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Turmoil continues to engulf Columbia leaders after popular CEO announces plans to leave
Shared from The Baltimore Banner, 1/13/23 If the board moves to transition Boyd out, buying out the CEO’s four-year contract could cost the organization hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Baltimore Fishbowl has previously reported. The Columbia Association is funded by fees paid by residents. Community residents stand to lose more than money, said Oakland Mills…
Read MoreTestimony for CA Board of Director’s Meeting
My testimony at the 1.26.23 CA Board of Directors’ meeting. I had to pivot at the last minute because CEO, Lakey Boyd, announced her resignation a couple of hours ago: My name is Amy Brooks and I live in Oakland Mills and teach at Oakland Mills HS. Like many of my neighbors, I am devastated…
Read MoreHoward County Library System opens Equity Resource Center to foster learning about racism, culture, history
Amy Brooks, who is a member of the Racial Equity Alliance and an English teacher at Oakland Mills High School, said the center will serve as a resource for her and her students. “Having these resources and emphasizing their importance in having it centered in such a beautiful way for all of our community to…
Read MoreAmy Brooks and Jessica Mahajan created an online village to combat coronavirus isolation in Oakland Mills
“As schools shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, Brooks wondered how she would occupy her three boys, cooped up in their Columbia home for an indefinite period. As an English teacher at Oakland Mills High School, she wondered when she might see her students again. “I was really feeling a sense of community being…
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