Welcome Our New Chamber Members
John Barber, Representative
Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters
Corey Brown
CORE Principals/ CDB Design Concepts/Noir Restaurant
Full Service Real Estate Brokerage / Build & Architectural Design Firm
Love Clark, CEO
Love Clark Events
As wedding and event planners we reimagined events that are tailored and curated into one unbelievable occasion for our busy couples and clients. We are known for our bespoke designs and collaboration with top industry professional to turn a vision to a one of a kind masterpiece, while ensuring a stress-free experience throughout the process.
love@loveclarkevents.com
Bonnie Crockett, Director, Small Business Lending
Baltimore Community Lending, LLC
Baltimore Community Lending supports the revitalization and strengthening of underserved Baltimore neighborhoods through innovative and flexible financial assistance designed to promote community development.
bonnie.crockett@bclending.org
Jennifer Currie, Finance Director
Maryland Capital Enterprises, Inc.
Non-Profit established 1998 to help the under served and minorities receive the free assistance to start a small business or expand their current small business.
MCE empowers businesses to grow, create jobs, and generate wealth on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Baltimore City, Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties.
MCE provides Free Counseling and Training as well as Credit Builder loans, Mirco-Loans and Small Business Loans.
jcurrie@marylandcapital.org
Carrie Holzmeister, Associate Director of the Choice Jobs Program
The Choice Program, UMBC
The Choice Program at UMBC is a not-for-profit organization administered by The Shriver Center at The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). For 30 years, Choice has engaged, mentored, trained, and advocated for youth. The overarching program goals are to disentangle young people from the juvenile justice system and to strengthen youth and family ties to the community through increased educational and vocational opportunities.
Jeannie Howe, Executive Director
Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance
Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance is a leading nonprofit provider of services to artists and cultural organizations in the region.
Whether they are emerging or established, mainstream or underground, grassroots or institutional, GBCA believes in unifying and strengthening all members of the creative community. We do this through marketing, education, financial support, and developing innovative programs that increase equity in the cultural community and beyond.
jhowe@baltimoreculture.org | www.baltimorecultural.org
Lawrence Mersch
Motivational Walls
Motivational wall graphics; whether they be painted graphics, banners, or signage. Can be in a school, rec center, pool or commercial setting where we might be encouraging the purchase of quality food products. Began with a motivation to help kids/students see beyond the four walls to a future life/career.
Raja Nelson, Founder
GIFTED Learning Center
A Learning Center to empower school aged youth 12-19 by providing a safe environment to promote and increase self-esteem and self-confidence. Commitment to our youth through structured programs will promote well-rounded growth; building our youth mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. We will focus on four distinctive core programs; Leadership, Wholistic Building, Life Skills, and Social Interaction to promote and instill a sense of individual responsibility, pride and accomplishment.
Raymond Odem, COO
JJB DC Inc.
JJB DC Inc. is a telecommunications contracting group predominantly serving three jurisdictions, Maryland (MD), Virginia (VA), and the District of Columbia (DC). JJB D.C., Inc is one of the largest African American owned Telecommunications Utility Contractors in Maryland and the Metro DC Area. Business activities: Construction, Aerial, Innerduct, Fiber Optic Placement and Small Cell Implementation. Administrative activities: Project Management, Infrastructure Design and Development.
rayo@jjbdc.com | www.jjbdc.com
Tia Richards, Owner
Creative Acquisitions, LLC
Real Estate Investor Consulting & Community Engagement Specialist
Creative Acquisitions is a Baltimore City community based real estate company offering a one stop shop for investors and homebuyers.
ourmotherslandbaltimore@gmail.com | www.creativeacquisitions.us
Miller Roberts, Community Engagement Coordinator
Bit Center & B-More Pasta
The BIT’s (formerly known as Italian Cultural Center) mission is to support an equitable prosperous Baltimore building community health and wealth for citizens of the world who call Baltimore home. Always inspired by our Italian culture, we do so by empowering families through the Arts, building community access to affordable quality food, providing food education, promoting food justice, creating international exchange opportunities, training, and jobs for young adults.
m.roberts@thebitcenter.org | www.bmorepasta.org
