Robert Day is 25-year resident of College Park and Founding member of CPA Board. He has served 5 terms as a College Park city Councilmember, Member of Maryland CyberSecurty Council, and Former Prince Georges Vice Chair and Chair of Metropolitan Washington Council of Air Quality Committee (MWAQC).
Mr. Robert Day
CPA Chair
Dr. Segun Eubanks is the Director of the Center for Educational Innovation and Improvement and Professor of Practice at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). Eubanks also served over five years as the Chair of the Board of Education for Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS).
Dr. Segun Eubanks
CPA Vice Chair
Retired federal government economist, former Treasurer and Board member of CPCUP, and Board member of the Lakeland Community Heritage Project.
Mr. Bob Catlin
CPA Board Treasurer
Carlo Colella was named Vice President for Administration and Finance in June 2013. As chief business officer, Mr. Colella is responsible for the University’s business operations and 1,352 acre physical environment, including nearly 14 million square feet of facilities.
Mr. Carlo Colella
CPA Board Secretary
CPA Budget and Finance Chair
Dr. Bernache has over 40 years of experience in teaching, mentoring, curriculum writing and professional development in the field of teaching ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages).
Additionally, she has participated in multiple committees to inform best practice in the development of ESOL programs. Dr. Bernache has authored multiple articles, as well as a content curriculum, for underschooled ESOL students.
Dr. Carolyn Bernache
CPA Academic Affairs Chair
Elected to represent College Park in the Maryland senate in 2006, Jim is a longtime resident of the City who served as Vice Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, on the University System of Maryland Board of Regents, and as US Ambassador to Romania. He was the founding chair of CPA.
Senator Jim Rosapepe
Founding Chair, CPA Organization and Leadership Chair
Dr. Helene Kalson Cohen - Executive Director, Office of Innovative Technology and Partnerships
Dr. Cohen’s teaching and research focus on the evolving potential and implications of Educational Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership. She has been the project director and principal investigator for two technology-related grants.
Dr. Hank Boyd Esq.
Marketing and Communications Chair
Dr. Helene Kalson Cohen - Executive Director, Office of Innovative Technology and Partnerships
Dr. Cohen’s teaching and research focus on the evolving potential and implications of Educational Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership. She has been the project director and principal investigator for two technology-related grants.
Ms. Erica Estrada-Lieu
Board Member
Dr. Kimberly Griffin is Dean of the College of Education at the University of Maryland and a Professor in the Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education department. She is an educator, researcher, and leader who aims to promote access, diversity, and justice education, and much of her scholarship has focused on equity in postsecondary education. In addition to her appointment at the University of Maryland, she is editor of the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.
Dr. Kimberly Griffin
Dean of the College of Education at the University of Maryland
Stephen B. Thomas, PhD, is Founding Director of the Maryland Center for Health Equity and Professor of Health Services Administration in the School of Public Health.
Dr. Stephen B. Thomas
Professor, School of Public Health
Dr. Varma is with the Partnering & Strategy group at MedImmune the biologics early stage R&D division of AstraZeneca. In her role she develops business development strategy as well as engages academia and companies for forging collaborations and partnerships in therapeutic areas of interest to MedImmune.