Councilwoman
Sharon Green Middleton
Board Vice Chairperson

Councilwoman Middleton has had the opportunity to represent the many communities that make up the 6th District. She was elected to serve her first term after her appointment in 2007. She continues to demonstrate the proven ability to bring together residents of various neighborhoods and communities by developing strategic partnerships, providing access to information and resources, and listening to the concerns of her constituents.  When asked about what motivated her to serve, she always gives the credit to her grandmother for instilling a sense of giving back and paying it forward. Councilwoman Middleton has shown exemplary public service background and has extensive experience in education and career development programs. 

Councilwoman Middleton is a proud native of Baltimore and a graduate of Morgan State University. She is a wife and a devoted mother of one son.

Councilman
Robert Stokes, Sr.

Humbled by the honor to serve all residents of the 12th District, Councilman Stokes will always live up to his campaign promise, "I work for you!" He began his public service career in 1984 as campaign coordinator for former City Councilman Edwin Johnson.  In 1988, he was appointed as a Mayor's Representative in the Schmoke Administration and began the Oliver School Based Asthma Program in four elementary schools, while overseeing constituent services.

Adding to his rich and varied public service experience, he was elected to the Maryland Democratic State Central Committee and served four 3-year terms.  Prior to his recent election to City Council, he convened a group of several community associations to form the Unified Neighborhoods Coalition, all while serving as council assistant to Councilman Carl Stokes.

Councilman Stokes is a lifelong resident of East Baltimore and a Paul Laurence Dunbar Senior High School graduate. He briefly attended Morgan State University to pursue a degree in Business Administration and Computer Science.

Scott Gottbreht, PhD
United Way of
Central Maryland

Dr. Gottbreht is the Associate Vice President of Homeless Services at United Way of Central Maryland, where he has managed a portfolio of homeless services programs for 8 years.  He has worked extensively on homeless outreach initiatives, including the Project Homeless Connect.  This project links individuals and families to direct, on-the-spot services such as dental care, vision care, ID, employment assistance, and housing.  He also oversees the United Way Family Stability Program, which helps prevent homelessness for more than 500 families each year and ensures that children can succeed in school despite housing insecurity. 

Currently, Dr. Gottbreht also serves on the Baltimore City Continuum of Care Board, where he chairs the Data & Performance Committee.  He earned his PhD in Comparative Thought from Johns Hopkins University, where he specialized in interdisciplinary approaches to addressing homelessness.

Francesca Jean Baptiste
CASH Campaign of Maryland
Board Secretary

As Director of Tax Partnerships at the CASH Campaign of Maryland, Ms. Baptiste provides training and technical support to a network of partners in Maryland. She manages Maryland Community Fellows Program, a program that places graduate students as well as undergraduate juniors and seniors in community action agencies to help increase their capacity to provide free tax preparation. In addition, she manages Schedule C Step Up, a program designed to educate low income entrepreneurs and small business owners about their tax compliance requirements. 

Ms. Baptiste earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Legal Studies from the City University of New York–New York City College of Technology and a Juris Doctor from the Washington & Lee School of Law. She is currently working towards her Master of Laws in Taxation at the University of Baltimore.  

Doris Minor Terrell
Board Chairperson

Ms. Terrell grew up in Baltimore in a family of steel workers, and is at a point in her life where she wants to give back to the community.  

An educator for 30 years in Baltimore City Public Schools, she believes in a holistic approach to educating both children and adults. “You cannot educate in isolation,” she says. These days she is keeping busy with a range of activities—all in the spirit of advancing social justice. She is currently a community activist for the Broadway community and enrolled in a Social Justice certification program at Harvard University. She conducted research in London, England to review slavery from an economic perspective, and she believes social justice efforts in the United States have created deficits in the black and brown communities instead of advancing them.

Theodore (Theo) Jackson

Mr. Jackson grew up in the Sandtown and Madison-Eastend neighborhoods of Baltimore City. He is a lover of food and advocate for food equity and fresh food accessibility. He has served as a food policy intern with the city and volunteered at various food nonprofits. He is also the chef/owner of a small catering business.   

Mr. Jackson attended Poly and has a B.S. in Finance from Penn State, an A.A. in Culinary Arts from Stratford University and an M.A. in Food Studies with a concentration in Advocacy and Policy from New York University. For his Master’s capstone, Mr. Jackson studied the role of the Arabber community in solving the food insecurity in Baltimore City. Mr. Jackson has spent the last decade as a federal government employee at the Social Security Administration, Office of Management and Budget, and currently, the United States Department of Agriculture.

LaRhonda Medley

A Baltimore native, Ms. Medley is the proud single mother of a son. She loves parenting, despite the many challenges motherhood has brought her. Ms. Medley enjoys spending time with her son, taking him out to eat and showing him how to conduct himself while out in the community. She is family-oriented and enjoys having family over to her home, especially during the holidays.

Ms. Medley is a graduate of Baltimore City Public Schools and has spent her professional life working in the fields of customer service and transportation. She is a champion of the BCCAP mission. She believes no one should have to endure poverty and everyone should be empowered to change their life path.