About Us

Our mission: To be the most essential and compelling news resource for the people of Maryland. We inform, strengthen, and inspire the communities we serve by providing trusted local journalism that tells people’s stories, holds leaders accountable, and delivers news on a wide range of topics that readers and partners are eager to support. As a nonprofit founded by The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, we are truly independent and we do not endorse leaders or political candidates.

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Whether the news is happening downtown or in the surrounding counties, we’ve got it covered — because we believe that strong local news is essential to a strong community. And we’re committed to being a resource that locals trust to keep them informed about the world that’s closest to home.

When our city knows more, we can become more.

Chairman	Stewart Bainum, Jr.
Founding Advisor	Ted Venetoulis
President and Chief Executive Officer	Bob Cohn
Editor in Chief	Kimi Yoshino
Chief Revenue Officer	Sharon Nevins
Chief Philanthropy Officer	Sarah Walton
Chief Technology Officer	Biswajit Ganguly
SVP of Finance and Analytics	Michael Katz
SVP of People, Culture, Diversity	Andre Jones
SVP of Growth	Hunter Schloss
Managing Editor	Andrea McDaniels
Managing Editor	Emma Patti
Sr. Deputy Managing Editor	Richard Martin
VP of Editorial and Business Development	Monique Jones
Deputy Managing Editor	Herman Wong
Deputy Managing Editor	T.J. Ortenzi

We welcome your feedback and questions; please contact us.

Email the Editor in Chief at kimi@thebaltimorebanner.com.

The Baltimore Banner Board of Directors

Stewart Bainum Jr.	Chair, Board of Directors, Choice Hotels International
Sandy Bainum	Actor, Singer, Dancer, Producer
Bob Cohn	President and CEO, The Baltimore Banner
Janet Currie	President, Greater Maryland - Bank of America
Clay Fisher	Global Marketing Executive
Jedd Gould	President and Owner, Mediabids
William (Bill) L. Jews	Professional Director, Former President and CEO, CareFirst Inc.
Brian McGrory	Chair, Boston University Journalism Program, Former Editor in Chief, The Boston Globe
Shanaysha Sauls	CEO, Baltimore Community Foundation
Josh Tyrangiel	Executive Producer / COO Eden Productions / Kunhardt Film

Click here to learn more about The Baltimore Banner's Board of Directors.

Remembering Ted Venetoulis

Ted Venetoulis was a champion for journalism in his hometown of Baltimore and a fervent believer that energetic reporting is necessary to safeguard American democracy. For more than a decade, he spearheaded the fight to bring Baltimore’s newspaper back into local hands. At the time of his unexpected death, he was key advisor in the effort to launch the nonprofit Baltimore Banner as Maryland’s most important source for local news.