Staff | Downtown Partnership of Baltimore

What's Next for Downtown? Shelonda Stokes Shares Her Thoughts with Technical.ly

The Downtown Management Authority Annual Board Meeting to approve the budget will take place Tuesday, April 23rd at 11:30am. Please RSVP to Joy Handy Lane at jlane@dpob.org to receive a Zoom link.

Downtown Management Authority will hold a public forum for feedback and input on the annual budget on April 25th, 11am at Downtown Partnership’s office (at 20 S. Charles St. 6th Floor). RSVP to Joy Handy Lane at jlane@dpob.org.

The Downtown Management Authority Annual Board Meeting to approve the final budget will take place Friday, April 26th at 1:00pm.

April 19, 2024

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DPOB Staff

Whether they’re sweeping the streets, planting flowers in Center Plaza, or raising money to support minority-owned businesses Downtown, the DPOB team is a diverse group of individuals all working hard to make Downtown Baltimore better.

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Working Behind the Scenes to Make Baltimore Great

DPOB Admin Team Members

President

Shelonda Stokes

Job title in your own words: "I'm the conductor of an amazing orchestra of team members working together to help keep Downtown clean, safe, and vibrant!"

Chief Operating Officer

Maria Evora

Chief Financial Officer

Cheis Garrus

Senior Vice President, Hospitality & Safety

William "Bill" Marcus

10-4!

Vice President, Strategic Partnerships

Linda House

Vice President, Economic Development

Claudia Jolin

Job title in your own words: Chief of Projects that Don't Fall Into Any Other Category

Vice President, Community Outreach

Nick Usher

Job title in your own words: The Facilitator

Vice President, Parks, Plazas, & Greenspaces

Steve Robinson

Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Susan Brown

Controller

Tammy Grinnan

Senior Director, Public Space Maintenance

Laqusia Wade

Job title in your own words: Boss Lady

Director, Economic Development

Emily Breiter

Job title in your own words: Promoter of Creativity

‪Director, Economic Development

Amy Seitz

Director, Hospitality

Alexander McNair

Director, Payroll

Regina Green

Job title in your own words: The Great Keeper of NUMBERS

Director, Community Affairs

Sydni Snaggs

Director, Marketing

Nicole Rohrer

Director, Business Development

Chrissy Schifkovitz

Director, Parks, Plazas, & Greenspaces

Lashonda Wright

Project Manager, Operations

Linda Henry

Job title in your own words: Cruise Ship Director

Manager, Accounting

Kimberly Bell

Job title in your own words: Official Ripper of Checks from Check Stubs

Staff Accountant

Peter Plangetis

Manager, Homeless Outreach

Corey Hargrove

‪Commercial Revitalization Manager

Germaine Prince

Manager, Homeless Outreach

Geon Floyd

Manager, Homeless Outreach

Faneca Porter

‪Digital Content Creator

Oluwa-Yemisi Okunola

Coordinator, Events and Programming

Ruby Watson

Senior Executive Assistant

Joy Handy-Lane

Job title in your own words: "I absolutely love working hard in the background supporting successful projects and events!"

Administrative Assistant

Kayela McNeal

Receptionist & Dispatcher

Jitiba Cottman

Assistant, Building Maintenance

Jewelry Huntley

Job title in your own words: Keeper Of Things Looking Good

The Faces on the Streets

DPOB Operations Team

Downtown Baltimore Guide

Antoine Artes

Dwayne Tisdale

Clifton Townes

Clean Streets Ambassador, Compactor Driver

Joseph Townes

Robert Ward

Downtown Baltimore Guide

Keiyonna Watkins

Mathew Wendell

Park Steward

Thomas White

Antawane Williams

Clean Streets Ambassador