David Miller, M.Ed.
Author, Public Speaker
Mirna Newman has ten years of experience leading interactive group presentations, especially in her capacity as Site Manager, with Identity Inc., first for the Northwood High School Wellness Center and currently for the Wheaton High School Wellness Center. Most recently, she presented at the School-Based Health Alliance annual conference and the Latino Health Disparities Conference. In addition, she herself has facilitated and/or trained and managed teams of facilitators of positive youth development programming for students, families and teachers and school administrators.
http://daretobeking.net/about-us/david-miller/
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Author, Public Speaker
Lauren Going
Psychotherapist/Yoga Instructor
Lauren is a psychotherapist and the owner and director of Going to Thrive, a Baltimore based holistic outpatient mental health practice that incorporates yoga, mindfulness, and other somatic therapies. She also teachers workshops and trainings on trauma and the body, yoga, mindfulness, and yoga nidra.
Lauren is trained as an Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist through the Himalayan Institute, a Yoga Nidra facilitator through the Amrit School of Yoga Nidra, and a Lifeforce Yoga instructor. Lauren specializes in trauma sensitive yoga as well as yoga for depression and anxiety. Lauren holds an advanced trauma certification through the Ferentz Institute. Lauren believes that to truly heal talking about one’s experiences is not enough. One has to address the entire being-body and mind.
https://Goingtothrive.net
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Psychotherapist/Yoga Instructor
Lex Morgan
Author, Speaker, Life Coach
Ms. Lex Morgan specializes in curriculum development, PARENT WORKSHOPS and helping youth see their strengths. Ms. Morgan is dedicated to use her own personal teenage survival strategies to assist today's youth. Ms. Morgan is a successful book writer, public speaker, certified life coach
https://flsinc.org/
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Author, Speaker, Life Coach
Dr. Michael Sinclair
Associate Profession, Morgan State
Michael is a native New Yorker who recently relocated to Charm City, Baltimore, MD. He has earned a Bachelors of Arts in Sociology from State University of New York, College at Old Westbury, a Master of Science in Social Work from Columbia University, and completed his doctoral Social Work course work at Norfolk State University Michael was awarded the Paige E. Cook scholar at Columbia University for outstanding contributions to the profession of Social Work. Michael brings over 20 years experience in the field of Social Work and his colleagues describe him as having a passion for helping people. Michael has held a number of interesting professional social work positions in a variety of different fields of practice.
Prior to joining the faculty at Morgan State University School of Social Work, Michael worked as a Clinical Social Worker in Virginia’s Department of Correction and a school social worker. As the past director of Rutgers University’s, Project SEARCH, Michael has worked to coordinate the aftercare
services of ex-offender youth. Additionally, he has also been the New Jersey state coordinator for Social Work p.r.n. and an administrator of a school/community based program for Grand Street Settlement. Michael has done extensive research in the area of Youth Development and has
several written articles relative to Juvenile Delinquency and Gangs.
Michael has been teaching for over 15 years. He has taught both on the graduate level and the undergraduate level. Michael has taught across the Social Work curriculum which includes practice courses (Individual, Family and Group Dynamic), Policy, Child Welfare, Research, Human Behavior
and the Social Environment, Field seminars and Urban Youth and Pop Culture Courses. Although, Michael’s considers his area of expertise as Child Welfare.
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Associate Profession, Morgan State
Aarti Sidhu
Education Attorney
Aarti Sidhu is an OSI-Baltimore Community Fellow who founded Represent Youth: Baltimore School Justice Initiative. Represent Youth is housed at the Youth, Education and Justice Clinic at University of Maryland School of Law and works on a variety of school push out issues in Baltimore City. Aarti provides legal representation to students who have been excluded from school, advocates for school discipline reform, and educates and empowers the community with information about the school discipline process.
https://www.osibaltimore.org/fellow/aarti-sidhu/
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Education Attorney
Adeola Whitney
Chief Regional Officer, iMentor
Ola joins iMentor from Reading Partners, where she served as the Chief Regional Operations Officer. In her time at Reading Partners, Ola oversaw 85% of the organization, where she managed 14+ Executive Directors of Reading Partners programs across the country. She was charged with ensuring that every region had a strong and effective ED, who leads the local program to both quantitative and qualitative benchmarks for success.
