Contact us2010-2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Junior League of Baltimore’s Board of Directors is comprised of twelve volunteer members of the Junior League of Baltimore. All members are nominated for a one–year committee placement on the Board by the Nominating & Placement Committee and voted in by general membership.
Of the 12 seats on the Board of Directors, the organization strives to maintain a good proportion of women who have served on the organization’s Board in the previous year, have served on the Board in the past, and are serving on the Board for the first time for the Junior League of Baltimore. This proportion meets the organization’s mission of providing training opportunities for our membership, while maintaining an experienced Board of Directors. The Board of Directors govern a council and committee system comprised of active volunteers, and sets policy and action for the organization based on a careful balance of community needs and organizational welfare.
President / Laura Pappas
Laura joined the Junior League of Annapolis in 2000. There she volunteered on the Lighthouse Shelter, Public Relations, Book Bag, and Done-in-a-Day committees. Since transferring to Baltimore in 2002, her experience includes service on the Board of Directors as Finance Vice President and President-Elect. She held a leadership position on Celebrate Style and also served on the Family Support Services, Membership & Training, Public Relations & Marketing and Nominating & Placement committees. In addition, Laura serves as a class representative for Converse College. She has previous volunteer experience with Habitat for Humanity. She is a graduate of LEADERSHIP – Baltimore County, Class of 2010. Laura is a Regional Operations Manager for the Fundraising Sales Division of Entertainment Publications and resides with her husband and two children in Phoenix.
President-Elect / Kate Sullivan
Kate joined the Junior League of Montclair-Newark, NJ in 1995. There she volunteered for the Bookbound Literacy program and Designer Showhouse fundraiser. She also has community volunteer experience with Charities House Ministries halfway house. Since transferring her membership to Baltimore in 2005, Kate has volunteered on the Women’s Mentoring committee both as member and Co-Chair and served on the Board as the Community Vice-President and Director of Projects, Research, and Advocacy. She is an active volunteer at her children’s schools and serves as girl scout leader for her daughter’s Brownie troop. She currently resides in Lutherville, Baltimore County with her husband and four children.
Community Vice President / Valerie Woodward
Valerie joined the JLB in 2006. She has served on Fund Development and as the chair of Family Wellness Committee, overseeing the annual Health Fair and Kids in the Kitchen. Professionally, Valerie works in the Governor’s Office for Children as the prevention strategies specialist. She serves as the lead coordinator for the Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in Maryland and co-chair of the Maryland Youth Advisory Council. Valerie also actively volunteers with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic Region. Valerie resides in Baltimore with her fiancé Steve and their black lab, Allie.
Finance Vice President / Lisa Robey
Lisa joined the Junior League of Baltimore in 2003. She has served the League in leadership roles in community, fundraising, and membership capacities, including twice chairing the Leagues’ premier fundraisings, Celebrate Style! and Boutique Warehouse Sale. She has chaired the Youth Education Services and Membership committees. Lisa has also served on the Board of Advisors’ Executive Committee for Blue Jays Unlimited, Johns Hopkins University’s athletic booster organization, and as President for the Delta Gamma Baltimore Alumnae Chapter. Lisa is currently a leader on the Strategic Solutions Development team for TESSCO Technologies and lives in the Original Northwood community of Baltimore City.
Communications Vice President: Ginger Mihalik
Ginger has been a member of the Junior League of Baltimore since 2001. Her 9 years of experience includes service on the Board of Directors as Projects, Advocacy & Research Director and Parliamentarian. She also held a leadership position as Co- Chair for the Wise Penny and has served on the Education and Celebrate Style committees. In addition, Ginger is the Executive Director of the Natural History Society of Maryland and the president of the Overlea Community Association. She currently resides in the Overlea neighborhood of Baltimore City with her husband and two sons.
Membership Vice President / Eleanor Landauer
Eleanor joined the Junior League of Baltimore in 1993 and subsequently has also been a member of the Junior Leagues of Westchester on Hudson, NY and Oakland-East Bay, CA. She returned to the Junior League of Baltimore in 2008 after several years hiatus. Eleanor has served on the Membership Committee of the JLB and the Ways & Means, Community Research, and Program Development committees in her other Leagues. Eleanor is in her second term as a Member of the Hood College Board of Associates where she is Chair of the Leadership Gift Committee. She is also a director of the Lois Lenski Covey Foundation and the immediate past Board Chair of One House at a Time in Baltimore. Eleanor has over fifteen years experience in not-for-profit development and fundraising. She is currently the Director of Major and Planned Gifts at Friends School of Baltimore and resides in the Guilford neighborhood of Baltimore City.
