Board of Trustees

Our Board of Trustees provides critical strategic and fiduciary support to ensure Baltimore School for the Arts will thrive for generations to come.

Chair

Shanae Williams McLean ’98 Regional Director of Clinical Operations, Erickson Senior Living

Vice-Chairs

Samuel Polakoff President, Property Consulting

Danielle Wharton VP, Clinical & Support Services, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center/JHHS

TREASURER

Harry Gruner Founder & Managing General Partner, JMI Equity

ASSISTANT TREASURER

Ira Weinstein Co-Managing Principal, CohnReznick

Secretary

Linda Weinberg Retired, Executive VP, M&T Bank

Patricia “Patti” Baum
Managing Director
Baum Jackson Investment Group
RBC Wealth Management

Carey Buxton
Partner, Head of Sustainable Investing Business
Brown Advisory LLC

Tim Chng
BSA Parent, Principal Software Developer
Yahoo

BSA Trustee

Tom Dame
BSA Foundation Vice-President
Managing Partner
Gallagher Evelius & Jones

Ellen Dame
Founder, Partner, VP
The Dame Company

Leah Davidge
Director, Gas System Operations
BGE/Exelon

Veronica Dunlap ’95
Deputy Executive Director
ACLU Maryland

Lauren Edwards
Chief of Staff
Brown Capital Management

Carla Finkelstein
Chair, Department of Instructional Leadership & Professional Development
Towson University

Morgan Gilligan
VP/Comm Svcs Operations Manager
Stewart Title Guaranty Company

Jesse Grant-Skinner ’03
Literacy Coach
Joyful Readers

Todd Harvey ’94
BSA Parent, Co-Founder, Creative Executive Director
MISSION Agency

Kristin Herber
VP, Deputy General Counsel – Litigation & Insurance
Under Armour

(Jessica) Kippy Joseph
Senior Advisor
Global Innovation Fund

BSA Trustee

Patricia Joseph, Chair Emerita (ex officio)
Volunteer, Community Advocate

BSA Trustee

Li-Wen Kang ’88, Chair Emeritus (ex officio)
VP, Senior Financial Advisor
Merrill Lynch

Ryan Lenet
Senior VP, Wealth Management
The Zolet Lenet & Fink Group, Morgan Stanley

Ronald S. McFadden
Chair
Baltimore City Public Schools Board of Commissioners

Steve McGuire
Senior VP & Group Manager
M&T Bank

Paul McKinnell
Principal
Southpaw Ventures, LLC

Terry Morgenthaler
Volunteer, Community Advocate

Jason Newton
BSA Parent, News Anchor
WBAL
TV

John Prugh
Retired
Alex Brown Realty

BSA Trustee

Julie Rothman, Chair Emeritus (ex officio)
Volunteer
Community Advocate

Suzanne Roy
General Manager, North America Flavor
McCormick & Company

Ben Schuman
Partner
DLA Piper

BSA Trustee

Natalie Sherman, Chair Emerita (ex officio)
BSA Foundation President
Head of Wealth Planning
&Wealth Partners

Donald Thoms
Media Consultant & On Air Talent

Dominic Wiker
VP & Director of Development
Washington Place Equities