Mike Bellis is the Executive Director of the Charles Regional Medical Center Foundation – he joined the organization in August of 2022. In this role, he leads the fundraising, grant acquisition, and volunteer services of a 99-bed community hospital serving the Charles County, Maryland community. 

Prior to joining Charles Regional, Bellis held a variety of leadership roles at local organizations including Assistant Director of Alumni & Annual Giving at the College of Southern Maryland and Executive Director of United Way of Charles County. During his tenure at United Way, Mike launched a first-of-its-kind program, Community Connections, which popped-up resource days in underserved neighborhoods throughout Charles County. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, this program served over 3,000 families in need. Mike also successfully secured $1.5 million in rental assistance grants to aid families impacted by COVID-related job loss. Prior to his departure, Mike orchestrated the merger of three separate organizations to form United Way of Southern Maryland. 

Mike currently serves as Chair for the Housing Authority of St. Mary’s County and 2nd Vice-Chair for the St. Mary’s County Democratic Central Committee. In 2023, Mike was appointed by Governor Wes Moore to serve on the board of the Maryland Legal Services Corporation. He previously served on the Executive Committee for the Charles County Chamber of Commerce and the Boards of the Charles County Local Management Board and the Charles County Homeless and Emergency Shelter Committee. He is a graduate of Leadership Southern Maryland Class of 2019 and in 2020, was named a “VIP Under 40” by the Maryland Daily Record. 

Mike holds a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Maryland Global Campus. Originally from Sarasota, Florida, Mike made Southern Maryland his home fourteen years ago. In his spare time, Mike enjoys spending time with his wife, and his young daughter Piper, traveling, and working on his classic Jeep.