Participants
Since 2015, 158 women have completed the Towson University Professional Leadership Program for Women. Participants come from across sectors and across leadership styles and levels.
Alumnae of the Towson University Professional Leadership Program for Women work in diverse professions that range from medicine, military, and law to government, marketing, and architecture. As the program continues to evolve and grow, so does the alumnae network and the opportunities for networking and mentoring.
2024 Class
- Ariyanna Anderson, Itineris
- Shante Brookshire, HealthCare Access Maryland
- Jennifer Crosson, United Way of Central Maryland
- Beth DiPietro, Kennedy Krieger Institute
- Joan Grasso, Franklin Templeton
- Krista Grubb, Towson University
- Anisa Hall, Erickson Senior Living
- Claudia Handley, University of Maryland Medical Center
- Lindsay Hebert, Devaney & Associates, Inc.
- Valencia Hike, ShareBaby, Inc.
- Cara Hill, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
- Melisa Hypolite, CollegeBound Foundation
- Mackenzie Irvin, Special Olympics Maryland
- Leslie Jamka, University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Chalais McCleary, MECU of Baltimore
- CJ Michalak, Constellation
- Fatima Moore, MECU of Baltimore
- Pamela Pendarvis. MECU of Baltimore
- Christiane Pollock, University of Maryland, School of Medicine
- Mayriam Robles Woods, Booz Allen Hamilton
- Kristen Rosenberger, National Aquarium
- Susan Scher, Erickson Senior Living
- Shannon Siegert, Harford Mutual Insurance Group
- Mandy Snyder, Baltimore Homecoming
- Toni Webre, Baltimore County Public Schools
- Danielle Wildman, Maryland Economic Development Corporation
Alumni by Year
2023
- Argie Alevrogiannis, UM St. Joseph Medical Center
- Kelly Archer, UM St. Joseph Medical Center
- Lexie Chapman, Under Armour
- Dawn Collins, 2nd Lt. Richard W. Collins III Foundation
- Kashira Collins, Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
- Lauren Eaton, Itineris Baltimore
- Aziza Gary-Smith, MECU Credit Union
- Emily Hartzell, Harford Mutual Insurance Group
- Siobhan Hayes, Digital Harbor Foundation
- Monica Hetrick, Baltimore County Public Schools
- Tia Hooks, Johns Hopkins Health System
- Laura Kilpatrick, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
- Jaqueline Kunkel, Exelon Corporation
- Joslyn Lear, Baltimore County Public Schools
- Elizabeth Leonardi, Baltimore Gas and Electric
- Diana Long, Franklin Templeton
- Carey Martin, University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Caitlin McKee-Keyser, T. Rowe Price
- Coral Norman, Pink Dog Digital
- Brigette Reed, Harford Mutual Insurance Group
- Tia Roberts, Northrop Grumman
- Patrice Sanders, Sinclair Broadcast Group WBFF Fox45
- Jennifer Silvestri, Kennedy Krieger Institute
- Carla Simons, Baltimore County Public Schools
- Cheryl Smith, SCH Group
- Darlene Smith, Community Assistance Network
- Whitney Stonesifer, T. Rowe Price
- Meleny Thomas, South Baltimore Community Land Trust Inc.
- Shawtair Thompson, United Way of Central Maryland
- Sherell Townes, The Coordinating Center
- Stephanie Weaver, Baltimore Gas and Electric
2022
Tuesday Cohort
- Megan Anderson, National Aquarium
- Casey Boccia, Devaney & Associates, Inc.
