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
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
Steve McGuire
Senior VP & Group Manager
M&T Bank
Paul McKinnell
Principal
Southpaw Ventures, LLC
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