Staff

Beth Drummond Casey
Executive Director

Beth Drummond Casey has worked as an educational non-profit teacher and administrator for 29 years. At Baltimore independent schools Park and Gilman, she taught elementary and middle school music, as well as first through fifth grades, and was a staff development specialist in writing across the curriculum. She was Assistant Head of Park’s Lower School, where she also directed the Park Intern Teacher program and led several faculty development projects focused upon mathematics teaching and learning.

Beth has offered workshops and presentations on many subjects to teachers, parents, college students, and educational non-profit leaders. She is a founding co-leader of Park School’s five-year faculty and administration seminar Broadening the Conversation about Race, and is committed to seeking social and economic justice by reaching across cultural boundaries created by race and class.

Beth received her B.A. from Smith College. A lifelong musician, Beth is also a board member and singer in The Canticle Singers of Baltimore.

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Sophia L. Rudisill
Associate Director

Sophia L. Rudisill has been serving Baltimore City youth for more than 18 years as an advocate and mentor in support of college access for all. Sophia is responsible for Middle Grades Partnership’s long-term strategic vision of the after-school, summer and college readiness/access programs. She directs the planning, implementation, and evaluation of special projects.

Sophia is committed to widening access to excellent education and political/economic opportunities to those in impoverished and marginalized communities. She has a particular interest in social policy affecting ethnic minority, immigrant and low-income urban communities.

Sophia earned her Bachelor of Music degree from University of the Arts and her Masters of Arts in Music Business from New York University.

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Assistant to the Executive Director

Andy has been working with at-risk youth for 13 years, both as a teacher, and as a volunteer youth worker and mentor. Prior to coming to MGP in May 2011, Andy taught art at Randallstown High School in Baltimore County for three years and information technology at the Kennedy Krieger High School in Baltimore City for four years.

Andy cares deeply about social justice and the challenges that face Baltimore's students.  He continues to mentor urban youth through his local church. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County where he teaches classes that engage college students in urban social justice issues.

Andy earned his B.S. in Art Education from Towson University and his M.A. in Communication from the Johns Hopkins University. Presently, he is working towards his PhD in Language, Literacy & Culture from UMBC.

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