Board of Directors 2025-2026
Officers
Chair
Joe Barbera
Vice Chair
Sherri Collins Witzke
President, Harry Witzke Family Funeral Home
Treasurer, Past Chair
Pete Mangione
General Manager, Turf Valley Resort
Secretary
Beth Ditman
Seniors Real Estate Specialist,
The Wendy Slaughter Team of VYBE Realty
Standing Committee Members
Development Chair
Margaret Kim
Doctor K, LLC
President of Higher Ed Prep, LLC
President of Higher Ed Prep, LLC
Marketing Chair
Becky Mangus
Marketing Solutions Unlimited
Board of Directors
Arifa Ahmed
Elin Bahen
Director of Sales - Mid Atlantic,
AmplifyMD
Debbie Bates-Schrott
Senior Vice President, Marketing, Yes&
Flora Betro
Account Executive, Target Marketing Group
Bob Buker
Heart & Vascular Service Line Analyst, Medstar Health
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Wayne Johnson
Ashton-Group Services, LLC
Nolan Karfonta
Financial Advisor,
Wagener Lee, LLC
Zunaira Khan
Academic Advisor
Sandy Mathias
Realtor, The Mathias Group of Keller Williams Integrity
Nicole Mazzei-Williams
Director, Business Development, Health Systems, Annenberg Center for Health Sciences
Christopher Miles
Vice President, Commercial Lending
First National Bank
First National Bank
Suzi Padgett
Sales Manager, Compass Real Estate
Rachel Ricketts-Uy
Director of Development, Foundation
JHHCMC
Jillianne J. Trotter
Carol Weil
Owner, The Decorating Therapist
Emeritus Board Members
Anita Broccolino
Tina Broccolino
Susie Davis
Regina Ford
Victoria Goodman
Christie Lassen
Director of Communications and Partnerships, HCLS
Mimi O'Donnell
President, O’Donnell Consulting
Janet Robey
Michelle Wildman
MW Events & Consulting
Ex Officio Board Members
Amanda Hof
Executive Director, Visit Howard County
Tim Overstreet
Park Superintendent, Howard County Recreation & Parks
Jeremy Scharfenberg
Director of Sustainability, Columbia Association
Staff
Vera Simmons
Executive Director
Taylor Williams
Program and Event Manager
Sarah Amtsberg
Social Media & Marketing Intern