Facilitators 

Michael Finley
mfinley@burnsinstitute.org

Michael Finley is a member of the Executive Leadership Team with the W. Haywood Burns Institute.  

Samantha Mellerson
smellerson@burnsinstitute.org

Samantha Mellerson is executive director of the W. Haywood Burns Institute. 

Jessica Solomon, MSOD
jess@artinpraxis.co 

Jessica Solomon is an experienced organizational change consultant and principal at Art in Praxis.

Staff

Baltimore’s Promise 

Julia Baez, Chief Executive Officer
Julia@baltimorespromise.org

Janelle Gendrano, Chief Operating Officer
janelle@baltimorespromise.org

Catherine Pitchford*, Chief Program Officer
catherine@baltimorespromise.org

Bridget Blount, Chief Impact Officer
bridget@baltimorespromise.org

Jasmyne Gilbert, Senior Manager of Operations and Special Projects
Jasmyne@baltimorespromise.org

Open Society Institute-Baltimore

Danielle Torain, Director
danielle.torain@opensocietyfoundations.org

Tracy Brown, Deputy Director
tracy.brown@opensocietyfoundations.org

Katy Caldwell, Program Specialist
katy.caldwell@opensocietyfoundations.org

Michael Camlin, Senior Program Specialist
michael.camlin@opensocietyfoundations.org

Priscilla Newton, Senior Program Administrative Officer
priscilla.newton@opensocietyfoundations.org

Evan Serpick, Director of Strategic Communications
evan.serpick@opensocietyfoundations.org

Bobbi Nicotera, Communications Specialist
bobbi.nicotera@opensocietyfoundations.org

*Catherine Pitchford served as a Community Advisor from December 2020 to March 2021 while serving as the Director of Programs at the Center for Urban Families. After the conclusion of the Grant Advisory Team’s efforts, in April 2021 Cathy joined the Baltimore’s Promise team as its Chief Program Officer and now serves as staff supporting the B’more Invested effort.