Howard Brodsky, co-founder and co-ceo of CCA Global Partners, will present "Who's Successful Today and How They Are Doing It: A Discuss of Best Practices" at the Maryland and Northern Virginia Floorcovering Association's annual dinner. The event will be held Nov. 16 at the Greenbelt Marriott in Greenbelt, Md., with cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. and Brodsky's speech at 8 p.m.

Along with his role at CCA Global Partners, Brodsky is vice chairman and on the board and executive committee of the Floor Covering Industry Foundation (FCIF), a charitable organization founded in 1980 with a mission to financially assist floor covering industry colleagues who experience catastrophic illnesses/injuries, severe disabilities or other life-altering hardships.

Additionally, he is founder of the Social Entrepreneurship Student Leadership program for high school and college students. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Southern New Hampshire University, the Board of the Palace Theater in Manchester, N.H., and the Board of the National Cooperative Business Association. He is also Chairman of the New Hampshire Better Business Bureau.

Cost is $80 for members and $90 for non-members. For reservations, contact Michelle Goshorn at (877) 896-3605 or e-mail her at mdnvafa@msn.com.