Terri Bennett

Ms. Bennett has more than 25 years of grants administration and program development experience in nonprofit organizations within the Baltimore Washington metropolitan area. Ms. Bennett is a results-focused leader with a record of accomplishments in generating federal, state and local grant funding in excess of $20 million and in building human services programs. With a passion for developing strong teams, Ms. Bennett strives to ensure organizational productivity while promoting program services and departmental efficiencies.

Among her previous positions, Ms. Bennett has served as Chief Operating Officer with the YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, Associate Vice President with United Way of Central Maryland, and Director of Community Initiatives with the Maryland Department of Human Resources, where she oversaw the Governor’s new human services initiatives as well as other federal and state funded programs providing comprehensive human services programming throughout the state.

Ms. Bennett holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Hampton University and a Master of Science degree in Negotiations and Conflict Management from the University of Baltimore.