- Jean Brajuha, TRIUNE Health Group
- Amy Clause, Brookes Publishing
- Keely Donoway, Franklin Templeton
- Colleen Ensor, Carroll County Public Schools
- Siobhan Keplinger, Towson University
- Kelly Makimaa, Girls on the Run of the Greater Chesapeake
- Tina Nelson, Baltimore County Public Schools
- Iesha Pankey, Northrop Grumman
- Lanell Patrick, Sheppard Pratt
- Luda Siegel, Constellation Energy
- Marcia Tonkins, MECU Credit Union
- Peko Tsuji, Towson University
- Micah Yarbrough, CollegeBound Foundation
- Melinda Yongbi, Erickson Living
Wednesday Cohort
- Trina Allen, BGE
- Lauren Benjamin, Baltimore Police Department
- Kathleen Crostic, Towson University
- Michelle Gianotti-Gredlein, University of Maryland St. Joseph's Medical Center
- Paulette Harris-Gross, University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Caty Hartley, Harford Mutual Insurance Group
- Leslie Jefferson, Caroline County Board of Education
- Wendy Jeffries, TasteWise Kids
- Karen Lucas, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
- Jowanda Mckoy-Rouse, MECU Credit Union
- Carol Norton, Towson University
- Amy Novak, United Way of Central Maryland
- Jodi Obenstine, Baltimore County Public Schools
- Zori Patrick, Arts For Learning Maryland
- Jaime Shifflett, MECU Credit Union
- Caitlin Starr, Brain Injury Association of Maryland
- Emma Wesoloski, National Aquarium
2020–2021
- Mahnoor Ahmed, Towson University
- Laura Bankey, National Aquarium, Baltimore
- Christine Barnabic, University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Paige Baskauskas, Opici Family Distributing
- Michelle Brandenburg, PNC
- Kris Butcher, LifeBridge Health
- Jacqueline Caldwell, The Annie E Casey Foundation
- Emily Carroll, Riggs Counselman Michaels & Downes
- Melissa Court, Franklin Templeton
- Mary Claire Davis, AHC Greater Baltimore, Inc.
- Nicole Q. Dobbs, Maryland Transit Administration
- Amy Edelmann, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
- Beneé Edwards, Maryland Higher Education Commission
- Vanessa Eluma, T. Rowe Price
- Bonnie Gettle, Erickson Living
- Janice Godson-Burnett, Wise Consulting Associates, Inc.
- Regina Haynes, Humphrey Management
- Jeanne Imbriale, Baltimore County Public Schools
- Kate Kennedy, LifeBridge Health
- Andria Lake, Constellation
- Shauntia Lindsay, Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
- Shanae McLean, LifeBridge Health
- Sarah Mersky Miicke, Baltimore Jewish Council
- Ashley Meyer, Office of Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski Jr.
- Shhalu Mittal, Erickson Living
- Renee Murphy, Sagamore Spirit
- Lena Nebel, BFG Financial Advisors
- Elizabeth Owens, Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Ciera Parks, Curio Wellness
- Judy Poey, United Way of Central Maryland
- Stacey Rebbert, Harford Mutual Insurance Groups
- Amy Rubino, CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Erin Runyon, Under Armour
- Tina Schmitt, Kennedy Krieger Institute
- Aisha Scott, MECU Credit Union
- Rania Selfani, T. Rowe Price
- Monica Shuler-Marrow, Johns Hopkins University
- Shereece Singleton, UMB School of Medicine
- April Smith, Towson University
- Heather Sorensen, Towson University
- Dionne Spencer, Franklin Templeton
- Jennifer Ventimiglia, Constellation
- Tiffany Wandy, LifeBridge Health
- Rev. Tamara E. Wilson, Nu Season Nu Day Church & Ministries; University of Maryland Medical Center – Midtown
2019
- Princess Agha, Central Scholarship
- Karen Arnold, The United Way of Central Maryland
- Nina Bankova, Graduate School USA
- Adri S. Belkot, LifeBridge Health
- Anna Borgerding, University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Keisha Brown, Corvias
- Sarah Cunningham, Greenspring Advisors
- Shannon Hoffman, Steep Hill
- Sherry Jones, Department of Juvenile Services
- Ally Lauer, The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
- Julie Levi, Miles & Stockbridge
- Whitney A. Leydecker, American Red Cross
- Lorie Logan-Bennett, Towson University
- Tracey McLaughlin, DLA Piper
- Kristin Montgomery, Housing Authority of Baltimore City
- Michele Mueller, Kennedy Krieger Institute
- Melissa Patterson, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
- Stephanie Richardson, Fidelity Investments
- Leeann Schubert, Baltimore County Public Schools
- Kate Shaffer, National Aquarium, Baltimore
- Michelle Siri, The Women’s Law Center of Maryland
- Cassandra C. Stevenson, Legg Mason
- Cortney Streets, Leidos
- Rachel Tracey, Weber Shandwick
- Katie Vester, Itineris
- Julie Vishnyakov, Constellation
- Abbi Wicklein, National Park Service
2018
- Cherita Fayton Adams, University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Social Work
- Dr. Mary Boswell-McComas, Baltimore County Public Schools
- Janine Branch, FHI360
- Tara Reed Carlson, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
- Tamika Duppins, The Coordinating Center
- Erin Duran, LifeBridge Health
- Natalie Estelle, Preemie Moms Rock
- Erin Flynn, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
- Sarah Fike, Towson University Child Care Center
- Alicia Hamilton, Found in Faith Ministries
- Jinnefer Haslinger, Exelon Corporation
- Michelle D. Holly, Maryland Department of Transportation – Maryland Transit Administration
- Michelle H. Huggins, Maryland Department of Transportation
- Laura Kaspar, Peak-Ryzex, Inc.
