In early June, the Education Foundation of Anne Arundel County Public Schools welcomed Joe Callahan as our new Executive Director. A seasoned non-profit professional, Joe has nearly 20 years of experience in marketing, fundraising, nonprofit management, and youth development.
From 2016 – 2024, Joe worked first as the Senior Director of Development and Communications and later as the Chief of Staff, at the award-winning E.L. Haynes Public Charter School in Washington, DC. While at E.L. Haynes, Joe designed and executed a comprehensive fundraising and communications plan that led to a significant increase in philanthropic support for the school. In 2019, Joe led a re-branding effort, that included a new logo, branding collateral, launching a new website, and releasing a music video, Bring Yourself to Haynes.
Prior to E.L. Haynes, Joe served as the founding Executive Director of 826DC from 2010-2016, where he significantly expanded the organization to serve more than 5,000 DC public and charter school students per year, increased their annual budget more than 800%, and won the 2014 DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities’ Mayor’s Art Award for Outstanding Contribution to Arts Education.
Before 826DC, Joe taught writing at American University and The George Washington University, and worked in development for a transatlantic public policy organization and a renowned art museum.
Joe received his BA from The George Washington University’s Elliot School of International Affairs, his MA in Writing from Johns Hopkins University, and a Masters in Leadership from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.
In addition to these professional accomplishments, Joe is a proud AACPS parent. He lives in Arnold, MD, with wife, two children, and their puppy, Rosie.
