MELLON/ MARYLAND OPPORTUNITIES
FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
2023-2024
OPENING EVENT
BREAKING THE MOLD 2022-2023
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD
WINNERS
DR. IRIS LEIGH BARNES
Morgan State University
Associate Director & Curator of the Lillie Carroll Jackson
Civil Rights Museum
DR. TAMARA BHALLA
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Associate Professor of American Studies
Affiliate Faculty – Asian Studies Program
CRYSTAL U. DAVIS
University of Maryland
Assistant Professor
Dance, Performance and Scholarship
Head of MFA Dance Program
School of Theater, Dance and
Performance Studies
DR. SAHAR KHAMIS
University of Maryland
Associate Professor
Communication
DR. NANCY MIRABAL
University of Maryland
Associate Professor
American Studies
