GSIP Fellows – 2018

Abiodun Adeoye

Salisbury University | History, Political Science; European Studies

GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF FEDERAL RELATIONS
Tiffany Waddell
Director of Federal Relations

Simi Adeoye

McDaniel College | Political Science

GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
Van Brooks
Director 

Hassan Almaala

University of Maryland, College Park | Government & Politics: International Relations; Business

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Danielle Susskind
Lead Academic Policy Specialist

Leena Aurora

Johns Hopkins University  | Public Health; Psychology 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Mariana Marques
Chief of Staff for Public Health Services

Taylor Blades

Washington College | Political Science, Environmental Studies 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Heather Barthel
Assistant Director

Eleanor Brown

Salisbury University | Social Work, Political Science; Psychology

DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES
Gavin Patashnick
Director of Legislation and Policy 

Steven Clark

University of Maryland, College Park | Government and Politics

GOVERNOR’S COORDINATING OFFICES
Patrick Lally
Senior Executive Director 

Victoria Cline

Washington College | English, Political Science; Spanish

GOVERNOR’S OFFICE
Angela Berard
Deputy Communications Director 

Monica Davis

Coppin State University | Social Work; Nonprofit Leadership

OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH & HEALTH DISPARITIES, MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Stephanie Slowly
Deputy Director

Jessica Miller-Suchet

Johns Hopkins University | Psychology; Women, Gender & Sexuality

DEPARTMENT OF OUTREACH, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
Karen Shipley
Executive Director

Hayley Mullen

University of Maryland, College Park | Criminology and Criminal Justice

GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION
Angelina Guarino
Senior Director of Justice Reinvestment 

Becky Rosansky

University of Maryland, College Park | Public Policy

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Jack Daniels
Deputy Director, Special Loans and Administration

Abigail Roswell

Kenyon College | Economics; Public Policy

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
James Palma
Senior Research Manager

Kylie Schade

Stevenson University | Business Administration

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING, AND REGULATION
Mike Pantelides
Executive Director

Morgan Smith

St. Mary’s College of Maryland | Political Science, Public Policy; Mathematics

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Dana Burl
Director, Outreach and Advocacy 

Graham Whaples

University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Media Communication Studies, American Studies 

DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Mark Powell 
Chief, Agriculture and Seafood Marketing

Abigail Wikner

University of Maryland, College Park | Anthropology; International Development and Conflict Management 

NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Stephen Holt
Assistant Director, Homelessness Initiatives 

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Hannah Wilcove

University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Gender and Women’s Studies; Sociology, Statistics

GOVERNOR’S COORDINATING OFFICES
Heather Epkins
Director of Communications

Tavia Williams

Notre Dame of Maryland University | Political Science, Philosophy; Arabic

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING, AND REGULATION
Lauren Gilwee
New Americans Initiative Coordinator