Jamie McDonald

“At this particular moment in time, leaders in the community are starting to understand that the issues are very complex and that you can never really create change just by addressing one single issue—the role of fatherhood or the need to get job. Any of those things by themselves is just a piece of the answer. We’re trying to provide a much more comprehensive solution to changing the community. We believe that if you tie these services together, you can change the landscape of Baltimore—and the validity of our results will transcend our borders and have a national impact.”

“We believe that if you tie these services together, you can change the landscape of Baltimore—and the validity of our results will transcend our borders and have a national impact... ”

Her mother was a single mother who struggled to raise three children in a city neighborhood in Philadelphia. Jamie knew as a child that she wanted to lead a different life, and she wanted to be secure, financially secure. She was admitted to a magnet school in fourth grade and learned the importance of high personal standards. She found teachers who believed in and encouraged her.

After graduate school, she moved to Baltimore to work for Alex. Brown, where she became a Managing Director and worked for sixteen years. Today she consults with companies about growth strategy and owns Velocity Sports Performance.