Mrs. Brown holds a Bachelors Degree in Social Work from Morgan State University and Masters from University of Maryland.  She spent the first seven years of her career working in private foster care conducting home studies, providing trainings to foster/adoptive parents, providing case management services to medically fragile children and therapeutic intervention to severely emotionally disturbed children and adolescents.  Currently Mrs. Brown works in a private high school as the Director of the Counseling Program.

Ms.Linda Darrell grew up on Long Island, New York. She completed her undergraduate education at The State University of New York at Stony Brook, where she graduated in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work. Linda worked at the Stony Brook University Hospital Center for 10 years. During her tenure at the University Hospital Ms. Darrell was instrumental in the opening of the Burn Center which is now a nationally recognized Burn facility.

Ms. Darrell moved to Richmond, Virginia in 1987 and worked for the Chippenham Hospital Center in Richmond as a Medical Social Worker for 9 years. During that time she completed her Masters Degree in Social Work at the Virginia CommonWealth University School of Social Work. As part of her Graduate education Linda completed a graduate internship in the Children’s Specialty Care Clinic at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center. In her capacity as a Social Work student intern Linda worked with children diagnosed with Sickle Cell disease, Diabetes and Cystic Fibrosis.

After completing her student internship Ms. Darrell accepted a full time position with the Johns Hopkins Liver Transplant Program. Ms. Darrell has worked for over ten years as the Clinical Social Worker for the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Transplant Center. Ms. Darrell also works with Bladder and Prostate cancer patients in The Brady Urological Center at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and serves as Clinical Social Worker with the Palliative Care Consultation Team for Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Medicine.

Ms. Darrell has completed a Post –Graduate Fellowship at Smith College in End of Life Care in 2001 and is currently pursing a PhD. in Clinical Social Work at the Smith School of Social Work. As part of her clinical externship for her doctorate degree Ms. Darrell is providing psychotherapeutic services  and Professional Development Training at The Stone Foundation in Towson Maryland.

Ms. Darrell is actively engaged in several Hospital Committees to include The Johns Hopkins Ethics Service. Ms. Darrell is committed to the education of future Social Workers and to that end she is the Coordinator for the Social Work Field Placement program for the Medical/Surgical Department of Social Work at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

In her position as the Social Worker for Liver Transplant, Ms. Darrell has helped to develop a Mentoring program for Liver transplant candidates. Ms. Darrell is also involved with the Department of Urology in the development of support services for Bladder Cancer patients. Ms. Darrell has presented at several National Conferences and has delivered numerous presentations; she also serves as the Leader of the Barnabas Ministry a bereavement ministry at The New Psalmist Baptist Church.

Ms. Darrell is an active member of her community and in her church. She is the mother of a married daughter and is a proud grandmother of two beautiful grandchildren.  Linda enjoys helping to empower people to take an active role in their health care choices and medical treatment.

Ms. Shannon holds a Masters in Science degree in Pastoral Counseling from Loyola College in Maryland and she is currently pursuing a PhD.  She is a former teacher and administrator with a great deal of experience with the developmental issues associated with adolescence and young adulthood.  She is also interested in the transitional challenges that older adults face including retirement, widowhood, and health.

Ms. Shannon has a desire to help others recover from trauma, grief and loss. She views counseling as a collaborative process where the therapist and the client work together to gain insights and create change. For her, counseling is a journey that two people take together to better cope with the difficulties that life can present.

A Baltimore native, Garland is a product of Baltimore City Public Schools.  He received a Bachelors of Arts degree in Psychology from Hampton University and the Masters of Education degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from the Coppin State College.  He has been active in the Human Services sector for over 15 years.  His experience includes trainings and presentations for Foundations, Inc. – Beyond School Hours Conference, Safe Schools Alternatives to Suspension and Expulsion Conference, the Washington County and Charles County Local Management Boards, the State Coordinating Council, Innovations Institute at the University of Maryland and the Maryland Youth Council.  In addition, he has provided direct teaching, consultation and has worked in coordination with statewide stakeholders in the navigation of various systems of care.  Recently Garland was certified by the Fiscal Policy Studies Institute in Results Accountability Training for Trainers and Coaches.
Garland is currently employed as the Community Builder for the Central Baltimore Partnership, a new coalition of neighborhood, private, public and institutional interests that has been forged to increase investment and improve the quality of life in the area surrounding Penn Station.
Garland is married to Paula Thomas (17 years) and is a proud father of two girls, Destiny (14 years old) and Makayla (10 years old).