Lynne Harris is an at-large member and Vice President of the Montgomery County Board of Education.  Her professional life has included careers in nursing, law, public health and teaching Medical Science at Thomas Edison HS of Technology.  Lynne holds a Nursing degree from The University of Tulsa, a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis, and a Master of Health Science from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.  Lynne chairs the BOE’s Fiscal Management committee, represents the BOE on the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council, and formerly served on the Montgomery County Commission on Children and Youth.  She chairs the Mentor Advisory Board of Communities United Against Hate/Youth Creating Change.  Lynne also served 8 years on the Montgomery County Council of PTAs Board of Directors, including 3 years as Vice President for Advocacy, and 3 years as President.

Sandra Edmonds Crewe, MSW, Ph.D., ACSW, is dean and professor at the Howard University School of Social Work. She has dedicated her career and life to enhancing the well-being of African Americans through research, scholarship, and public advocacy. Dr Crewe holds her BSW and MSW degrees from the Catholic University National Catholic School of Social Service and her Ph.D. in Social Work from Howard University. She currently serves on the Maryland Affordable Housing Trust and has held leadership positions in public and assisted housing in Prince George’s County and Montgomery County, Md.  Dr. Crewe has expertise and publications in caregiving, aging, social isolation, and community engagement and is a National Association of Social Work (NASW) Pioneer. 

Nancy Scull was Coordinator of the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program at the Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC), Montgomery County’s public housing agency, for 22 years until 2015 when she retired.  Nancy created a Maryland, D.C. and Northern Virginia FSS Coordinators’ Roundtable Group for information-sharing, client and program advocacy.  Partnering with the annual Capitol Hill Legislative Day of NAHRO (National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Organizations), Nancy led up to 50 advocacy teams of FSS staff and FSS clients to tell their stories at annual meetings on Capitol Hill with Representatives’ and Senators’ low-income subsidized housing and welfare legislative staff from most states.  In 2014, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett awarded her the Roscoe Nix Distinguished Community Leadership Award. She holds a B.A. in French and Secondary Education from American University, M.Ed. in Educational Psychology from University of Hawaii and a Master of Science in French and Linguistics from Georgetown University.

Irene Bademosi is a lifelong educator, mother, grandmother, mentor, and advocate with over 40 years of experience serving students, families, and communities across the United States and Africa. She immigrated to the U.S. nearly four decades ago to marry her late husband. Widowed in 1995 and left to raise her young daughters, she overcame immense challenges including homelessness and went on to earn her first master’s degree from Bowie State University, supported in part by the Bernie Scholarship Program as one of its inaugural recipients. She later earned a graduate degree from Johns Hopkins University.

Her professional journey spans a variety of roles, including Graded Reading Instructor, Academic Manager, Adjunct Professor, School Counselor, and community leader. She was later elected PTSA President and has received numerous accolades, including the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill Scholars Teacher Award, which led to the establishment of the Irene Bademosi Scholarship in her honor, as well as the County High School Counselor of the Year Award. Irene’s unwavering commitment to second chances, support for first-generation students, and passion for youth empowerment have earned her national recognition. Her life and work continue to inspire others to lead with courage, compassion, and an enduring belief in the transformative power of education.

Adejire Bademosi is a social impact and public policy leader with over 16 years of experience at the intersection of technology, philanthropy, and civic innovation. She launched a digital citizenship program featured in TIME Magazine, advised Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, and co-published a global education framework with the Brookings Institution. Adejire has guided the deployment of over $46 million in grants to nonprofits across North America, directly impacting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.

She has held senior roles at TikTok, Discord, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Twitter, Airbnb, and Roku—leading initiatives on digital safety, mental health, equity, and social innovation. Her work has been recognized by the National Organization for Women, the City of San Francisco, the State of Maryland, and Lululemon. Adejire is an alum of the U.S. Department of State, holds a degree in International Studies from Boston College, and has completed doctoral coursework in education, social impact, and policy at Santa Clara University. She previously served on the Board of the Young Women’s Freedom Center.

Beverly Coleman has served as the Director of Montgomery College TRIO Educational Opportunity since July 2014.  Prior to coming to Montgomery College, she worked for the Community College of Baltimore County, Goucher College and Penn State University.  She has dedicated the last 25 years of her career to assisting low-income, first-generation (college), and underrepresented individuals in the pursuit of secondary education and post-secondary education and training opportunities. 

Beverly’s commitment to empowering others has resulted in the development of the Montgomery College Single Parent Conference, and work with the Baltimore County Black Teachers Alliance Pipeline to Prosperity.  Beverly is a recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Drum Major for Justice” award from the Frederick Douglas Society of West Chester University.  She is a graduate of West Chester University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and a Master’s of Science in Administration.

Rev. “Kasey” Kaseman has degrees from Westmar College, Andover Newton Theological School and Yale Divinity School.  He has been engaged in ecumenical and interfaith work, a college admissions counselor, a mentor, and incorporator and director of nonprofits that impacted public education, anti-poverty programs, civil rights, affordable housing and health care.  His experience includes marketing and fundraising.  He has served as a pastor, executive director, corporate vice president and public official in Montgomery County since 1979.