Executive Board of Directors, 2022-23

Rev. Frederick K. Weimert

President

As pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Towson from 1977 until his retirement in 2013, Fred has been part of ACTC since its founding in 1985. He also serves our community through work with the Central Maryland Ecumenical Council, Community Assistance Network, Greater Baltimore Community Housing Resource Board, and Baltimore County Communities for the Homeless. He holds a B.A. in economics from Hiram College, a Master of Divinity from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a second master’s degree from St. Mary’s Ecumenical Institute.

Dawn Bresson

Secretary

Dawn works as a Christian Science practitioner, providing support to clients who seek spiritual healing. A native of Long Island, New York, where she attended community college, she holds a B.S. degree from Otterbein University in Ohio. In addition to her service with ACTC, she volunteers at the reading room at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Towson, and for the Baltimore Book Festival.

Roger Fiery

Treasurer

Roger joined the Executive Board in 2019. Along with all Board members, he is responsible for serving as a steward of ACTC’s financial resources and, as treasurer, he oversees planning, directing, and coordinating the organization’s financial activities. Roger recently retired after many years working in financial operations, most of which were spent with T. Rowe Price. He graduated from Bucknell University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and is a member of Ascension Lutheran Church.

Jesse D. Gardner, III

Director

Jesse holds bachelor’s and MBA degrees in finance from Virginia Tech and has focused his career in the areas of corporate treasury, project finance, risk management, lender and investor relations, and mergers and acquisitions. He is currently chief financial officer and co-owner of Kelson Energy LLC. He is a member of Central Presbyterian Church and, in addition to his service to ACTC, he volunteers with the Believe in Tomorrow Foundation and the Local Regional Missions Group.

Rev. Dr. Edward Kay

Pastoral Representative

Ed joined the Executive Board in 2020 after serving alongside ACTC in several volunteer groups since being called to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Lutherville in 2015. He previously served in the wider Lutheran Church in the DE-MD Synod bishop’s office and as a pastor of Epiphany Lutheran Church in Baltimore. He holds a Master’s of Divinity from United Lutheran Seminary (where he is pursuing a second master’s, in sacred theology) and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Luther Seminary.

Anne-Thérèse Béchamps

Legal Counsel to the Board

Anne-Thérèse is a partner in the Real Estate Finance Practice Group of Venable LLP and has been advising ACTC and its Executive Board on a variety of business matters since 2017. A fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, she earned her law degree from the University of Notre Dame; she holds a Master of Science in Real Estate from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She is a member of The Immaculate Conception Church in Towson.

Barry Rollins, ACTC Board Member

Barry Rollins

Director

Barry, a native Baltimorean, has been working with ACTC since 2020 and was elected to the Board in 2023. He brings a background in fundraising/financing and leads ACTC’s newly formed Philanthropy Committee. Barry graduated from Washington College in 1978 with a BA in economics and retired recently retired from his alma mater McDonogh School as Director of Planned Giving. An active member of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Barry enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, pickleball, coaching squash and is an avid local sports fan.

Roslyn Canosa

Roslyn Canosa

Vice President

 Roslyn holds a doctoral degree in Communicative Disorders from Johns Hopkins University. She is a retired special education administrator, most recently employed at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. She has been a volunteer at ACTC since 2018 and currently works in the financial assistance office helping families with eviction prevention. She also volunteers with BCAS, the county animal shelter, taking care of the many cats that come into their service needing homes. She is a long time member of Towson Unitarian Universalist Church.

Rev. George Winkfield

Director