Kayla Bettenhauser
Manager of Programs and New Initiatives
As a former Teach for America teacher, Kayla has a deep understanding of the value of education and the adversity students often need to overcome to achieve their educational goals. She holds a Masters of Public Administration with a concentration in nonprofit management and education policy from Cornell University, and a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from Hamilton College.
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Abby Case
Stewardship and Annual Fund Manager
Abby joined Central Scholarship in 2018 and brought more than 15 years of fundraising experience to the team. She received her bachelor's degree from Shenandoah University and a master's from the University of Baltimore. She strongly believes in the enduring value of education and is looking forward to working with our many partners to help students go higher.
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Nancy Fenton
Director of Development
Nancy has more than 25 years’ experience in the nonprofit sector serving in various leadership positions in the fields of social service and education. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Towson University and a Master of Arts from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. She also has a Certificate in Nonprofit Studies from Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies.
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Roberta Goldman
Special Program Advisor
Roberta has a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in Counseling. She began her professional career in rehabilitation and then an employment counselor before joining the Central Scholarship team. She has more than two decades of experience in scholarship management, is a member of the National Scholarship Providers Association, and has served as a scholarship application reader for the Association of Universities and College of Canada.
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Kim Haley
Operations Assistant
Kim Haley has served as Central Scholarship’s Operations Assistant for nearly a decade. She enjoys being the first contact for students and donors on the phone and the first face they see when they walk into Central Scholarship. Kim also manages the receipt of student payments and checks from donors. As someone working to complete her own higher education and saving for her son’s future, Kim understands the challenges that students and parents face in today’s education market and is passionate about helping everyone access the education they need to succeed.
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Angela Harrison
Senior Program Manager
Angela Harrison began her Central Scholarship career in 2006 as an Operations Assistant, where she helped to design our email outreach program and online application. As the Senior Program Manager, she administers our scholarships for career and technology training. Angela holds a B.A. in English from Washington College, where she received the Sophie Kerr Prize for her poetry.
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Jan Wagner
President
Jan spent 14 years at Johns Hopkins University as a senior director before joining Central Scholarship in 2001. She earned an M.B.A. at the University of Baltimore and a B.S. in Business from Towson University. Jan’s father passed away when she was 17 years old and she had to figure out how to pay for higher education. She understands the challenge of persisting through college and the rewards that await students who finish.
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Michele Waxman Johnson
Vice President
Michele Waxman Johnson, our Vice President since 2011, leads our Program team in scholarship program administration, and also leads our advocacy program and our College Cash financial education programming. Michele is Past Board Chair of the Elijah Cummings Youth Program, serves on the National Scholarship Providers Association (NSPA) Advocacy Committee, and is an NSPA mentor. Michele earned a Master's in Planning from the University of Virginia, a B.A. from the University of Maryland, and a certificate in non-profit governance from SUNY Albany, and was a first-generation college graduate who paid her own way for a Master's degree while working full-time.
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Officers
- Russ Causey
Board Chair - David Rothschild
First Vice Chair - Tim Redmond
Treasurer - Margot Heller
Secretary - Jerry Focas
Immediate Past Board Chair - Ira Wagner
Past Board Chair - Larry Kamanitz
Past Board Chair - Mary (Molly) Shock
Past Board Chair - Mike Ward
Past Board Chair - Jean Wyman
Executive Committee Member
Board Members
- Liz Block
- Michael Davenport
- David Fishman
- Arnold Fruman
- Kevin Fudge
- Barbara Kornblatt
- Ray McCree
- Bruce Rosenberg
- Leland Shelton
- Susan Silberman
- Ernestine Whiting
Board Leadership
- Moses Rothschild
1924-1927 - Lillie Straus
1927-1936 - Laura Guttmacher
1936-1938 - Lillie Straus
1939-1947 - Julia Strauss
1947-1948 - Eleanor Levy
1948-1951 - Amalie Katz
1951-1954 - Clarence Barnett
1954-1956 - Phyllis Schreter
1956-1958 - Annette Lieberman
1958-1960 - Betty Davidson
1960-1962 - Lee Fink
1962-1964 - Jessica Friedman
1964-1966 - M. Richard Wyman
1966-1968 - Catharine Hecht
1968-1970 - Willard Hackerman
1970-1972 - Sandra Dalsheimer
1972-1974 - Margy Robbins
1974-1976 - William Kress
1976-1977 - Jill Myers
1977-1979 - Laurence Katz
1979-1981 - Leona Morris
1981-1983 - Cyrile Grant
1983-1985 - Irving Cohn
1985-1987 - Betty Hornstein
1987-1989 - Louis Glick
1989-1991 - James Rothschild
1991-1993 - Ann Libov
1993-1995 - Steven Himmelrich
1995-1997 - Manuele Wasserman, PhD
1997-1999 - Betty Waghelstein
1999-2001 - Henry Abrams
2001-2003 - Charles Klein
2003-2005 - Howard Sugarman
2005-2007 - Larry Kamanitz
2007-2009 - Molly Shock
2009-2011 - Michael Ward
2011-2014 - Ira Wagner
2015-2017 - Jerry Focas
2018-2020 - Jane Abraham
Lifetime Board Member - Margie Warres
Executive Director Emeritus