Meet the Leaders Behind BUILD
Our team brings together dedicated organizers, clergy, and community leaders working side by side to build relationships, develop leadership, and drive lasting change across Baltimore.
Our Team
Strategy Team
BUILD is governed by a Strategy Team composed of 12 – 15 key clergy and lay leaders of member institutions. It is elected by the Delegates Team on which each member institution has one vote. The Strategy Team is guided by the Clergy Caucus which elects the two clergy members to the role of Clergy Co-Chairs on the Executive Team. The Strategy Team is responsible for setting the direction of BUILD based on issues ratified by the membership, proposing strategy for campaigns, and overseeing the organization’s budget and assisting in fundraising and work with BUILD organizers to act on proposed strategy and guide BUILD’s campaigns.
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Leslie McMillan
Zion Baptist Church, Lay Co-Chair
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Bishop Dr. Kevin Daniels
St Martin Church of Christ, Clergy Co-Chair
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Rev. Cristina Paglinauan
Church of the Redeemer, Clergy Co-Chair
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Elizabeth Reichelt
Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church, Lay Co-Chair
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Jo Anne Stanton
St. Matthew Catholic Church
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Melissa Zieve
Bolton Street Synagogue
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Rev. Andrew Connors
Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church
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Rev. Brent Brown
Greater Harvest Baptist Church
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Rev. Cat Goodrich
Faith Presbyterian Church
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Rev. Jonathan Wade
Macedonia Baptist Church
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Ryan James
Cathedral of the Incarnation
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Shada Allen
Koinonia Baptist Church
Our team
Staff
BUILD staff includes professional and project organizers who organize in Baltimore’s communities by building relationships and developing leaders. The primary responsibility of organizers is to identify leaders with an appetite for public action and teach them the skills for results-oriented public work.
BUILD’s Lead Organizer is recommended by BUILD’s national organization, the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF).
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Alisa Glassman
Senior Organizer
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Frank McMillan
Lead Organizer
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Justine Abel
Administrator
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Marquis Howard
Senior Organizer
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Marvin Spears
Associate Organizer
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Sameka Turner
Associate Organizer
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Shyheim Washington
Assistant Organizer
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Get Involved with BUILD.
Our organization is made up of local congregations, schools, neighborhood associations, and more, all united in the mission of creating lasting change. Supported by community leaders, businesses, and individuals who believe in a better Baltimore, we are committed to making this city a place where everyone can live, work, and thrive.