The Southwest Partnership staff work with the neighborhood associations, Southwest Partnership Committees, and anchor institutions to implement the Vision Plan.
Michael Seipp, Executive Director
Michael has been working in Baltimore neighborhoods since 1973. He has held positions as a community organizer in several different capacities, has served as Deputy Commissioner of Housing and Community Development for the City of Baltimore and Assistant Secretary of Housing for the State of Maryland. He led the effort to write the Empowerment Zone application. In his last position he worked with The Baltimore Station, a residential program for homeless men who are primarily veterans of the Armed Services. A lifelong resident of Baltimore, he currently lives in the Lauraville neighborhood. Michael supports the Commercial Development, Housing, and Public Safety Committees. He can be contacted at michael@southwestpartnershipbaltimore.org.
Curtis Eaddy II, Events and Marketing Manager
Curtis was born in Baltimore, and raised in Poppleton. He is a community artist a Hip Hop DJ and Emcee, who has been programming events for more than ten-years. As a student at Frostburg State University, he founded an Arts & Entertainment campus-organization to provide diverse cultural events to unite a non-diverse college-community. After graduating, he returned to Baltimore and continued organizing for cause-related events, Baltimore City Public Schools, and non-profit organizations (College Bound Foundation, Reginald F. Lewis Museum). His passion for community development brought him to the Southwest Partnership. His plan as Marketing and Events Manager is to identify opportunities for and develop new events to help bridge the disconnect between the neighborhoods in the community. Curtis is responsible for supporting and publicizing community events, and marketing the Southwest Partnership and the neighborhoods. He can be contacted at curtis@southwestpartnershipbaltimore.org
Elizabeth Weber, Program Officer
Elizabeth has worked in non-profit administration and volunteer and program coordination for small non-profits in Baltimore. A graduate of the UMB School of Social Work, with a concentration in community organizing, she has experience building relationships between individuals, communities, and institutions and in supporting grassroots program development. Originally from Massachusetts, she lives in Barclay with her family. Elizabeth manages the Southwest Partnership’s social development projects and supports the Education, Historic Preservation, Vibrant Streets, and Workforce Development Committees. She can be contacted at elizabeth@southwestpartnershipbaltimore.org
LaShawna Williams, AmericorpsVISTA Communications Coordinator
LaShawna was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. She graduated from Stevenson University with a degree in Business Communication. While in high school, she assisted in several community building projects for organizations such as Civic Works, Student Conservation Association (SCA), and the Baltimore Conservation Leadership Corps (BCLC). LaShawna is an Americorps VISTA serving with Strong City Baltimore and on assignment with the Southwest Partnership. She will strive to create healthy communication networks throughout all of Southwest Partnership’s communities to increase access to resources and strengthen neighborhood leadership. LaShawna can be contacted at: lashawna@southwestpartners hipbaltimore.org