In 2015, Baltimore adopted the South Baltimore Gateway Master Plan, a sweeping plan to improve neighborhoods near the casino. The City then began to implement this plan, with the advice of the Local Development Council (LDC) and funding provided by the Local Impact Grants generated by video lottery terminals.
It soon became clear that another organization was also needed to help spend these funds – something that could be flexible, nimble, and entrepreneurial. So in 2016, the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership was established. Now the City and the Partnership split Baltimore’s share of the Local Impact Grants.
In order to successfully implement the ambitious agenda laid out in the Master Plan, we created our own Strategic Plan to narrow our focus to a few key areas. We intend to make decisive change in a few critical topics, rather than having a minor impact on many.
Under our Strategic Plan, we will spend the coming years focusing on three crucial elements of the South Baltimore Gateway Master Plan: Environmental Sustainability, Health and Wellness, and Community Development and Revitalization.
We also have divided our work into three program areas: Community Grants, Enhanced Services, and Transformational Projects.
We are governed by a Board of Directors comprised of residents and business owners, and operate in a District that can be explored in the map here.
- Barre Circle
- Carroll-Camden Industrial area
- Cherry Hill
- Federal Hill
- Federal Hill South
- Lakeland
- Mount Winans
- Otterbein
- Pigtown / Washington Village
- Ridgely's Delight
- Riverside
- Saint Paul
- Sharp-Leadenhall
- South Baltimore Neighborhood
- Spring Garden Industrial Area
- Stadium Area
- Westport
Meet our Staff.
Brad Rogers (he/him) Executive Director brogers@sbgpartnership.org
Erica Pitkow (she/her) Deputy Director epitkow@sbgpartnership.org
Acacia Asbell Community Grants Director aasbell@sbgpartnership.org
Liz Cornish (she/her) Enhanced Services Director lcornish@sbgpartnership.org
Kanika Feaster-Gordon (she/her) Senior Operations Manager kfgordon@sbgpartnership.org
Ethan Abbott (he/him) Transformational Projects Manager eabbott@sbgpartnership.org
Ashley Davis (she/her) Community Grants Manager adavis@sbgpartnership.org
Colline Emmanuelle (she/her) Communications & Outreach Manager cemmanuelle@sbgpartnership.org
Neal Friedlander (he/him) Community Development Manager nfriedlander@sbgpartnership.org
Jeff La Noue (he/him) Enhanced Services Manager jlanoue@sbgpartnership.org
Jennifer Irby Johnson (she/her) Operations Manager jjohnson@sbgpartnership.org
Liz Van Oeveren (she/her) Community Grants Manager lvanoeveren@sbgpartnership.org
Samantha Rose (she/her) Restoration Manager srose@sbgpartnership.org
Don't know who to contact? We will make sure your message gets to the right person.
Board of Directors.
Otterbein Community Association (Proxy: Beth Whitmer)
City Council, District 11 (Proxy: Jasmine Esteve)
City Council, District 10 (Proxy: Robert Idlett)
Community Development Grants Specialist Community & Economic Development, Mayor's Office, City of Baltimore
Pigtown, Citizens of Pigtown Community Association
Cherry Hill, MedStar Harbor Hospital (Proxy: Matt Trojanowski)
Ridgely's Delight, Ridgely's Delight Neighborhood Association, CohnReznick LLP
The Choice Program at UMBC, Riverside resident
Baltimore Community ToolBank, Carroll-Camden Industrial Area
Southwest Baltimore Charter School (Proxy: Bill Reuter)
SVP & General Manager, Horseshoe Casino
Leadenhall Baptist Church
Minister, Hemingway Temple AME Church; Cherry Hill Ministerial Alliance
Riverside, Riverside Neighborhood Association (Proxy: Jennifer McLaughlin)
Adeo Advocacy
Fly on A Wall Photography, Federal Hill resident
Lakeland Community Association Partnership, Harbor West Collaborative
Be Heard.
If you would like to work with us, or if you simply have questions or comments, you can get in touch with the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership by filling out the form here.
(410) 424-7593
101 W. Dickman Street, Suite 1000
Baltimore, MD 21230