Judges Panel

Alexandra Szewczyk

Alexandra “Alex” Szewczyk was born and raised in Great Mills, MD. She danced at Bunny Bailey Dance Studio for 15 years. Alex also performed in several Summerstock and St. Mary’s Ryken High School theatre productions. Alex served as Key Club Lieutenant Governor for Capital District Division 22B in 2011. Alex graduated from Towson University in 2016 majoring in Sociology/Anthropology with a criminal justice concentration. At Towson, Alex was on Fusion Dance Team, and the Equestrian Team. She was also a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority where she served as social chair. Alpha Gamma Delta’s philanthropy focused on JDRF and diabetes awareness. Alex is currently a Special Investigator for Paragon Systems in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area. Additionally, she works as a Brand Ambassador for Monster Energy. In her spare time, she enjoys boxing, and cuddling with her cat and five month old puppy.

Anne

Anne Reaver has resided in Frederick County for over 40 years with her husband and two daughters. She owned a successful information technology consulting business before working at the family business, Emmitsburg Glass Company, where she managed the information technology and human resource departments. Anne belongs to the Women’s Giving Circle of Frederick and is the chairperson of the Community Foundation Grants Committee of Frederick County. She is also a trustee of the organization and will be appointed chairman of the board for the 2023-2024 term. Anne is also a trustee of Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, and Mother Seton School in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where four generations of her family have attended grade school. She is a proud member of Frederick Health’s Order of the Good Samaritans and Team Hope, a local breast cancer charity supporting local women. Anne enjoys all types of music and played the flute for six years. She especially enjoys traveling with family and friends, having recently traveled to Africa and Italy. She also enjoys bike riding, summer concerts in Baker Park, and spending time with her four grandchildren. This will be her fourth year judging the Distinguished Young Women of Maryland Program.

Brooke Nixon

Brooke Nixon is a Carroll County native and proud has-been of the DYW community. In 2018, she was the DYW of Carroll County and the first-runner up at the state program where she earned the overall interview and self-expression awards. Brooke is a graduate of Christopher Newport University where she received degrees in Computer Information Science and Psychology and is currently a graduate student at Wake Forest University in the Experimental Psychology program where she researches human-computer interaction.

Brooke prides herself on being well-rounded and versatile. Following her year as DYW of Carroll County, she was crowned the youngest-ever Miss Baltimore at 17-years old, and has since held the titles of Miss Washington County 2019 and Miss Ijamsville 2020 with the Miss America Organization. In 2019, she founded an initiative called #Tech-Telligence that aims to promote cyber safety and technical literacy among youth. Through partnerships ranging from local government to national organizations such as the Girl Scouts of the USA, her Tech-telligence presentations have reached hundreds of students across the country. Her research has been presented at over 20 regional, national, and international conferences, and she has co-authored four articles in peer-reviewed academic journals including the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology and the Journal of Language and Social Psychology. Brooke’s passion for cybersecurity has led her to complete internships with prestigious organizations including the State Employees Credit Union, United States Navy, and Federal Bureau of Investigation. In her free time, she enjoys playing piano, singing, hiking, and traveling.