https://imentor.org/team/ola-whitney
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Chief Regional Officer, iMentor
Adriane Alicea
Director of Government Relations for MENTOR: National Mentoring Partnership
Adriane Alicea, Director of Government Relations at MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, works to mobilize support to advance youth mentoring and strengthen engagement of Congress and the Administration on issues related to mentoring. Adriane holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Johns Hopkins University.
https://www.mentoring.org/
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Director of Government Relations for MENTOR: National Mentoring Partnership
Albert Casella
Senior Research Coordinator II
Albert Casella is a Senior Research Coordinator at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where he supports faculty to ensure the operational, administrative, and scientific implementation of multi-year studies focused on HIV prevention. Prior to working at Johns Hopkins, Albert served as a Monitoring & Evaluation Officer for the Rwanda Ministry of Health, where he worked closely with health and social protection offices throughout the country to implement a national evaluation of Rwanda’s social protection programming. His work and research has primarily focused on substance use prevention, HIV prevention, youth populations, and the organizations that serve youth in low-resource settings.
https://www.jhsph.edu/
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Senior Research Coordinator II
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Angie Sparks
Inclusion Specialist
Angela Sparks is an Inclusion Specialist with Abilities Network/Project ACT. She promotes high quality, inclusive early childhood education experiences for children of all abilities by providing training and consultation services to early childhood professionals. Through coaching, mentoring, advocating, and the provision of resources, she supports educators and families in fostering healthy social-emotional development and addressing the mental health and behavioral needs of young children. Angela has served as a Pre-K teacher and director, a fifth grade teacher, and a Curriculum Writer/Education Specialist for a for-profit corporate child care. She has worked in urban, suburban, and rural locations, which gives her a diverse perspective of children, families, and teachers.
https://anprojectact.org/
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Ashley Derr
Director of Creativity First
Dr. Ashley Derr is the Director of Creativity First, which provides drama-based enrichment programs for 80+ sites each year throughout the Baltimore and DC region. Through Creativity First she currently leads drama workshops and summer camps for children of all ages, as well as trains teachers and develops curriculum for Creativity First’s programs.
http://www.creativityfirstcompany.com/
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Bobby Marvin Holmes
Producer, Social Worker, & Founder of Son of a Dream, LLC
http://sonofadream.com/
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Producer, Social Worker, & Founder of Son of a Dream, LLC
Brandon Johns
Executive Director, M.A.N.U.P.
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Executive Director, M.A.N.U.P.
Brittany J. Harris
Vice President of Learning & Innovation at The Winters Group, Inc.
Brittany J. Harris is the Vice President of Learning & Innovation at The Winters Group, Inc., a global diversity and inclusion consulting firm. In her role, Brittany is responsible for curating and facilitating learning experiences that shift perspectives, change hearts, and empower action in service of equity, justice, and inclusion.
https://www.wintersgroup.com/
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Vice President of Learning & Innovation at The Winters Group, Inc.
Candace Chance
Founder & Managing Partner at The V.P.I. Firm
Candace Chance has more that 7 years of experience designing effective programs & participatory leadership process, facilitating collaborative partnerships between a variety of groups with sometimes contradicting agendas, providing leadership development, and strategy consulting to architect and community development firms.
https://thevpifirm.com/
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Founder & Managing Partner at The V.P.I. Firm
Chelsea Goodly
Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign (DQC)
Chelsea is a Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign (DQC). She supports DQC’s advocacy efforts across a range of topics by developing key resources, managing projects, and informing policy analysis. She focuses on issues including the role of data in advancing education equity, educator data literacy, and empowering families and communities with information to better support student success.
https://dataqualitycampaign.org/
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Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy at the Data Quality Campaign (DQC)
Damión Perkins
Arts Based Health Educator for Kaiser Permanente
Damión Perkins is currently an Arts Based Health Educator for Kaiser Permanente. Damión has her Masters Degree in Theatre Education from The Catholic University of America. She currently leverages external partnerships in the DC and Suburban Maryland area to increase equity in health and education for under resourced schools and communities.
https://thrive.kaiserpermanente.org/care-near-mid-atlantic?kp_shortcut_referrer=kp.org/midatlantic
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Dana Carr
Executive Director of Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center, Inc.
Dana Carr is the Executive Director of Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center, Inc., a non profit arts education organization whose mission is to empower youth through the arts, academics, and social development. A Baltimore native, Dana has presented at the Arts Integration, Maryland Fine Arts Education, and Culturally Responsive Teaching Conferences and is a part of the Fine Arts Education Advisory Panel for the state. Dana also sits on the board of the Alumni of Maryland Schools’ Arts Programs.
http://ltyc.net/
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Executive Director of Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center, Inc.
