Board, Staff and Explorer's Council

 

Bryn Parchman 
President and Chief Executive Officer 

As President & CEO of Port Discovery Children’s Museum, Bryn Parchman is a leader, influencer, and advocate for Baltimore – and for all of the children and families that call Maryland home. Ms. Parchman has positioned the Museum as one of the top Children’s Museums in the United States, recognized by Forbes, Fodor’s and many others. Her vision and leadership have led to the creation of state-of-the-art interactive educational exhibits, fun and educational early learning programs, multidisciplinary in nature. These programs and exhibits create the opportunity for all to benefit from child-driven playful learning, both in the Museum and statewide in the community it serves.

Bryn has championed the cause to make Port Discovery accessible to all children, especially those from under-resourced and special needs communities. Under her tenure, a robust Museum on the Road outreach program was launched, now serving Head Start sites, Judy Centers, and Title I schools throughout the State. The museum also expanded the Museum’s Discovery Days program and initiated a partnership with PACT: Helping Children with Special Needs, an affiliate of Kennedy Krieger Institute. As a result of this unique partnership, Port Discovery was recognized with the children’s museum industry’s highest award, the MetLife Promising Practice Award as well as the Replication Award which resulted in the launch of an online toolkit for replicating this program in children’s museums across the country. In her commitment to providing access to children from economically disadvantaged communities, the Family Access Program was initiated, providing free museum memberships and passes to families, the military, and many organizations that are directly serving these populations.

In addition to the work she’s done over the last twenty years to bring powerful play and learning to over 5 million children and families, her leadership and vision for the Museum recently led to the completion of a $10.5 Million Capital Campaign, Playing Today, Leading Tomorrow, that brought state-of-the-art and transformative exhibits, experiences and improvements to Port Discovery Children’s Museum.

Bryn has been recognized as one of Maryland’s Most Admired CEOs by the Daily Record, one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women, and inducted into the Circle of Excellence for Sustained Achievement by the Daily Record. She also was inducted into Smart CEO’s Brava! Hall of Fame, and named an Enterprising Woman by The Baltimore Business Journal.

In addition to supporting play and learning through her work at Port Discovery Children’s Museum, Ms. Parchman is an active advocate for arts, culture and education for all. She currently serves as the Vice President of the Board of Directors for The Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance, where she works to nurture and promote a vibrant, diverse and sustainable arts and cultural community on behalf of arts and cultural organizations and individual artists. Ms. Parchman is also a member of Executive Alliance, Maryland’s leading business women’s network and serves on the President’s Advisory Council for Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services. Previous volunteerism has included serving as the Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Association of Children’s Museums, Advisory Board Member for the Institute for a Healthiest Maryland, Advisory Committee member for Visit Baltimore, Advisory Panel Member for Athena Power Link, and as a board member of Roland Park Country School, among others.

Bryn earned her undergraduate degree from The Colorado College and her MBA from The Carlson School of Management/University of Minnesota. Prior to Port Discovery, Bryn held positions with Norwest Corporation/Wells Fargo, The Martin Agency and Trahan, Burden and Charles.

Dennis F. Rasmussen – Chair
President –
The Rasmussen Group

Monica Brandes – Vice Chair
Senior Vice President –
Bank of America

Carim Khouzami – Vice Chair
Chief Executive Officer - 
BGE

Mark Pollak, Esq. –Secretary
Partner –
Ballard Spahr, LLP

Gordon M. Stetz, Jr. – Treasurer
Retired Chief Financial Officer - 
McCormick & Co., Inc.

Holly Carnevale 
Partner - 
PricewaterhouseCoopers 

Stephen Canaras
Partner, Growth Markets - Assurance - 
Ernst & Young LLP 

Angela Celestin
EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer - 
Carefirst

William S. Corey, Jr.
Assurance & Senior Relationship Partner -
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Daniel Fulmer
Administrative Vice President - Retail Senior Sales Strategy and Planning Manager - 
M&T Bank

Robert E. Gabrys, Ph.D.
Chief Educational Program Officer -
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Jeffrey Graham 
Director, Commercial Finance - 
Pandora Jewelry 

