Our Leadership
The Arc of Howard County’s dedicated and talented senior staff, employees, and Board of Directors work every day to provide programs and services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Staff Leadership
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Katie Collins-Ihrke
Executive Director
Phone: (240) 213-6697
Aureen Dulla
Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (240) 350-2025
Deborah L. Wagner
Associate Executive Director of Services
Phone: (240) 213-6701
Naomi Lyvers
Director of Human Resources
Phone: (240) 213-6703
Tammy Coleman
Director of Quality Assurance
Phone: (240) 213-6690
Holly Reasner
Director of Person Centered Planning
Phone: (443) 567-1631
Brenda Sackandy
Administrator of Admissions and Funding Plans
Phone: (240) 213-6714
Robert Walker
Assistant Director of Community Integration Services
Phone: (240) 213-6702
Jan Baranczak
Director of Operations
Phone: (240) 213-6681
Eliza Hunter
Associate Director of Day and Community Development Services
Phone: (410) 428-9650
Rhonda Braswell
Assistant Director of Community & Family Services
Phone: (240) 213-6691
Board of Directors
Cathy Cope, President
Theresa Ballinger, Vice President
John Olenick, Treasurer
Jane Padgett, Secretary
Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone, President Emeritus
Elliot Arditti (Community Advocate)
Tracey Eberhardt (Community Advocate)
Marla Harrison (Sandy Spring Bank)
Ashley Lazarewicz (Impact Capital Strategies)
Kristen Lohmeyer (Ally Legal Planning)
Richard Lowry (Person Supported by The Arc of Howard County)
Terry McVey (Community Advocate)
Dominique Palmer (Person Supported by The Arc of Howard County)
Dorothy Plantz (Community Advocate)
Robert Scott (Scott Team International)
