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Board of Directors

Walter Simmons

Walter Simmons

Chair

Employ Prince George’s
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Katy McGuire

Katy McGuire

Secretary

The Arc Baltimore
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Cheryl Thomas, CPA

Cheryl Thomas, CPA

Treasurer

Thomas and Associates
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Veronica Cool

Veronica Cool

At-Large Executive Committee Member

Cool & Associates LLC, Maryland Latinos Unidos
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Erica Joseph

Erica Joseph

At-Large Executive Committee Member

Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore
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Chloe Bernardi, LICSW, LCSW-C

Chloe Bernardi, LICSW, LCSW-C

Hearts & Homes for Youth
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Dirk A. Butler

Dirk A. Butler

Nona Carroll

Nona Carroll

Maryland Business Roundtable for Education
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Carl DeLorenzo

Carl DeLorenzo

Howard County Government
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Ernesto Lopez

Ernesto Lopez

Hospice of Washington County
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Will Pass

Will Pass

Vice-Chair
Park Heights Renaissance, Inc
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Dana Vickers Shelley

Dana Vickers Shelley

ACLU of Maryland
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Tywanna Taylor

Tywanna Taylor

The Family League of Baltimore
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Rebecca Teaff

Rebecca Teaff

Redstart Creative
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Duane Yoder

Duane Yoder

Garrett County Community Action
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STAFF

Heather Iliff

Heather Iliff

President & CEO

John Barker

John Barker

Director of Human Resources and Services

Lydia Alcock

Lydia Alcock

Director of Operations and Marketing

Neil Bergsman

Neil Bergsman

Senior Policy Analyst

Shareen Aarons

Shareen Aarons

Programs Coordinator

Steve Bittinger

Steve Bittinger

Membership Assistant

Henry Bogdan

Henry Bogdan

Public Policy Director

Kate Braddom

Kate Braddom

Membership Coordinator

Carly Chafey

Carly Chafey

Project and Content Manager

Jay Christian

Jay Christian

CRM Manager

Almarie Donaldson, Ph.D.

Almarie Donaldson, Ph.D.

Senior Capacity Builder

Imany Dye

Imany Dye

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Janice Foreman

Janice Foreman

Administrative Coordinator

Tobeka G. Green

Tobeka G. Green

Chief Operating Officer

Kate Hull

Kate Hull

Accreditation and Recognition Program Manager, Standards for Excellence

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Darryus Johnson

Darryus Johnson

Director of Membership

Angineeki Jones

Angineeki Jones

Director of Learning

Peter Kirchgraber

Peter Kirchgraber

Senior Program Manager

Dr. Gabriela Lemus

Dr. Gabriela Lemus

Executive Director, Maryland Latinos Unidos

Amy Coates Madsen

Amy Coates Madsen

Vice President of Programs

Carmen Marshall

Carmen Marshall

Director of Consulting and Chief Equity Officer

Susana Hernández Martín

Susana Hernández Martín

Communications and Marketing Manager

Paddy Morton, Esq.

Paddy Morton, Esq.

General Counsel

Rachel Mygatt

Rachel Mygatt

Program Manager

Justine Ramos

Justine Ramos

Consulting Program Manager

Patty Prasada-Rao

Patty Prasada-Rao

Senior Consultant

Walter Saba

Walter Saba

Campaign Manager - Mid-Atlantic Latinx Vaccine Equity Coalition (MALVEC)

Shaeleigh Severino

Shaeleigh Severino

Communications Manager

Juliana Thomas

Juliana Thomas

Finance Manager

Wendy Wolff

Wendy Wolff

Director of Strategic Engagement

Keron R. Sadler

Keron R. Sadler

Executive Director, Maryland Association of Resources for Family and Youth (MARFY)

Yuliana Macey

Yuliana Macey

Community Health Organizer

Mara Winters

Mara Winters

Board Governance Advisor

Conner Wolfe

Conner Wolfe

Assistant to the President

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