Advisory Council
All of the people listed below have contributed their time and expertise to making the African Americans of Excellence Exhibit the wonderful program it is. We are deeply grateful to their commitment to this project.
Leigh Adams
Ausherman Family Foundation - Executive Director. '23 & '24 sponsor, '24 Advisory Committee Member
Tawanda Bailey
Chair of the Maryland Commission for Women; Bailey Massage & Wellness - Owner; '24 Advisory Committee Member
Leslie Barnes-Keating
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Frederick County Executive; '24 Advisory Committee Member
Breann Day
Family Heritage Trust - Chief Operating Officer; '24 Sponsor
Sara Dunn
TGP Gives, TGP Homes Real Estate Agent
Yemi Fagbohun
Founder & Executive Director of AAOE
Protean Gibril
AARCH Society - President of the Board; '23 & '24 Sponsor; '24 Advisory Committee Member
Dani Gurrie
Owner of Promo Circus; Founder/Host of Good Morning, Frederick!, '25 AAOE Event Director
Laila Jadallah
City of Frederick - Manager of Arts & Culture
Erica Jarboe
TGP Gives, '24 Sponsor, '24 Advisory Committee Member
Louise Kennelly
Frederick Arts Council - Executive Director
Tiffany Kowalsky
T. Kowalsky Photography; Featured Photographer AAOE '24
Betsy Lingg
Woodsboro Bank, '24 Advisory Committee Member
Dr. Rachel Mandel
Rachel Mandel Consulting; '24 Advisory Committee Member
Dr. Derek Shackelford
Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County - CEO; '24 Sponsor; '24 Advisory Committee Member
Timika Thrasher
'24 Advisory Committee Member
Kristen Wojdan
'23 and '24 AAOE Event Director; '24 Advisory Committee Member