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Character Building by Booker T. Washington
The Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Legend by Marie Lu
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Character Building by Booker T. Washington
Black Boy Smile by D. Watkins*
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
What’s Not to Like by Jim Burger*
Life Before by Michelle Bacon*
Personal Choice Library Book
Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai*
*included a visit and conversation with the author
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2025-2026 Term:
Artist Rahne Alexander, ,Journalist, Author & Screenwriter Rafael Alvarez, TCS Alum (’88) Trustee & Chairperson Dave Bayer, Dancer, Actor & Teacher Maria Broom, DNR Community Forestry Specialist Zaire Camino, Museum Educator & Independent Curator Safiyah Cheatam, Musician & Artist Chris Ciattei, Artist and Martial Arts Instructor Kini Collins, Senior Client Service Associate Terri Cook, Restorative Circle Facilitator Sister Helene Cooke, TCS Alum (’21) Salma Ruiz-Cruz, TCS Trustee, Treasurer & Office Manager Leah Culotta, TCS Trustee, Teacher & Head of School Tom Culotta, Center Stage Associate Production Manager Alexis Davis, Author and Artist Sharron Dinkins, Financial Analyst Joe DiSalvo, Lyric DeputyDirector of Education Ebony Evans, Composer & Performer Antonio Eyez, Multidisciplinary Artist & Author Cheryl Fair, Lyric Director of Education Denise Kumani Gantt, Operations Director Kathleen Gower, Musician & Artist George Hagegeorge, TCS Alum (’25) Madison Hansel, Lyric Teaching Artist Mitch Harris, Director of Client Services Deana Heid, Baltimore City Community College Professor Habiba Houti, TCS Trustee Fleesie Hubbard, Center Stage Education Artistic Associate Hope Hynson, Artist Kelly Irvine, Author and Fiber Artist Christianne Knight, Journalist Rona Kobel, Artist & Professor Vanessa Lopez, World History Teacher Ed Meade, TCS Filmmaker Chris LaMartina, Community data Specialist Daisy Mitchell, Alum (’17) & Trustee Dyrrell Moon, TCS Alum (’21) Claude Nicholson, Book Artist Jenny O’Grady, BCYF Program Staff Whitney Palmer, Center Stage Education Artistic Associate Erin Margaret Pettigrew, Assistant Director Markya Reed, Creative Writing Teacher Don Riesett, Assistant Director Julie Rivera, Photographer Nicholas Rudolph, University of Baltimore Professor Craig Schiffert, TCS Alum (’22) Joshua Sharpe, Patagonia Community Engagement Specialist David Smith, Radio Talk Show Host Marc Steiner, Director, Performer and Teacher Susan Stroupe, TCS Alum (’04) & Trustee Justin Switzer, Music and Visual Artist Damon Trueitt, Musician & Producer John Tyler, Physical Education Teacher Eduardo Viana, Artist & Professor Siobhan Vicens, Assistant Dean BCCC Michelle White, Senior Client Service Associate Ashley Wilkinson, Assistant Director Amy Wilson,TCS Alum (’20) Olivia Yates
* Baltimore Center Stage * Berman McAleer Staff for Financial Planning Seminar * Johns Hopkins University Center for Social Concern
2024-2025 Term:
Mathematician & Researcher Dr. Susama Agarwala, Photojournalist Devin Allen, Code in the Schools Co-Executive Director Stephanie Alphee, Emmy Award-Winning Talk Show Host Mario Armstrong, Radio Host and Musician Sean Armstrong aka DJ Face, Author Carlos Avent, Former President of St. Agnes Hospital Ken Bancroft, TCS Volunteer Paulette Bancroft, TCS Alum & Trustee Dave Bayer, BMA Director of Public Programs Tracey Beale, Client Service Associate Sydney Bellofatto, Berman McAleer Cofounder and CEO David Berman, Director of First Impressions Ulyana Bezkorovayna Policy Chair for the Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs Lee Blinder, Financial Planning and Communications Coordinator Andrew Bruns, Journalist and New York Times Best Selling Author Kate Anderson Bower, Entrepreneur, Artist & Young Playwrights Teacher Allison Brown, Musician Cavon Brown, Portfolio Strategist Brian Carroll, Former Baltimore City Council President Mary Pat Clarke, Black Classic Press Publisher Paul Coates, Partner a& Director of Investment Management Andrew Cook, Service Advisor Terri Cook, Client Service Associate Amy McAuliffe Cooper, Financial Advisor Genevieve Criscera, Teacher & Head of School Tom Culotta, Musician and Sound Engineer Eric Denson, Jr. “Eric Barry”, Code in the Schools Teacher Anne Evans, Lyric Education Specialist & Resident Artist Ebony Evans, Composer & Performer Antonio Eyez, Code in the