Brittany Anuszkiewicz cares about kids, families, communities, and the environment. She is passionate about improving nonprofit organizations’ funding, capacity, and outcomes. She has led community change, youth development initiatives, and system reforms at the Annie E. Casey Foundation. She is currently a consultant for the Governor’s Office for Children and works to ensure families have equitable access to affordable high quality early care and educational opportunities at Montgomery County’s Children’s Opportunity Alliance. She holds a Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Master’s in Liberal Arts from Johns Hopkins University and a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Maryland in Baltimore. She volunteers with Maryland Nonprofits as a peer reviewer for the Standards for Excellence Program and has a strong interest in philanthropy, community development and innovative solutions to climate change. Brittany enjoys hiking, live music, playing her guitar, and writing poetry.

Joseph Clark 3rd is a Finance Controller at McCormick and joined the GVC board in 2021. He holds a B.S. in Business from the University of Baltimore, and an M.B.A from the University of Phoenix. Born and raised in Jamaica (Queens), New York he now resides in Baltimore County. He loves spending time with his family, swimming, playing golf, and finding DIY projects to complete. The mission of the GVC provides him with a great opportunity to improve the environment for generations to come. 

Brent Clemmens is an associate attorney with Bowie & Jensen, LLC in Towson, Maryland, where he advises clients on a variety of business law matters, including mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. Brent has experience with environmental issues from his time in the Baltimore City Solicitor’s office advising the Department of Public Works, which helps oversee the protection of the Loch Raven, Prettyboy, and Liberty raw water reservoirs. He uses any excuse to get outside to mountain bike, hike, snowboard, or surf. Brent lives near the Loch Raven Reservoir with his wife, son, and daughter. 

J.T. Dean is the Director of Major and Individual Gifts at Chesapeake Conservancy where he leads the engagement, fundraising, and stewardship programs for individual supporters and family philanthropy. J.T. is a career nonprofit professional in philanthropy and advocacy. He holds a B.S. from Bucknell University. As a runner, boater, and native plant enthusiast around the Gunpowder, he is committed to the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. He lives by Loch Raven Reservoir with his family. He has been drawn to GVC’s work to empower individuals to protect the Gunpowder and have an impact in their community.

Roberta “Bert” Ficke is an internist retired from serving in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. On moving to Baltimore 10 years ago, she and her husband bought a woodland property and have been adding hundreds of native trees and shrubs annually to enhance the benefit to wildlife. They have planted 100 wild type American chestnuts they monitor for a Maryland Forestry Research Project. She is an active Baltimore County Master Gardener helping with the Demo garden small fruits orchard. She is the president of a local Garden Club of America affiliated garden club. She spends a lot of time learning about and extracting invasive non-native plants from her property and educating the citizens who walk by on the high traffic public path abutting their property. She volunteers at Johns Hopkins Hospital raising funds for critical equipment that advances patient care for the citizens of Baltimore.

Amir Hammad has over 15 years of experience at Constellation, serving in a variety of roles including engineering, compliance, and plant management. He is currently the plant manager of Conowingo Dam and Muddy Run Pump Storage facility, as well as all associated recreation sites. Amir has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MS in Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California. Outside of work, Amir is passionate about community engagement and volunteers at the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter as well as at Moveable Feast. Amir has loved training for triathlons in the Gunpowder watershed as it allows amazing opportunities to swim, bike, and run in ways that Baltimore City cannot. Maintaining the cleanliness and easy access to all that the Gunpowder has to offer is something near and dear to him. 

Chris Johnson is a biologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Baltimore District. He works directly with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which includes various studies from stream restorations to coastal storm risk management and civil works navigation projects. Chris is also a Co-Chair in Baltimore District’s Environmental Justice Working group. He received his B.S. in Environmental Science from Salisbury University and was born, raised and continues to work in areas within and around the Gunpowder Watershed. In his spare time, he enjoys landscaping, nature walks with his family, spending time with friends, and attending sports events. Chris is a new Board member to GVC, joining in May 2023, and looks forward to spreading awareness to local communities about the Gunpowder Watershed and the various ways to enjoy and protect it.

Director of Research and Development at McCormick and Company, Inc., Jim has worked to drive positive environmental change and encourage social responsibility as both a member of the Corporate Sustainability Team and Chair of the Technical Innovation Center Team. He enjoys running, biking, and hiking in the beautiful northern Baltimore County landscape he calls home and feels deeply committed to protecting and preserving the Gunpowder Valley watershed for future generations.

Kristen McConnell brings a wealth of experience in bridging the gap between nonprofits and corporate volunteers, both in the Baltimore market and on a national scale. Kristen holds an MBA from Lebanon Valley College and a BSBA in Business Marketing from Shippensburg University. Her academic background, combined with her professional experience in the for-profit sector, equips her with a well-rounded approach to nonprofit engagement and corporate collaboration.

Joseph (Joey) Meyer is the Senior Manager of Project Controls, and a board member of the EcoTeam Employee Resource Group, at Baltimore Gas and Electric. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland. In his free time, you can find him hiking with his wife and 14-year-old puppy, golfing, and enjoying wineries and breweries. He has visited 17 countries, 24 National Parks, 19 of Maryland’s State Parks, and has hiked across Maryland in a weekend. Supporting GVC is important to Joey because he recognizes the need to combat the negative impact pollution can have on communities and there is no better place to start than your own neighborhood.

Michael earned his B.S. degree in Biology and Anthropology from Towson University and has since worked towards optimized HVAC energy efficiency solutions. Michael believes local efforts contribute to global solutions. Stewardship of our watershed lands is just the beginning to nurture cleaner and sustainable creeks, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. A day of joy is planting trees in the watershed to help stabilize our Gunpowder Valley’s eventual contribution to our precious biome. He and his wife, Phyllis, live one half mile from the waters of Loch Raven Reservoir.

Jenn Shunfenthal believes strongly in environmental stewardship and first began volunteering at a local park in middle school. After college, she continued to work there on weekends and received her Certified Interpretive Guide certificate, volunteered to be a citizen scientist for FrogWatch USA, volunteered through the Master Naturalist program, and led educational programs for various ages. She joined GVC because she explores the Gunpowder Watershed and local parks with her dog and wants to make sure it remains a beautiful natural recreation area. She hopes to inspire the next generation to become environmentalists

Bill is the Chief of Facility and Landscape Management for the National Park Service at Fort McHenry National Monument and Hampton National Historic Site. He received a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Chicago and a M.A. in Public Horticulture Administration from the University of Delaware’s Longwood Graduate Program. Bill walks his dog daily in the woods around Loch Raven Reservoir, is a very amateur bird watcher, and a slightly better bee keeper.

Her Master of Science is in Environmental Resource Management, and she currently works for the federal government planning civil infrastructure projects 

William Weaver is the Maryland State Business Manager for RES where he has worked on numerous stream restoration, stormwater, and living shoreline projects throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. He holds a BS degree in Environmental Geology from The College of William and Mary. Since 2021, he and his wife have been volunteering with GVC as Stream Captains. In 2024, they received Bay Wise certification through the Master Gardeners for their home in Baltimore County. When not in streams for his professional or volunteer efforts, he and his wife and dogs enjoy getting out at any number of Maryland parks or trail locations throughout the Gunpowder Watershed.