titles:
- Business Development Executive
Brad joined Up To Date laundry in 1990 and is the grandson of the company's founder, William Stair Senior. He has been instrumental in the growth of the company and has established strong relationships with our customer base. He has held several leadership positions for UTD. Brad graduated from the University of West Virginia in 1985 with a K-12 teaching degree.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Sales & Service
Glenn joined Up To Date Laundry, LLC in 2010 and has successfully built and managed customer service and business operations in the healthcare laundry industry for over 32 years. He has led large service organizations and has been at the top in his field for many years. Many of these years were spent in the Industrial and F&B side of the commercial laundry industry. He directed the launch and build of Up To Date Healthcare and UTD Consulting for the company. Glenn has his Green Belt in "Six Sigma" and has served as a corporate Service Manager for G&K Services and ITSI before joining UTD.
Jamie Orlando is a long-time veteran of the commercial laundry healthcare industry. Jamie joined Up To Date Laundry as Chief Operating Office in April 2021.
After graduating from Mansfield University in Mansfield, PA with a BS Degree in Business Administration, Jamie has majority of his career with Angelica Corporation in a variety of accounting, finance and senior operations & logistics roles. Most recently, Jamie served as Vice President, Healthcare Textile Division with Encompass Group.
Jeff joined Up To Date Laundry, LLC in 2013. He has established himself as a leader in the industry with over 19 years of experience within the healthcare laundry industry. Jeff has held positions as plant manager for Nixon Uniforms and Image First. Jeff is a Certified Plant Laundry Manager (CPLM) through the Textile Rental Services of America (TRSA). He has led the team in certifying 5 medical laundries as Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Certification (HLAC) facilities.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Chairman and Lead Director of Up to Date Laundry, LLC
John also serves as Non-executive Chairman and Lead Director of three other companies in the investment portfolio of Calvert Street Capital Partners.
John was President & CEO of The Sheridan Group, a privately owned company headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, for 22 years before retiring in 2017. Prior to joining The Sheridan Group, John spent 24 years with the Procter & Gamble Company, holding positions of increasing responsibility in manufacturing, R&D, human resources, government relations and general management.
John received his bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Bucknell University in 1971.
Job Titles:
- Sales and Service Administrative Manager
Kathy Halstead joined Up To Date Laundry in 2009. She brings over 22 years of business experience in the financial operations side of the laundry industry. This includes the industrial sector, healthcare, food and beverage, and hospitality. Her areas of expertise include Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Customer Service, Payroll, and the implementation of various business systems.
Kathy served as an integral part of several acquisition teams in the Mid-Atlantic region over her 5 years with G&K Services leading in several different roles. In her spare time, she has also owned and managed her own successful business for many years. Prior to the laundry business, she worked at National Geographic for 18 years in office management roles.
Prior to joining Up to Date Laundry in August 2022, Lisa Morris was the HR Director for an oil refinery and recycling startup in Curtis Bay called Origin International LLC.
Prior to Origin, Lisa was the Senior Manager of Benefits and Compensation at Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT), a real estate investment trust (REIT) in Columbia, Maryland. During her eight-year tenue at COPT, she developed and refined their compensation and benefit programs including their corporate wellness program.
Prior to COPT, she owned and operated Strategic HR Solutions; was a Senior Compensation Analyst at Space Telescope Science Institute at the Johns Hopkins University and began her career at Environmental Elements Corporation which was a division of Koppers Company.
She has a BA from University of Maryland and currently holds several HR certifications from World at Work and Society of Human Resources Managers and has over twenty years' experience in the HR field.
Job Titles:
- Senior Financial Controller
Matt Miller joined Up To Date Laundry, LLC in August of 2023 bringing over a decade of accounting and finance experience to the organization. After graduating from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in 2012 with a BSBA majoring in accounting and finance and a minor in economics, he began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in their private company audit practice in Philadelphia where he earned his CPA designation.
After three years in Philadelphia, he spent a final year with the firm in their Orange County, California office before transitioning out of public accounting into an industry role with a private equity backed high-end appliance and plumbing retailer (PIRCH) in San Diego. There he advanced to the position of Director of Finance and Controller overseeing accounting operations, financial reporting, and working closely with the executive management team on financial strategy and implementation.
After relocating back to the East Coast at the beginning of 2020, Matt was the Finance Manager for a private equity backed flexible packaging manufacturer (CP Flexible Packaging) in York, PA where he owned debt compliance, financial reporting, the annual audit, the annual budget, and assisted in due diligence and integration of 5 acquisitions. Matt lives in Lutherville, MD with his wife and daughter.
Steve joined Up To Date Laundry, LLC in 2008. He has over 42 years as a leader in the healthcare laundry industry and has successfully built, improved, and led plant operations for G&K Services and ITSI. Steve has completed instruction at the Milliken Production Management Institute in 1998 and Production Management PMI in 1993. He is also a Green Belt in "Six Sigma". He has managed UTD Consulting for the company, has been instrumental in the expansion of the plant operations, and has led many of our GREEN initiatives.
Mr. Stair was a civic leader in Baltimore and actively ran Up To Date until 1993. He died in 1994 and passed the business on to his daughter Nancy Stair. Up To Date laundry outgrew its production facility in 1998 and relocated to its current location which is three times the size of the building where the company began. In 2018, a second location was created to help expand our reach.