Randy Guttman 
General Partner & CFO - 
JMI Equity 

Kathleen S. Hardway
Partner –
Venable, LLP

Charlie Hatter
Owner -
Prime Building Advantage & Monument Sotheby's International Realty​

Dana Henson
Vice President –
The Henson Development Company

Anthony V. Imbraguglio
Vice President Finance, US Consumer Products Division - 
McCormick & Company

Matthew D. Klaiber
Principal –
Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Chad Lane
President –
Allegis Global Solutions

Clarke Langrall, Jr.
President –
Forecast Strategic Advisors

M. Gay G. Legg

Brooke Lierman
Maryland State House of Delegates

Jennifer B. Litchman, MA
Senior Vice President for External Relations
Special Assistant to the President -
University of Maryland, Baltimore

William Palmer
Executive Vice President –
Flavor & Fragrance Specialties, Inc.

Brice Phillips
Vice President - Business Development & Sustainability -
 Phillips Foods, Inc.

Thomas S. Pilkerton III
Partner -
DLA Piper

Teresa Payne-Nunn
Vice President and Chief Member Officer -
Executive Leadership Council

Christopher S. Ripley
President & CEO –
Sinclair Broadcast Group

Shantell Roberts
Founder and Executive Director –
Touching Young Lives, Inc.

Barbara Tachovsky

Morry Zolet
Executive Director -
The Zolet Lenet and Fink Group at Morgan Stanley

Kurt Schmoke – Chair
President –
University of Baltimore

Anirban Basu
Chairman & CEO –
Sage Policy Group

Nancy Grasmick, Ph.D
Co-Director –
Kennedy Krieger Institute

Aris Melissaratos
Former Secretary –
Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development 

Janet Marie Smith
Sr. Vice President, Planning and Development - 
Los Angeles Dodgers

Michele Whelley
CEO -
Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore

Carter Arnot Polakoff
Executive Vice President

Rick Williams
Vice President, Finance

Kelli Coffman 
Vice President of Sales & Operations

Rachel Demma
Vice President of Education and Learning Innovation

Abbi Ludwig
Vice President of Marketing & Communications

Segrid Pearson
Creative Director

David Berman
Director of Exhibits

Christopher Brown
Director of Guest Services

The Explorers Council is an auxiliary board that serves to further the mission of Port Discovery Children's Museum by engaging the next generation of patrons and volunteers to promote awareness of the Museum's service and impact in the greater Maryland area. Council members dedicate their time, resources, enthusiasm and social connections to achieve the goals of increasing public awareness, contributions and visitor attendance at Port Discovery Children's Museum. This Council provides networking opportunities for members as well as opportunities for "fun"draising. The Council allows socially responsible individuals the chance to give back to their community in a meaningful, enjoyable, and mutually beneficial way. Like the Explorers Council on Facebook!

Elizabeth Greenblatt, Chair
Portfolio Manager –
M&T Bank

Ben Ballard
Senior Institutional Marketing Strategist -
Brown Advisory

Katie Beltz
Director of Client Services –
Maryland Food Bank

Brian Bourne
Global Federal Account Director –
Century Link

Christopher Burns
Associate –
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr

Zachary Bussey
Senior Accountant –
Eureka Strategic Consulting, LLC

Peter Cardamone
Instructional Designer -
American Psychological Association

Stanley Carignan
Attorney –
State Farm

Jessica Chernyavsky
President –
Xander Government Solutions

Angel Connolly
Vice President –
The Columbia Bank

Ciera Gallub
Horizons Day Camp - 
Horizons WALKS Coordinator
Horizon on Wheels Coordinator 

Kyle Goodwin
Product Owner –
ClickNotices, Inc.

Tim Hartnett
Client Advisor –
JP Morgan Chase

Wendy LeNoir
Chief of Staff to CEO -
BGE

Lindsay Machak
Director of Outreach & Marketing -
The Waldorf School of Baltimore

Sharon Midgley
Senior Manager, Wholesale Strategy and Initiatives - 
Constellation

Matthew Scales
Public Relations Specialist –
Visit Maryland

Sean Sutherland
Director of Accounts –
apowza

Debra Temple
Director, Human Resources and Global Talent Management - 
GP Strategies Corporation

Maja Tokic
Project Designer –
Moseley Architects

Lea White Young
Owner - 
Square Biz Exchange