Our Story.

When slot machine gambling came to Maryland, Baltimore residents were promised the resources to improve their communities. We are fulfilling that promise.

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.

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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.

Neighborhoods Include:
  • 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
Note: Baltimore Peninsula is not included in the SBGP District.

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 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

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Board of Directors.

Ann "Nancy" Mead

Otterbein Community Association (Proxy: Beth Whitmer)

Councilman Eric Costello

City Council, District 11 (Proxy: Jasmine Esteve)

Councilwoman Phylicia Porter

City Council, District 10 (Proxy: Robert Idlett)

Chris Firehock

Community Development Grants Specialist Community & Economic Development, Mayor's Office, City of Baltimore

Julian "Diante" Edwards

Pigtown, Citizens of Pigtown Community Association

Jill Donaldson

Cherry Hill, MedStar Harbor Hospital (Proxy: Matt Trojanowski)

Karin Lundquist

Ridgely's Delight, Ridgely's Delight Neighborhood Association, CohnReznick LLP

Kelly Quinn

The Choice Program at UMBC, Riverside resident

Noah Smock

Baltimore Community ToolBank, Carroll-Camden Industrial Area

Quincy Goldsmith

Southwest Baltimore Charter School (Proxy: Bill Reuter)

Randy Conroy

SVP & General Manager, Horseshoe Casino

Rev. Alvin Gwynn

Leadenhall Baptist Church

Rev. Willie Pack, Sr.

Minister, Hemingway Temple AME Church; Cherry Hill Ministerial Alliance

Richards "Rich" Badmington

Riverside, Riverside Neighborhood Association (Proxy: Jennifer McLaughlin)

Sophia Silbergeld

Adeo Advocacy

Themar Long

Fly on A Wall Photography, Federal Hill resident

Veronica Crosby

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

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