OUR TEAM

STAFF

Executive Director: Jennifer Van Kirk
Program Manager: Cheryl Hart-Johnson

OFFICERS

Chair: Lisa B. Terry, Manager Office of Veterans and Military Families, Department of Community Resources and Services, Howard County Government
Vice-Chair: Christie Lassen, Director of Communications & External Affairs, Howard County Library System
Secretary: Mary Brzezinski, Retired HCPSS educator
Treasurer: Raymond Brown, Former Chief Operating Officer / Deputy Superintendent, HCPSS

DIRECTORS

Ex Officio: Bill Barnes, Acting Superintendent, HCPSS, delegated to Brian Bassett, Director of Communications, HCPSS
Director Emeritus: Dr. Clarissa Evans, Retired HCPSS educator and executive director
Director Emeritus: Suzi Padgett, Sales Manager, Compass Real Estate
Seema Agarwal-Harding, Universal Banker, Women in Technology Education Leader, Fulton Bank
Mae Beale, Community Volunteer
Lance Cook, Owner, Tino’s Italian Bistro, Periodic Table
Ellen Flynn Giles, Owner, EFG Enterprises, former member Howard County Board of Education
Tonya Harris, Director of Communications, Council of the Great City Schools
Gerald Kelly, Tax Controversy Attorney
Alexandra Kim, Senior Reporter, Chosun Daily of Washington
Dr. Bevin Philip, Chief Operating Officer, Children’s Montessori Systems
Rakesh Pillai, Senior Finance Manager, W. R. Grace & Co.
Susan Porter, Founder, Ohana of Howard County
Dominic Powell, Vice President, Educational Systems Federal Credit Union
Mark Robins, Partner, Aprio LLP
Kim Sweatt, Commercial Payment Sales Consultant, M&T Bank
Jason Whong, Publisher, The Business Monthly
Kim Young, President and Founder, Healthy Little Cooks