Staff

Kathy Etemad Hollinger

Chief Executive Officer

Kathy oversees all aspects of the Partnership in support of making the region, from Baltimore to Richmond, the most inclusive economy in the country.

Marisa Flowers

Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President of Strategy

Marisa is responsible for advancing the organization’s mission and ensuring operational excellence across all facets of the organization.

Chinyere Hubbard

Chief Marketing & Strategic Communications Officer

Chinyere leads marketing and communications efforts across all initiatives to promote the Partnership and its impact throughout the region.

Carrie Kolasky

Chief Growth Officer

Carrie advances the Partnership with key stakeholders and drives overarching support for the organization and its initiatives.

T.J. Maloney

Senior Vice President, Policy & Research

T.J. oversees the Partnership's efforts to advance public policy solutions that support the Partnership's initiatives.

Emily Bouck West

Vice President, Skills, Talent & Future of Work

Emily oversees the Partnership's Skills & Talent initiative helping employers and educators collaborate to shape the region’s future of work.

Alana Baray

Director, Inclusive Economic Growth

Alana supports the organization’s inclusive growth efforts and initiatives across the region.

Jenn Bristow

Director of Workflow Operations

Jenn helps steer the development and execution of activities throughout the Partnership.

Hannah Burke

Senior Associate, Inclusive Economic Growth

Hannah supports the Inclusive Growth team's efforts across the region.

Ramir Cena

Senior Associate, Business Development & Engagement

Ramir provides operational support to the Growth team for the organization and its initiatives.

Allison Cullin

Director, Regional Mobility & Infrastructure

Allison oversees the Partnership’s regional mobility and infrastructure work to make the entire region more accessible for all.

Ari Gilliam

Senior Associate, Communications

Ari supports the Partnership's marketing and communications efforts to promote our initiatives and partners throughout the region.

Michael Jerakis

Senior Associate, Regional Mobility & Infrastructure

Michael supports the Partnership's Regional Mobility and Infrastructure work.

Talya Kravitz

Associate, Regional Mobility & Infrastructure

Talya supports the Regional Mobility & Infrastructure policy efforts across the region.

Maureen Lytle

Senior Associate, Operations

Maureen supports various operational functions at the Partnership, such as HR, office management, and board meeting coordination.

Jaime McCarthy

Senior Associate, Skills & Talent Initiatives

Jaime supports the development and execution of workforce programs and initiatives throughout the region.

Danny Newman

Manager, Economic Analysis and Policy

Danny provides research support and serves as a thought partner for all three of our priority pillars.

Chris Reneberg

Executive Assistant

Chris provides administrative and logistics support for the CEO, and Leadership Team at the Partnership.

Christian Rodriguez

Senior Associate, Marketing

Christian supports digital marketing for the Partnership, and oversees the creation of graphics, videos, and audio visual material to tell the story of the Partnership and its members.

Kimberly Sarro

Director, Skills & Talent Initiatives

Kim oversees our skills & talent efforts and executes on partnerships with educators and employers.

Tom Shaw

Director, Communications & Marketing

Tom oversees the Partnership's marketing and communications efforts, promoting our partners and impact throughout the region.

Shaina Spector

Director, Accounting & Operations

Shaina manages accounting and bookkeeping on the Operations team at the Partnership

Julie Sproesser

Vice President, Business Development & Engagement

Julie helps to lead the Partnership's employer engagement strategy and execution of events.

Ameya Sriram

Intern, Inclusive Economic Growth

Ameya supports the Inclusive Economic Growth team's efforts across the region.