Board of Directors
Megan Warren, Esq.
Chair
Head, Financial Crimes Compliance Advisory, Americas, Standard Chartered Bank
Taylor W. Beckham, Esq.
Vice Chair
Associate General Counsel at Pepco Holdings, an Exelon Company
Kevin Nelson
Treasurer
Senior Manager at
Baltimore Gas & Electric
Torin Caverly
Secretary
Director, retired, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
Justin Bonny, Ph.D.
Board Member
Associate Professor
Morgan State University
Camille Blake Fall, Esq.
Board Member
Director, Minority Health & Health Disparities, Maryland Department of Health
Kia Glaze
Board Member
Assistant Principal
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Kevin Giffhorn
Board Member
Government and Education Director, Mindgrub Technologies
Da’Kuawn Johnson
Board Member
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Asaf Keller, Ph.D.
Board Member
Professor and Chairman, Neurobiology Dept, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Tya Kelly
Board Member
Senior Compliance Manager at
T. Rowe Price Inc.
CFO – Business Enablement
Andrew Kim
Board Member
Managing Director of Cybersecurity, Accenture
Ayana Martin, Ph.D
Board Member
Senior Medical Science Liaison, Viridian Therapeutics
Catherine D. Patterson
Board Member
Director of Strategic Initiatives UsAgainstAlzheimer’s
Dr. Maria C. Sanchez
Board Member
Director of Engineering and Computing Education Program, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Angela Venza
Board Member
Executive Director of PriceSmart Foundation
Mary C. H. Weller, DOL
Board Member
Director of Science, Baltimore City Public Schools
Ariel S. Bowers
Emeritus Board Member
Space Telescope Science Institute
Michael Hinkey
Emeritus Board Member
Sector Vice President and General Manager (Ret.)
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
Bonnie Legro, MAT
Emeritus Board Member
Program Officer
(Retired)
The Abell Foundation
Dr. James E. West
Emeritus Board Member
Professor, Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Board Governance Policies
Megan Warren, Esq. has over 20 years of experience in financial crimes prevention for large global financial services firms. She has specialized in ethics, anti-money laundering and fraud prevention programs globally. Megan has served in leadership roles at TD Bank, T. Rowe Price, and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., and was a litigation partner at DLA Piper. She earned a B.A. in history from Yale College and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law. Prior to serving on the Ingenuity board of directors, she served on the board of directors of St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore. She lives in Baltimore with her two small dogs. She has two children, Walter in college and Ellen who is working and living in Baltimore.
Taylor Beckham is a graduate of The Ingenuity Project and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she joined the Kappa Omicron Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. After finishing her undergraduate studies, Taylor worked for the Baltimore City School Board and the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Legislative Affairs and Office of Economic Development. Taylor then attended the University of Baltimore School of Law, graduating cum laude. She entered private practice and handled insurance defense litigation and intellectual property matters. In 2021, Taylor joined Pepco Holdings as an Associate General Counsel, where she represents the Company in state regulatory matters in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Taylor serves as the Vice-Chair for the Ingenuity Board of Directors and also is on the Pratt Contemporaries Board for the Enoch Pratt Library.
Kevin Nelson is a Senior Manager at Baltimore Gas & Electric responsible for the construction of gas pipeline projects throughout central Maryland. Kevin has nearly 20 years of experience in the energy industry, including over a decade at BG&E. Kevin received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park and is a Project Management Professional.
Torin is Director of the Baltimore Operations Program Management team of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. His organization has the leadership attached to programs who are responsible for the manufacturing execution of those programs. Torin has over 30 years of industry experience. Torin also has led the various organizations that make up the large manufacturing workforce at this site. Prior to his roles in manufacturing Torin was in design engineering as a project and program engineering lead. Torin has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University.
Dr. Justin Bonny is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Morgan State University, specializing in cognitive science and developmental psychology. His research explores how people perceive quantities, learn math, make decisions during fire emergencies, and interact with technology. Dr. Bonny earned his B.S. in psychology from the University of Maryland and Ph.D. from Emory University. He lives in Baltimore, where his children attend Baltimore City Public Schools.
Camille Blake Fall has more than 20 years of government service leading policy, programmatic, and legislative advocacy efforts in healthcare and public safety and an unwavering commitment to improving communities, advancing equity and driving transformational change. Camille also served as the Chief Administrative Officer for the Office of the State’s Attorney’s for Baltimore City (SAO) where she led the SAO’s Policy & Legislative Affairs Division responsible for advancing all federal, state, and local policy and legislative initiatives. Additionally, Camille oversaw the office’s finance team, including supervising grants management activities, guiding the annual budgeting process, and cultivating new revenue sources.