Treasurer /Amy Erwin
Amy has been a member of the Junior League of Baltimore since 2005. She has served on the Wise Penny, Youth Education Services committee and co-chaired the Community Outreach committee. This is her first term on the Board of Directors. Amy currently lives in the Guilford neighborhood of Baltimore City with her husband and two children.
Secretary / Cylia Lowe
Cylia E. Lowe has been a member of the JLB since 2008. In the Junior League of Baltimore, she has served on the Wise Penny Committee as a mentor to the Wise Penny Intern in the Fall. This is her first term on the Board of Directors. Cylia is a practicing attorney for the Federal Government specializing in the area of employment law. Prior to her current position, Cylia was a prosecutor for the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s office. She is also an Adjunct English Professor at Howard County Community College and a court certified Mediator. She is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Monumental City Bar Association where she serves and the University Of Baltimore School Of Law Liaison. Cylia is also an active member of the Epsilon Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc where she serves and the Regional & International Awards Committee Chairman. She lives in the Reisterstown community of Baltimore County.
Projects, Advocacy and Research Director / Karen Malinowski
Karen has been a member of the JLB since 2004. Since joining, Karen has served on Community Projects, Wise Penny, PR & Marketing, and Membership. Last year she served on the Board of Directors as the Secretary. Karen's community volunteer experience includes work with the Maryland Bar Association: Young Lawyers Division and she currently sits on the Board of Camp Fire USA: Baltimore Council and the Steering Committee of the Pratt Contemporaries. She is also an Administrative Prosecutor with the Office of the Attorney General and a Speech-Language Pathologist with Care Resources, Inc. Karen currently resides in the Towson neighborhood of Baltimore County.
Parliamentarian / Polly Douglass
Polly has been a member of the Junior League of Baltimore since 1995. Her 15 years of experience includes service on the Board of Directors as Ways and Means Co-Director, Parliamentarian, Controller, and Nominating & Placement Chair. She held leadership positions on the Holiday Pops, Membership & Training, and Nominating & Placement committees. She also served on the Wise Penny, American Girls Fashion Show, Done-in-a-Day, Special Events & Training, Membership, and Headquarters Building committees. In addition, Polly has community volunteer service with Goucher College, SPCA and various projects through Constellation Energy. Polly is a Supervisor of Planning & Operations at Constellation Energy and resides in the Ruxton neighborhood of Baltimore County.
Sustainer Director / Melissa Johnson
Melissa has been a member of the Junior League of Baltimore since 1998. Her experience includes service on the Board of Directors as Ways and Means Co-Director and leadership positions on the Wise Penny, Special Events & Training and Community Projects committees. She also served on the Nominating & Placement, Special Events & Training, and Headquarters Building committees. In addition, Melissa has community volunteer experience with Gunpowder Elementary PTA and St. Michael Lutheran Church. Melissa is the Manager of Field Operations for the Fundraising Sales Division of Entertainment Publications. She resides in Perry Hall with her husband and two children.
Nominating & Placement Chair / Julia Randolph
Julia joined the Junior League of Baltimore in 2002. After some time away, she reinstated her membership and subsequently served on the Youth Education Services, School Project and Nominating & Placement committees. Julia also serves on the Grace United Methodist Preschool Board and lives in Roland Park with her husband and two children.
Key Staff / Shelly Terranova
Shelly Terranova has been the Director of the Junior League of Baltimore since 2004. Previously she worked as the Program Director for TurnAround, Inc. for seven years, a Baltimore nonprofit agency serving victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. She is also a visiting Instructor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Shelly is a graduate of the Weinberg Fellows program, a leadership development program for nonprofit leaders and is also a peer reviewer for the Maryland Association of Nonprofits Standards for Excellence Program. She lives in the Lake Walker neighborhood of Baltimore City with her husband and two children.
