BOARD OF CHILD CARE - Key Persons


Baltimore-Washington Cabinet

Job Titles:
  • Representative: Rev. Ann LaPrade ( Interim on Behalf of Rev. Antoine C. Love )

Caitlin Christ, Sr.

Job Titles:
  • Development & Marketing
  • Director of Development and Marketing

Dr. Barton McCann

Job Titles:
  • Retired Captain Commissioned Corps, U.S. Public Health Service

Gabriela "Gaby" Romo

Job Titles:
  • Member of the OFFICERS Team
  • LCPC, Secretary

Guy Everhart

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EMERITUS

Jackie Columbia

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
  • Executive Director of WV & PA Programs
Jackie has devoted her 30+ year professional career to facilitating change in others both on individual and organizational levels. Jackie's leadership manages the strategic direction and core operational activities of our West Virginia and Pennsylvania programs. She ensures the program's accountability to the highest performance and achievement standards and that outcomes are achieved. When not working, Jackie enjoys playing music on her piano, drums, and keyboard. She also loves hanging out with her basset hound Gracie and is a die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan

Jan Hayden

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EMERITUS

Jan tenPas III - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer

Janice Mozee

Job Titles:
  • Retired Business Owner

Joshua Savadove

Job Titles:
  • Member of the OFFICERS Team
  • Vice - Chair / PNC Private Bank

Julie Wernz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EMERITUS

Kelly Berger

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
  • Executive Director of the Caminos Program
Kelly oversees the Caminos Programs in MD, WV, and PA, as well as Caminos Nacional and the Home Study/Post Release Services Program. Kelly will focus on developing and strengthening the newest Caminos service lines while also supporting the existing integration of Caminos residential and community-based services within the BCC continuum of care. Working with youth and families for over 20 years, Kelly is excited to continue her journey by providing leadership to the Caminos program. Outside of work, Kelly enjoys living in Baltimore City with her partner and their dog. She balances city life with a love of travel and frequent excursions to the woods, where she can likely be found wandering along a trail or climbing a mountain.

Kerwin Stetler

Job Titles:
  • Member of the OFFICERS Team
  • Chairman / Pyramid Construction Services, Retired

Kristian Sekse - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Kristian has spent almost his entire career in the non-profit world. At BCC he manages a variety of teams: marketing, fundraising, information technology, and quality improvement. His work is mostly focused on the digital transformation of BCC's operations, which includes deployment of electronic records and systems that replace paper-based processes and charts. He lives in Roland Park with his better half and three children (two human, one canine).

Krystina Johnson


Laurie Anne Spagnola - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
  • President
  • Social Worker
Laurie Anne always dreamed of being a social worker, and loves it each day she comes to work. Quick with a smile, her healthy sense of humor and encouraging demeanor are cornerstones of her personality. As a leader, Laurie Anne is always thinking about connections. She wants to see networks and partners come together to build stronger families and communities, and to do it in a way that is both durable and measurable.

Michael Latimer

Job Titles:
  • UnitedHealth Group, Retired

Nicole Smith

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
  • Executive Director of Maryland & DC Programs
Nicole provides leadership and strategic direction to BCC's Maryland and DC programs. She is a fierce advocate for post-foster care services, and her work at BCC includes ensuring there are comprehensive services available during the critical transitions years to adulthood. A lifelong Baltimorean, Nicole loves crabs, the Ravens, and the O's. She and her husband have passed this love of all things Maryland to their two children.

Richard Adams

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EMERITUS

Robert "Bob" Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EMERITUS

Stacey Newman

Job Titles:
  • Director of Treatment Foster Care

Sue Everhart

Job Titles:
  • Retired

Terrell Boston-Smith - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the Executive Leadership Team
Terrell is a Baltimore native, deeply committed executive, and civic volunteer. At BCC he manages the finance, food service, and facility teams. His current focus is gathering deeper business insight through advanced reports as well as bringing more automation to the finance team. In his spare time, Terrell loves to be in nature, travel, and serve as a volunteer Board member outside of BCC. He currently lives in Baltimore City's Mt. Vernon neighborhood with his family and dog, Missy.