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
Julie Rothman Volunteer, Community Advocate
Vice-ChairS
Paul McKinnell Principal, Southpaw Ventures, LLC
Shanae Williams McLean ’98 Regional Director of Clinical Operations, Erickson Senior Living
TREASURER
Harry Gruner Founder and Managing General Partner, JMI Equity
SECRETARY
Samuel Polakoff President, Property Consulting
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, Vice President
The Dame Company
Leah Davidge
Director, Gas System Operations
BGE/Exelon
Carla Finkelstein
Chair, Department of Instructional Leadership & Professional Development
Towson University
Morgan Gilligan
Vice President/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
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel – Litigation and 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)
Vice President, Senior Financial Advisor
Merrill Lynch
Ryan Lenet
Senior Vice President, Wealth Management
The Zolet Lenet and Fink Group, Morgan Stanley
Steve McGuire
Senior Vice President & Group Manager
M&T Bank
Terry Morgenthaler
Volunteer, Community Advocate
Jason Newton
BSA Parent, News Anchor
WBAL TV
John Prugh
Retired
Alex Brown Realty
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
Rodney Taylor
Department Chair & Professor
Otorhinolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Donald Thoms
Media Consultant & On Air Talent
Linda Weinberg
Retired
Executive Vice President
M&T Bank
Ira Weinstein
Co-Mananging Principal
CohnReznick
Danielle Wharton
Vice President, Clinical & Support Services
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center/JHHS
Dominic Wiker
Vice President & Director of Development
Washington Place Equities