Meet the Parks & People team

We’re dedicated to improving Baltimore through greenspace and education.

Get in touch with us
Phone: (410) 448-5663
Email: info@parksandpeople.org

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Jenny Chelmow
Grants Manager
jenny.chelmow@parksandpeople.org

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Jenny Hope (x124)
Director of Fundraising
jenny.hope@parksandpeople.org

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Sophie Solomon
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Environmental Education Manager
sophie.solomon@parksandpeople.org

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Janae Edley
(x137)
Design & Construction Project Coordinator
janae.edley@parksandpeople.org

Carolina Agurcia  (x134)
Donor Relations Manager
carolina.agurcia@parksandpeople.org

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Brandon Wilson Radcliffe (x105)
Urban Ecologist
brandon.wilsonradcliffe@parksandpeople.org

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Frank Lance
President & CEO

Wayne Lawson (x112)
Director of Administration

Anita Moyd (x109)
Assistant to the President & CEO
anita.moyd@parksandpeople.org

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Gabriel Carter (x135)
Communications Manager
gabriel.carter@parksandpeople.org

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Joann Ancheta (x103)
Director of Finance
joann.ancheta@parksandpeople.org

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Laura Connelly (x138)
Environmental Park Projects Manager
laura.connelly@parksandpeople.org

Alicia Copeland (x116)
Director of Youth Programs
alicia.copeland@parksandpeople.org

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Robyn Trayham (x132)
Manager of Youth Programs Administration 
robyn.trayham@parksandpeople.org

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Zianab Sankoh  (x113)
Volunteer & Community Engagement Manager
zianab.sankoh@parksandpeople.org

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David Berman (x111)
Design and Construction Project Manager
david.berman@parksandpeople.org

Join Our Team

Meet the Parks & People Board of Directors

Sheri Parks, Ph.D., Chair
Community and Organizational Strategist 
Member Since 2020 

David B. Robinson, Vice Chair and Secretary
Truist, Mortgage Senior VP, 
Maryland Area Manager 
Member Since 2020 

Heather Plitt, Treasurer 
Clifton Larson Allen, LLP 
Technical Director, State and Local Government 
Member Since 2017 

 

Franklyn Baker 
United Way of Central Maryland, 
President & CEO 
Member Since 2018 

 

Ted Border  
Whiting-Turner Contracting 
Division Vice President 
Member Since 2022 

 

Christopher Fedak 
Atlantic Union Bank, 
VP Commercial Banking 
Member Since 2017 

 

Richard Gamper 
Brown Advisory, Head of Messaging 
Member Since 2016 

 

Cara Garcia-Bou 
T. Rowe Price Foundation 
Learning & Communications Officer 
Member Since 2021 

Josepha Hendler 
Meyerhoff Charitable Funds 
Member Since 2022 

Talib Horne 
Annie E. Casey Foundation, Director,
Baltimore Civic Site
Member Since 2020 

 

Tammira Lucas, D.B.A. 

CEO, The Cube Cowork 
Assistant Professor, Coppin State University 
Member Since 2021 

 

C. Daniel Mullins, PhD 
University of Maryland 
School of Pharmacy 
Professor and Chair PHSR 
Member Since 2020 

 

Ryan Preston Palmer, Esq.
RPP LAW, 
Principal Counsel 
Member Since 2021 

 

Tenyo Pearl, EdD
Coppin State University, 
Director of Non-profit Leadership 
Member Since 2021 

Parks & People’s mission is to improve Baltimore through green space and education.