Gun Violence Task Force Members

Appointed Members
Bishop Charles Carroll - Chair
Andrea Chamblee - Vice Chair
Maria Hiaasen - Vice Chair
Jackie Allsup, Anne Arundel County NAACP
Lt. Brian Andre, Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office
Elizabeth Banach, Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence
Bob Bates, former member, Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence
Jamie Benoit - former County Councilmember, District 4 (2006 - 2014)
Mackenzie Boughey, Anne Arundel County student; March for Our Lives organizer
Stacy Korbelak, Professor
Iris Krasnow, Author and Columnist at The Capital
Dr. David Moller, Medical Ethicist, Anne Arundel Medical Center
Chris Moore, Resident, District 2
Alba Reyes, Owner, Gardenia, LLC & Alba Reyes Agency
Elizabeth Ruddy, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Jennifer Sowers, Executive Director, AA County Parent Coalition
Sergeant James Spearman, Caucus of African American Leaders
Dawn Stoltzfus, Senior VP, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in American
Lt. Steven Thomas, Crisis Intervention Team Officer
Sue Ward, Vice President for Operations, Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Ex Officio Members
Tim Altomare, Police Chief, AA County Police Department
Pamela Beidle, MD State Senator, District 32
Sandra Bartlett, Delegate, MD State Delegate, District 32
Melissa Ellis, Member, Member, AA County Board of Education
Anne Leitess, AA County State’s Attorney (Captain Jen Gilbert to represent)
Adrienne Mickler, Executive Director, AA County Mental Health Agency
Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman Heath Officer, AA County Department of Health
Rhonda Pindell Charles, Alderwoman, Ward 3
Allison Pickard, AA County Council, District 2
Jennifer Purcell, Chief of Staff, County Executive Steuart Pittman
Kevin Simmons, Director of the Office of Emergency Management for the City of Annapolis
Peter Smith, Military and Veterans Affairs Liaison
Greg Swain, County Attorney, AA County Office of Law
Nathan Volke, County Councilmember, District 3
Trisha Wolford, Fire Chief, AA County Fire Department