Speakers and Presenters

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 

2022-2023 Term:

University of Baltimore Professor Adejoke Ajayi, Cuba Libre Executive Chef Steven Albright, Musical Artist and Actor Parrish Allison, Radio Personality and DJ Sean Armstrong,  Young Adult Author Michele Bacon, Entrepreneur Korey Bailey,  TCS Alum & Trustee Dave Bayer, District Court Supervisor for Office of the Public Defender Jessica Bancroft, Bree Beach, Berman McAleer Founder David Berman, Maryland State Delegate Regina Boyce, University of Baltimore Professor Laura Bradley, Bill Bruns, Photojournalist Jim Burger, Kristen Carbone, Actor & Educator Joe Carlson, Brian Carroll,  Former Baltimore City Council President Mary Pat Clarke, Terri Cook, Genevieve Crisera,   Archivist Leah Culotta, Tony Culotta, Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle Member Debbie DeAngelus, Felix Dialoiso, Neumann University President Dr. Chris Domes, GreenMount School Head Liz Dover, Sarah Elder, Accountant & Partner at Gary R. Bozel & Associates Megan Emdad, The Lyric Education Associate & Resident Artist Ebony Evans, Jessie Ford, Mike Gallo, The Lyric Director of Education & Resident Artist Denise Gantt, Educator Kathleen Gower, Lizzie Gower, TCS Alum & USAF Sergeant Evan Green, Entrepreneur & Daycare Operator Candice Green, Safety Director Dennis Grochowski, Jr., Activist & Community Worker Larry Gross, TCS Alum Ronan Guilfoyle,  Human Rights Activist Ron Halbright, Deanna Heid, Curator, Journalist and Author Teri Henderson,  Centenarian Doris Hollister, Brett Holmes, TCS Trustee Fleesie Hubbard, Tom Iacoboni, Educator Maya James, MTAP Senior Officer Ted Jeremenko, Environmental Justice Activist and Journalist Rona Kobell,  TCS Family Margaret, Penina & Rita Jobita, Author Thanhhà Lai,  Artist & Educator Leandra Laird, Disability Educator Peggy Lashbrook,  TCS Trustee Stacey Laumann, Accountant Christian Malone, Franciscan Center Chef Mishonia Lee , Auto Body Repair Person Maeve Lynch, Kimberly Mameril, Abell Foundation Program Officer Joe Manko, Ray Marocco, Berman McAleer Founder Joe McAleer, Community Artist Sarah McCann, Sydney McCormick, Director of Neumann Media Sean McDonald,  Educator – Traveler  Ed Meade, Sarah Michaels, U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski, Susan Mitcheltree,  Patrick Monaghan, Adaiha Montgomery, MTAP Sergeant Jermaine Montgomery, Emmy Award Winning Producer Margaret Murphy, Adam Murray, TCS Alum Claude Nicholson, TCS Trustee Jeanette Norris, Dawn O’Farrell, Musical Artist, Photographer & Videographer Wendel Patrick, Café Los Sueños Owner Carlos Payes, Author & Youth Advocate Bridgette Pearce, Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle Member Susan Perl, Circuit Court Supervisor for Office of the Public DefenderLayne Pierre, Cardiologist Dr. Steve Plantholt, Done Construction Owner Beth Pointer, Franciscan Center Staff Marquis Pritchett,  Baltimore City Councilwoman Odette Ramos, University of Baltimore College Administrator Philippia Richardson, Educator & Writer Don Riesett, Educational Audiologist Dr. Kathleen Riley,  Deputy District Public Defender for Office of the Public Defender  Gayle Robinson, Restaurateur Farid Bishara Salloum, Endocrinologist Dr. Paul Sack, Lauren Serafini, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Immunology Professor Dr. Al Scott, Abell Foundation Program Officer Kashanae Simpson, , Neumann University Vice-President Carrie Snyder , Activist – Radio Producer – Interviewer Marc Steiner, TCS Alum & Trustee Justin Switzer, Catesby Taliaferro, TCS Alum & Trustee Janiah Tillery, Master Gardener Lee Truelove, Abell Foundation Program Officer Liz Tung, MTAP Officer , Ayanna Turner, Entrepreneur & Restauranteur Rikki Vaughn, Professional Soccer Player & Baltimore Blast Goalie William Vanzella, Physical Education Educator Eduardo Viana, Dr. Ron and Barbara Walcher, Author D. Watkins, Director-Writer-Activist Stevie Walker-Webb, Maryland State Senator Mary Washington, Educator Cheryl Waters-Hassan,  Ashley Wilkinson, Playwright and Actor Stevanie Williams,  Boxer Kevin “The Scarecrow” Womak,  Community Worker and Hip Hop Artist Imani Yasin,  Journalist & Documentary Filmmaker Sean Yoes, Product Manager Harry Zhong.

*Berman McAleer Staff for Financial Planning Seminar           *Done Construction Team 

*Associated  Italian-American Charities Members