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Elizabeth Stuart Whitehead, Board President
'98 Art Education, '24 Ed.D. Educational Leadership

Dr. Stuart has served as the Visual Art Supervisor for Prince George's County Public Schools, MD since 2014. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in art º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù from UMD, a Master of Arts degree in º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù from the Maryland Institute College of Art, her certificate in supervision and administration from UMD and most recently her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù. Dr. Stuart taught elementary art for nine years and was the content specialist for art, theater, and dance for Montgomery County Public Schools in Rockville, Maryland, for seven years. Elizabeth has co-authored two books—Using Art To Teach Reading Comprehension Strategies (Klein & Stuart, 2013), and Using Art to Teach Writing Traits (Klein & Whitehead, 2018). She loves to find ways for children to use art to deepen their understanding of other subjects and believes that all children can access the same level of understanding in different ways. Elizabeth lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband, Christopher, and her two children. Elizabeth currently serves as the chair for the Jump Start Your Job Search annual event. 

, Board Vice-President
'20 M.A. Minority and Urban Education

Dr. Waldron is currently the Executive Director of the National Capital Region Genesys Works - National Capital Region, a non-profit organization that provides high school students with skills training, meaningful work experiences and connections to professional networks and recently completed his Doctorate in Education from the University of Pittsburgh.  He also serves as an adjunct professor at the º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù, where he teaches Nonprofit Management and Social Innovation. He founded Mentor POST, a mentorship and charisma coaching program for educators and community activists. Selvon has a love for community resilience building through º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù and economic development. He has a tremendous passion for º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù equity and workforce development. 

, Treasurer
'98 Elementary Education

Candice has been serving as a first grade teacher at Kensington Parkwood Elementary School in Montgomery County Public Schools, MD since 1997. s a Nationally Board Certified Early Childhood Generalist and certified Reading Specialist, she strives to instill a love of literacy, and believes in the powers of hard work and reflection to grow.  She has been fortunate to serve in a number of roles outside of the classroom to support other educators, including as an instructor for National Board graduate courses, district literacy trainer, and advocate of new educators through New Educator Orientation, training, and mentoring.  Being a life-long learner, Candice is passionate about developing professionally, most notably earning The John F. Kennedy Center's Changing Education Through the Arts Award six times from 2010-2020.  In her leisure time, she loves to spend time with her husband and dogs, Liberty and Sunshine, read voraciously, and enjoy all things Lilly Pulitzer.

Jaime Bowers, Board Secretary
Ed.D. '24 Educational Leadership 

Dr. Bowers is the Director of the Department of Testing, Research and Evaluation with Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) in Maryland. She has been as educator for over 23 years and has experience in several of Maryland's local school systems as well as the state department of º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù. Her insight and first hand knowledge of the school house as well as both state and local accountability and assessment has led to the successful implementation of both state and district assessment programs, which specifically focused on utilization of interim benchmarks summative measures in an assessment cycle to yield meaningful data and reporting to guide instructional decisions. She is currently serving as a board member for the Maryland Assessment Group, an organization that focuses on assessment and accountability information, policy and professional development opportunities for educators throughout the state of Maryland. She recently complete her Ed.D. from the º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù in Educational Leadership, which will allow her to continue to share her passion and expertise in the ever changing º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëùal landscape and fulfill her lifelong goal of officially becoming a TERP! 

Jacob Goldberg
'12 Secondary Education Social Studies

Jake serves as the Student records Associate for Prince George's County Public Schools, MD and an Expert Reviewer for MSDE. Jake serves on the Alumni Network board because he feels like the College of Education always did a great job in supporting students and he wanted to pay in forward and make sure alumni see the value in supporting the next generation of educators. Jake currently serves as the chair of the Social Committee. 

