Thank You to our Partners and Collaborators
The WGC extends its gratitude to our collaborators and partners. Individuals across the county provided valuable advice, information and data for inclusion in this report. We are grateful to the following agencies and nonprofit organizations that are focused on public and private-sector issues for sharing insights and data in order to improve the lives of women and girls in Howard County:
  • Association of Community Services - Joan Driessen
  • Business Women’s Network of Howard County - Heather Yeung
  • Community Action Council - Bita Dayhoff
  • Economic Development Authority - Lawrence F. Twele and Zach Jones
  • HopeWorks - Vanita Leatherwood
  • Howard Community College - Elizabeth Homan
  • Howard County Community Resources & Services - Jackie Scott, Stephanie Adibe and Charles Smith
  • Howard County Office of Human Trafficking Prevention - Andrea Nunez and Briana Davis
  • Howard County Chamber of Commerce - Leonardo McClarty
  • Howard County Commission for Women - Rhonda Jones and Jessica Epps
  • Howard County Department of Corrections - Jama Acuff
  • Howard County General Hospital - David Nitkin
  • Howard County Library System - Tonya Aikens
  • Howard County Police Department - Lisa Meyers
  • Howard County Public School System - Jolene Mosley
  • Howard Progressive Project - Kelly Klinefelter Lee
  • Just Living Advocacy - Nette’ Stokes
  • Luminus, Immigration information - Mike Mitchell
  • Maryland Center for Economic Policy - Chris Myers
  • Women's Giving Circle Founders - Barbara Lawson and Jean Moon
  • The 3rd - Laura Bacon
  • The Horizon Foundation, Resources on Health and Wellness - Nikki Highsmith and Tiffany Callender Erbelding
  • United Way of Central Maryland - Kari Staddon
The Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County, Maryland is building a community of philanthropists and creating a permanent legacy to address the needs of women and girls in Howard County. www.womensgivingcircle.org