Danielle Marshall
Executive Director of Playworks Maryland
Danielle Marshall is the Executive Director of Playworks Maryland, a national nonprofit committed to ensuring children have access to safe and healthy play at recess. Danielle has authored several articles on increasing children’s access to play. She recently helped to curated the Play- Based Experiential Learning (PBEL) Toolkit in conjunction with the Alliance for Childhood, aimed at reinstating child-directed and teacher-supported play opportunities into early childhood learning environments.
https://www.playworks.org/maryland/
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Denise M. Jones
President of Brass Ring Company
Denise M. Jones, President of Brass Ring Company, is a youth development practitioner, instructional designer and facilitator of cultural arts, education, life skills, job readiness and infused programs for youth, teens and adults. An active community engagement professional, she has been an ardent supporter for parent advocacy and student achievement, especially encouraging parents of color to walk the K12 journey with their children through her parent engagement program. Jones is a member of the Montgomery County Youth Development Community of Practice, Maryland MOST Network, Partners for Youth Empowerment, the NAACP Parents Council, and the Takoma Park Providers Network. Jones is also affiliated with Carpe Diem Arts, Inc. serving as their Director of Community Engagement, and will be presenting with founder, Busy Graham, at the MD4Youth 2019 Conference.
https://www.facebook.com/brassring4U/
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President of Brass Ring Company
Derek Simmons
Director of Student Services
Dr. Derek L. Simmons has served as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal at the high school level. He has also served as a K-12 Instructional Supervisor and is currently the Director of Student Services, a position he has held for six years. In the community, Dr. Simmons serves on the Caroline County Recreation and Parks Advisory Board, Caroline County YMCA Branch Board, Caroline County Planning Commission, Maryland Rural Health Collaborative, and Food For Learning, Inc. Board.
https://www.carolineschools.org/student-life/student-services/
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http://baltimorewisdomproject.org/
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Heather Buritsch
Statewide Gardening for Nutrition Coordinator
Heather Buritsch is the Statewide Gardening for Nutrition Coordinator for the Maryland SNAP-Ed program with the University of Maryland Extension, know as the Maryland Food Supplement Nutrition Education Program. She is a North Carolina native and graduate of North Carolina State University. In her role with with FSNE, she coordinates food gardening and nutrition programs and out of school programming for use with collaborating partners statewide.
https://extension.umd.edu/fsne/fsne-youth-programs/youth-gardening-nutrition
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Jake Weinfeld
Executive Director of MERIT Health Leadership Academy
Jake Weinfeld is the Executive Director of MERIT Health Leadership Academy, a program that educates and empowers underrepresented students to become health professionals and change agents. During Jake’s time at MERIT the program has grown from serving 50 to 250 students. Prior to joining the MERIT team Jake was a science teacher and department chair at KIPP.
https://www.meritbaltimore.org/
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Executive Director of MERIT Health Leadership Academy
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Dr. Jaquia Bridges
Nonprofit Organization and Management
Dr. Jacquia Bridges has a proven track record of pushing students toward success. His education background includes a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Rust College in Mississippi, a master’s degree in Business Administration from South University in South Carolina and a Doctorate of Education from Argosy University in Georgia. He utilizes the knowledge and experiences that he has gained through his experiences to help young people realize their potential and reach their goals.
http://www.marylandmentor.net/
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Nonprofit Organization and Management
Jeannette Simon
Founder/CEO of ANANIZACH LLC
Jeannette Simon is the Founder/CEO of ANANIZACH LLC, a mentoring consulting firm. Utilizing 27 years of mentoring experience, Jeannette offers technical assistance and training to new, emerging and established mentoring programs in Maryland, DC, and Virginia. For seven years Jeannette was the Director of Volunteer and Mentoring Services with Concerned Black Men National (CBM). Jeannette is a 1989 graduate of Morgan State University with a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems and Sciences.
https://www.ananizach.com/
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Founder/CEO of ANANIZACH LLC
Jeffrey Jordan
Mindful Co-Founder
Jeffrey is a Mindful Co-Founder and social entrepreneur. His work is centered on holistic youth development, mentoring and kinetic life coaching. His mission has been dedicated to a Mind, Body, Spirit approach to personal empowerment and life balance for adults, families and youth. Jeffrey is a national speaker, his mission is to inspire an awareness of the Mind, Body, & Spirit balance to student and staff programming.
