Meet the BCP Board
Meet the BCP Board Member: Mike Niccolini
We continue our series of profiles on the community leaders who serve on the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) board with a conversation with Mike Niccolini, Co-Chairman of the BCP Board and co-founder and president of MCM Capital, LLC. Mike’s reflections on his BCP...
Meet the Board Member: George Hess
George Hess, the founding Board Chair for Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP), has been at the BCP helm for nearly 30 years. Since 2017, he and Mike Nicollini have split leadership duties as Co-chairs. In 1996, the year BCP was founded, he was tapped by Dr. Muriel...
Meet the BCP Board Member: Thiru Vignarajah
Thiru Vignarajah, a former federal and city prosecutor, Deputy Attorney General of Maryland, and litigation partner at DLA Piper, joined the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) Board of Trustees 15 years ago. He recently shared with BCP why helping to shepherd...
Meet the BCP Board Member: John Bullock
Baltimore City Councilman John Bullock, Ph.D., who represents the 9th district of West and Southwest Baltimore, has been a Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) Board member since 2017. We talked to him about serving Baltimore’s school-aged children and their families...
Meet the Board Member: Keith Scroggins
Keith Scroggins, the retired Chief Operating Officer for Baltimore City Public Schools and Baltimore Curriculum Project’s (BCP) educational partner, brings extensive school system expertise to the board and a deep passion for improving opportunities for young people...
Meet the BCP Board Member: Nakeya Houlton
This month, we showcase our newest board member, Pimlico Elementary / Middle School parent Nakeya Houlton. Welcome to the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) Board of Directors, Nakeya! How did you learn about BCP and the opportunity to join the Board? I joined the...
Meet the BCP Board Member: Joe Langmead
Joe Langmead, BCP Board of Directors, has enjoyed a long career as a CPA (Certified Public Accountant). His volunteer role with Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) is newer on his impressive c.v. and civic engagements, but it’s a good match for his skills and deep...
Meet the BCP Board Member: David Freeman
Marketing consultant David Freeman joined the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) Board of Directors in June 2022. Since, he’s been sharing his 20-plus years of public relations, branding, and strategic communications expertise with BCP as the chair of the Marketing...
Meet the BCP Board Member: Dilyan I. Dryanovski, Ph.D.
This month, we spoke with Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) Board of Directors member, Dilyan I. Dryanovski, Ph.D., Scientific Program Analyst with the National Institutes of Health and parent of a current student at Hampstead Hill Academy. Dr. Dryanovski is a...
Meet the BCP Board Member: Heather Mitchell
Attorney Heather Mitchell first learned about Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) in 2005 as a young associate at Venale, LLP. Twenty years later, she is a seasoned BCP Board member and passionate advocate for BCP’s work with Baltimore City Public Schools to improve...
Meet the BCP Board Member: Ryan Galloway
Ryan Galloway, CPA (inactive), brings impressive financial expertise to the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP). He’s the Financial Controller at hyper-growth startup, Cinq Care, Managing director of BeMore Corporate Solutions technology enablement firm supporting the...
In Memory: Bob Benjamin, BCP Board Member
Robert “Bob” Benjamin, longtime Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) Board member, passed on February 28, 2024. A trusted and talented journalist, Bob was retired as senior editor at T. Rowe Price Group at the time of his passing. He had an impressive and impactful...
Meet the BCP Board Member: Mo Jishi
Mohannad “Mo” Jishi, Executive Vice President at M&T Bank, first became involved with Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) as a neighbor of Hampstead Hill Academy (HHA). He began volunteering in 2013 through Business Volunteers Maryland’s PENCIL Affiliate Program,...
Meet the BCP Board Member: Betsey Hobelmann
Betsey Hobelmann is the newest member to join the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) Board of Directors. On December 7, 2023, she attended her first Board meeting at Govans Elementary School. Here, she shares her enthusiasm for her new role and for Baltimore City’s...
Meet the BCP Board: Danisha Allen, MD
Dr. Danisha Allen, a BCP Board Member since February 2017, is a pathologist with Lifebridge Health and St. Agnes Hospital. Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) recently spoke with her about her joy in giving back to Baltimore City Public Schools, which educated her. ...
Meet the Board: Victor Abiamiri
This month, we profile Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) board member Victor Abiamiri, partner and portfolio manager at Brown Advisory and former NFL lineman. He has been serving on the BCP board since 2015. Q: What does it mean to you to serve on the BCP board? ...
Meet the BCP Board: Anne Perkins
Anne Perkins, a founding board member of the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) was invited by founding board chair George Hess to join the Board in 1996 when BCP began. She knew that serving BCP was a perfect fit– she’s an attorney and served 14 years as a member of...
Meet the BCP Board: Rob Sharps
Robert Sharps joined the Baltimore Curriculum Project board in September 2021 for a simple reason: he was asked. His friend, BCP board co-chair Mike Niccolini, tapped Rob, who is chief executive officer and president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., for...