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Former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was named executive director of the National Basketball Players Association Foundation on Tuesday.
Rawlings-Blake, who was mayor from 2010 to 2016, succeeds Lyzz Ogunwo and will coordinate the NBPA Foundation’s mission and programs aimed at enhancing the work that the players union’s members do to improve their communities. Ogunwo, who had been the foundation’s interim executive director since January, will be the union’s vice president of international development and global impact.
“This is a new chapter in my career and an amazing opportunity to lead the NBPA Foundation,” Rawlings-Blake said in a statement. “The players have proven themselves as community leaders on many fronts, including youth programming, disaster relief efforts, social justice, civic engagement, and many more. I look forward to collaborating with the players to create meaningful, long-lasting impact in communities domestically and worldwide.”
Rawlings-Blake, the 50th mayor of the city and the second woman to occupy that office, gives the top of the executive chart of the NBPA a unique Maryland flavor. President Tamika Tremaglio is a 1992 graduate of Mount St. Mary’s who earned a bachelor’s in business administration, was a member of the student defense council and started the dance team. She also earned a doctorate at the University of Maryland School of Law and an MBA at the University of Baltimore, and her mother attended Morgan State University.
Efforts to reach Rawlings-Blake and Tremaglio were unsuccessful. In the same statement, Tremaglio applauded Rawlings-Blake’s hiring.
“We are excited to welcome Stephanie to our championship team at the NBPA Foundation,” Tremaglio said. “Her unique experience as the Mayor of Baltimore and her work in the public sector will surely be an invaluable resource to support and amplify our members’ philanthropic efforts as we continue to reimagine the possible.”
Rawlings-Blake, 50, grew up in Baltimore, graduated from Western High in 1988 and earned a law degree from Maryland’s school of law in 1995.
After 12 years as a member of the Baltimore City Council and three more as the council’s president, Rawlings-Blake became Baltimore mayor in 2010 when Sheila Dixon announced her resignation, following a conviction for embezzlement. Rawlings-Blake won a full term the next year.
In 2015, the city was roiled by massive protests and outcry sparked by the death of Freddie Gray on April 19. Rawlings-Blake was criticized for delayed reaction in response to violence and looting that occurred in the aftermath of Gray’s death. She announced in September that she would not seek another term as mayor and would leave the office in 2016.
Rawlings-Blake also served as president of the United States Conference of Mayors from 2015 to 2016 and secretary of the Democratic National Committee from 2013 to 2017. More recently, she was president of SRB & Associates, a consulting company.
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