Board of Directors
The Southwest Partnership is led by a Board of Directors made up of one representative from each member organization (neighborhood associations and anchor institutions) and the elected Chair of each Program Committee.
The current Board is:
President
SONIA EADDY | president@swpbal.org
Poppleton Now! Association Representative soniaeaddy@gmail.com
Vice President
LAURA DYKES | vicepresident@swpbal.org
Commercial Development Committee Chair commercial@swpbal.org
Treasurer
CECILIA GONZALEZ | treasurer@swpbal.org
Housing Committee Chair housing@swpbal.org
Secretary
SCOTT KASHNOW | secretary@swpbal.org
Historic Preservation Committee Chair preservation@swpbal.org
Serena Watters, Barre Circle Community Association Representative serenawatters@gmail.com
Kelleigh Eastman, Citizens of Pigtown Representative kelleigh@citizensofpigtown.com
Edith Gilliard-Canty, Franklin Square Community Association Representative egilliard1@verizon.net
Howard Hughes, Hollins Roundhouse Neighborhood Association Representative hvh.peake@gmail.com
Jose Resendiz, Mount Clare Community Association Representative mountclarecommunitycouncil@gmail.com
Vacant, Union Square Association Representative
Kris Hoellen, B&O Railroad Museum Representative khoellen@borail.org
Ryand Smith, Bon Secours Baltimore Community Works ryand_smith@bshsi.org
Rebecca Altman, Lifebridge Health raltman@lifebridgehealth.org
Jane Shaab, University of Maryland BioPark Representative jshaab@umaryland.edu
Chuck Callahan, University of Maryland Medical Center Representative charlescallahan@umm.edu
Gregg Herlong, Wexford Science and Technology Representative gregory.herlong@wexfordscitech.com
Abigail Breiseth, Education Committee Chair education@swpbal.org
J.R. Lee, Public Safety Committee Chair safety@swpbal.org
Donnell Nance, Vibrant Streets Committee Chair streets@swpbal.org
Richard Parker, Workforce Development Committee Chair workforce@swpbal.org
Tashi-Kali M. Acket, At-Large Member (Clay Pots) tashi-kali@claypotsbaltimore.org
Charisse Lue, At-Large Member (Franklin Square) charisse.lue@gmail.com
Vernell Lewis, At-Large Member (Hollins Roundhouse) vernell127@gmail.com
Standing Committees
The Southwest Partnership has three Standing Committees which support the operations of the organization. These Committees are open to the public, and if you’d like more information about them please contact us (667-210-2105 or email staff@swpbal.org).
Finance Committee: Cecilia Gonzalez, Chair
Fund Development Committee: Catherine Neely, Chair
Governance Committee: Chuck Callahan, Chair
Organizational Documents
Southwest Partnership Bylaws (September 6, 2022)
Southwest Partnership Articles of Incorporation
Governance Policies & Procedures
Procedure for Establishing Residency (July 22, 2022)
Finances
The Southwest Partnership's latest financial documents are available for review below:
990 tax returns
Audits
- Ending 12/31/2021 Independent Audit
- Ending 12/31/2020 Independent Audit
- Ending 12/31/2019 Independent Audit
- Ending 12/31/2018 Independent Audit
- Ending 12/31/2017 Independent Audit
Funding
The Southwest Partnership is funded through commitments from the anchor institutions, operational support from the Goldseker Foundation, and contributions from individuals and foundations. The Southwest Partnership is a non-profit organization and all donations are tax-deductible. For more information about ways to contribute to the SWP please visit our donation page!
The SWP Board of Directors meets every third Tuesday each month
Past Meeting Minutes can be found HERE
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