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Brenda Brown Rever
Founder and Board Chair
Brenda Brown Rever is a lifelong Baltimore
resident and is known as one of Baltimore’s
most prominent community leaders; she has been
a champion and fundraiser for education, the
Jewish community and the empowerment of women.
Ms. Rever has served on several prestigious
boards including, University of Maryland Foundation,
University of Maryland College Park, Kennedy-Kreiger
Board, The Park School,Jewish Federation of
Sarasota, and the House of Ruth.
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Ms. Rever was the Chair of the
Weaving Women’s Words Advisory Board, and
a founding member of The Jewish Women’s
Archives in Boston and Harriet’s List in
Baltimore, a Trustee of the Democratic Party in
Maryland and Chair of the Associated Jewish Charities
Women’s Department and National Chair of
Council of Jewish Federations Women’s Board.
Most notably, Brenda is the founder of CHANA,
a counseling helpline and network for abused women.
This program is coordinated by the Associated
Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore in conjunction
with the House of Ruth. Currently CHANA includes
a kosher safe house, 24 hour hotline staffed by
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Maureen
G. Colburn mcolburn@blsyw.org
Executive Director
Maureen G. Colburn has over 13 years experience leading
educational organizations dedicated to improving the
lives of urban youth, particularly young women. Prior
to opening BLSYW, Ms. Colburn was the Director of
the National Coalition of Single-Sex Public Schools,
a national organization dedicated to increasing the
number and quality of single-sex public schools across
the United States. In this role Ms. Colburn organized
NCSSPS’ first two annual conferences.
Maureen spent seven years as the Executive Director
of Young Women’s Leadership Foundation, an educational
organization that supports the Network of Young Women’s
Leadership Schools and the CollegeBound Initiative.
YWL Foundation expanded significantly under her leadership.
Ms. Colburn’s most notable professional accomplishments
include opening three Young Women’s Leadership Schools
in New York City. Ms. Colburn also launched the CollegeBound
Initiative, a college counseling program in NYC public
schools. She was the lead advocate in the effort that
resulted in YWL Foundation obtaining two $400,000
grants from the New York City Council. Ms. Colburn
also led YWL Foundation through a strategic planning
process that resulted in a 2.8 million dollar grant
from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support
the opening of four more Young Women’s Leadership
Schools in New York City.
Her affiliations include: Board Member, National
Coalition of Single-Sex Public Schools, Member, Alliance
of Nonprofit Management, Member, Association of Maryland
Non-Profits and Member of the Maryland Charter School
Network.
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Laura
L. Green lgreen@blsyw.org
Director of Development and Partnerships
Laura L. Green has over 10 years of vast result-oriented
experience in creating and implementing comprehensive
fundraising programs that are aimed at increasing
and diversifying funding sources. She has aggressively
raised money to address complex social and community
issues through working on political campaigns and
for U.S. Government Elected Officials, as well as
various corporations and non-profit organizations.
Laura’s diverse work experience includes raising
money for and organizing European Extravaganzas (St.
Tropez, Ibiza, and Sardinia), US/China business forums
(Jinan City, Shandong Province, China), celebrity
and political fundraisers, tradeshows, and premier
openings. Most recently, she has helped raised funds
to increase awareness and broaden program availability
for a vital public health initiative, and is now extremely
excited to be fundraising for our charter school.
Her affiliations include: National Urban/Rural Fellows,
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Legacy Council of
the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland Africa American
History and Culture, Greater Baltimore Leadership
Association, and Board Member of the The Clarence
“Du” Burns Memorial Foundation.
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Baltimore
City Public School System |
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"We are committed
to expanding options for all City Schools students, options
that meet the range of their many and diverse needs."
- Baltimore City Public School System CEO
Dr. Andres Alonso |
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| In the spring of 2008 Dr. Andres
Alonso, Chief Executive Officer of the Baltimore City School
System, announced the Transformation Schools Initiative. Transformation
Schools are new small schools established through partnerships
between BCPSS and outside organizations. Transformation Schools
focus on a particular theme and will eventually serve students
citywide in grades 6 through 12. The Transformation Schools
Initiative is critical to City Schools’ commitment to
high quality school options for all students citywide. |
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Young Women’s
Leadership Network |
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Young
Women’s Leadership Network |
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| The Young Women’s Leadership
Network (YWL Network) gives inner city youth a choice in their
education. YWL Network partners with urban public school systems
to create single-gender public schools and college access programs
that raise expectations, increase performance and inspire leadership.
The YWL Network has paved the way for all-girls' public education
in the United States. Our first school, The Young Women’s
Leadership School of East Harlem (TYWLS) serves as a national
catalyst for change, has a framework for academic success
and achieves tremendous results. YWL Network is committed
to giving urban students choice and opportunities for a first
rate education and a path away from the cycles of poverty.
For more information visit www.ywlnetwork.org
and www.tywls.org
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