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Advisory Council Membership
Council Members By Group
Business Advisory Council
Victor Akinnagbe | Director, Rebirth Development
Stephanie Bagley | CEO, SCB Management Solutions Inc.
Christine Bergmark | President and CEO, St. Mary's County Chamber of Commerce
Tiffany Bethea | Executive Director, Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Michael Galiazzo | President, Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland
Stephanie Geller | Director, Community Wealth Builders
Jonathan Genn | Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Percontee, Inc.
Brian Gottschalk | Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer, Hebron Savings Bank
Iulia Griffin | CEO, The Cactus Group
Pat Hall Jaynes
Will Holmes | Founder and CEO, Will Holmes Consulting (WHC)
Clarence Horst | Owner, Hagerstown Builders, Real Estate Innovations, ProTek Fiber
Bree Jones | CEO and Founder, Parity Homes
Jeffry Kahn | President & CEO, CAM Technologies, Inc
Surya Kolluri | Associate Director, Accenture LLP
Barbara B Lang | Managing Principal and CEO, Lang Strategies, LLC
Carmen Larsen | President, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Montgomery County
Vhonda Lewis | Early Career and Campus Program Manager, McCormick & Company, Inc.
Juli McCoy | President and CEO, Allegany County Chamber of Commerce
Blane Miller | President, BH Miller Group, LLC
Mia Millette | CEO, Skyline Technology Solutions
Christopher Moyer | President, Bluefin Strategies
Anthony Onianwah | President/CEO, Apex Petroleum, Corp
Zina Pierre | President and CEO, Reyarp Strategies Group, LLC
Barbara Quaye | Business Development Director, Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation
Cynthia Rivarde | Chief Executive Officer, Rockville Economic Development, Inc. (REDI)
Emmett Roberts | Founder, President, and CEO | Maryland Veterans Chamber of Commerce
Jonathon Rondeau | President and CEO, Fello
Joe Said | Executive Director, Pinball EDU
Imran Siddiqui | President, Alliance Global Tech Inc
Kristi Simon | President and CEO, Howard County Chamber of Commerce
Timothy Smoot | Executive Vice President, Meridian Management Group, Inc
Aaron Solar | Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer, Adaptic LLC
Paul Tiburzi | Retired Partner, DLA Piper Law Firm
Jennifer Walsh | Senior Associate Vice President, Division of Advancement and Regional Engagement Frostburg State University and The Greater Cumberland Committee
Eric Wargotz | ES Wargotz, PA
Kenneth White | President and CEO, Maryland Black Chamber of Commerce
Costello Wilson | Chairman and Treasurer, Creating Opportunities for Our Community
Jianning Zeng | President, Four Season Farm LLC
Devin Zitelman | Director of Scientific Real Estate Advisory Services, Scheer Partners, Inc.
Faith Leaders Advisory Council Members
Jameel Aalim-Johnson | President, Prince George's County Muslim Council
Cleis Abeni | Executive Director, Wisdom Projects
Teslim Alghali | Imam, Sierra Leone Muslim Jamaat
Shawn Bell | CEO, Paradise International Fellowship
Sumayyah Bilal | Owner, Codetta Bake Shop
Radwan Chowdhury | Chair of the Board, UDiON Foundation, AA Global Solutions, Early Bloom Academy
Margo Gross | Pastor, The Remnant of Hope International Church
Matt Hoffman | Director, Center for Religion, Spirituality, and Pluralism University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Barbara Holt Streeter | Chief Engagement Officer, POWER2Move, LLC.
Rev. Dr. C Anthony Hunt | Senior Pastor and Professor of Theology Epworth Chapel United Methodist Church, Baltimore, MD and St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore
Marc Israel | Rabbi, Tikvat Israel
Khristine " Kacy" Leach | Executive Director, BeMoreCaring
Erinn Mansour | Quaker Advocate and Educator, Patapsco Friends Meeting, Baltimore Yearly Meeting
Sarah Mersky Miicke | Deputy Director, Baltimore Jewish Council
Deborah Miller | Director of Maryland Government and Community Relations, Jewish Community RC of Greater Washington
Kenneth Nelson | Senior Pastor, Seneca Community Church
Stephanie Powell | CEO, TH2 GLOBAL LLC
| Consultant, Shorelight Strategies
Shazia Shah | General Manager/Partner, RMV Hospitality
Hermia Shegog Whitlock | First Lady/Executive Minister, Reid Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church
Surinder Singh | Chairman, Sikhs of USA
Dr. Paul Steeger | Pastor, Abundant Life Church
Archana Thakker | Staff Pharmacist, CVS Health
Larry Lee Thomas | Sr. Apostle, United Black Clergy of Anne Arundel County
Financial Literacy Advisory Council Members
Andrea Berstle | Executive Director, Carroll County Public Library
Pablo Blank | Director, Immigrant Integration, CASA, Inc.