http://www.kid-grit.com/
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Mindful Co-Founder
Jeffrey Kranzler
Founder, Leaf Mentoring
Dr. Jeffrey Kranzler, Ph.D., LCSW-C has been involved in the field of mentoring for over two decades. He began his career as a volunteer in a Baltimore based mentoring program while attending Johns Hopkins University and studied mentoring during his Masters and Doctoral studies at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work. In January of 2014, he published his dissertation entitled "The Impact of a Mentoring Intervention on the Substance Use and Aggression of Homeless Young Adults."
http://leafmentoring.com/
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Founder, Leaf Mentoring
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Jennifer Gauthier
Founder and Executive Director of Lead4Life, Inc.
Jennifer Gauthier is the Founder and Executive Director of Lead4Life, Inc.? Gauthier graduated from Springfield College with a Bachelor’s of Science and Master’s of Social Work. Gauthier has ample experience working with high risk youth and their families.? Gauthier is committed to working with youth and adults and hopes her challenges and victories will help at least one person.
https://www.lead4lifeinc.org/
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Founder and Executive Director of Lead4Life, Inc.
Jennifer Rivers
Program Manager for Professional Development
Jennifer Rivers is an educator who has dedicated herself to helping students of all ages to discover their gifts and talents and explore how they can use them to make the world a better place. Jennifer is an advocate for lifelong learning, who is able to foster the confidence and courage in other educators and youth to pursue challenges and community changing projects.
https://www.techbridgegirls.org
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Jessica Mellon
4-H Educator
Jessica Mellon is a 4-H Educator with the University of Maryland Extension in Allegany County. She is committed to providing Allegany County youth with STEM and robotics learning opportunities that keep them competitive in emerging technologies and ready for their chosen college and career paths. She conducts free and innovative STEM programming in every public school in Allegany County as well as outreach programming in all public libraries and many private schools.
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4-H Educator
Joanne Miller
Visual artist, photographer and educator
Joanne Miller is an accomplished visual artist, photographer and educator experienced in arts education, environmental engagement and community arts programming. Joanne has collaborated with more than 100 Artist Residency programs. She has taught at the National Portrait Gallery and presented at the Walters Museum. Certified in Arts Integration STEAM (STEM+Arts) and ESSA-SEL, she is on the Teaching Artist Roster of the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County.
http://www.joanne-miller.com
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Visual artist, photographer and educator
Jonathan Prozzi
Director of Learning Design at the Digital Harbor Foundation
Jonathan Prozzi is Director of Learning Design at the Digital Harbor Foundation where he develops resources for teaching technology and maker skills to youth and educators. He's has worked with youth for over 10 years through academic coaching, cognitive training, audio engineering, and as a maker and technology educator. Jonathan is a lifelong learner, technologist, musician, and design enthusiast passionate about empowering others through technology and creativity.
https://www.digitalharbor.org/
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Director of Learning Design at the Digital Harbor Foundation
Juanita M. Greenfield
Blesid Consulting
Juanita Greenfield focuses her consulting practice in the non-profit at-risk youth development community and diversity, inclusion, and equitable education industry. She consults with non-profits, boards, educators, and government entities to develop strategies, training, capacity building and funding strategies. Juanita holds an MBA in Business Management, and a MSA in Marketing from the University of Maryland, University College.
http://blesidconsulting.com/
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Blesid Consulting
Julia Gabor
Co-Founder of kid-grit
Julia is the grateful Co-Founder of kid-grit, a curriculum with a new, holistic approach to youth development which encompasses mindfulness, social and emotional learning, character education, digital and social media awareness and finishes off with a project showing students mastery. Julia is a graduate of the State University of New York, Fredonia receiving her bachelor’s degree in the Fine Arts. She received her Master’s in Educational Leadership from Antioch University in 2012.
https://www.kid-grit.com/
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Kaitlin Doyle
Marriage and Family Therapist
Kaitlin is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who earned her Bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in Psychology and Hispanic Linguistics and her Master's degree from the University of Maryland in Couple and Family Therapy. She currently works as a Child and Family Therapist with the Linkages to Learning program where she provides trauma informed mental health therapy to elementary-aged children and their families.
