
Meet the Team

Meredith Chaiken
Executive Director
As Executive Director Meredith manages the operation of GBA while moving our mission and vision forward.
(410) 929-2270

Elias Hinderberger
Business Programs Manager
Elias manages GBA's programs aimed at supporting and promoting small businesses on the peninsula. Does your business need some support? Reach out!
(443) 219-7212

Haidee Batista
Latino Community Engagement Coordinator
Haidee manages and coordinates outreach,
recruitment, and engagement of Latinx and/or immigrant
residents in the Greater Baybrook community. Please reach out, call
or email her if you need her help in this area!
(347) 762-1237

Daisy Heartberg
Director of Public Safety Programs
Daisy works on developing community based violence intervention strategies aimed at gun violence reduction.
(443) 963-9617

Kambre Rideout
Youth Engagement Coordinator
Kambre manages and coordinates youth leadership development opportunities. Want to engage youth? Let her know!
(240) 547-0895

Michelle Rich
Resident Outreach Specialist
Michelle works with her neighbors and with Baybrook E/M school to coordinate a walking school bus. Michelle is also a member of the Baybrook Violence Reduction Team.
Please reach out through phone
(443) 763-9698

Sarah Hope
Director of Revitalization Programs
Sarah manages revitalization programs, including Housing, Commercial, Park and Transportation initiatives. Want to beautify your neighborhood? Talk to her about our Spruce Up Program!
(410) 458-3384

Makayla Alicea
Environmental Justice Organizer
Makayla works to build community capacity and steward the creation of a Friends of Farring-Baybrook Park and Friends of Masonville Cove. She curates relationships with residents, organizations, and everyone in-between to support its sustainability through a wide-variety of programming.
(814) 450-0906

Stephanie White
Resident Outreach Specialist
Stephanie builds relationships with her fellow neighbors and supports them with addressing trash and other quality of life issues in the neighborhood by utilizing and navigating the city's 311 system. Michelle is also a member of the Baybrook Violence Reduction Team.
Please reach out through phone
(410) 355-1805