John Bratsakis | President and CEO, MD|DC Credit Union Association
Carla Cash | Executive Director, Mid Atlantic Food Resilience and Access Coalition
Briayna Cuffie | Program Management Analyst, United States Department of State
Adebola Daramola | Research Assistant/ Ph.D. Public Policy Candidate School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Patricia Davis | Managing Director, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
John Dixon | President, Legionnaire Pest Control
Gregory Dunlap | Principal Insurance Broker, Dunlap Financial Services LLC
Renee Graves | Supervisory Management Analyst, Health Resources and Services Administration
Yvette L. Gray | Administrative Director, Agape Deliverance Ministries, Inc.
April Green | Founder & Principal Consultant, The Real Evolution LLC
Ruth Griffin | Housing Counseling Coordinator, Community Development Network of Maryland
Andrea Hall | Senior Vice President/Chief Integration Officer, Educational Systems Federal Credit Union
Cynthia Harrell | REALTOR®, NextHome Mims Realty Group
Shannan Herbert | CEO, Washington Area Community Investment Fund
Angelica Jackson | Chief Executive Officer, Phoenix International Incorporated
Shomari James | CEO, Equity Now, Inc.
Robert Kinzer | President, Literacy Institute for Financial Enrichment (LIFE)
Rebecca Lange-Thernes | Executive Director, Stocks in the Future
Derrick Ollinger | Founder, Clear Mind Money, LLC
Robert Paxton | Retired Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Senate
Jennifer Poulsen | President and CEO, Hebron Savings Bank
Danielle Quinn | Pharmacy Program Director, Chesapeake Employers Insurance
Evan Richards | Head of Government and Community Relations, Maryland Bankers Association
Darin Simmons, Jr. | Chief Operating Officer, Gradient Learning
Tiffany Sims | Financial Education Coordinator, Invest York Road
Jerray Slocum | Business Banking Relationship Manager, Shore United Bank
Candace Smith-Tucker | Founding CEO/President, Share Life Gifts, Inc.
Debbie Staples | Retired CPA
Lisa Sun | Independent Volunteer
Maureen Wambui | Financial Coach, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Baltimore
Darvincia Warren | CEO/Founder, CORE DMV
Julie Weaver | Executive Director, Maryland Council on Economic Education
Keisha Whaley | Supervisor, Ellin & Tucker, Chartered Ltd
Patrice Williams-Johnson | President, MGP Community Development Corporation
Pamela Willison | Associate Financial Advisor, Thrivent Financial
Labor Advisory Council Members
Greg Akerman | President, Baltimore / DC Building and Construction Trades
Jason Ascher | Political Director, Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association
John Barber | Senior Representative, EAS Carpenters
Diamonte Brown | President, Baltimore Teachers Union
Jeffrey Buddle | President, Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland, IAFF Local A-19
Ricardo Campos Alfaro | Political Director, SEIU 32BJ
Michael Conner | Senior Council Representative, Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
Donna Edwards | President, Maryland and DC AFL-CIO
Sam Epps | President, Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO
Joshua Fannon | President, IAFF Local 964 Baltimore Fire Officers
John Gaines | President, ATU LOCAL 689
LaBrina Hopkins | Secretary and Treasurer, AFT - Maryland
Courtney Jenkins | President, Metropolitan Baltimore Council AFL CIO
Tracy Lingo | President, UNITE HERE
Larry Luis | Business Agent, Ironworkers Local 5
Danyela Marks | Secretary and Treasurer, IATSE Local 913
Michael McHale | Business Manager, IBEW Local 24
Michael McMillan | President and Business Agent, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300
Amy Millar | Special Assistant to the President, UFCW Local 1994
Patrick Moran | President, AFSCME
James Morrow | Executive Board Member, OPEIU Local 2, AFL-CIO
David O'Ferrall | Business Agent, IATSE
Shannon Opfer | President, Communications Workers of America Local 2107
Rod Rice
Travis Simon | Executive Director, SEIU Local 500
Herb Smith | Political and Legislative Representative, American Federation of Government Employees
Local Government Advisory Council Members
McNeal Brown | Capital projects Program Manager, Howard County Government
Megan Cook | Mayor, Town of Easton
Cashenna Cross | City Councilwoman At-Large, City of Glenarden
Maureen Evans | Director of Government Affairs, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball
Justin Fiore | Director of Advocacy and Public Policy, Maryland Municipal League
Yamil Hernández | Council Member, City of Gaithersburg
Adam Hibb | Council President, City of Aberdeen
H. Alan Hobbs | Commissioner, Town of Poolesville
Julie Hummer | Chair, Anne Arundel County Council
Kevin Kinnally | Legislative Director, Maryland Association of Counties
Denise Mitchell | Mayor Pro-Tem, City of College Park
Scott Nicewarner | City Administrator, City of Hagerstown
Greg Pecoraro | Councilman, City of Westminster
Christina Rigby | Councilwoman, Howard County Council
Robert Sandlass | Treasurer, Harford County Government
Phillip Thompson | Finance Officer, Worcester County Maryland
Vanetta Van Cleave | Chief Financial Officer, St. Mary's County Government
Ingrid Watson | Prince George’s County Council Member, District 4
David Weiskopf | County Administrator, St. Mary's County Government
New Americans Advisory Council Members
Kemi Adetola | President, African Diaspora Affairs of Anne Arundel County
Garry Aime | Executive Director, Komite Ayiti, Inc
Alicia Altamirano | Owner, Altamirano Law Office
Jason Avila | Executive Director, Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
Rustam Biswas | Teaching Assistant, R.H. Smith Graduate School of Business, University of Maryland
Candace M Boykins | President, C&J Migrant Solutions Foundation, Inc
Elizabeth Chung | Executive Director, Asian American Center of Frederick
Megan Gislea Bautista | Program Manager for Tax Partnerships, CASH Campaign of Maryland
Nkechi Ilechie | Policy Director, Nigerian Center
Thai Nguyen
Harry Salmoran | Owner and Operator, Senor's Chile
Fafali Sant'Anna | Owner, Nelia African Market LLC
Niti Srivastava | Executive Director, Indian Cultural Association of Howard County, Inc.
