Board of Directors
City of Seat Pleasant-University of Maryland Health Partnership

Contact: Dr. Sharon Desmond, chairwoman desmond@umd.edu, 301-405-2526

City-appointed Directors

• Paul Blackwood, Dimensions Healthcare System
• Curtis Butler, Seat Pleasant Resident (Health Partnership Treasurer)
• Eugene Kennedy, Former Major
• Denise Lynch, Principal, Bradbury Heights Elementary School
• Chekezie Maduka, PTA President, Judge Sylvania Woods Senior Elementary School
• Squire Newsome, Rev., Greater Beulah Baptist Church
• Marcus Tillman, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Mount Rainier
• Brenda White, Principal, Capitol Heights Elementary School
• James Wright, Senior Staff Writer, Afro-American News

University-appointed Directors

• Sharon Desmond, Associate Professor, Department of Public and Community Health (Health Partnership Chairwoman)
• Katherine Hershey, Coordinator of Community Service-Learning
• Isaac Williams, Associate Professor, School of Architecture
• Ronald Zeigler, Director, Nyumburu Cultural Center

Non-Voting Directors

Board-appointed Directors

• Marilyn Akinfolarin, Program Director, Prince George's County Health Department

Emeritus Directors

• Evelyn King, Former Seat Pleasant Resident
• Jerry Greenberg, Professor Emeritus, Department of Public and Community Health

City Representatives

• Alex Rodriguez, Acting City Administrator, City Hall, Seat Pleasant

City Council Representatives

• Brian Shivers, Human Services, Health and Education Committee, City Council