2 minute read
Selection Committee
Each spring, the selection committee joins IAP staff in identifying exceptional students for the new cohort. Members review applications, interview students and then make thoughtful recommendations to staff. With our applicant pool growing and becoming more competitive, this is a yeoman’s task that they undertake year after year. The dedication and support of the selection committee is not just invaluable; it is a way to engage the community, raise awareness of the program and cultivate champions for IAP.
The 32-person committee comprises UMD and IAP alumni, university staff, donors and community volunteers.
"Serving on the IAP selection committee is one of the most rewarding and exciting points in my work calendar all year. Meeting young
people with drive, conviction and a vision for
their lives is a boost to my spirit. It is an
honor for me to be able to support a program that was designed specifically for Baltimore City students as a pathway to and through college. Giving my time is a small investment for a big payoff.”
Danista E. Hunte
Executive director, Child First Authority, Inc. Member since 2001
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM 2001–PRESENT
Janiceia Adams ’07* Helen Amos Tedd Alexander lll Gloria Aparicio-Blackwell Rahn V. Barnes Jonathan Barrett ’87 J. Kenneth Battle, Jr. Christie Bianco ’97 DeAngela Boone ’10 D. Stuart Bowers ’81 Jane Brown ’72 Karmen Walker Brown Howard Burnett James E. “Eddy” Campbell Nancy Canales ’13* Michael F. Canning, Sr. ’61 Alexandra Carter Susan Chong Jonathan Claiborne ’77 Olivia Coates ’08* Jennifer Covahey ’08* Dekebra Arrington Crowe ’11* Carolyn Crews ’09* Walter L. Dozier Juliet Eurich Diana Forbus Tom Gildee Anne Girod Barbara Goliday Mary Graham-Fisher Patricia A. Granata-Eisner Sarah Grebow Desiree Griffin-Moore Shannon R. Gundy Bill Haris ’94 Stephen Haylek ’80 Danista E. Hunte Luwanda Jenkins Derrick Johnson ’00 Tina Jolivet Sheila D. Jones ’74 Essence Jordan ’05* Leronia A. Josey, Esq. Bahareh Kamali ’97 Gary L. Kaplan ’94 Beatrice Key ’88 Diane Marimow Warren McKay Mardell Moffett Ovetta Moore Kathi Muhammad ’77 Randall Phyall Yavona Williams Pirali ’05 Yolanda Pruitt ’78 Tony Randall Alison L. Richman ’69 Stuart Ritter ’89 Jose Rodriguez Terry M. Rubenstein Pranav Saha ’02 Jonathan Schaechter’87 Marilyn Schaftel Robert B. Schaftel ’62 Donald C. Scheeler ’85 J. Keith Scroggins ’79 Darian Senn-Carter ’08* Bruce Sherman Amara Sillah ’10* Kelly Smith ’06* John Starling Helen Szablya Jimmy Tadlock Jay Turkhia ’11 Ralph Tyler Rodney Washington ’87 Thalia T. Washington ’00 Kimberly Watson Kathy Keys Waymmann ’81 Timea Webster John Wetzelberger lll ’71 James Wheeler Jack Wilen ’72 Randal Brewer Williams ’10* Frank Williams Tiana Wynn ’05*
*IAP alumni