Schools Instructional Manager Sharae Felder, JHU Grad Student Yawen Feng, Code in the Schools Teacher Jacob Ferragamo, Lyric Director of Education & Resident Artist Denise Kumani Gantt, Platinum Certified Producer and DJ Marquis Gasque aka Mighty Mark, Operations Director Kathleen Gower, ASL Instructor Kelly Graham, Son of Holocaust Survivor and Executive Director of the Coalition for Economic Survival Larry Gross, TCS Alum & UMBC Film Student Ronan Guilfoyle, , Director of Wealthcare for Women Melanie Hagan, Assistant to the Comptroller J Hardy, Artistic Associate of New Works, “Oh Happy Day!” Dramaturg Avon Haughton, Multi-Disciplinary Performing Artist & Founder Antwan Hawkins aka Greeyo, Financial Advisor Deanna Heid, Baltimore Beat Arts and Culture Editor Teri Henderson, Baltimore City Comptroller Bill Henry, Financial Advisor Matt Hess, Social Worker Adrian Hinderlie, Photographer and Videographer Cole Hite, Partner & Financial Advisor Brett Holmes, TCS Trustee Fleesie Hubbard, Artistic Associate of Education Hope Hynson, Rapper & Local Artist Jordan aka ThatBastardGroovy, Baltimore Beat News Editor Sanya Kamidi, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Bree Kane, Tajah Kee, BCCC English 102 Professor Dr. Lorenzo Kellam, Rapper, Producer & Writer Kevin aka A.S.E., JHU Student & Youth Program Developer Maneeza Khan, TCS Alum & Trustee Donald Lacy, Artist & Art Teacher Leandra Laird, “Pride and Prejudice” Actor L’Oreal Lampley, ASL Teacher Peggy Lashbrook, KIPP Director of Development Eryn Lessard, Navy Hospital Corpsman & TCS Alum Ebony Love, Linguist & Cognitive Neuroscience Phd Candidate Dylan Low, Education Associate Kate Macdonald, Abell Foundation Program Officer Joe Manko, “Everything That Never Happened” Actor Leo Marks, Partner & Chief Personnel Officer Joe McAleer, Partner & Director of Communications Susan Mitcheltree, , United States Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Partner & Director of Wealth Management Patrick Monaghan, Senior Client Service Associate Adaiha Montgomery,TCS Alum & International Election Observer Dyrrell Moon, BCCC English Professor Dr. Latonia Moss, B4YT Executive Director Hannah Nentakpeh, “Pride and Prejudice” Actor Alanna Newton, TCS Alum & Hood College Business Student Jayla Nickens-Gill, Anna Olbrich, Maryland Center for History and Culture Digital Learning Manager Tyler Osborne, University of Baltimore Sociology Professor Siobhán Petersen, Artistic Associate of Education Erin Margaret Pettigrew, Code in the Schools Co-Executive Director Andrew Pham, “Everything That Never Happened” Actor Nic Pictou, Photographer Kyle Pompey, Former State Delegate Mary Louise Preis, “Pride and Prejudice” Actor Kathryn Pryor, JHU Grad Student Jason Qui, Author & Creative Writing Teacher Don Riesett, Educational Audiologist Dr. Kathleen Riley, Rapper Rob the Reaper, Professor Gina Robinson, Lalia Robinson, B4YT Director of the African Diaspora Jalen Rose, JHU Student Haithem Salmi, University of Baltimore Urban Solutions Professor Craig Schiffert, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor Dr. Alan Scott, Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott, Vocalist and “Black Nativity” Actor Darrin Scott, Investment Operations Director Kimberly Silvestri, Young Adult Librarian Rahsann Simon, Editor-In-Chief Baltimore Beat Lisa Snowden, Activist and Radio Host Marc Steiner, JHU Center for Social Concern Associate Director Jellema Stewart, TCS Alum & Trustee Justin Switzer, “Akeelah and the Bee” Actor Dwayne Alistar Thomas, US Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Jefferson Thomas, TCS Alum & Educator Janiah Tillery, BCCC Environmental Science Professor Dr. Sandra Nonyerem Bunmi Ukoh, Videographer & Fashion Designer Tyus aka Mr. Visionaries, Physical Education Teacher Eduardo Viana, Director of the University of Baltimore Center for Digital Communication, Culture, and Commerce Dr. Greg Walsh, Katherine Wanko, Tyler Warehime, Special Educator Cheryl Waters-Hassan, Assistant Dean Early College and Access Programs BCCC Michelle White, Senior Client Service Associate Ashley Wilkinson, WYPR Director of Underwriting Michelle Williams, Musical Artist Imani Yasin, TCS Alum & University of Baltimore Law Student Olivia Yates, BCYF Program Officer, Comedian and Actor Harold Young, Palestinian Activist Dr. Ali Zagharb
* Berman McAleer Staff for Financial Planning Seminar * Baltimore Center Stage * University of Maryland School of Nursing * LaRae Amoor Universe
