Advisory Committees

In order to closely involved as many interest holders from diverse geographic, economic, racial, ethnic, cultural and gender backgrounds who represent as many various life experiences and viewpoints as possible from across the State, the Board established advisory committees focused on each Blueprint pillar.  Advisory committee members serve for two-year terms and student members serve one-year terms, and both have the opportunity to renew at the end of their terms. The AIB accepts applications for new advisory committee members annually in the summer based on term endings and vacancies.

​Advisory Committees meet at least quarterly and often invite guests to share about pillar specific implementation. All Advisory Committee meetings are streamed on YouTube and the schedule and agendas can be found on the "Advisory Committee Meetings" page.

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Purpose of Advisory Committees



To channel input from various interest holders representing the rich diversity of Maryland with members and perspectives coming from diverse geographic, racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender backgrounds;

To identify problems, challenges, and barriers that may arise and provide insights and suggestions on what the AIB can do to address them; and

To share successes and provide input/feedback on how the work of the AIB and the Blueprint implementation are progressing. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Chair: Gina Hoover

Vice Chair: Ruby Daniels​

AIB Member Representative: TBD

NameCounty of ResidencePrimary Role​
Term Ends
Ruby Daniels​ Howard President of Family Child Care A​ssociation6/30/26​
Linda Gronberg-Quinn Baltimore Department Chair of Teacher Education at Community College of Baltimore County6/30/27​
Gina HooverWashingtonDistrict Early​ Learning Lead Teacher 6/30/27​
Owen Hughes*Carroll CountyHigh School Student​​ 6/30/26​
Jennifer McMahon Baltimore C​ityCollege Professor & Director, Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities6/30/26​
Rainya Miller Charles Instructional Program Coordinator & National Board Certification (NBC) Program Supervisor, NBC Teacher - Early Childhood6/30/26​
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​​*denotes student member

 


​Chair:
Patricia Twitty​

Vice Chair: Robert Willoughby​​​

AIB ​Member Representative: Justin Robinson

NameCounty of ResidencePrimary Role​
Term Ends
Devorah DanielsonAnne ArundelEducator, National Board Certified Teacher6/30/27
Brian KingCharlesElementary School Principal
6/30/27
Obianuju Mba*CarrollMember of Carroll County SGA, Member of 2026 Executive Board, Chemistry & AP Government Tutor6/30/26
John SeelkeMontgomeryMath Instructional Specialist6/30/26
Patricia TwittyAnne ArundelInstructional Lead Teacher
6/30/26
Robert WilloughbyCaroline​Director of Administrative Services (HR and Finance) 6/30/26​


​​*denotes student member​​​

 

Co-Chair: Kirkland Murray​​

AIB Member Representative: TBD​


​NameCounty of ResidencePrimary Role​​Term Ends
Adenike AkintiloBaltimore CountySenior Associate at the Annie E. Casey Foundtion6/30/27​
Isha Ande*HowardHoward County Executive Office of Education Intern, Law Office Employee, Model UN Delegate6/30/26​
Nona CarrollHowardChief of Talent Ecosystem at Baltimore's Promise​
6/30/27
David HarperCarolineVP of Workforce & Academic Programs at Chesapeake College6/30/26​
Kirkland MurrayAnne ArundelCEO of Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation6/30/26​
Jack WilsonQueen Anne'sChair of Queen Anne's County Commissioners​
6/30/27​

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*denotes student member



Chair: Hope McGuire

​Vice Chair: Ellie Mitchell

AIB Member Representative: Joe Manko

NameCounty of ResidencePrimary Role​​
Term Ends
​Kadeen Belle*CarolineCaroline County BOE Student Representative6/30/26​
Jessica GrantCharlesElementary School Principal6/30/26​
Shaleeta JonesPrince George'sSchool-based Speech-Language Pathologist6/30/26​
Hope McGuireMontgomeryCentral Office School Administrator6/30/27​
Ellie MitchellBaltimore CityDirector of Maryland Out of School Time Network​
6/30/26​
Edmund Mitzel Jr.CarrollEducational Consultant ​​
6/30/27​
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​​ *denotes student member

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Chair: Aimee Evan

Vice Chair: Jevons Liu

AIB Member Representative: Jennifer Lynch​


NameCounty of ResidencePrim​ary Role​​​
Term Ends
Michael Brown Baltimore CountyPrincipal, President of Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals6/30/26​
Evelyn Chung Montgomery Vice President of Education, Montgomery County Council of Parent Teacher Associations and Vice Chair of DEI Subcommittee 6/30/26​
Heather ClabaughFrederickAssociate Superintendent of Fiscal Services for Frederick County Public Schools​​​​
6/30/26​
​Aimee EvanAnne ArundelSenior Research Associate and School Improvement Specialist at West Ed
6/30/26​
Gavin Falcón*Howard CountyHigh School Student
6/30/26​
Jacob GoldbergPrince George'sStudent records specialist at Prince George's County, Former teacher and leader, Expert Review Team member6/30/26​
Joni Gutierrez-Palko​ CarrollParent6/30/26​
Vanessa Li* St. Mary'sHigh School Student​
6/30/26​
Jevons Liu Baltimore CityNational Board Certified Teacher6/30/26​
Glenda Prime Baltimore County Dean of Education Morgan State University, Education researcher 6/30/26​
​Canda​ce Savage Worcester County admin and financial professional 6/30/26​
Crystalyn Thomas-DavisBaltimore CityEducational consultant, former teacher, adjunct professor, National Board Certified Teacher6/30/26​

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​ *denotes student member

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