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graduated from Tufts University in Boston with a double major in economics and international relations. She worked in investment banking in Boston before moving to Buffalo, NY to attend graduate school at the University at Buffalo School of Management. Heidi and her husband John relocated to Baltimore in 2008 and chose to raise their son Ethan in Federal Hill. Both in Buffalo and in Baltimore, Heidi worked as an executive associate at M&T Bank, managing the marketing and proposal process for the Treasury Management Division. She currently serves as the chair of the Clean and Green Committee for the South Baltimore Neighborhood Association and she successfully started South Baltimore’s first community garden. Heidi and her family live in South Baltimore. Heidi currently serves as the Interim Executive Director of the Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance. She can be reached at Heidi@dbfam.org.
is currently a stay-at-home mom to toddler Ella. In her professional life she was a Marketing Manager for Stansberry & Associates Investment Research. Prior to joining Stansberry her background was primarily in event planning with Donna's Cafe and Bibelot Bookstores coordinating and publicizing national and local author events. Originally from Westchester County, New York she came to Maryland to attend college at Towson University where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications and met her now husband Tom. They moved into the city in 1997, where Nina has lived in almost every neighborhood the city has to offer and is currently residing in Canton. Nina served as the chair of DBFA's marketing committee from 2007-2009 and currently is DBFA's professional event planner. She can be reached at nina@dbfam.org.
is currently a stay-at-home mom to two children, Cole and Kelsey. Before having children, she worked in the banking industry, managing the lending operations of a North Carolina bank. Prior to her move to North Carolina, she originated Commercial Real Estate loans for Wells Fargo Bank in San Diego. Born and raised in California, Marla earned an M.B.A. at the University of San Diego, and a bachelors degree at CSU Fresno. She and her husband, Garient, moved to Baltimore in 2006 when he was recruited to a local consulting company, and have lived in Canton ever since. Marla is an active DBFA volunteer, having served as the chair of the Easter egg hunt in 2009. She is DBFA's membership coordinator and can be reached at membership@dbfam.org.