2026-2027 Nonprofit and Civic Leader Fellows
Affiliation listed at time of fellowship
Judah Adashi
Founder & Artistic Director, Rise Bmore; Ambassador, Baltimore Peace Movement; Faculty, Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Danielle Battle
Deputy Executive Director | RICH – Restoring Inner City Hope
Stefani Carlson
Director, Insight Israel Forum & Community Partnerships | The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore
Samirah Djachechi
Founder | Janaz
Allison Duggan
Community Organizing Manager | York Road Partnership
Karl Green Jr.
Community Direction Harm Reduction | Owner, Community Health Educator
Gail Hambleton
Global Peace Foundation | Senior Program Specialist, Values-based Peacebuilding
Alkema Jackson
Director of Practice Operations | Healthcare for the Homeless
Dr. Tina Kelly (Brown)
Founder/CEO | Divine Fitness and Health Services
Erin Liffiton
Director of Community Art and Service | Art with a Heart
Joseph Marana
Director of Mission and Culture | Mercy Medical Center
Gary C. Norman
Attorney, Consultant, Disability Advocate
Richard Ortega-Ramirez
Baltimore County Office of Immigrant Affairs | Outreach Coordinator
Alisha Patterson
Managing Director | Afro House Productions
Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Creative Director | Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)
Kate Pipkin
Sr. Director for Communications and Freelance Writer | Johns Hopkins University School of Arts & Sciences
Nicholas Powell
Urban Forester | Baltimore City Recreation and Parks
Elizabeth Perriello Rice
Senior Program Officer |France-Merrick Foundation
Marie Schell
Executive Director | Conflict Resolution Center of Baltimore County
Asma Shikoh
Multidisciplinary Artist | Asma Ahmed Shikoh Studios, BasirahArts
Omar Tarabishi
Co-Founder and Executive Director | Leftover Love
Tamara (Tami) Zavislan
Director of Mission and Culture | Mercy Health Services
Mike Zellhofer
Executive Director | Third Wall Productions
Alex Zhu
Founder & CEO | Baltimore Chamber of Connection