ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore today announced the Maryland Council on Innovation and Impact members. Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor on Innovation and Impact Jonny Dorsey will serve as chair. Lisa Hamilton, Mark Lerner, Rachel Garbow Monroe, and Darren Walker will serve as honorary co-chairs.
"To win the decade, we need to work in meaningful partnership with leaders in philanthropy and the social sector,"
said Gov. Moore. "This council brings together some of the hardest-working leaders in our state and country to forge cross-sector partnerships for a stronger Maryland. I’m grateful that they’ve raised their hands to serve.”
Established by
executive order in May 2023, the council will encourage the flow of innovation, talent, and resources across social, government, and private sectors, identifying and exploring ways that cross-sector partnerships can be developed and strengthened across the state.
The council is also responsible for infusing the State’s innovation and impact work with the best available evidence, ensuring measured results and identifying and encouraging policies that increase and sustain charitable giving, volunteerism, and state service. The council will meet quarterly and will submit an annual report to the governor and the public, outlining the achievements of each partnership.
Council members include: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
Rachel Garbow Monroe, Honorary Co-Chair; President and Chief Executive Officer, 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, President, T. Rowe Price Foundation and President, T. Rowe Price Charitable
Cheryl Dorsey, President, Echoing Green
Matt Gallagher, President and Chief Executive Officer, Goldseker Foundation
Don Gips, Chief Executive Officer, Skoll Foundation
Jan Rivitz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Straus and Lillie Straus Foundation
Jake Day, Secretary, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, Secretary, Maryland Department of Health
Rafael López, Secretary, Maryland Department of Human Services
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 officioFor more information about the Maryland Council on Innovation and Impact, visit
https://governor.maryland.gov/policy/Pages/Maryland-Council-on-Innovation-and-Impact.aspx.