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
Liz Cornish (she/her) Deputy Director of Programs lcornish@sbgpartnership.org
Erica Pitkow (she/her) Deputy Director of Operations epitkow@sbgpartnership.org
Acacia Asbell Community Grants Director aasbell@sbgpartnership.org
Khadeen Grant (she/her) Enhanced Services Director kgrant@sbgpartnership.org
Jim Longenecker (he/him) Development Director jlongenecker@sbgpartnership.org
Colline Emmanuelle (she/her) Senior Communications & Outreach Manager cemmanuelle@sbgpartnership.org
Kanika Feaster-Gordon (she/her) Senior Operations Manager kfgordon@sbgpartnership.org
Samantha Rose (she/her) Senior Restoration Manager srose@sbgpartnership.org
Liz Van Oeveren (she/her) Senior Community Grants Manager lvanoeveren@sbgpartnership.org
Ethan Abbott (he/him) Reimagine Middle Branch Manager eabbott@sbgpartnership.org
Ashley Davis (she/her) Community Grants Manager adavis@sbgpartnership.org
Neal Friedlander (he/him) Community Development Manager nfriedlander@sbgpartnership.org
Jeff La Noue (he/him) Enhanced Services Manager jlanoue@sbgpartnership.org
Lauren McDade McLaughlin (she/her) Operations Manager lmcdade@sbgpartnership.org
Liam Walsh (he/him) Operations Manager lwalsh@sbgpartnership.org
Don't know who to contact? We will make sure your message gets to the right person.
Board of Directors.
Mount Winans Community Association
Otterbein Community Association (Proxy: Beth Whitmer)
Casino Local Impact Fund (CLIF) Program Manager, Department of Planning, City of Baltimore (Proxy: Natalie Cohen)
Pigtown resident
City Council, District 11
City Council, District 10 (Proxy: Robert Idlett)
General Manager, Horseshoe Casino, Carroll-Camden Industrial Area
Sharp-Leadenhall resident
Cherry Hill, MedStar Harbor Hospital (Proxy: Matt Trojanowski)
Pigtown resident, Citizens of Pigtown Community Association
Ridgely's Delight resident, Ridgely's Delight Neighborhood Association, CohnReznick LLP
Riverside resident, The Choice Program at UMBC
Pigtown resident (Proxy: Cari Harris)
Baltimore Community ToolBank, Carroll-Camden Industrial Area
Southwest Baltimore Charter School, Pigtown (Proxy: Bill Reuter)
Leadenhall Baptist Church, Sharp-Leadenhall
Cherry Hill resident; Minister, Hemingway Temple AME Church; Cherry Hill Ministerial Alliance
Riverside resident, Riverside Neighborhood Association (Proxy: Jennifer McLaughlin)
Adeo Advocacy
Fly on A Wall Photography, Federal Hill resident
Lakeland Community Association Partnership, Harbor West Collaborative