https://www.emilycooktherapy.com/therapists/kaitlin-doyle/
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Marriage and Family Therapist
Kat Stork
Program Director for Caroline County Afterschool & Summer Learning Programs
Kat Stork is a youth and family advocate with 20+ years of nonprofit and public sector experience in initiating and fortifying strong partnerships that support environments and human relationships that are safe, nurturing, and enriching for children, youth and families. She is particularly dedicated to working to improve access to resources for youth and families who live in rural communities both on Maryland's Eastern Shore and beyond. For more than a decade she served as the program director for Caroline County's Afterschool and Summer Learning programs, including managing 21st Century Community Learning Center grants. She is a former Afterschool Alliance Ambassador and continues to advocate for continued federal, state, and local support for OST programs. She lives in Caroline County.
http://carolinelmb.com/index.php/life-long-learning-centers-after-school-program/
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Program Director for Caroline County Afterschool & Summer Learning Programs
Katherine Spinney
Leadership Coach
After nearly twenty years of experience in direct service and management, Katherine has combined her background in education, social work and coaching to support leaders in the youth development field. Through a powerful combination of training and coaching focusing on both skills and mindset, it is Katherine’s vision and dream to support leaders to effectively support their staff in order to more effectively serve their clients.
https://www.katherinespinney.com/
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Leadership Coach
Kera Ritter
Nonprofit Management Consultant
Kera Ritter of The Ritter Group, LLC. is committed to helping not-for-profit organizations build and strengthen their capacity. She provides consulting in the areas of strategic planning, organizational development, and transition management. Ms. Ritter holds a Master of Science from Drexel University and a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland, College Park.
http://www.marylandmentor.net/
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Nonprofit Management Consultant
Kristina Berdan
Education Director, Baltimore City Initiatives
Kristina Berdan is a National Board Certified teacher who taught in Baltimore City Schools for fifteen years. She graduated from Towson University’s Master of Arts in Teaching Program after dancing pre-professionally with the Dayton Ballet Company and then earning her B.S in Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland. Alongside nine of her middle school students in Baltimore City, she founded The Youth Dreamers, Inc. in 2001.
https://www.yamd.org
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Education Director, Baltimore City Initiatives
Lacey Tsonis
Assistant Deputy Director for Resource & Referral Services for Maryland Family Network and the Maryland Child Care Resource Network
Lacey Tsonis is the Assistant Deputy Director for Resource & Referral Services for Maryland Family Network and the Maryland Child Care Resource Network. Lacey has worked with children and families in addition to working in human resources, as a trainer, and a professional development coordinator. Lacey received her Bachelors in Child and Family Studies from Albright College in Pennsylvania and completed post-graduate work in education at Loyola University Maryland.
http://www.marylandfamilynetwork.org/
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Assistant Deputy Director for Resource & Referral Services for Maryland Family Network and the Maryland Child Care Resource Network
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Lindsey Foss
Director of YMCA Linkages to Learning
Lindsey is Director of YMCA Linkages to Learning, a school based collaborative that works to enable at-risk children and adolescents to reach optimal physical and mental health, achieve academic success, and become socially secure in their communities. She is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist. Lindsey has 10 years of experience in community based work in the D.C. metro area.
https://www.ymcadc.org/
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Director of YMCA Linkages to Learning
Lisa Moyer
Program Coordinator & Associate Professor for Graduate Education at Stevenson University
Lisa Moyer is Program Coordinator & Associate Professor for Graduate Education at Stevenson University. She received her PhD from Virginia Tech in Integrative STEM Education, and served as a Post-Doctoral Associate in I-STEM Education and Engineering Education. In her role as an educational consultant, Lisa facilitated various educational projects, included building professional development protocol for NASA's Out of School Learning Network.
http://www.muddysquirrel.com/
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Program Coordinator & Associate Professor for Graduate Education at Stevenson University
Liza Manfred
Director of Educational Strategy & Planning at KID Museum
Liza supports KID Museum’s organizational and programmatic strategy execution, as well as serving as a Maker Educator developing and facilitating innovative programs. She has a special focus on managing partnership programs like the Invent the Future Challenge with Montgomery County Public Schools. Drawing on her background in science education, she has worked at the International Spy Museum and the National Building Museum. Liza holds a master’s in Museum Education from The George Washington University, and a bachelor’s from the University of Notre Dame.
https://kid-museum.org
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Director of Educational Strategy & Planning at KID Museum
Dr. Lori Melman, LCSW-C
Social Worker
Dr. Lori Melman, LCSW-C, chose social work over business but employs practical strategic practices to ensure participation among youth who have not been traditionally included in empowerment opportunities
https://flsinc.org
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Social Worker
Lynn Sobolov
Educator, Grant Writer, OST Systems Builder
Lynn Sobolov has worked as an educator, grant writer and out-of-school time systems builder over the past 30 years. She has written and received federal, state and local grants totaling over 5 million dollars in funding for after school programs and has served as project director for 21st Century Community Learning Center programs in West Virginia and Maryland. In her current role as independent consultant, she provides training, technical support and grant-writing expertise to out-of-school time organizations in the state of Maryland and the DC region.
