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Community Advisory Board

Community Advisory Board

Do you have ideas on how to improve ethics training and ethical practice? We are seeking motivated individuals from our region to serve on our Community Advisory Board! The Community Advisory Board meets regularly and provides the REACH team input on current community-facing initiatives, as well as helps steer what types of products the REACH team develops and implements in our local community. We seek a diverse array of representation across multiple sectors: government, nonprofit, business and advocacy groups. Positions on the Community Advisory Board come with a modest financial stipend.

Community Advisory Board Nomination Form

Board Members

Kevin Lindsay

Kevin Lindsay is the Director of Strategy and Alignment for the YMCA of the Chesapeake. His role with the YMCA is to lead efforts and support staff and volunteers to develop strategies that strengthen connections and diverse populations and align the regional YMCA to better reflect the communities it serves across the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He native from Prince George’s County where he attended Bishop Mc Namara High School in Upper Marlboro, MD. He is a graduate of Salisbury University with a Bachelors of Art in Interpersonal Communications and Minor in Women Gender Studies. He was a two-year player at Salisbury University, captain his senior year, and later played in Europe. Prior to Joining YMCA, he was Neighborhood Relations Manager with City of Salisbury, MD, Case Manager with Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, and has over 15 years’ experience working with emotionally disturbed children and then transitioned to Maryland Department of Juvenile services where he served as a case manager and a residential adviser. He has a strong passion for helping youth to be productive young citizens. He has been inducted into 3 Hall of Fames for Baseball, National Semi-Pro Baseball Hall of Fame, Union International Printers Baseball Hall of Fame, and Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame. He lives with his wife, Leliya Lindsay, daughter Kaylianna and son Xavier.
Ron Pagano, JD

I believe that all professions subscribing to an ethical code should prohibit discrimination against the disabled, such as the American Psychological Association's Ethical Standards 3.01 and 3.03, prohibiting discrimination and harassment based upon disability.

I have been an attorney and activist in the disabled community since 1968, working on housing, education, transportation, employment and recreation. I am a Member of the Mayor's Disability Advisory Committee and served on the Mayor's Human Rights Advisory Committee. Through ENDEAVOR Disabled Advocacy, I reach out to local businesses, convincing them to remedy violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") pin lieu of legal action. I recently succeeded in reaching an agreement with Boscov's, to remedy accessibility issues. I serve on the Board of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, and have served on the Boards of PAC14, I.P.P.S. Mentoring, Inc (inmate education) and From Roots To Wings, LLC. (homeless support) and Marylanders Against Gun Violence.
Danielle Thomas

Dr. Danielle Thomas serves as the Child Sex Trafficking Regional Navigator for Life Crisis Center working with at-risk youth throughout the Lower Shore. Dr. Thomas completed her doctoral degree in Traumatology, where she focused her dissertation research on the resources available to survivors of child sex trafficking in nonmetropolitan communities. She also holds a master's degree in Addiction and Recovery Counseling.

In addition to providing case management and advocacy, Dr. Thomas fuels community empowerment through educational presentations and proactive outreach. Her commitment to fostering resilience and advancing survivor support is rooted in a deep-seated drive to facilitate healing and prevent victimization, propelled by a steadfast belief in the potency of collaborative community action.
Libby Weisner

I am a fourth-generation property manager of a family-owned rental company and a licensed real estate agent. In this role I collaborate with the Christian Shelter, Diakonia, SHURA Inc, Tri-County Alliance, the City of Salisbury, and the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide housing to our unhoused and disabled neighbors. I also serve as Chair of the Rentals Taskforce for Coastal Association of Realtors and am a Member of the Legislative Committee for Maryland Association of Realtors. In recent years I served on the Vulnerable Populations Taskforce Housing Workgroup and the MAC, Inc Aging In Place Housing Taskforce, and contributed to the City of Salisbury’s Fair Chance Housing proposal and its Housing First program.

Every day I see the impact housing has on our neighbors’ lives. Ethical business practices are but the minimum standard that we should expect from the housing industry. I am pleased to serve on the REACH Community Advisory Board.
Doncella Wilson

As an Eastern Shore of Maryland native, Doncella completed her primary education in Queen Anne’s County and holds an Associate degree in Human Services from Chesapeake College, and a Bachelor of Arts and a Master’s degree in Social Work from Salisbury University. Ms. Wilson is a state of Maryland Board Approved and Licensed Master Social Worker with more than twenty years’ experience in the Human Services profession. She is currently the Co-Founder of Minary’s Dream Alliance, Inc. (MDA) where she serves as the Executive Director. The mission of MDA is “to transform the lives of youth, families and communities through education, resource development and community engagement”.

Ms. Wilson was elected in 2017 to serve as a Council Member on the Town Council in Denton, Maryland to serve a five-year term. She volunteers her time on various local and state boards. Ms. Wilson is the current Board President for the Caroline County Council of the Arts and also a board member for Mid-Shore Behavioral Health and Shore Legal Access. Ms. Wilson was appointed by Governor Hogan to serve on the Uninsured Employers Fund Board in 2019 and in 2021 she was appointed to the Commission on Trauma Informed Care. Ms. Wilson was a co-chair for Comptroller Brooke Lierman’s Public Engagement transition team and is a current member of the Comptroller’s Financial Literacy Workgroup.

Doncella seeks to live her life as the Maya Angelou quote states, “When you learn teach, when you get give”.