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 16 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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