OUR TEAM
MERIT Staff
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Tracey has 25+ years of rich nonprofit experience, including executive leadership, organizational consulting, and coaching. Tracey is a strategic, nimble, entrepreneurial social change leader and internal change agent.
Tracey leads by example and by values:
Contributing to a world that provides care, protection, wonderment, and paths to personal well-being and collective success.
Centering communities that have been most systemically oppressed and marginalized.
Advocating for equitable systems that elevates trust, respect, and investment in community voice, experience, and wisdom; and,
Uplifting the humanity, joy, and connectedness of underrepresented people.
Tracey has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from The New School. She is certified by the International Coaching Federation. Tracey is a first-generation American of Trinidadian descent. Born and raised in NYC, and recently relocated to Maryland, Tracey is an avid traveler who has visited all seven continents.
Cameron Wardell is an experienced educator originating from Annapolis, MD. He received his undergraduate degree, a B.A. in History, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After graduation, Cameron taught Kindergarten-4th grade in Teach for America (San Antonio). He was twice Teacher of the Year and held many leadership roles in the organization and on his campus. Additionally, he has educational experience as a Center Director for Sylvan Learning, Outdoor Facilitator for Genesee Valley Outdoor Learning Center, & Vietnam High School Trip Leader for Putney Student Travel. Cameron enjoys his beloved Tar Heels, Reddit, and the show Survivor.​​​
A’mari Bing-Way is a recent graduate from Merrimack College where she obtained her Master’s of Education in Community Engagement. Her academic and professional background centers on the intersection of education and the impact of community. She aspires to leverage her skills and experiences to contribute to initiatives that foster learning and commitment to community service within both educational and nonprofit settings. A’mari received her B.A. in Global Communications from The American University of Paris. Outside of MERIT, she enjoys crocheting, baking, and watching movies.
MERIT Board of Directors
Board Chair
MERIT Co-Founder
Dr. Tyler Mains
Assistant Medical Officer
Jail Health Services at San Francisco Department of Health
Dr. Sherita Golden
Hugh P. McCormick Family Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Core Faculty, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research
Core Faculty, Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Staff Success Chair
Chitamawe Daka Mulwanda
Director, Equity for
Baltimore City Public Schools
Dr. Lisa Egbounu-Davis
Former Vice President, Medical Innovations, Danaher Diagnostic
Board Director, Omega Healthcare, Avanos Medical and Phreesia Trustee, Johns Hopkins Medicine
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Dione Powell
Vice President of Human Resources Employee and Labor Relations at Johns Hopkins Medicine
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​Treasurer
Brian McDonald
Audit Partner
KPMG​​
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MERIT Co-Founder
Shyam Gadwal
Director, Executive Education & Advisory Services
Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship