Laura Weeldreyer
Executive Director
Laura has lived and worked in Baltimore for 25 years and is the mother of three young adults. Her career has been primarily in education in the public and private sectors, most recently as Chief Program Officer for the Everyone Graduates Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. There, she led the national field operations working with middle and high schools across the country.
Previously, as a senior consultant for a public sector management consulting firm, Laura worked nationally on education reform projects with school systems, state departments of education, and non-profit organizations.
Laura worked in the central office of the Baltimore City Public School System for 11 years, where she held several positions – including Deputy Chief of Staff, overseeing major reform initiatives. She also served as an Area Executive Officer for 32 schools and as the Executive Director the Office of New and Charter Schools.
She has served as a Senior Fellow with the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and as a member of the Maryland State Board of Education.
Laura began her career in education as a Teach for America corps member, and taught elementary and middle school in New Orleans and Baltimore.
Laura received her BA from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Baltimore. She holds active professional certifications for teacher, administrator, and superintendent. Laura is the author of several books for children.
executive office
Tiera Chin
Chief Operating Officer
Michael Herschenfeld
Chief Impact Officer
Cathy Zawadowicz
Special Assistant – Operations and Impact
Phoebe Hoffman
Executive Assistant/Office Manager
Dana Fleischer
Executive and Development Administrative Specialist
Communications
Douglas Lent
Communications Director
DEVELOPMENT
Jennifer Andiorio
Director of Development
Sophia Benitez-Cuffee
Outreach Manager
Position Vacant
Development Coordinator
finance
MFN financial management supported by Compass US.
human resources
Vacant
Human Resources Director
Miesha Marvin-Bacon
Human Resources Generalist
information technology
Desktop Support and CIO Services provided by Baltimore Consulting
public policy
Beth Morrow
Director of Public Policy
Lisa Klingenmaier
Deputy Director of Public Policy
early head start
Faith Miller
Early Head Start (EHS) Program Director
Toni Adair
EHS Family and Community Partnership Specialist
Shawan Burke
Assistant EHS Director – Family Services
Stacey Heidt
EHS Mentor/Coach
Mikiya' Fleming
EHS Administrative Specialist
Laura Pearce
Assistant EHS Director – Child Development
Lisa Scarlett
EHS Family and Community Partnership Specialist
Karen Thomas
EHS Child Care Specialist
family support
Karen Brown
Family Support Network Director
Dori Yorks
Family Support Network Assistant Director
Shari Waddy
Family Support Network Assistant Director
Tiffany Carnegie
Family Support Network Program Consultant
Barry Muser
Family Support Network Program Consultant/Child Development Specialist
Sheila Sinkler
Program Administrative Specialist
Special Projects
Felicia Jones, Ed.D.
Prenatal-to-Three (PN-3) Project Director
Melissa S. Rock
Birth-to-Three Project Director
strong Families-CBCAP
Taniesha Woods, Ph.D.
Statewide Director - Strong Families
Kyla Pendleton
Grants Coordinator - Strong Families
training
Rochetta Gordon
Training Director
Katrina Robinson
Assistant Training Director
Allen Bouchard
Training Coordinator
Jessica Conway
Training Administrative Specialist
LOCATE: Child Care
FloJean Speck
Resource, Referral, and Data Management Director
Janet Cover
LOCATE Administrative Specialist
Jordan Knox
Data and Technical Support Specialist
Marie Moyd
Data Management Coordinator
Keilah Willoughby
Resource and Referral Support Specialist
Maryland's Child care resource and referral network
Lacey Eidman
Director of the Child Care Resource Network
Karen Eisenhuth
Assistant Director of the Child Care Resource Network