About Us

Founded in 1997, the Education Foundation of Anne Arundel County (formerly known as the 21st Century Education Foundation) is a 501(c)(3) organization created to support the students and teachers of the Anne Arundel County Public School System (AACPS). We are dedicated to helping prepare leaders to shape the future of a rapidly changing world. Working together with business and community leaders, the Foundation promotes collaborative efforts to match the needs of Anne Arundel County Public Schools and the resources of the surrounding businesses, industries, and communities.

Meet Our Board

Officers

VICTORIA SAMUELS

President

Vice President of Community Relations [Retired],
Educational Systems Federal Credit Union

Dominic Powell

DOMINIC POWELL

Vice President

Vice President, Business Development and Partnerships
Educational Systems Federal Credit Union

JEANETTE ORTIZ, ESQ.

Secretary

Director, Government Affairs
University of Maryland, Baltimore

BRIAN WALTER

Treasurer

Market President, Chesapeake Region,
M&T Bank

MARK HOFFMANN

Immediate Past President

Director of Business Development,
ITNova Consulting

Board Members

DOUG CARTNEY

Senior Director,
Northrop Grumman

JOHN CONWELL

Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs
Comcast

EDWARD (NED) CAREY

Fmr. Maryland State Delegate

LAURA IVERSEN

Owner, 
Watermark Journey

MARK KLEINSCHMIDT

President and CEO,
Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce

JONATHAN PASTERICK, ESQ.

Partner,
Hillman, Brown, and Darrow, PA

DON RAU, Jr.

Chief of Staff  
The Office of Maryland State Senator, Michael A. Jackson

ANDREW SCHERER

Senior Project Manager
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

ANDY SCHINDLING

President & Executive Director
The Complete Player Charity

RAYMOND STREIB

Founder & Chairman of the Board
Development Facilitators, Inc. (DFI)

AARON WEEDY

Chief Financial Officer
Ledo Pizza

Staff

JOE CALLAHAN

Executive Director

LEATHIA FLETCHER

Development Support Specialist

Financial Documents

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