About ASCBC
Mission and Purpose
ASCBC's mission is to serve the 77,000+ students across Baltimore City Schools by building their capacity as leaders and advocating for students' perspectives on a district, city, and state level.
To accomplish this goal, ASCBC:
Provides training for students in the areas of leadership, communication, representation, advocacy, and organizing.
Involves students in the policy and legislative processes at the school district, city, and state level.
Provides a forum for student leaders from student governments across the district to communicate and exchange ideas.
Represents the views of Baltimore City students to the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, Baltimore City Council, Maryland General Assembly, Maryland Association of Student Councils, and other student-related organizations.
Provides input to and collaborates with district offices seeking to change school policy or launch new initiatives affecting students.
Encourages and assists member schools in developing their student government associations.
Shares information with member schools about issues affecting student activities occurring around the city.
Serves as the citywide student government organization whose daily concern is the involvement of students in the development of their education and society.
Officers
ASCBC is democratically elected by all City Schools students grades 6-12. See our elections page for more information.
SY 24-25 Officers
Dylan Rooks
Student Commissioner
Baltimore City College
Brooke Bourne
President
Western High School
Christiana Diggs
Vice President
Western High School
Laura Lopez-Xochicale
Middle School Executive
Commodore John Rodgers EMS
Fatima Velazquez
Treasurer
Digital Harbor High School
Lia Stearns
Secretary
Western High School
Aleni Lila
Chief of Staff
Western High School
Justin Lyles
Legislative Affairs Director
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Campbell Anderson
Chair of the Diversity Committee
Baltimore City College
Isaiah Gregory
Chair of the General Assembly Planning Committee
Baltimore Design School
Qamryn Askew
Chair of the Communications Committee
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Taylor Fraling-Taylor
LGBTQ+ Diversity Liaison
Western High School
Jaidy Amador
Latinx Diversity Liaison
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Kennedy McCray
Ad Hoc
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Zaina Shah
Ad Hoc
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Benjamin Grimaldi
Ad Hoc
Thomas Johnson EMS
SY 23-24 Officers
Jamir Lawson
Student Commissioner
Baltimore School for the Arts
Brooke Bourne
President
Western High School
Christiana Diggs
Vice President
Western High School
Laura Lopez-Xochicale
Middle School Executive
Commodore John Rodgers EMS
Shamir Burg
Treasurer
Baltimore School for the Arts
Ellen Griffin
Chief of Staff
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Qamryn Askew
Secretary
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Feyishayo Sogunro
Legislative Affairs Director
Western High School
Jayzanay Blessett
Chair of the Diversity Committee
Patterson High School
Lia Stearns
Chair of the General Assembly Planning Committee
Western High School
Chloe McNeill
Chair of the Communications Committee
Baltimore School for the Arts
SY 22-23 Officers
Quinn Katz-Zogby
Student Commissioner to the School Board
Baltimore School for the Arts
Ethan Eblaghie
President (Nov 2022-May 2023)
Student Commissioner (Jun 2023-Nov 2023)
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Yasmine Blanchard
Vice President (Nov 2022-May 2023)
President (Jun 2023-Nov 2023)
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Brianna Burnett
Secretary
Baltimore City College
Saidah Ervin
Treasurer
Baltimore City College
Jahniya Hill
Middle School Executive
The Stadium School
Shamir Burg
Parliamentarian
Baltimore School for the Arts
Ezra Horwitz
LGBTQ+ Diversity Liaison
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Fernando Antonio Uben Zacaria
Latinx Diversity Liaison
Reginald F Lewis
Camille Coffey
African American Diversity Liaison
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Grant Travis
Ad Hoc Member
PORT VLP at Digital Harbor
Jewel Lumpkins
Ad Hoc Member
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Ellen Griffin
Ad Hoc Member
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Constitution
ASCBCConstitutionBylaws_October2024.docx.pdf