- Heather Muir, Legg Mason Global Asset Management
- Katie Norton, Ullman Foundation
- Dione Powell, Johns Hopkins Health System
- Jessica Reighard, Brookes Publishing
- Kimberly J. Rosenfield, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
- Jennifer Salaverri, US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Dr. Monica Schneider, University of Maryland School of Dentistry
- Laura Stoner, Greenspring Advisors
- Kristin Taddeo, Sagamore Spirit
- Beth A. Woodring, Frederick County Office of Economic Development
2017
- Anne Bannon, Madd Gear
- Jacqueline Bowie, National Aquarium, Baltimore
- Kaitlin Bowman, Towson University
- Sharon Chiu, Legg Mason
- Juliet Dickerson, University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Clare Elliott, Chase Brexton Health Care
- Theresa Evans, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP
- Tamathia Flowers, Moore-Flowers Consulting
- Gail James, United Way Central Maryland
- Elizabeth Kelly, The H. Chambers Company
- Roberta King-Jones, Fidelity Investments
- Cynthia Lewis, Maryland Transit Administration
- Karen Maher, Inavalon Inc.
- Kellie Montgomery, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
- Caitlin Nicholas, CoreSource – A Trustmark Company
- Tracie Oden, LifeBridge Health
- Bethany Pace, Towson University
- Jalisa Powell, American Heart Association / American Stroke Association
- Melanie Samoska, U.S. Trust
- Lori Simpson, Exelon Corporation
- Kathleen St. Villier, Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel
- Krystle Starvis, The Aspen Institute
- Phaedra Stewart, LifeBridge Health
2016
- Tricia Brandenburg, Towson University
- Kerri Coard, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
- Ruth Coby, Bon Secours Health System
- Chris Cortezi, Traversed
- Laura Duklewski, Constellation
- Meagan Enrique, HealthPRO/Heritage, LLC
- Laura Geissler, LifeBridge Health
- Mimi Giguere, Atelier Giguere, LLC
- Kristi Halford, C3 Visionary Strategies
- Shawn Harrison, Montgomery College
- Cecilia Helmstetter, United Way of Central Maryland
- Makaya Jackson, Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
- Kristin Kosmides, Legg Mason Global Asset Management
- Dee Outlaw, Maryland Department of Transportation - Maryland Aviation Administration
- Terri Paddy, Sparks at Play / Hunt Valley Contracting
- Jennifer Riggs Driban, National Aquarium
- Kelly Ringer, Department of Defense
- Kim Schmulowitz, Susan G. Komen Maryland
- Laura Scott, McCormick & Company
- June Smith, Secretary Stephen T. Moyer, Public Safety & Correctional Services
- Ashley Valis, University of Maryland, Baltimore
2015
- Erin Adams-Ports, Loyola Blakefield
- Amy Bennett, T. Rowe Price Investment Management
- Patrice Cromwell, Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Jennifer Gajewski, Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates of Baltimore
- Bambi Glenn, Baltimore County Office of Law
- Mary Ann Hewitt, Maryland Council on Economic Education
- Kate Norman, Constellation Energy
- Kaliope Parthemos, Attorney
- Anath Ranon, Quinn Evans Architects
- Meggan Saulo, Legg Mason Global Asset Management
- Melba Saunders, Office of The State's Attorney for Baltimore City
- Kristie Snedeker, UMMC Shock Trauma Center
- Jodi Swartz, Weber Shandwick
- Dr. Michelle Townsend-Watts, MedStar Health
- Tracy Lee Turner, Howard Tech Council
- Katrina Vala, Engineering Solutions, Inc.
- Cynthia Wallace, Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP
Employer information updated February 2020.
