Contact usThe Junior League of Baltimore's Board of Directors is comprised of eleven 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 eleven 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.
2009-2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
Stephanie Bartal - JLB President 2009-2010
2009-2010 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President / Stephanie Bartal
Stephanie has been a member of the JLB since 2000. Her 9 years of experience includes service on the Board of Directors as Treasurer, Finance Vice President, and President Elect. She has also held leadership positions for the Celebrate Style, Wise Penny, and Headquarters Building committees. In addition, Stephanie has community volunteer experience with Christopher’s Place, Baltimore Homeless Shelter, and Maryland Assembly of School Based Healthcare. She is a graduate of the LEADERSHIP – Baltimore County, Class of 2009. She currently resides in the Ruxton neighborhood of Baltimore County.
President-Elect / 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. She held a leadership position on Celebrate Style and also served on the Family Support Services, Membership & Training, and Public Relations & Marketing committees. In addition, Laura serves as a class representative for Converse College. She has previous volunteer experience with Habitat for Humanity. Laura is in the LEADERSHIP - Baltimore County program, Class of 2010. Laura resides with her husband and children in Perry Hall.
Community Vice President / Bettina Roberts
Bettina has been a member of the JLB since 2004. Since joining, she has served on the Family Life Skills, Community Projects and Membership Committees. She was Assistant Chair of Community projects in 2006-2007. Bettina has volunteer experience in a variety of roles with the Alpha Omicron Pi fraternity; she has also volunteered the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Spotlighter’s Theatre and Vagabond Players and Maryland Zoo. She resides in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore City.
Finance Vice President / Nicole Lederer
Nicole has been a member of the JLB since 2005. Since joining the league she has focused her volunteer service on the Membership Committee, serving as a member and as a Co-Chair. Last year, she served on the Board as the Treasurer. Nicole has prior community volunteer experience with St. Joseph’s Hospital. She is a Project Manager for Verizon Business and resides in the Ruxton neighborhood of Baltimore County.
Secretary / 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 as the Co-Chair of Membership. Karen's community volunteer experience includes the Maryland Bar Association: Young Lawyer Division; Komen Maryland Race for the Cure; LINC: Learning Independence Through Computers; and Single Volunteers of Baltimore and Annapolis. She lives in the Pikesville neighborhood of Baltimore County.
Membership Vice President / Mary Helfrich
Mary joined the JLB in 1987. She took a leave from the league in 2002 to get her graduate degree in nonprofit management and happily reinstated her membership in 2007. Mary’s 17 years of JLB experience includes service on all Councils as well as the Board of Directors. She volunteered on the Training & Development, Holiday Pops, Membership, Baltimore Baseball League, Nominating & Placement, and Hamden Family Center committees. She held leadership positions for the Membership, Public Affairs, Communiqué, and Fund Development committees. Mary also has community volunteer and Board experience with Baltimore Museum of Art, Caroline Center, Association of Fund-Raising Professionals, Sisters’ Academy of Baltimore, and University of Maryland College Park Parents Advisory Committee. She resides in Columbia, Maryland.
Treasurer / Christi Barth
Christi joined the JLB in 2003. Since joining the JLB, Christi has served in Leadership roles as Board Secretary, Chair of In-League Events, Co-Chair of Celebrate Style, Assistant Chair of Women’s Mentoring, and Chair of the Parental Engagement Program. Christi has also served on the Celebrate 95, Hampden Health Fair, Family Life Skills & Women’s Mentoring. Christi’s volunteer work outside of the JLB has included Adult Literacy at the Bonaventure Aids House and Minneapolis Adult Literacy. Christi resides with her husband in the Union Square neighborhood of Baltimore City.
Projects, Advocacy and Research Director / 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. She currently resides in Lutherville, Baltimore County.
Parliamentarian / Jamie Muhly
Jamie joined the JLB in 2001. Since joining, Jamie has been active in many areas of the League and has served in several Leadership positions, including Wise Penny Treasurer, Family Life Skills Co-Chair, Community Projects Chair, Fund Development Co-Chair, and Celebrate 95 Co-Chair. She has served on the Board of Directors as Board Secretary and Board Treasurer. Jamie’s community volunteer experience is quite extensive. Outside the League, Jamie chaired the Cathedral Ball for School of the Cathedral in 2008 and 2009; she has also volunteered for Brown Memorial Weekday School, Cathedral School Corporate Committee, Girl Scouts of Central Maryland, Stoneleigh Community Association, Northeast Babysitting Co-op and Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital. Jamie resides in the Stoneleigh neighborhood of Baltimore with her husband and four children.
Sustainer Director / Mia Walsh
Mia joined the JLB in 1995. Since joining the League, she has served as committee member and/or leadership on the following committees: Special Events, Done in a Day, Membership, WIN Hampden Family Center, Women’s Health and Life Skills, Celebrate Style, PR & Marketing, and Wise Penny. Mia has also served on the JLB Board as Membership Council Director, Community Vice President, and Sustainer Director. She works as a technology instructor at the Immaculate Conception School in Towson and is a resident of Chatterleigh neighborhood of Towson.
Nominating & Placement Chair / Kristy Dickson
Kristy Dickson has been an active member of the Junior League of Baltimore since 2000. She is the Associate Administrator of the Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University. Her other volunteer affiliation is Animal Rescue, Inc. Kristy lives in the Rodgers Forge neighborhood of Baltimore County.
