ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Tammy Darvish, EVP-business development, marketing and government and community affairs at Pentagon FCU, received the 2015 William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award.
Along with the President and CEO of PenFed, dignitaries from Maryland State Government and Montgomery County were on hand for the ceremony. Maryland Comptroller, Peter V.R. Franchot (D) presented the award to Darvish at the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty Office in Bethesda, MD.
“I can’t think of anything that better captures the spirit of our industry than the theme of People Helping People. It is ingrained into our culture and it’s what PenFed stands for as an organization, said James Schenck, president and CEO of PenFed. “The hard work in promoting financial literacy—something so key to the nation’s economic success—falls upon the shoulders of dedicated volunteers like Tammy, who bring a passion for teaching and a genuine desire to see people do better.”
The award was created by Franchot four years ago. It “honors the legacy of public service exemplified” by Schaefer, former governor of Maryland, comptroller and Baltimore mayor. Darvish is a highly respected and widely recognized leader in the Washington business community, having served as chair of the Washington Area New Auto Dealers Association and on the executive committee of the Greater Washington Board of Trade. She was named Philanthropist of the Year for Montgomery County in 2014 and has been honored for her work with The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.