Standards for Excellence Institute Leadership

Carmen is the creator of Uncovering and Confronting Racism:  Laying the Foundation for Transformative Change, a program designed to help organizations in their equity and inclusion work. Her work with CEOs, boards of directors and teams has earned her the reputation of peaceful gatekeeper and master facilitator.

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Amy Coates Madsen is the Vice President for Programs for Maryland Nonprofits and the Director of the Standards for Excellence Institute.

(443) 438-2314
acmadsen@standardsforexcellence.org

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Kate Hull manages the accreditation and recognition program of the Standards for Excellence Institute.

(443) 438-2323
khull@mdnonprofit.org

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Carly Chafey provides program support to the Standards for Excellence Institute’s Licensed Consultant program.

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Darryus Johnson is the Director of Membership at the Standards for Excellence Institute and its sponsor, Maryland Nonprofits.

(443) 438-2344
djohnson@mdnonprofit.org

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Juliana Thomas supports the Standards for Excellence and Maryland Nonprofits.

(443) 438-2327
jthomas@mdnonprofit.org

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Before founding Risk Alternatives, a risk management and process improvement consultancy, Ted was a Distinguished Visiting Professor from Practice at Georgetown University Law Center. Ted speaks regularly before large and small groups throughout the United States on risk management, board governance, civic engagement, ethics, and numerous other issues. He is the author of three editions of a leading law school casebook on class actions and other multi-party dispute resolution.

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Marla has more than 20 years of nonprofit experience and a history of creative problem-solving. Specializing in nonprofit management and leadership, she has extensive experience with board governance, strategy, and publishing. She has worked with nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes, including regional healthcare and social service providers, educational institutions (independent schools and colleges and universities), family and other private foundations, and local and national offices of federated organizations and professional associations.

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Madison Darling joined the Provident Health Foundation in early 2022 as the Grants and Collaboration Officer. In this role she supports both the Board of Directors and applicants in the grant application process. Additionally, she conducts Capacity Building Engagements where she provides nonprofit consulting to organizations in the community to improve their operating and increase their capacity.

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Cheryl Petty Garnette served as the Executive Director of The Ivy Community Charities of Prince George’s County, Inc. from January 2008 – January 2024. The organization provides tutoring, mentoring and leadership development from elementary through high school, training for parents, scholarships for high school seniors, social activities for the elderly, and a host of workshops on financial literacy, health and wellness, the arts, civic engagement, equity and social justice. Through Cheryl’s efforts, the organization earned the Maryland Nonprofits Standards for Excellence Accreditation in 2022.

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Christina Hanger has held executive positions in a wide range of technology companies, from venture-backed software companies to Fortune 20 companies like HP and IBM. Additionally, Christina has served as the nonprofit CEO for Dallas Afterschool for eight years, earning the DFW Nonprofit CEO of the Year, 2018.

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Andrea Hill, Chief Program Officer, Tennessee Nonprofit Network

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Katy McGuire, CFRE, is the retired Chief Advancement Officer for The Arc Baltimore. Over the past 30+ years she worked in development, communications, government relations, and volunteerism for organizations addressing disability services/rights, poverty, and nonprofit sector issues in Baltimore, Raleigh, and Miami.

She is past-president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals-Maryland Chapter, a member of the Leadership Baltimore County program committee, and serves on the selection committee for the MD National Philanthropy Day Philanthropist and Foundation of the Year awardees.

Katy lives in Baltimore with her husband and has two grown children.

George Neighbors brings 20+ years of experience managing people, leading teams, coaching leaders, and advising organizations, teams and individuals through change to build capacity and improve operations to produce strong and resilient organizations, people and projects.

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Dr. Teresa Titus-Howard has over 30 years of diverse leadership and management experience in non-profit, for-profit and government settings. Since June 2019, Dr. Titus-Howard has been the President and CEO of The Coordinating Center (The Center).

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