Prior to the SAO, Camille spent 17 years as an attorney in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Division. In addition to providing legal, legislative, regulatory and communication services for several grant and public benefits programs, Camille served as lead legal counsel advising CMS’ Division of Tribal Affairs and the CMS Tribal Technical Advisory Group on policies affecting American Indian and Alaskan Native communities to ensure access to culturally competent healthcare in Indian Country. Camille also functioned as lead attorney and subject matter expert on Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) implementation and the related obligations on Medicare-participating hospitals. As one of the department’s chief EMTALA experts, Camille represented the agency at various healthcare conferences and trainings nationwide.
Kia was a microbiologist for Baltimore City Department of Public Works Water & Filtration Plant and worked as a pharmaceutical sales rep for Abbott Laboratories before beginning her career in science education. With over 15 years of STEM education experience, Kia focuses on cultivating and maintaining lasting relationships with community partners, developing and planning professional workshops, and curating and developing science curriculum. Kia has always had a passion for science, health, beauty and well being which led her to own and operate a day spa that provided skincare, body treatments and massage. She currently sits on the board of BmoreSTEM, a collection of organizations and individuals committed to developing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) related opportunities in Baltimore.
Kevin Giffhorn is Director of Government & Education at Mindgrub Technologies, helping education and public sector organizations modernize their digital services. He is a former National Board Certified computer science and statistics educator and an Army Captain with degrees in mathematics and math education. He works to expand access to STEM pathways and ensure young people benefit from emerging technologies.
Da’Kuawn Johnson, a PhD student at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), is a native Baltimorean and a proud product of Baltimore City public schools from kindergarten through high school. After graduating from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (Poly), Johnson stayed close to home and attended the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) as a Meyerhoff Scholar and was involved in research, studying the metabolism of bacteria. Outside of research, he played in the pit band for musicals, served as a student justice for non-academic infractions, tutored science and math, and was a teaching assistant in biology. He reveled in what he called “the nerdy environment” of UMBC and felt that it was both collaborative and relaxed in a way that perfectly suited his needs.
Da’Kuawn was enticed away from dreams of a career as an entrepreneur to one in science and medicine at the age of 8 when an attentive third-grade teacher noticed him excelling in math. This led to extra homework that he voraciously completed and dissection of cow eyeballs the next year (as a fourth-grader!) through the Ingenuity Project, an advanced STEM curriculum that he would stick with until he graduated from Poly. After UMBC, Da’Kuawn again chose to stay close to home to pursue a PhD at UMSOM, the institution attached to the hospital where he was born, the University of Maryland Medical Center. Da’Kuawn is a huge proponent of giving back and participated in the Talent Mentoring Program, where he and nearly 50 of his peers volunteer in Baltimore City elementary school classrooms with third-graders identified as advanced learners and gifted. He also made it a point to make frequent visits to Poly and current Ingenuity students.
Dr. Asaf Keller is a neuroscientist and the chairman of the Department of Neurobiology at the University of Maryland School. He has been involved in the education of high school, undergraduate, graduate, and medical students for more than 30 years, and of postdoctoral fellows for nearly as long. He views his role as an educator of young scientists to be as important and fulfilling as his role as a scientist. He strives to create opportunities that will foster the dreams of his trainees and that will provide them with the conceptual and practical tools necessary to achieve these dreams.
Tya Kelly is a Senior Compliance Manager for the Global Product business unit of T. Rowe Price. Ms. Kelly earned a B.A., cum laude, in Corporate Communications with a minor in Business from Notre Dame of Maryland University. She is a FINRA Series 7 and 24 registered principal and also has the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
Andrew brings nearly 20 years of experience successfully delivering strategic advisory and cybersecurity services for clients across multiple industries. In his current role, he serves as a Cybersecurity Managing Director responsible for growth across Accenture’s health portfolio. He has served as a trusted advisor, program manager, and senior advisor responsible for development of enterprise cyber strategy and policy, and implementation of new enterprise cyber capabilities spanning risk, resilience, cyber defense, and zero trust.
Jenny Lindvall is a PMP-certified Project Manager in the Business Process Excellence Program Management Office (PMO) at BD Integrated Diagnostic Solutions (IDS). She is responsible for managing a portfolio of transformational and continuous improvement projects strongly aligned with IDS business priorities. Working closely with the Business Process Data Science & Digital Technology team, Jenny facilitates the delivery of business solutions by designing project governance structures, deploying effective communication cadences and actively collaborating with project teams to deliver measurable business impact.
In her previous role as a System Support Specialist II within Global Technical Services (GTS), BD IDS, Jenny spearheaded multiple successful projects that improved the customer experience for global internal field service teams and external customers. She has a track record of being a change-maker, whether by founding and co-leading the BD IDS Network for Employee led Cross-Company Transformation Associate Resource Group (NEXT ARG) or by being recognized as a US Top Achiever for her contributions to bringing the BD Veritor™ At-Home COVID-19 Test to market.
Jenny received her Bachelor of Science in Cell Biology and Genetics from the University of Maryland, College Park and her Master of Science in Applied Biotechnology from Uppsala University in Sweden.
