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Cierra Greene is Executive Assistant to Dean Sarah Szanton. In this role, Cierra provides high-level support to the Dean, the Dean’s Office, and SON leadership. She leads administrative support, plays a pivotal role in organizing and facilitating communication and meetings within the Dean’s Office and across other SON functions. She also assists with special projects and initiatives led by the Dean.
Before joining the Dean’s Office team, she served as Development Coordinator for SON’s Development and Alumni Relations office. In this role, she spearheaded the gift processing assisted with the coordination of the operations and logistics of in-person and virtual events, redesigned and distributed the JHNAA Newsletter, and provided support to DAR team. Prior to coming to the Hopkins community, Cierra worked in public and private accounting. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Rhode Island and her Master’s degrees from North Caroline A&T University.
Deborah Baker
Kristen Brown
Jennifer Dotzenrod
Jason E. Farley
Vincent Guilamo-Ramos
Mark serves as Chief of Staff to the Dean at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. He is an experienced organizational leader, consultant, and problem solver with experience in education, public policy, and nonprofit sectors. Mark’s work has focused on strengthening and developing equity-focused educational and policy organizations in an array of areas including fundraising, finance, operations, policy, marketing, governance, and program management. He began his career as a middle school teacher in Baltimore City where his passion and commitment to working with communities to achieve equality, access, and opportunity for all was stoked.
Before joining the School of Nursing, Mark served as Senior Associate for Strategic Initiatives at Johns Hopkins University. Prior to joining the University, he consulted with a variety of advocacy organizations, philanthropies, political campaigns, and nonprofits on organizational development, management, and policy. Earlier in his career, he served as Executive Director of FreeState Justice, Maryland’s statewide LGBTQ+ civil right advocacy and legal aid nonprofit where he led the organization to double in size, pass 13 pro-LGBTQ+ bills, and secure appropriations for expanding services to youth experiencing homelessness. His diverse experience also includes leadership positions with KIPP Baltimore Schools charter network and Teach for America.
Mark obtained a Resident Teacher Certificate through Johns Hopkins University’s School of Education and holds BS and BA degrees in International Finance and International Economics from The Catholic University, respectively. He is a Maryland State Public Policy Conflict Resolution Fellow from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and a Baltimore Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 recipient.
JoAnne Silbert-Flagg
