Featured Tips

Sometimes children don’t want to listen or follow instructions. Try these tips to see if it makes a difference: say your child’s name and ask that he look at you. Give simple, clear requests, use few words. Be realistic by giving instructions that you know your child is physically and developmentally able to do.

Lives Changed

When I started my 12-week Positive Parenting Program, I began to realize what it meant to be a good parent. I kept going to the classes and each week I learned new ways to raise my son. Before long, my friends at The Family Tree had helped me figure out my strengths and find the confidence to use them. For the first time, I saw the possibilities of a happy, healthy future with my son.

~ Ron, Parenting Training Programs participant

About Us
Board

Board Members

Every child deserves a life free of abuse and neglect. For many, The Family Tree is where the learning starts.

The Family Tree's Board of Directors is made up of business and civic leaders dedicated to building strong families and preventing child abuse. Through sound fiscal management, strategic direction and resource development, The Family Tree Board of Directors works tirelessly to champion the cause of safety for our children.

The Family Tree Board of Directors-Fiscal Year 2010

Sarah Woods
Civic Leader
Board President
Thomas A. Hauser
Ballard Spahr, LLP
Board Vice President
Bruce C. McEntee
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers
Board Treasurer
Stephanie Adler
Civic Leader
Board Secretary
Jeanne R. Aarsand
Civic Leader
Sally Bauer
Civic Leader
Brad Bennett
Fundamental, LLC
Douglas W. Brinkley
Colliers Pinkard
John Burke
Constellation NewEnergy
Alexander G. Campbell
Temenos Advisory
Paul R. Cooper
Alex Cooper Auctioneers
R. Thomas Crawford
M&T Bank
Peter A. Fillat, III
Peter Fillat Architects
Dennis Graul
Graul’s Market
Mays Chapel
Andrew Hartman
Educator
Charlene Hayes
Johns Hopkins University
Ira Himmel
Law Offices of Ira Himmel
John K. Hoey
The Y of Central Maryland
Julia Keelty
Civic Leader
Pat Kirk
Civic Leader
Scott Krugman, M.D.
Franklin Square Hospital
William M. Krulak, Jr.
Miles & Stockbridge, P.C.

Patricia Lambert
Hodes, Pessin & Katz, P.A
Ellen Macks
Civic Leader
Thomas P. McDonald
Oppenheimer & Company, Inc.
John Meyerhoff, M.D.
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Keiffer J. Mitchell
Wachovia Bank
Helen Montag
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Carol Obrecht
Civic Leader
Thomas Peltier
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.
Charles M. Roebuck,III
HG Roebuck & Son Printing
Michael Rosenbaum
Catalyst IT Services
Robert J. Rytter
Rytter Design
Anne Schelle
Civic Leader
Betsy Sherman
Civic Leader
William M. Shipp, Esq.
O'Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore, PA
Lois M. Shofer, Ph. D.
Civic Leader
Missy Sinwell Smith
IBM Global Services
Michelle Swanenburg
T. Rowe Price Associates
Andrea Taylor
AIM Mailing
LaMont Toliver
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jenny Trostel
Anderson Automotive
Jeanne M. Uphouse
Provident Bank of Maryland
Xandy Waesche
Civic Leader

Honorary Board of Directors

Steve Geppi
Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.
T. Graham Kastendike
Diversified Insurance
Donald H. Kirk, Jr.
Windsor Electric Company, Inc.