As director of the Baltimore Civic Site for The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Talib Horne leads the Foundation’s efforts to improve the health and well-being of young people and families throughout the city.

Horne is a leader with more than 20 years of economic development and nonprofit experience. He most recently served as executive director of Bon Secours Community Works, where he led a strategy to expand economic, educational and health opportunities in several West Baltimore neighborhoods.

He also previously served as vice president of community and economic development at the Living Classrooms Foundation, a nonprofit that provides hands-on education, workforce development, health and violence-prevention programming, and executive director of the East Harbor Development Corporation, which helps low-income Baltimore residents accumulate assets and wealth. Horne is a member of the Baltimore City Planning Commission, helping to oversee major development and land projects.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from St. Mary’s College of Maryland and a master’s in community economic development from Southern New Hampshire University’s School of Business.

Dr. Rebecca Cisek has focused on organizational learning, development and culture — in classroom and corporate settings — to empower others to achieve outstanding results. Rebecca graduated in 1999 from West Virginia University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Athletic Training, and then completed her Master of Education at the University of Virginia in 2001. She worked as a clinician/educator for eight years, culminating in a Director of Sports Medicine position at the University of San Francisco. Dr. Cisek completed her Doctor of Education in Organization and Leadership at the University of San Francisco and then moved into the corporate sector to work for Target Corporation from 2008-2015, serving in leadership roles in human resources, learning and development. Currently, she serves as Chief Impact Officer for the Bainum Family Foundation. She is passionate about contributing to our society through the development of ethical leaders and equitable, inclusive, high-performing organizations. Rebecca currently resides in the Baltimore, MD area, and spends her free time enjoying fun adventures with her family.

Erin is the Senior Program Officer at the France-Merrick Foundation working on health and human services.  She previously worked for Loyola University Maryland as their Director of the Center for Community, Service and Justice as well as led the York Road Initiative. She has also worked for Catholic Charities and Johns Hopkins University.

She has served on the board of Strong City Baltimore, Rebuilding Together Baltimore, CPHA, and GEDCO. Erin believes she brings a newer lens to philanthropy that is rooted in an asset-based, racial equity and innovation focus. She offers up bringing confidentiality, commitment to mission, strong fiduciary oversight, and developing others for leadership as her skills she can bring to board service.

She is an active participant with the Funders Together to End Homelessness-Baltimore, Aging, Education, Health, and Community Investment Funders Affinity Groups.

Tanya Jones Terrell is BGE’s Director of Corporate Community Impact and is responsible for overseeing BGE’s workforce development and corporate relations efforts throughout central Maryland with a renewed focus on enhancing the company’s impact on underserved communities. She works with the team to establish key external partnerships, such as those with community organizations, historically Black colleges and universities, and other anchor institutions in Baltimore and central Maryland. Tanya works closely with Governmental & External Affairs and across BGE to establish key leading and lagging performance indicators using data analytics. This will help to ensure that BGE’s community impact strategy closely aligns with the needs and concerns of the communities we serve. Tanya will lead the Corporate Community Impact organization with a focus on substantive, long-term programs with community and business impact.

Tanya’s responsibilities include developing, leading, and executing strategic corporate giving programs, workforce development initiatives and developing and managing strategies. Tanya has a wealth of experience in the nonprofit and education sectors, most recently serving as chief operating officer of The Leadership. Additionally, she served as executive director of the South Baltimore Learning Center and in leadership roles with Associated Black Charities, Empower Baltimore Management Corp. and other nonprofit organizations focused on workforce development.

Tanya holds a Master of Science in Counseling and Development from Northeastern University and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Framingham State University. She serves on the board of directors for the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance and is also a member of the advisory boards for the UMBC School of Public Policy and My Brother’s Keeper – Baltimore. 

Raj is the VP, Director of National Programming at Truist Foundation. He previously worked at the Robin Hood Foundation co-building its participatory grantmaking program, elevating nonprofit leaders of color pipeline, and co-designing their COVID-19 Relief Fund cash assistance strategy. He holds a law degree from Yale Law School.

He is eager to help lead conversations at the intersection of law, philanthropy, and racial justice; to share best practices for equitable philanthropy; and to helping shape MPN’s strategy as legal challenges to race-conscious grant making continue to develop across the country.

He is an active participant with the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative.

Anne brings a combination of financial judgement, operational expertise, and deep community impact experience to board service from over 20 years as a non-profit executive and six years as a philanthropic leader. As Chief Operating Officer of Horizon Foundation, Anne directs all financial, operational, and human resource functions.

Betsy is a previously serving Board Member who is looking to continue her service. Betsy has 30+ years as philanthropic executive and has deep ties to western Maryland and community foundations across the state.

Lara Hall is a Senior Program Officer at the Blaustein Philanthropic Group focused on educational opportunity, health and mental health. 

She has previously served on the Board of Directors (2008-2016), the Program Committee (2012- 2018), the Leadership Development/Nominating Committee (2011-2018), the Common Grant Revision Task Force (2013-2014), the Membership Eligibility Task Force (2014-2016), and has chaired the Education and Arts Funders Affinity Groups. She also incubated the School Climate Collaborative.

She is an active participant with the Aging, Arts, Education, Green, and Health Funders Affinity Groups.

Helen joined Hoffberger Family Philanthropies in late November 2020 as a Program Officer and became Executive Director (ED) in February 2023 after serving in the interim role. She previously provided consulting services in the nonprofit sector with the primary focus of helping her clients expand their equity and access effort. Prior to consulting, she served at a few nascent foundations building organizational capacity as well as developing and managing multi-million dollar national and international grant portfolios. Additional experience includes an appointment with the Corporation for National and Community Service, the agency that oversees the national AmeriCorps and Senior Corps volunteer programs, specifically serving as a liaison with the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Helen is a lifelong volunteer with a background in development and publishing. Helen is also currently serving on the Board of Maryland Nonprofits.

Kristen is the Executive Director of the Richman Foundation. She previously served at Notre Dame Prep and Catholic Charities in a variety of roles including development. She is a member of the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies Board of Trustees and holds a law degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

She is an active participant with the Education and Health Funders Affinity Groups and a member of the Prenatal to Five Funders Affinity Group Steering Committee.

As the Senior Program Officer for Health & Human Services, Terry manages a portfolio of grants addressing a broad range of issues, including inequities in the health care system, social determinants of health, housing and supportive service needs of people experiencing homelessness, access to reproductive health services, and food insecurity, among other things. She enjoys working with grantees to ensure that they are able to achieve their objectives, and providing advice and guidance to organizations seeking funding.

Terry joined the Abell Foundation in 2000, drawn by its track record of supporting innovative approaches to addressing some of Baltimore’s most intractable challenges. Prior to joining Abell, Terry worked as a staff attorney at the Maryland ACLU and as an associate at the Baltimore law firm of Brown, Goldstein & Levy. She received a JD from New York University School of Law, and a BA from the University of Wisconsin. She and her husband are the proud parents of two adult children and live in northeast Baltimore City, a few blocks from the beautiful Herring Run Park.