The full HTPCC meets on a bi-monthly basis and convenes smaller project-driven committees and ad hoc workgroups as needed. No confidential information is discussed. All meetings are publicized in advance on this webpage and are open to the public. Attendance is recorded and reflected in each full meetings’ minutes, which are approved at the next full HTPCC meeting. Ex officio members within County government and the composition and number of public members are dictated by the Coordination Council’s founding legislation (CB 52-2019). Terms of the public members are staggered and vary in length and appointments are made as needed by the County Executive.
Council Information
2026 Board Meeting Schedule
All meetings (unless otherwise noted) are held from 1 to 3 p.m. Locations will vary and will be posted here in advance of each meeting.
Here is the schedule for 2026:
- January 15 (to be held at the Elkridge 50+ Center, 6540 Washington Boulevard, Elkridge 21075)
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March 19
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May 21
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July 16
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September 17
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November 19
Board Members
COORDINATION COUNCIL – MEMBERS AND DESIGNEES *
Chair: Chuck Chandler [Term Expiration Date: May 5, 2028 (CR77-2025)]
Vice Chair: Vacant
Ex Officio Members
Jackie Scott, J.D., M.L., Director, Howard County Department of Community Resources and Services & Cheryl Mattis, Deputy Director, Howard County Department of Community Resources and Services
Lakeisha McClendon, Administrator, Howard County Office of Human Rights
Richard Gibson, Jr., Esq., Howard County State’s Attorney
Gregory Der, Chief, Howard County Police Department & Lt. Eric Kruhm, HCPD Vice and Narcotics Unit.
Jessica Obiageli Epps, Howard County Commission for Women
Geneva Rieu, Director, Howard County Department of Social Services
Dina Ward, Victim Advocate, Howard County Sheriff’s Office
Lauren Blake Office of Academic Intervention, Howard County Public School System & Ivan Croft, Ph. D., NCSP, Instructional Facilitator, Office of Psychological Services, Howard County Public School System
Public Members
Jena Britton, Howard County General Hospital, A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine (Appointment Needed)
Ngozi Obineme, Executive Director, HopeWorks of Howard County, Inc. (Appointment Needed)
Laura Crovo, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement, Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, Inc. (Appointment Needed)
Liz Kimbel, Survivor Initiatives Manager, TurnAround, Inc. (Appointment Needed)
Sara Cochran, Founder/Lead Organizer, Howard County AGAST (Advocacy Group Against Slavery & Trafficking) [Term Expiration Date: May 5, 2028 (CR78-2025)]
Stephanie Gonzalez, Program Manager, TurnAround, Inc. (Appointment Needed)
Stephen Michael Conti, State of Maryland Board of Massage Therapy Examiners [Term Expiration Date: March 3, 2028 (CR23-2025)]
Tahira Mussarat Hussain [Term Expiration Date: March 3, 2028 (CR25-2025)]
Tina Horn, Luminus [Term Expiration Date: March 3, 2028 (CR24-2025)]
Travis Smith [Term Expiration Date: March 3, 2028 (CR26-2025)]
Vinitha Nithianandam [Term Expiration Date: May 5, 2028 (CR79-2025)]