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Dr. Letitia Dzirasa
2019, deputy mayor of Health and Human
Services, City of Baltimore
Georganne Hale
2013, senior vice president of racing
development, Maryland Jockey Club
Dr. Letitia Dzirasa recently returned to her role
as Baltimore’s deputy mayor of health and human
services after leaving the position over a year ago.
Dzirasa, a pediatrician and former Baltimore health commissioner during the COVID-19
pandemic, said she is ready to get back to helping
the city improve its approach to homeless services,
opioid overdose response, behavioral health and
more. Like Mayor Brandon Scott, Dzirasa said she
sees a need for interagency collaboration.
“No one agency can do it alone. I learned that
during the pandemic. We really do rely on each other
as well as partners to move the work forward.”
— Chevall Pryce
After more than 40 years of serving the local horse
racing industry, Georganne Hale was elevated this
year to the Maryland Jockey Club’s senior vice president of racing development.
In her new role, Hale said she will continue to
grow the state’s thoroughbred racing program,
while also supporting the jockey club’s philanthropic
efforts. She’s also overseeing the revitalization of the
Baltimore-Washington International Turf Cup and
helping organize the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred
Championship Series.
Hale said she remains committed to advocating
for thoroughbred aftercare and mentoring “the next
generation” of racing officials.
— Dan Belson
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Tchernavia Rocker
2022, chief people officer, Revlon Group
With more than 18 years of leadership experience
in human resources, DEI, corporate strategy, and
sustainability, Tchernavia Rocker has been named
chief people officer at Revlon Group Holdings LLC.
She will report to CEO Elizabeth Smith and serve in
an advisory role to support the growth of the company’s ethnic hair care portfolio. Having served as chief
people & transformation officer at Under Armour
and having previously held senior HR roles during
an 18-year tenure at Harley-Davidson, Tchernavia
brings human capital management and leadership
experience to the Revlon team.
— Journey Burris
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Alicia Wilson
2016, vice president for civic engagement
& opportunity, Johns Hopkins University
Robbin Lee
2021, director of ecosystem,
UpSurge Baltimore
Myriam Rogers
2023, superintendent, Baltimore County
Public Schools
Wilson is proud to “wake up every day” thinking
of unique ways that the opportunities and expertise
of Johns Hopkins can benefit Baltimore.
Serving as Sagamore Development’s vice president of community affairs and legal adviser was “one
of the most significant experiences that I’ve had in
my career,” Wilson said. Listening to the community at her previous role, where she ensured that the
Baltimore Peninsula redevelopment project helped
businesses and residents thrive, has helped Wilson
inform her work at Hopkins.
“Money isn’t the only tool that you can use to solve
problems,” she said. “Really thinking about how we as
a community, we as a city, are better when we think
about how we weave together solutions to complex
problems” is what brings change.
— Dan Belson
After nearly six years as executive director and
founding member of Baltimore Homecoming,
Robbin Lee transitioned to her new role of director of ecosystem at UpSurge Baltimore, which was
acquired by the Greater Baltimore Committee. Now,
Lee focuses on fostering entrepreneurship and growing startups across the region, an effort that resonates
with her, having grown up in a small-business family.
At UpSurge, she has years of experience mobilizing
networks of Baltimoreans across the country to invest
in the city, now with a sharper focus on startups and
business growth.
“When I first started my career, I thought impact
meant supporting artists and helping them grow their
craft … but over time, my desire to scale that impact
has expanded,” Lee said.
— Journey Burris
When The Baltimore Sun profiled Superintendent
Myriam Rogers in 2023, she was just months into her
tenure leading the state’s third-largest school district.
Now, BCPS has the most improvement in chronic
absenteeism in the state, the most five-star-rated
schools, higher graduation rates, and 27.2% fewer
teacher resignations, among other accomplishments.
“Our intentional work … is creating conditions for
continued success and reversing more than a decade
of academic decline,” Rogers wrote in an email. “We
are building something special in Baltimore County
Public Schools. As we fast forward together, we are
confident that every student, regardless of zip code
or income, can and will succeed.”
— Racquel Bazos
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