Our Staff & Board

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

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
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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
Secretary
Montgomery County
Ruth Kim
Finance Committee Chair and Treasurer 

Montgomery County
Julia (Julie) Madden*
Government Liaison
Howard County
Alejandra Balcazar
Baltimore County
Dr. Elizabeth Benton
Montgomery County
Kendra Brown
Prince George’s County
Mollie Caplis
Baltimore County
Brian Casemore
Montgomery County
Tahira Christmon
Howard County
Jill Ferris
Talbot County
Kara French
Wicomico Count
Veronica Gallardo
Prince George’s County
Rachael Gibson
Programs Committee Chair

Montgomery County
Mary Hastler
Harford County
Dr. Shauna Knox
Montgomery County
Alicia Jones
Immediate Past Chair

Baltimore City
Dr. Kimberly R. Moffitt
Grants Committee Chair

Baltimore County
Jeanne Pirtle
St. Mary’s County
Christian Pulley
Prince George’s County
Tamar Sarnoff
Development and Communications Chair
Baltimore City 
Saima Sitwat
Baltimore City
Dr. Marshall F. Stevenson, Jr.
Somerset County
Allyson Black Woodson
Anne Arundel County
Dr. Charmaine Weston
Frederick County