Our Staff & Board

Meet the dynamic group of people responsible for championing the humanities throughout Maryland.

Meet Our Staff

Meet Our Board

Staff

**Claudia Allen** (she/her)
Director of Advancement
(410) 618-5633
**callen[at]mdhumanities[dot]org**

**Isabella Altherr** (she/her)
Program Coordinator
History
(410) 685-0452
**ialtherr[at]mdhumanities[dot]org**

**Lindsey Baker** (she/her)
Chief Executive Officer
(410) 699-3130
**lbaker[at]mdhumanities[dot]org**

**Ellie Benedict** (she/her)
Development Specialist
(410) 618-5725
**ebenedict[at]mdhumanities[dot]org**

**Stephanie Boyle** (she/her)
Program Officer
History
(410) 685-4185
**sboyle[at]mdhumanities[dot]org**

**Alexandra Cenatus** (she/her/ella/elle/li)
Director of Programs
(410) 618-0753
**acenatus[at]mdhumanities[dot]org**

**Aditya Desai** (he/him)
Program Officer
Literature
(410) 618-3769
**adesai[at]mdhumanities[dot]org**

**Eden Etzel** (she/her)
Program Assistant
Maryland Center for the Book
(410) 685-3715
**eetzel[at]mdhumanities[dot]org**

**Robert Forloney** (he/him)
Program Officer
Partnerships
(410) 541-7612
**rforloney[at]mdhumanities[dot]org**

Holly Hoang (she/her)
Marketing & Digital Media Specialist
(410) 618-5429
hhoang[at]mdhumanities[dot]org

**Savannah Imani Wade** (they/she)
Grants Specialist
(410) 685-1653
**siwade[at]mdhumanities[dot]org**

**Emily Ross** (she/her)
Program Officer, Grants
(410) 618-5017
**eross[at]mdhumanities[dot]org**

**Camilla Sandoval** (she/her)
Program Coordinator
Grants & Community Engagement
(410) 762-8663
**csandoval[at]mdhumanities[dot]org**

**Emmie Schulz** (she/her)
Maryland History Day Outreach & Professional Development Assistant
(410) 618-5709
**emiliam[at]mdhumanities[dot]org**

**Lou Williams** (they/she)
People & Operations Officer
(410) 564-1548
**lwilliams[at]mdhumanities[dot]org**

Board

**Chanel Johnson**
**Chair**
Baltimore City

Carmel Roques
Vice Chair and Governance Committee Chair
Howard County

**Soo Koo**
**Chair** **Elect**
Montgomery County

Christian Pulley
Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair
Prince George’s County

**Dr. Elizabeth Benton**
**Secretary**
Montgomery County

**Alejandra Balcazar**
**Programs Committee Chair**
Baltimore County

Dr. Kimberly R. Moffitt
Grants Committee Chair
Baltimore County

Dr. Tamar Sarnoff
Development and Communications Chair
Baltimore City

Julia (Julie) Madden*
Government Liaison
Howard County

**Dr. Shauna Knox**
**REWG Board Lead**
Montgomery County

**Dr. Brian Casemore**
Montgomery County

**Veronica Gallardo**
Prince George’s County

Derrick Nelson
Prince George’s County

**Dr. Marshall F. Stevenson, Jr.**
Somerset County

**Dr. Brian Stipelman**
Frederick County

**Dr. Charmaine Weston**
Frederick County

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“Another student described a discussion she got into with her math teacher after school about the relevance of the English curriculum and used her experience with Brown’s work and the field trip to convince her teacher that humanities are just as important as STEM. Great stuff!”

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