Pilar Torres | Executive Director, LUNA-Family Support Services
Yang Yu | Interim, Dean of Liberal Studies, Howard Community College
Tax Practitioners Advisory Council Members
Rob Bader | Director of Tax Operations, CASH Campaign of Maryland
Stephen Bell | Managing Director, State and Local Tax BDO USA
Benjamin Dadzie | CPA, Gold Coast Financial Group LLC
Tiffany Davis | CEO, Washington & Co Inc.
David De Jong | Attorney and CPA, Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC
Stephanie Drane | Partner, Jones Advisory, LLC
Angela Floyd | Federal Tax Practitioner, Intelligent Tax Solution
Michael Ginski | Partner, State & Local Tax Practice Leader, Citrin Cooperman
John Hardt | Low Income Tax Clinic Director, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service
Giavante Hawkins | Executive Directo, Maryland Society of Accounting and Tax Professionals
Stephen Kauffman | Attorney/CPA, Skeen & Kauffman, LLP
Victoria Kelly | Owner, Victoria Eve Kelly, LLC
Lourdes Mars | Associate Attorney, The Law Offices of Beverly Winstead, LLC
Megan McKnew | Senior Manager, CohnReznick LLP
Matt Preller | CPA Tax Manager, BSC Group LLC
Kimberly Royster | CEO/CFO, Kimberly Services LLC
Catherine Wright | Owner, Wright Way Tax Solutions LLC
Women’s Economic Empowerment Council
Scherazade Agurto | Owner, Koi Advocacy Group
Kim Alfonso | CEO, Results One LLC
Gabriela Argoti-Fernandez | Commercial Portfolio Manager, DC Green Bank
Nell Callahan | Founder, Frontwood Strategies
Annie Conderacci | Founder and Executive Director, Center for the American Family
Pamela Curtis | Director of Community and Merchant Engagement, Maryland State General Assembly (State Senator Dalya Attar)
Beverlee (BJ) Dawkins | CEO/Founder, HHELP-Helping Hands Empowering & Lifting People
Armani Diggs | Founder/Principal Consultant, F.A.C.E. The Agency
Virginia Dinzey-Taveras | Founder, AdaptiveCon
Christine DiSalvo | Vice President, Maryland Financial Investors, Inc.
Tisha Edwards | President/CEO, Maryland Bankers Association
Diana Emerson | Executive Director, Emerge Maryland
Harris Floyd | Principal Owner, The Harmonsi Group
Marcella Franczkowski | AVP, Early Childhood Strategy, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Kaprece James | Founder & CEO, Stella's Girls, Inc
Qiana Johnson
Melinda Kelleher | Small Business Development and Main Street Manager, Cumberland Main Street
Ariana Kelly | Executive Director, Maryland Commission for Women
Sushma Kulkarni | President, e-Sci Corporation
Tammira Lucas | CEO, The Cube Cowork
Gracelyn McDermott | Vice President, Kaiser Permanente
Cristy Morrell | Executive Director, Critchlow Adkins Children's Centers
Benjamin Orr | President & CEO, Maryland Center on Economic Policy
Karen Sippel | Managing Director, Rockville Economic Development. Inc.
Jennifer Staley | Senior Operations Advisor, Shoulder 2 Shoulder, Inc.
Chrissy Thornton | President and CEO, Associated Black Charities
Claudia Tsas | Founder and Owner, Kharis Lavender Fields
Tiffany Turner-Allen | Executive Director, Human Services Coalition of Prince George's County
Julie Weber | Vice President, Accounting, Skyline Technology Solutions, LLC
Diedre Windsor | Founder and CEO, Windsor Group LLC