Advisory Committees

In order to closely involve 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.
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​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 Liaison: Contina Quick-McQueen

​AIB Staff Liaison: Alex Baum​

NameCounty of ResidencePrimary Role​
Term Ends
Ruby Daniels​ Howard President of Family Child Care A​ssociation6/30/28

​Leslie Frei
​Frederick
​Supervisor of Early Childhood Education and Judy Centers
​​6/30/28
Linda Gronberg-Quinn Baltimore Department Chair of Teacher Education at Community College of Baltimore County6/30/27​
Gina Hoover
WashingtonDistrict Early​ Learning Lead Teacher 6/30/27​
Kelly Longerbeam
Washington
Coordinator for Early Learning
6/30/28
Vivian Robbins*
Howard
High School Student
6/30/27

Juliana Fay Thompson*
Montgomery
High School Student6/30/27
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​​*denotes student member

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​Chair: TBA

Vice Chair: TBA​​

AIB ​Member Liaison: Justin Robinson

AIB ​Staff Liaison: Libby Diamond​


NameCounty of ResidencePrimary Role​
Term Ends
Benjamin Grimaldi*
Baltimore City
High School Student
6/30/27
Raizel Hiwotie*
Montgomery
High School Student
6/30/27
Nan Phiefer
Wicomico
Instructional Supervicor of NBC, New Teacher Induction, and Teacher Recruitment Programs 
6/30/28
​Paul Pinsky
​​Prince George's
​Legislative Policy Specialist, part of Kirwan Commission
​6/30/28
John SeelkeMontgomeryMath Instructional Specialist6/30/28
Talitha Simeona
Prince George's
Educator, NBCT
6/30/28
Robert WilloughbyCaroline​Director of Administrative Services (HR and Finance) 6/30/28
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​​*denotes student member​​​

Chair: TBA

Vice Chair: TBA

AIB Member Liaison: Robin Werner

AIB Staff Liaison: Gretchen Cheney


​NameCounty of ResidencePrimary Role​​Term Ends
Adenike AkintiloBaltimore CountySenior Associate at the Annie E. Casey Foundation
6/30/27​
Nona Carroll
Howard
Chief Program and Impact Officer at Employ Prince George's
6/30/28
Kris Hemstetter
Kent
High School Principal, current President of MASSP
6/30/28
Peony Kang*
Carroll
High School Student
6/30/27
Kirkland Murra​y
Anne Arundel
CEO of Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation6/30/28
​​Saanvi Venumbaka*
​Howard
​High School Student
​6/30/27
Jack WilsonQueen Anne'sChair of Queen Anne's County Commissioners​
6/30/27​

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*denotes student member

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Chair: Hope McGuire

​Vice Chair: Jessica Grant

AIB Member Liaison: Joe Manko

AIB Staff Liaison: Lisa Armstrong

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NameCounty of ResidencePrimary Role​​
Term Ends
Jessica GrantCharlesElementary School Principal6/30/28
Shaleeta JonesPrince George'sSchool-based Speech-Language Pathologist6/30/28
Hope McGuireMontgomeryCentral Office School Administrator6/30/27​
Ellie MitchellBaltimore CityDirector of Maryland Out of School Time Network​
6/30/28
Edmund Mitzel Jr.
CarrollEducational Consultant ​​
6/30/27​
​Prachi Tyagi*
​Montgomery
​High School Student
​6/30/27
​​Hansen Zhang*
​Howard
​High School Student
​6/30/27
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​​ *denotes student member

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Chair: TBA

Vice Chair: TBA

AIB Member Liaison: Jennifer Lynch​

AIB Staff Liaison: Simone Hall & Liz Smith



NameCounty of ResidencePrim​ary Role​​​
Term Ends
Lance Bowen
Anne Arundel
Dean, School of Science, Technology, and Education, Anne Arundel Community College
6/30/28

​Lavina Carrillo
​Montgomery
​Elementary School Principal
​6/30/28
Evelyn Chung Montgomery Vice President of Education, Montgomery County Council of Parent Teacher Associations and Vice Chair of DEI Subcommittee 6/30/28
Gavin Falcón*Howard CountyHigh School​​ S​tudent6/30/27
Jacob GoldbergPrince George'sStudent records specialist at Prince George's County, Former teacher and leader, Expert Review Team member6/30/28
Vanessa Li* St. Mary'sCollege Student​6/30/28​
​Canda​ce Savage Worcester County admin and financial professional 6/30/28​
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​ *denotes student member

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