Representative FY26 LAA Board Members, October 2025

LAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2025-2026

O F F I C E R S

Chair | Monica Rausa – FLG20, Special Assistant to the President at Anne Arundel Community College

Vice Chair | Shawn Ames – FLG22, Deputy Director, Division of Engineering and Planning, Office of Planning and Environmental Services, Maryland Aviation Administration

Treasurer | Todd Frankenfield – FLG18, Partner and founding member, Alta CPA Group

Secretary | Christine Wilson – FLG07, Director of Advancement & Volunteer Services at Hospice of the Chesapeake. 

Past Chair - ex officio | Derek Matthews – FLG19, Principal at Legacy Management & Consulting LLC

D I R E C T O R S

Karen Adams-Gilchrist – FLG18, Executive Director, Providence of Maryland

Kelly Anderson – FLG20, Director, Sarah’s House

Helaine Barry – FLG19, Regional Manager/SVP Chesapeake Business Banking, M&T Bank

Emily Owens Channell – FLG24, Director of Human Resources, Eagle Title.

Lieutenant Kam Cooke – FLG22, Anne Arundel County Police Department, Southern District Platoon 2

Elizabeth Gross – FLG19, Vice President of the Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center (LHAAMC) Foundation

Chanel C. Johnson – FLG22, Director, Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture and Banneker-Douglass Museum

Kristi Krankowski – FLG20, Realtor, Remax One

Jeff Morales – FLG22, VP of Information Technology, Live! Casino & Hotel

Jenese Jones  – NLA19 / FLG20, CEO, Oden Strategic Design Group

Gillian Pommerehn – FLG23, Executive Vice President, PR & Reputation Management, Crosby Marketing Communications

Roxana Rodriguez – FLG21, Owner, Caliente Grill 

Michael Russo – FLG01, Partner, McKenna Russo Attorneys at Law

2023 - 2025 – Derek Matthews

2021-2023 – Chris Barber

2019-2021 – Patrick M. Shurney

2018-2019 – Kevin A. Chase

2016-2018 – John Goldthwait

2015-2016 – Lily Openshaw

2013-2015 – Hank Gundlach

2010-2013 – Tom Marquardt

2009-2010 – Jackie Colestock

2008-2009 – Maura Walden

2006-2008 – Patrick Lee

2005-2006 – Scott Gregory

2004-2005 – Tad Wood

2003-2004 – Bill Kuethe

2002-2003 – Stan Gordon

2001-2002 – Paul Wood

2000-2001 – Vanessa Carter

1999-2000 – John Marhefka

1998-1999 – Stan Klos

1997-1998 – Ed Ladd

1996-1997 – Patricia Roche

1995-1996 – Paula McDermott

1994-1995 – Art Ebersberger