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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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Time: March 27 @ 2:00 pm – March 27 @ 3:00 pm
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2024-2025 Term:
Mathematician & Researcher Dr. Susama Agarwala, 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, 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, Senior Client 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, TCS Alum & UMBC Film Student Ronan Guilfoyle, Artistic Associate of New Works, “Oh Happy Day!” Dramaturg Avon Haughton,, Director of Wealthcare for Women Melanie Hagan, Multi-Disciplinary Performing Artist & Founder Antwan Hawkins aka Greeyo, Financial Advisor Deanna Heid, Baltimore Beat Arts and Culture Editor Teri Henderson, Financial Advisor Matt Hess, 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, 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, Navy Hospital Corpsman & TCS Alum Ebony Love, Linguist & Cognitive Neuroscience Phd Candidate Dylan Low, Education Associate Kate Macdonald, Everything That Never Happened Actor Leo Marks, Senior Client Service Associate Adaiha Montgomery,TCS Alum & International Election Observer Dyrrell Moon, BCCC English Professor Dr. Latonia Moss, “Pride and Prejudice” Actor Alanna Newton, TCS Alum & Hood College Business Student Jayla Nickens-Gill, Anna Olbrich, 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, JHU Student Haithem Salmi, University of Baltimore Urban Solutions Professor Craig Schiffert, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor Dr. Alan 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, US Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Jefferson Thomas, TCS Alum & Educator Janiah Tillery, BCCC Environmental Science Professor DDr. Sandra Nonyerem Bunmi Ukoh, Videographer & Fashion Designer Tyus aka Mr. Visionaries,Physical Education Teacher Eduardo Viana, 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, 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
2023-2024 Term:
Public Defender Jessi Bancroft, Former President of St. Agnes Hospital Ken Bancroft, TCS Alum & Trustee Dave Bayer, Operations and Administration Manager Zina Barr, Center Stage Director of Production Jeff Bazemore, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Bree Beach, Director of First Impressions Ulyana Bezkorovayna, Co-Founder David Berman, Investment Management Associate Greg W. Biskaduros, Minister Brian Bordley, Director of Service Bruce Bryant, Photojournalist Jim Burger, Kristin Carbone, Portfolio Strategist Brian Carroll, Author, Activist & Mental Health Worker Dr. Obari Adeye Cartman, Miriam Cisse, Former Baltimore City Council President Mary Pat Clarke, Activist & Black Classic Press Founder Paul Coates, Playwright, Actor and Writer Willy Conley, Kate Conway, Partner & Director of Investment Management Drew Cook, Senior Client Service Associate Terri Cook, Client Service Associate Amy Cooper, Financial Advisor Genevieve Crisera, Teacher & Head of School Tom Culotta, Tyrice Curtis, Center Stage Director of Learning & Social Accountability Janal Daniel, Animal Rights Defender at the States Attorney’s Office April Doherty, Public Defender Michel Doran, University of Baltimore Professor Rebecca Drury, Interior Decorator Shalon Edwards, Sarah Elder, President Jeff Elkin, Lyric Education Specialist & Resident Artist Ebony Evans, Composer & Performer Antonio Eyez, Artist, Author and Astrologer Cheryl Fair, Community Worker Leanna Frick, Lead Instructor Ralph Gallman, Former Business Executive Mike Gallo, Lyric Director of Education & Resident Artist Denise Kumani Gantt, Jenae Gates, Business Owner & TCS Trustee Ed Gavin, Environmental Protection Agency Scientist Antonio Garcia, Philanthropist and Professional Race Car Driver Ted Giovanis, Operations Director Kathleen Gower, TCS Alum & Human Resource Candidate Sadie Greenwood, TCS Alum & Carpenter Destiny Grimes, TCS Alum & UMBC Student Ronan Guilfoyle, International Social justice Worker Ron Halbright, Educator and Actor Grant Emerson Harvey, Director of Client Services Deanna Heid, Financial Advisor Matthew Hess, Partner & Financial Advisor Brett T. Holmes, Director of Marketing Kristin Huber, Penina Jobita, Intake & Assessment Specialist Jacqueline Johnson, Shawn Joppy, Client Service Associate Martin Kangah, Senior Director of Adult Educational Programs Antionette Kennedy, Journalist and Filmmaker Rona Kobell, TCS Alum & Trustee Donald Lacy, Artist & Educator Leandra Laird, Disability Educator Peggy Lashbrook, Baltimore Children & Youth Fund President Alysia Lee, Morgan University Biology Professor Dr. YueJin Li, Leah Litchfield, Artist Mary Magenta, Education Program Officer at The Abell Foundation Joe Manko, Co-Founder Joe McAleer, Sarah Michaels, Partner & Director of Communications Susan Mitchelltree, Director of Wealth Management Patrick Monaghan IV, Deputy Director of the JHU Office of Social Concern Luis Sierra Moncion, Carla Monge, Senior Client Service Associate Adaiha Montgomery, TCS Alum & International Election Observer Dyrrell Moon, Financial Advisor Adam Murray, TCS Alum & Hood College Student Jayla Nickens-Gill, TCS Trustee Jeanette Norris, Chief information Officer Kevin O’Brian, Director of Insurance Planning Dawn O’Farrell, Done Construction Owner Beth Pointer, Director of Managed IT Operations Ben Pruitt, Educator & Writer Don Riesett, Educational Audiologist Dr. Kathleen Riley, WBAL Anchor/Reporter Megan Rivers, Deputy District Public Defender Gayle Robinson, Singer, Actor, Writer, and Multi-instrumentalist Nygel D. Robinson, Environmental Protection Agency Scientist Dr. Michael Rose, Medstar Chief of Endocrinology Dr. Paul Sack, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor Dr. Alan Scott, Artist, Muralist & Teacher Ernest Shaw, Investment Operations Director Kim Silvestri, BCYF Board chairperson Larry Simmons, Executive Director Melissa Smith, Activist & Radio Producer Mark Steiner, TCS Alum & Trustee Justin Switzer, Catesby Taliaferro, Instructional Specialist Deorite Thomas, University of Baltimore Professor Mikita Thompson, TCS Alum & Educator Janiah Tillery, Physical Education Educator Eduardo Viana, Learning Support Specialist Chakel Wallace, TCS Alum & Refugee Resettlement Specialist Matthew Wendler, TCS Alum & CNA Daj’a White, Client Service Associate Ashley Wilkinson, Public Defender Erin Williams, TCS Alum & University of Baltimore Student Olivia Yates, Immigration Attorney Bria Leigh Yazic, Journalist and Filmmaker Sean Yoes, BCYF Grant Program Officer Harold Young, Chief Operating Officer Joe Zito
* Berman McAleer Staff for Financial Planning Seminar * Advance (Business Systems) * Done Construction Team * South Baltimore Learning Center * TCS Women Sponsors