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| Name | Baltimore City Head Start |
| Function | Baltimore City Head Start strengthens families by providing a seamless delivery of family focused, comprehensive services that ensure all eligible children, regardless of economic circumstances, have the opportunity for educational achievement and to have a happy and productive life. |
| Composition | Baltimore City Head Start |
| City Council Approval | No |
| Legal Authority | Head Start Policy & Regulations Sec. 642 [42 U.S.C. 9837] |
| Liaison/Executive Director Name | Terry Hickey / Shannon Burroughs-Campbell |
| Liaison/Executive Director Phone | 410-396-9987 |
| Liaison/Executive Director Email | terry.hickey@baltimorecity.gov / Shannon.Burroughs-Campbell@baltimorecity.gov |
| Position | Member Name | Term Started | Term Expires | Appointed By |
| Chair | Gena O'Keefe | November 1, 2016 | November 1, 2018 | Board |
| Vice Chair | Sherrika Newsome | September 1, 2017 | September 1, 2019 | Board |
| Secretary | Janelle Gendrano | September 1, 2017 | September 1, 2019 | Board |
| Treasuer | Reco Collins | November 1, 2017 | November 1, 2019 | Board |
| Member | Hosanna Asfaw | September 1, 2017 | September 1, 2019 | Board |
| Member | Rebecca Dineen | April 1, 2017 | April 1, 2019 | Board |
| Member | Crystal Francis | n/a | n/a | Board |
| Member | Antonio Hayes | November 1, 2016 | November 1, 2018 | Board |
| Member | Telisha McDonald | n/a | n/a | Board |
| Member | Rachel Peffer | November 1, 2016 | November 18, 2018 | Board |
| Member | Ellen Swankekamp | September 1, 2017 | September 1, 2019 | Board |
| Member | Diane Wallace Booker | November 1, 2017 | November 1, 2019 | Board |
| Member | Denise Wheatley-Rowe | November 1, 2016 | November 1, 2018 | Board |