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Council Members

  • Jonny Dorsey, Chair; Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor on Innovation and Impact, Office of Governor Wes Moore
  • Lisa Hamilton, Honorary Co-Chair; President and Chief Executive Officer, Annie E. Casey Foundation
  • Mark Lerner, Honorary Co-Chair; Board Member, Baltimore’s Promise; Founding Partner, Blanket Fort Foundation
  • Rachel Garbow Monroe, Honorary Co-Chair; President and CEO, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
  • Darren Walker, Honorary Co-Chair; President, Ford Foundation
  • Beth Blauer, Associate Vice Provost for Public Sector Innovation, Johns Hopkins University
  • John Brothers, Former President, T. Rowe Price Foundation and T. Rowe Price Charitable
  • David Daniels, President and CEO, Bainum Family Foundation
  • Cheryl Dorsey, President, Echoing Green
  • Matt Gallagher, President and CEO, Goldseker Foundation
  • Don Gips, CEO Emeritus and Senior Counselor, Skoll Foundation
  • Jan Rivitz, President and CEO, Aaron Straus and Lillie Straus Foundation
  • Jake Day, Secretary, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Dr. Meena Seshamani, Secretary, Maryland Department of Health
  • Rafael López, Secretary, Maryland Department of Human Services
  • Carmel Martin, Special Secretary, Governor’s Office for Children and Senior Advisor to the Governor on Economic Mobility
  • Paul Monteiro, Secretary, Maryland Department of Service and Civic Innovation
  • Vinny Schiraldi, Secretary, Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
  • Meryam Bouadjemi, Senior Advisor and Chair of the Maryland Entertainment Council, Office of Governor Wes Moore, ex officio