Dr. Ayana Martin is a Senior Medical Science Liaison at Viridian Therapeutics and an enthusiastic advocate for science communication. With a deep passion for Immunology and Rare Diseases, she excels at translating complex science into meaningful insights for diverse audiences-from healthcare professionals and patients to community groups and K-12 students. Inspired by the organizations and programs that fueled her own journey to STEM excellence, Dr. Martin is dedicated to paying it forward by supporting STEM enrichment initiatives and empowering the next generation of scientists.
Catherine is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, collaborating with teams across the organization to ensure that UsA2 can achieve its vision of eradicating Alzheimer’s.
For over 15 years, Catherine has provided strategic guidance, policy expertise, and public health know-how in service to achieving better health for all. Prior to joining UsA2, Catherine served as the Co-Executive Director of CityHealth, an initiative devoted to passing evidence-based policies in the nation’s 75 largest cities. Before joining CityHealth, Catherine worked in philanthropy for over a decade, serving as the Managing Director for Urban Health and Policy at the de Beaumont Foundation. Catherine also worked at the Pew Charitable Trusts, where she led campaigns to improve children’s dental health across the country. Catherine began her career as an early childhood educator, working directly with children and families.
Dr. Maria C. Sanchez is the Director of Education and Outreach for the College of Engineering and Information Technology at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She has held faculty positions at California State University, Fresno (CSUF), University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), and University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP). She also served as Project Coordinator of the t-STEM Initiative, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, at UMBC. She is actively engaged in research and program development in the areas of Engineering for Social Change, increasing the accessibility of STEM education to under-represented groups, K-12 outreach, and accreditation activities. Her technical interests are in the areas of Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, and Energy Systems.
Dr. Sanchez obtained her B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from La Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia and her M.S. and Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic University.
Angela Venza is the Executive Director of the PriceSmart Foundation. She assumed this new role after serving three and a half years as the Director of International Grantmaking for Price Philanthropies and PriceSmart Foundation. PriceSmart is the largest operator of membership warehouse shopping clubs (like Costco) in Central America, the Caribbean, and Colombia. In this role, Angie leads a grant portfolio focused on supporting local nonprofit organizations that advance education, youth development, and economic opportunity in the countries where PriceSmart operates.
Prior to her role at PriceSmart, Angie spent eleven years at International Youth Foundation (IYF), serving as Regional Director for the Americas (U.S. and Latin America) among other roles, leading education, career readiness, and youth empowerment programming. Across a 30+ year career, she has worked as a consultant and staff member for nonprofits and private companies in the U.S. and Latin America in youth programming and poverty alleviation, nonprofit management, public-private partnership development, and organizational capacity building. Angie received her Master in Public Affairs (MPA) from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs and her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Georgetown University.
Dr. Weller is a highly accomplished and transformative educational leader dedicated to improving educational systems for equitable outcomes. As Director of Science for Baltimore City Public Schools, she leverages her extensive experience, technical expertise, and deep commitment to racial equity to ensure all students have the opportunity to reach their full potential. Mary’s career spans diverse roles across the education landscape, from classroom teacher to state-level STEM education leader. As a National Board Certified teacher, she brings a strong foundation in effective pedagogy and student-centered learning.
Mary’s research focuses on driving strategic and equity-centered change within large organizations. Her insights are informed by her experience leading impactful STEM initiatives at various levels, from the classroom to the district.
Prior to her work in education, Mary served honorably in the United States Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer, developing strong leadership, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.
Ariel Bowers is an Ingenuity Alumna who currently excels as a Roman Space Telescope SOC Systems Manager at the Space Telescope Science Institute. Leveraging her expertise as an experienced Integration Test Engineer, she thrives in a dynamic research environment.
Proficient in Python, C++, System Integration Testing, Java, and Software Development, Ariel is a strong quality assurance professional with a Master’s Degree in Space Systems Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University.
A dedicated advocate for Ingenuity, Ariel served on the Ingenuity Board of Directors for six years, making history as the organization’s first female Board Chair during her final term.
Bonnie S. Legro is the Senior Program Officer, Education with The Abell Foundation in Baltimore. She has been affiliated with The Abell Foundation since 1994, and in that capacity, she has worked closely with public educational institutions, non-profits, and community-based organizations in the City. Ms. Legro earned a Masters in Teaching and taught briefly in Baltimore City Public Schools. Prior to that, she served as Group Director of Marketing for real estate developer The Rouse Company for over 12 years.
James E. West Professor at Johns Hopkins University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His pioneering research on charge storage and transport in polymers (the electrical analogy of a permanent magnet) led to the development of electret transducers for sound recording and voice communication. West was inducted into The National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1999 for the invention of the electret microphone. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering; a Fellow, and past President, of the Acoustical Society of America, and a Fellow of the IEEE. West is the recipient of the Acoustical Society of America’s Silver and Gold Medals in Engineering Acoustics, the National Medal of Technology, and the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Engineering.