A couple hundred folks gathered at Gertrude’s at the BMA to enjoy a perfect summer evening at the annual fundraiser for The Pride Center of Maryland.
There was plenty of food, drink and mingling in the BMA sculpture garden set against the setting sun.As night fell, the deejay cranked things up……and the dancing commenced.Pictured (LtoR) Mimi Demissew, The Pride Center of Maryland executive director; Merrick Moses, The Pride Center of Maryland board president; Kate Bowers, event chair/Weinberg Harris & Associates vice president; and Sean Smith, The Pride Center of Maryland communications managerPictured (LtoR) Jill Kamenetz, community volunteer; and Curt Decker, National Disability Rights Network co-founder/executive directorPictured (LtoR) Scott Brooks, Baltimore-based artist; Jei Spatola, Sephora regional manager; and John Hartz, RRD operations directorPictured (LtoR) John Merusi, Legg Mason compliance professional; and Don Abrams, Sinai Hospital vice president/chief of ophthalmologyPictured (LtoR) John Gilligan, Gertrude’s co-owner; Ilene Frame, Maryland Office of the Public Defender attorney; and John Shields, Gertrude’s chef/co-ownerPictured (LtoR) Monty Howard, Walter Montgomery Howard Graphic Design sole proprietor; Antonio Rivera, and John Pallo, Johns Hopkins University senior programmer/analystPictured (LtoR) Michelle Alleman, American Fundraising Foundation development director; Kerry Liedquist, Bikram Yoga Works manager/teacher; and Yvonne Gonzalez, US Environmental Protection Agency policy analystPictured (LtoR) “Jordi Equitable,” genderqueer fashion artist; and Ryan Fusco, Baltimore area bartenderPictured (LtoR) Jon Adler Kaplan, Baltimore-based health coach/fitness trainer; and Peter Jackson, JLL senior associate (June 14, 2019 – Gertrude’s at the BMA)
Sloane Brown
Baltimore's longtime fashion and social scene reporter, Sloane is the founder/managing editor of Baltimore Snap.
