Panelists will include: \;
\nRuth&rsquo\; s mantra is B.O.L.D. - be overflowed with life dreams. \;
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Aimee Olivo\, a true believer in the power of the arts
to transform lives\, is incredibly proud to serve as Art Works Now&rsquo\;
s second executive director. She is a passionate community builder and adv
ocate for equity and social justice.
Prior to joining Art Works No w\, Aimee served as the Chief of Staff for Prince George&rsquo\;s County C ouncil Member Dannielle Glaros (D-District 3). Aimee is most proud of her work to promote economic development\, support non-profit organizations\, improve the environment\, and promote community in that role. Previously s he spent nearly two decades working as a professional fundraiser.
\nAimee has held numerous volunteer leadership roles advocating for educatio nal equity and student success. She was appointed by Governor Martin O&rsq uo\;Malley to serve on the Board of Trustees for Prince George&rsquo\;s Co mmunity College in 2010 and continued in that role through February 2022. She served as a member and chair of the Prince George&rsquo\;s County Comm ission for Education Excellence under County Executive Rushern Baker.
\ nIn 2012\, Aimee was recognized by the Prince George&rsquo\;s County So cial Innovation Fund as a member of their inaugural &ldquo\;Prince George& rsquo\;s 40 Under Forty&rdquo\; cohort. She graduated Magna Cum Laude\, Ph i Beta Kappa\, from Trinity College (now Trinity Washington University)\, in Washington\, D.C.\, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and ea rned her Master&rsquo\;s in Business Administration from Marymount Univers ity in Arlington\, VA. On nice days\, Aimee bikes to work from her home in Cheverly.
\nAimee looks forward to a strong and enduring future for Art Works Now as together we continue to create the world we imagine.
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Rexanah P. Wyse Morrissette\, Esq. is the Inte
rim Executive Director of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Networ
k (OPTN)\, a public-private partnership managing the U.S. organ donation a
nd transplantation system. She also teaches at the School of Public Policy
\, focusing on Science\, Technology\, Ethics\, and Policy\, including topi
cs like AI\, Race\, Gender\, and Policy Innovation. A former Maryland pros
ecutor\, Rexanah is committed to uplifting vulnerable populations and has
led groundbreaking \; addressing key issues such as homelessness\, cri
minal justice\, and education law. She has led initiatives like an early i
ntervention program for truancy in Montgomery County and violence reductio
n in Baltimore. \;
Her philanthropic efforts include board pos itions with CentroNia\, CARECEN DC\, and HumbleWalk Campus Ministry\, as w ell as involvement with the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services State Advisory Board. Rexanah holds a Juris Doctor with a certificate of Public Service from the University of Baltimore School of Law and a Bachelor&rsq uo\;s degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice with a Minor in Human Dev elopment from the University of Maryland\, College Park. She lives in Mary land with her husband and their toddler daughter.
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