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Character Building by Booker T. Washington
The Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Legend by Marie Lu
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Character Building by Booker T. Washington
Black Boy Smile by D. Watkins*
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
What’s Not to Like by Jim Burger*
Life Before by Michelle Bacon*
Personal Choice Library Book
Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai*
*included a visit and conversation with the author
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Time: September 25 @ 11:30 am – September 25 @ 1:00 pm
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2026-2027 Term:
TCS Alum (’88) Trustee & Chairperson Dave Bayer, TCS Trustee, Treasurer & Office Manager Leah Culotta, TCS Trustee, Teacher & Head of School Tom Culotta, Lyric Deputy Director of Education Ebony Evans, Composer & Performer Antonio Eyez, Lyric Director of Education Denise Kumani Gantt, Franciscan Center Director of Responsive Services Sabrinia Gay, Operations Director Kathleen Gower, Franciscan Center Executive Director Jeff Griffin, TCS Alum (’25) Madison Hansel, TCS Trustee Fleesie Hubbard, TCS Alum (’18) & TrusteeDonald Lacey, Baltimore City Community College Professor Gerald Leavell II, TCS Alum (’21) Claude Nicholson, Theatre Teacher Tarshai Peterson, University of Maryland Extension Educator Miguel Quinonas, Writing teacher Don Riesett, University of Maryland Professor Gina Robinson, University of Baltimore Professor Craig Schiffert, TCS Alum (’22) Joshua Sharpe, TCS Alum (’04) & Trustee Justin Switzer, Physical Education Teacher Eduardo Viana, TCS Alum (’20) Olivia Yates,
* Artist Series Guest Teachers * Baltimore Center Stage * Berman McAleer Staff for Financial Planning Seminar * Johns Hopkins University Center for Social Concern * The Lyric Baltimore * Maryland Institute College of Art * University of Maryland Nursing School
2025-2026 Term:
Artist Rahne Alexander, Journalist, Author & Screenwriter Rafael Alvarez, Author Carlos Avent, TCS Alum (’88) Trustee & Chairperson Dave Bayer, Artist Clarke Bedford, Art Teaching Intern Kira Bell, TCS Family Charlotte Breeden, Dancer, Actor & Teacher Maria Broom, Entrepreneur, Artist & Young Playwrights Teacher Allison Brown,Chief Financial Officer Bill Bruns, Photojournalist Jim Burger, Assistant Manager of Workforce Development Sharon Burley, DNR Community Forestry Specialist Zaire Camino, Chief Investment Officer Brian Carroll, Museum Educator & Independent Curator Safiyah Cheatam, art teaching intern Caroline Christenen, Musician & Artist Chris Ciattei, Artist and Martial Arts Instructor Kini Collins, Senior Client Service Associate Terri Cook, Investment Management Operations Associate Molly Cooke, Restorative Circle Facilitator, Sister Helene Cooke, TCS Alum (’21) Salma Ruiz-Cruz, TCS Trustee, Treasurer & Office Manager Leah Culotta, TCS Trustee, Teacher & Head of School Tom Culotta, Filmmaker & Musician Skizz Cyzyk, Associate Production Manager Alexis Davis, Art Teaching Intern Ken De La Cruz, Nursing Student Simona Dike, Author and Artist Sharron Dinkins, Financial Analyst Joe DiSalvo, BWGC Member Sharon Edlow, Lyric Deputy Director of Education Ebony Evans, Composer & Performer Antonio Eyez, Multidisciplinary Artist & Author Cheryl Fair, Baltimore City College Professor Omar Farooqui, Author Saadia Faruqi, Baltimore City Community College Professor Manuel Freire-de-Pozo, Former U.S> Minolta Vice-President Mike Gallo, Lyric Director of Education Denise Kumani Gantt, Operations Director Kathleen Gower, Director of wealthcare for Women Melanie Hagan, Musician & Artist George Hagegeorge, TCS Alum (’25) Madison Hansel, Art Teaching Intern Anan Haque, Lyric Teaching Artist Mitch Harris, Civic & Community Artistic Associate Greeyo/Antwan Hawkins, Director of Client Services Deana Heid, Systems Administrator Steven Herrera, Financial Advisor Matt Hess, Vice President of Branding & Innovation Tyler Hoffberger, University of Baltimore Professor James Hollywood III, Partner Brett Holmes, Baltimore City Community College Professor Habiba Houti, TCS Trustee Fleesie Hubbard, Education Artistic Associate Hope Hynson, Artist Kelly Irvine, TCS Family Bianca Jobita, Emma Jobita, & Penina Jobita, Investment Management Associate Reid Jones, Nursing Student Kennedy Joyner, BWGC Member Ann Kahan, Author and Fiber Artist Christianne Knight, Journalist Rona Kobel, BWGC Member Phylis Kolman, IBEW Journeyman Chris Laird, Filmmaker Chris LaMartina, Artist & Professor Vanessa Lopez, Nursing Student Rivkah Moinzadeh, World History Teacher Ed Meade , BCCC Dual Enrollment Coordinator Dr. Brian Metcalfe, Graphic Designer Paula Millet, Community Data Specialist Daisy Mitchell, Alum (’17) & Trustee Dyrrell Moon, TCS Alum (’21) Claude Nicholson, Producer, Actor & Musician Melissa O’Brien LaMartina, Director of Insurance Planning Dawn O’Farrell, Nursing Student Damilola Oga, Book Artist Jenny O’Grady, Digital Learning Manager Tyler Osborne, Art Teaching Intern Alex Ozga, BCYF Program Staff Whitney Palmer, Education Artistic Associate Erin Margaret Pettigrew, Towson University Astronomy Professor Christian Ready, Assistant Director Markya Reed, Creative Writing Teacher Don Riesett, TCS Family Carla Rivas, Assistant Director Julie Rivera, University of Maryland Professor Gina Robinson, Musician, Artist & Playwright Nygel Robinson, Baltimore poet & lyricist Victor Rodgers AKA Slangston Hughes, Playwright & Columnist Dan Rodricks, Photographer Nicholas Rudolph, University of Baltimore Professor Craig Schiffert, Professor of Immunology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Dr. Al Scott, TCS Alum (’22) Joshua Sharpe, University of Baltimore Director of the Library and Archives Michael Shochet, Investment Operations Director Kim Silvestri, Patagonia Community Engagement Specialist David Smith, Radio Talk Show Host Marc Steiner, Director, Performer and Teacher Susan Stroupe, TCS Alum (’04) & Trustee Justin Switzer, Music and Visual Artist Damon Trueitt, Musician & Producer John Tyler, supervising art teacher Rachel Valsing, Physical Education Teacher Eduardo Viana, Artist & Professor Siobhan Vicens, Artistic Director Stevie Walker-Webb, Nursing Student Daphne Waller, Head of University of Baltimore’s Center for Digital Communication, Commerce, and Culture Dr. Greg Walsh, Assistant Dean BCCC Michelle White, Senior Client Service Associate Ashley Wilkinson, Assistant Director Amy Wilson, Founder & President of Skill Capital Management Matt Wyskiel, TCS Alum (’20) Olivia Yates, Nursing Student Chava Zemel
* Artist Series Guest Teachers * Baltimore Center Stage * Berman McAleer Staff for Financial Planning Seminar * Johns Hopkins University Center for Social Concern * The Lyric Baltimore * Maryland Institute College of Art * University of Maryland Nursing School