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Educator, Grant Writer, OST Systems Builder
Melanie J. Wells
Director of Administration for the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
Melanie J. Wells is the Director of Administration for the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics with 20 years of experience in the public health and nonprofit sectors. During her career, she has served vulnerable communities in North Carolina, Florida, the District of Columbia and Maryland. Her areas of expertise include: nonprofit governance, strategic planning, full-cycle grants administration, as well as program design, implementation, and evaluation.
https://www.acmg.net/
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Director of Administration for the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
Michelle Kaufman
Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University
Michelle Kaufman, PhD, is a social psychologist by training and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health, Behavior & Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her research focuses on how factors related to the intersections of gender, sexuality, race, and socio-economic status contribute to health disparities, particularly for youth of color.
https://www.jhsph.edu/faculty/directory/profile/2841/michelle-r-kaufman
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Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University
Mirna Newman
Program Manager, Wheaton High School Wellness Center
Mirna Newman has ten years of experience leading interactive group presentations, especially in her capacity as Site Manager, with Identity Inc., first for the Northwood High School Wellness Center and currently for the Wheaton High School Wellness Center. Most recently, she presented at the School-Based Health Alliance annual conference and the Latino Health Disparities Conference. In addition, she herself has facilitated and/or trained and managed teams of facilitators of positive youth development programming for students, families and teachers and school administrators.
https://identity-youth.org/
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Program Manager, Wheaton High School Wellness Center
Naketa Lowery
CEO of Sustainable Life Solutions LLC, a Coaching & Professional development company
Naketta Lowery is the CEO of Sustainable Life Solutions LLC, a Coaching & Professional development company.
Her background is in Family Science & Community Development with a focus on group dynamics & cohesion. She is a certified trauma & resilience Trainer of trainers, an internationally certified Personal & Executive coach, nationally certified Family Life educator, internationally certified Parent educator, and speaker. Mrs. Lowery is also the mother of multiple magnificent children and grandmother to one brilliant grand-baby!
https://www.connectandsustain.com/
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CEO of Sustainable Life Solutions LLC, a Coaching & Professional development company
Nick Greer
VP of Interconnection
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VP of Interconnection
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Pamela Herath
Leadership and Educational Consultant
Pam Herath is a leadership and educational consultant who has delivered over 300 leadership and coaching workshops and has presented at numerous conferences, including Character.org, Urban Soccer Symposium, The Healthy Masculinity Summit, NAIS, and PAIS. She served as the keynote speaker for the SAIS and NYSAIS Athletic Director’s conferences in the spring of 2018 and delivered an engaging workshop on self-awareness at the University of Delaware’s Women’s Week conference.
https://www.striveleadership.org/leadership-workshops
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Rachael Wooden
Kaiser Permanente’s Community Health team
Rachael Wooden is works as a part of Kaiser Permanente’s Community Health team. She leads the Thriving Schools and Arts-based Learning work in greater Baltimore with a focus on increasing resiliency and career and college readiness in youth and the adults that serve them. She brings twelve years of experience as an educator in public schools and using the arts to unite and heal schools-centered communities.
https://about.kaiserpermanente.org/community-health
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Kaiser Permanente’s Community Health team
Randi Norris
Baltimore Intersection
Randi Norris is the Executive Director of The Intersection, a leadership and community organizing program for high school students in Baltimore City. Her work is rooted in her love of Baltimore and passion for empowering with youth. She has been a classroom teacher, ran after school programs, worked in fundraising and development and provided systems level coaching and capacity building to nonprofits and community school programs. Randi is also an Adjunct Instructor with Stevenson University’s Community Based Education and Leadership Program.
