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Patricia Potts – Executive Director, Co-founder

Patricia Potts
– Executive Director, Co-founder

For the past two decades Patricia has worked and advocated on behalf of children and women. While working at the American Association of University of Women (AAUW), Patricia helped promote and market AAUW’s research on issues related to gender equity in education and the workplace. As a board member for the Tiny Findings Child Development Center Inc., she created policy, selection, oversight, and compensation of the Center Director as well as development and approval of the center programs.  Patricia continues to serve in the nursery ministry at Reid Temple AME Church, and has assisted with the academy’s fundraising efforts and community service projects. For many years she was the regional chair parent rep for A Better Chance.  She and her husband Anthony sent one son through Sidwell Friends and another through The Potomac School. Patricia is the Executive Director of CONNECTdmv.

Tom Kohn – Co-founder

Tom Kohn
– Co-founder

In the 1970s, when he was in a private, St. Louis high school, Tom realized that the Black and White students did not know each other very well and rarely integrated, socially. Fast forward to 2004-2018, when his two children attended Sidwell Friends, and he realized that not much had really changed. At CONNECTdmv, Tom spends a lot of his time working on all that goes along with the second half of the organization’s tagline, “Connecting Us All,” and White allyship. A two-time CEO and now a full-time professor at American University’s Kogod School of Business since 2014, Tom feels that CONNECTdmv is, by far, the most important entrepreneurship endeavor of his career. 

Kyle Moore – President of the Board

As an SVP at Bank of America, Kyle enjoys the intersection between work as a nonprofit banker and working on a volunteer basis with organizations in and around the Washington, DC metro area. He currently serves on the board for the Child and Family Network Centers in Alexandria, VA, the Advisory Council for The Sorkin Center at Compass Pro Bono, was chairman of the board for Stone Soup Films, and regularly volunteers with the Central Union Mission, Food for All DC and his church in Bowie, MD.

Kathryn Bauman-Hill

Kathryn Bauman-Hill has worked with children for over 30 years in a variety of settings and is deeply committed to equity in education. She has worked as an aquarium educator in the New England Aquarium, in the children’s program at Martha’s Table, and as a teacher in both public and independent schools in NJ, MD, DC, and NC. She is currently the Early Childhood and Elementary Head of School at Capitol Hill Day School. Kathryn holds a BA in English/Afro-American Studies, an MS in Educational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an Ed.M from Harvard University. She is the mother of three and her youngest is in high school at Sidwell Friends School. 

Dr. Rodney Glasgow

Dr. Rodney Glasgow, known as one of the top DEI leaders in DMV independent schools, is currently the Head of School at Sandy Spring Friends School. Rodney is the founder and Chair of the National Diversity Practitioners Institute, as well as the NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference, which is attended each year by over 1,800 high school students nationwide. He is the President and Principal Consultant of the Glasgow Group, LLC, which works with schools, individuals, and organizations to create and promote equitable and just practices to harness the power of diversity and inclusivity. An independent school alumnus himself, Rodney is a graduate of Gilman School in his hometown of Baltimore, MD. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and African American studies from Harvard University, a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Columbia University, and a Doctorate of Education degree from The George Washington University.

Katrina Hilliard

Originally from South Carolina, Katrina is a 16-year teaching veteran. She holds an M.S. in Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment from Walden University and a B.A. in English from Benedict College. Katrina has served on school improvement teams focused on student achievement, curriculum development, teacher morale, and student assessment. She was a member of the Teach to Lead cohort and was named an Emerging Leader by New Leaders. Teaching in different school systems, including in Israel, has molded her beliefs in equity, celebrating diversity, and developing partnerships. Katrina firmly believes that success in education is about building relationships. She is committed to educating students, colleagues, families, and the community through establishing strong relationships. Katrina currently serves as the CONNECTdmv Scholars Program Coordinator.

