Our Executive Leadership Committee (ELC) keeps us focused on our mission, shapes our agenda, and provides leadership to Ready At Five, while working closely with our steering and advisory committees.
ELC Chair
Meredith C. Callanan, Immediate Past Chair, T. Rowe Price Foundation
ELC Vice-Chair
Laura Gamble, Regional President, PNC Bank, Inc.
ELC Members
William Backstrom, Senior Vice President, Client and Community Relations Director, PNC Bank, Inc.
Jeff Brookes, President, Brookes Publishing Co.
Brian J. Dulay, Executive Director, Maryland Business Roundtable for Education
Rebecca A. English, Esq., Head of Global Tax, CFO Group; Vice President, T. Rowe Price Group Inc.
Taylor Graff, Head of Asset Allocation Research, Investment Solutions Group, Brown Advisory
David Hanlin, Vice President, Operations at Coastal Hospice
Brenda Hussey-Gardner, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine - University of MD Children's Hospital
Seema D. Iyer, PhD, Associate Director, Jacob France Institute
Yolanda Jenkins, Deputy Director, Art With A Heart
Bryan Perry, Chief of Staff and General Counsel, Baltimore City Community College
Dr. Aaliyah Samuel, Interim Director, National Governor's Association Center for Best Practices, Education Division