http://www.baltimoreintersection.org/
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Baltimore Intersection
Robert Anthony Granger
President of Nautical Health Concepts
Robert A. Granger III is the President of Nautical Health Concepts. He holds 13 years of experience in leading public health, community advocacy, and youth-based programs. His expertise has gained in supporting related efforts in 15 different states via opportunities in government, healthcare organizations, and nonprofits. Mr. Granger received a Bachelor of Science in Health Education from the University of Florida and a Master of Public Health from Morgan State University.
https://www.nauticalhealthconcepts.com/
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Shaquanna Foster-Dotson
President and Founder of Inspiring Change Mental Health Services
Shaquanna Foster-Dotson is the President and Founder of Inspiring Change Mental Health Services. She has created several workshops for children, parents, and professionals in order to bring awareness to social issues such as; bullying, conflict resolution, suicide prevention, HIV awareness, and self -esteem. Mrs. Foster-Dotson has over fifteen years of experience with providing crisis management and counseling services to families of Maryland and Ohio.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaquanna-foster-dotson-lcsw-c
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President and Founder of Inspiring Change Mental Health Services
Sharon Dols
Office Manager & Event Coordinator, The Arc Maryland
Sharon Dols is the Office Manager & Event Coordinator for The Arc Maryland, an organization working with a mission to create a world where children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) have and enjoy equal rights and opportunities. She received her bachelor's degree in communication sciences from The University of Connecticut at Storrs and has worked for over 15 years with Middle and High School students.
http://www.thearcmd.org/
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Office Manager & Event Coordinator, The Arc Maryland
Steve Rohde
Deputy Director for Resource & Referral Services for Maryland Family Network and the Maryland Child Care Resource Network
Steve Rohde is the Deputy Director for Resource & Referral Services for Maryland Family Network and the Maryland Child Care Resource Network. He is the President Emeritus of the Child Care Aware of America board. He has bachelors and masters degrees in Early Childhood Education from Towson University and an Executive Certificate in Transformational Nonprofit Leadership, University of Notre Dame.
http://www.marylandfamilynetwork.org/
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Deputy Director for Resource & Referral Services for Maryland Family Network and the Maryland Child Care Resource Network
Steven Stookey
Co-Founder and CCO of CypherWorx, Inc.
With over 30 years of experience in training and management positions, Steve is excited to discuss the latest tools and resources for online professional development training designed specifically for the world of afterschool. Working with programs throughout the country, Steve is happy to share the experience of others looking to continue to take advantage of technology and creating purposeful professional development paths that ultimately help improve quality and reduce turnover in programs.
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Co-Founder and CCO of CypherWorx, Inc.
Tawanna Kane
Certified Yoga Teacher and MBSR Instructor
Tawanna Kane, RYT is a certified yoga teacher and MBSR instructor, has created stress reduction and mindfulness curricula for public school systems, hospitals, research studies, juvenile halls, level III schools and other general adult populations throughout the US. Tawanna’s work has been featured in American Legacy Woman, Ascent Magazine, Mindful Magazine and in several films, including The Fire of Yoga and the documentary, Yoga Comes to Brooklyn.
http://www.innerresourcesproject.com/
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Certified Yoga Teacher and MBSR Instructor
Tree
Managing Director of the Baltimore Wisdom Project
tree@everythingtree.info
https://www.baltimorewisdomproject.org
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Managing Director of the Baltimore Wisdom Project
Trina Payne has a Master’s degree in Social Work from Howard University. Her experience includes providing support on organizational and case practice issues with the DC Child and Family Services Agency, MD Association of Resources for Families and Youth, & other human service organizations on a local, state, and national level. Mrs. Payne has trained direct care and management staff. She also conducts quality service reviews and collaborates on safety, permanency, & well-being outcomes for children, youth, and families.
https://www.legacysupportservices.com
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Trivia Payne
Founder & CEO of Bondage to Grace Connections
https://www.facebook.com/bondagetograceconnections/
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Founder & CEO of Bondage to Grace Connections
Valerie Branch
Teaching Artist Fellow, Young Audiences/Arts for Learning
Valerie Branch graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland College Park with a Bachelor’s Degree in Dance. As a Roster Artist and a Teaching Artist Fellow with Young Audiences of Maryland and the Wolf Trap Early Learning Program, her mission is to bring dance to schools throughout DC/MD/VA and beyond. Valerie believes in the importance of sharing the performing arts with under-served youth and adults to enhance growth and development within their communities.
https://www.yamd.org
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Teaching Artist Fellow, Young Audiences/Arts for Learning