, Membership Chair
'06 Spanish & Marketing 

Jeff is a proud UMD Alum and lifelong educator. After graduating from º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù, Jeff moved to New York City where he began his teaching career with Teach for America at CS 211 in the Bronx, teaching a bilingual self-contained sixth grade class. Following this, Jeff began teaching at KIPP NYC Public Charter Schools. Jeff taught ESL, Spanish, and Special Education at the middle school and high school levels before becoming the Director of Student Support Services and eventually Assistant Principal of the largest KIPP school in the country, KIPP NYC College Prep High School. Jeff was later tapped to lead KIPP NYC’s regional Special Education work, and he moved into a the role of Regional Managing Director of Student Support Services for KIPP NYC. Under Jeff’s guidance, students with IEPs outperformed their peers in the district in nearly every grade on both the state math and ELA exams. During the pandemic, Jeff led KIPP NYC’s only in-person K-12 school site from September of 2020 until schools reopened in March of 2021. In July of 2023, Jeff began as Principal of KIPP Washington Heights Elementary School, while continuing to oversee Special Education for the region. Within one academic year, students at KIPP Washington Heights Elementary improved overall reading proficiency from 38% of students reading at or above grade level to 87% of students reading at or above grade level. Jeff enjoys traveling with his husband, spending time with his puppy, Felipe, and running.  

Jeanne T. Salvado
'96 M.Ed. Social Studies

Jeanne is a classroom teacher for Montgomery County Public Schools, MD. In her 28 years of teaching, 26 in MCPS, she also served as a Resource Teacher, Staff Development Curriculum Trainer with central office, AP Coordinator, and currently, classroom teacher.  Prior to MCPS, she was a middle school teacher in Jacksonville, Florida.  Jeanne is most interested in keeping student voice in large district decision making, and continues to not only keep the message alive in her own school but in the greater MCPS community.  She is passionate about high expectations for both students and teachers, focusing on new teacher retention and support.  Working across many schools in MCPS, as well as in central administrative offices, Jeanne continues to keep a focus to serve the students and the community as we move forward in adapting to new public º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù needs.  The main interest for Jeanne in working with the alumni board is to engage, entice, and retain great students to become and continue to choose teaching as a profession.  In her free time, Jeanne focuses on family, mainly her two boys as they move into the college realm.  Jeanne enjoys reading, hiking, traveling, and cooking.  She currently resides in Silver Spring, MD.

Kellie Skinner
'09 Special Education, '10 M.Ed. Special Education 

Kellie Skinner is an Alternative Curriculum Class (ACC) Special Education teacher at Annapolis High School in Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS).  Kellie began her career at Annapolis in 2010.  Throughout her time there she has grown and strengthened the ACC program and serves as the team lead.  Kellie was the inaugural coach of the schools Unified Tennis, Allied Bowling, and Unified Bocce teams, and coached several award winning teams over 10 years.  Through her work in the classroom, with unified sports, and assisting with Best Buddies, she lead the team that applied for and was awarded the Special Olympics National Unified Champion School for 2021-2025, and was chosen as an ESPN Top 5 Unified Champion School in 2022.  In the 2023-2024 school year, Kellie was a National Board Certification Applicant, and was a 2024 AACPS Teacher of the Year finalist. At Annapolis, she also serves as the President of the Faculty Council, Chairperson for the Sunshine Social Committee, a mentor for new teachers and those seeking Special Education certification.  In her time away from work, Kellie enjoys spending time with her family, enjoying nature, planning road trips to baseball stadiums or national parks, and doing puzzles. 

'11 Ed.D. Education, Leadership, & Policy

Dr. Darryl Williams is a Professor of Practice in the School of Education and Urban Studies at Morgan State University. Previously, he served as Superintendent of Baltimore County Public School, MD from 2019 to 2023. He chooses to serve on the Alumni Network Board because it provide him an opportunity to continue to build a pipeline of educators and administrators in our local school systems. Dr. Williams sees himself as a "servant leader" who wants to provide opportunities to counsel our young people to become teachers, counselors , administrators and other educators. Dr. Williams is a member of the School Superintendent Association, Large Countywide and Suburban District Consortium, Public School Superintendents Association of Maryland, the National Alliance of Black School Educators, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. His favorite passages as a school principal were "Failure is not an option" and "Together, we can." When Darryl is not working he is spending time with his wife of 30 years, Shellie and their three young children. 

Tia Washington 
'03 Social Studies 

Tia is a Learning and Achievement Specialist for Montgomery County Public Schools, MD. In her 19-year career in MCPS, she also served as a middle school social studies teacher and Staff Development teacher. Tia is a passionate equity warrior and specializes in coaching school teams to disrupt systems of oppression to better serve their students and community. The leading motivation for Tia in working on the alumni board centers on professional learning and providing alumni with the knowledge and skills to serve their school communities, both K-12 and in higher º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù. In her spare time, Tia enjoys reading historical fiction, live music, and her dog Chili. She currently lives in Clarksburg, Maryland.