Brandy L. Rodgers

Brandy L. Rodgers is a higher education leader with extensive experience in student development, career services, and organizational leadership. She currently serves as Assistant Director of Undergraduate Career Development at American University’s Kogod School of Business, where she coaches students and alumni on career pathways, resume and interview preparation, and job search strategies. Brandy also leads orientation programs, industry treks, and co-curricular initiatives that strengthen student engagement and industry awareness. With prior leadership roles in both higher education and secondary education, she has built a career focused on advancing student success, fostering inclusive communities, and developing innovative programming to support career readiness. In addition, Brandy is a Gallup-Certified
CliftonStrengths Coach, integrating a strengths-based lens into her approach to
coaching and leadership development.

 

Outside of her professional achievements, Brandy is a proud aunt to three nephews and a niece and treasures time with her family and friends. Whether mentoring students, celebrating with loved ones, or enjoying simple moments of connection, she leads with warmth, positivity, and a genuine commitment to helping others grow and thrive.

Jarvis Stewart

Jarvis Stewart is the Chairman and CEO of Highland Poe, a professional services firm that provides advice and counsel in strategic communications, public affairs, corporate development, and strategy. Before his private sector career, he served as Chief of Staff to former U.S. Representative Harold Ford, Jr. and was Senior Advisor to Clinton Labor Secretary, Alexis M. Herman. His past and present client roster includes the City of Houston, the National Football League, Genesis Motor America, Hyundai Motor America, ServiceNow, Toyota, Walmart, the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation, and several private equity and asset management firms. Jarvis and wife Stacey Stewart are proud parents of Maddi and Savannah, who attended Sidwell Friends and Maret School, respectively.

Adam Strickberger

Adam is an academic clinical cardiologist now working as an executive in the PHARMA industry. He worked at many hospital systems in the DMV. His 3 children participated in Operation Understanding DC (OUDC) and he was on their Board. He attended public high school in eastern Pennsylvania, Penn State (BS, Biology), and Johns Hopkins (MD, ’87).

Keith Wilkerson

Keith Wilkerson is the Founder and Lead Teacher for CollegeThoughts, an organization with a student-minded team who is dedicated to demystifying the college application process, making the process more of a personal exploration than a stress-inducing enigma.  Previously, Keith worked as a key programs team member for A Better Chance for almost two decades. With 22 years of experience, over 200 workshops conducted, 1,500 students placed in school, and more than 7,000 families counseled on educational options for private school education and college, Keith and CollegeThoughts have the experience to help good students reach great goals as they apply to the nation’s top colleges.  

Aldaine Wynter

Aldaine Wynter is the inaugural Director of International-Mindedness, Diversity, and Inclusion (IDI) at Washington International School, where he leads schoolwide initiatives to build intercultural understanding, institutional equity, and a strong sense of global citizenship. A qualified assessor for the Intercultural Development Inventory, Aldaine integrates this tool across professional development, hiring, curriculum, and student programming to deepen cultural self-awareness and systemic transformation. Prior to joining WIS, he served as the Global DEI Coordinator for the Dwight Schools, guiding diversity and inclusion efforts across campuses in New York, London, Dubai, Seoul, Shanghai, and online. With over a decade of international education experience, including leadership roles in pastoral care. Aldaine is dedicated to advancing inclusive, globally minded communities where all identities are valued and affirmed.

Bethany Young

Bethany Young is a toddler mom, a native Marylander, and a graduate of Holton-Arms School. She is passionate about making space for Black girls and women to find themselves and be themselves.

 

Bethany is also a lawyer and researcher with experience conducting legal and policy research about social stratification and its adverse effects on individuals in legal, academic, and professional settings. As a lawyer, Bethany represented men and women on death row and people who were children when sentenced to die in prison. Since receiving her doctorate, she has led large-scale research and policy projects to improve public safety across the country. Bethany currently works as the Director of Policy and Legislation for Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy. Bethany received a B.A. from Spelman College, a J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Duke University.

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