An annual tradition since 2020, the Sondheim Policy Panel gathers experts to discuss multiple aspects or sides of a significant policy issue in Maryland.
The 2025 Policy Panel was on The Future of Transportation in Baltimore. Panelists were:
- Deron Lovaas, Chief, Environmental and Sustainable Transportation Program, Maryland Dept. of Transportation
- Carrie Cook Parrish, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
- Brian O’Malley, President & CEO, Central Maryland Transportation Alliance
- Nigel Samaroo, Chair of Advocacy, Baltimore Bicycle Club; Member, Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee”
Sondheim’s 2024 Policy Panel, focused on Maryland’s Climate Future was featured in the Maryland Department of the Environment’s Earth Month 2024 video and on UMBC’s Retrieving the Social Sciences podcast.
Panelists:
- Serena McIlwain, Maryland Secretary of the Environment
- Dr. Meghan Avolio, Associate Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University
- Sarah T. Koser, Restoration Program Manager, Chesapeake Bay Trust
- Julieta Rodrigo, Urban and Community Resilience Manager, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- Brady Walker, Head of US Government Affairs and Market Strategy, Ørsted; Sondheim Alumnus class of 2008