Board of Directors 2024-2025
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
President, Custom Media Options
Standing Committee Members
Cause Chair
Adam Joss
President, The Vertical Connection Carpet One Floor & Home
Development Co-Chair
Elin Bahen
Director of Sales - Mid Atlantic,
AmplifyMD
Development Co-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
Debbie Bates-Schrott
Senior Vice President, Marketing, Yes&
Flora Betro
Account Executive, Target Marketing Group
Tina Broccolino
Bob Buker
Heart & Vascular Service Line Analyst, Medstar Health
Lisa Hermodsson
Volunteer Coordinator, Johns Hopkins, Bayview Medical Center
Wayne Johnson
Ashton-Group Services, LLC
Nolan Karfonta
Financial Advisor,
Wagener Lee, LLC
Sandy Mathias
Realtor, The Mathias Group of Keller Williams Integrity
Christopher Miles
Vice President, Commercial Lending
First Citizens Bank
First Citizens Bank
Suzi Padgett
Sales Manager, Compass Real Estate
Carol Weil
Owner, The Decorating Therapist
Michelle Wildman
Director of Marketing and Events, Xenia Greek Kouzina
Emeritus Board Members
Anita Broccolino
Susie Davis
Regina Ford
Victoria Goodman
Christie Lassen
Director of Communications and Partnerships, HCLS
Mimi O'Donnell
President, O’Donnell Consulting
Janet Robey
Ex Officio Board Members
Amanda Hof
Executive Director, Visit Howard County
Tim Overstreet
Park Superintendent, Howard County Recreation & Parks
Rachel Ricketts-Uy
Director of Development, Foundation
JHHCMC
Jeremy Scharfenberg
Director of Sustainability, Columbia Association
Staff
Vera Simmons
Executive Director
Jen Jacobson
Operations Coordinator
Taylor Williams
Program and Event Coordinator