Community Advisors

Melissa Sines is a Co-Founder of Colmena Consulting, a nonprofit and philanthropic consulting firm incorporated for the public benefit and organized as a worker co-op. Prior to co-founding Colmena Consulting, Melissa worked as the Programs and Knowledge Director at PEAK Grantmaking, where she led their learning strategy and programming centered around equitable grantmaking practices. Before joining PEAK, she was the Director of Education & Accreditation at Maryland Nonprofits and the Standards for Excellence Institute, where she supported nonprofits of all types and sizes to implement better governance and management practices. Throughout her career and her work as a volunteer and organizer in her own community, she has touched every part of nonprofit governance and management structure and processes: as a founder, as a funder, as a board member, a committee member, a programs professional, an event planner, an operations and financial professional, a database administrator, a fundraiser, and a volunteer manager.

Leslie Barnes-Keating serves as the Frederick County Government Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, appointed by County Executive Jessica Fitzwater. Leslie’s employment history with Frederick County Government has spanned nearly three decades.  She’s held many positions including the Deputy Director of the Citizens Services Division and Director of the Office for Children and Families and Frederick County Local Management Board. Throughout her career, Leslie has led and participated in countless grants programs, projects and committees charged with creating strategies to meet the needs of vulnerable seniors, children, youth and families in Frederick County.

As a licensed Realtor® in partnership with her husband Jim, Leslie is the co-owner of Keating Group of Keller Williams Realty Centre real estate team.  Regular, in-person community service with Frederick’s non-profits is a pillar of the Keating Group business model.

Leslie holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Mount Saint Mary’s University and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland University College.  Leslie was born and raised in Frederick, MD and continues to reside here with her husband.

April Lee is Co-Owner of Lee Building Maintenance located in Frederick, Maryland and has served as President since 2015. April has 15 years of nonprofit experience beginning as a program director working with under served youth in Kansas City, Missouri. April was responsible for the training and management of 30 resident teaching artists, over a dozen satellite sites and more than 300 students. April went on to direct the Elmwood branch of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kansas City which hosted a minimum of 100 youth daily. She helped the club diversify by recruiting in untapped communities and was able to successfully incorporate formal arts training. In 2012, she relocated to her husband Jason Lee’s hometown. Since becoming a resident of Frederick, she has served on the board of directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Delaplaine Arts Center.

Danielle Doll serves as Senior Manager of Strategic Communication at the National Recreation and Park Association. She has extensive experience in nonprofits specializing in development of strategic communications, advocacy and fundraising strategy, economic development and relationship/partnership management. She has a passion for building health, thriving communities, is an urbanist and an expert placemaker. Her creative, outside-the-box vision leads to the creation of signature experiences and unique approaches to intricate problems in communities, driving engagement, funding and opportunity.

Danielle is a lifelong resident of Frederick, and current serves on the Leadership Advisory Council for Family Connects Frederick County, Mental Health Association Board of Directors, Friends of Baker Park Board of Directors, and as a partner and mentor to the LYNX program at Frederick High School.

Ann Ryan recently retired after a career in human service program development.

Over the course of her career she has served as a Peace Corps  Volunteer in Senegal, West Africa; a Legislative Assistant to Congressman Berkeley Bedell in Washington, D.C.; the Director of New Endeavors by Women in Washington, D.C.; the Director of Advocates for Homeless Families in Frederick, MD; and most recently, the Director of Family Services for the Housing Authority of the City of Frederick.

Ann holds a bachelors degree in Social Work from Bowling Green State University and a masters degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University.

She is currently working with the Frederick Housing Solutions Task Force to increase deeply affordable housing in Frederick for those most in need.

Ann is married to Paul Tooley and they live in Braddock Heights. They have two grown children.

Sonia is the Program Assistant for the Doctoral Program in Organizational Leadership at Hood College. Born to a Pakistani father and Colombian mother, she brings a global perspective and a strong commitment to inclusion and service to her work in education, youth services, and public service.

She holds a B.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park, an M.S. from the University of Maryland Global Campus, an executive certificate in Nonprofit Management from Georgetown University, and a certificate in Women’s Leadership from Cornell University.

A former Miss Maryland (2000), Sonia championed character-building programs for youth in underserved communities. In 2016, she founded the Miss Maryland Sorority to unite former titleholders and provide scholarship and mentorship opportunities to young women.

Sonia brings a diverse and accomplished professional background rooted in public service, advocacy, and youth development. She has held key leadership roles with the Maryland Recreation and Parks Association, the National Recreation and Park Association, M-NCPPC, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office.

A longtime Frederick County resident, Sonia remains passionate about using her experience to serve her community and support the next generation of leaders.

Matt Bumgardner began his career as a mechanical engineer after graduating from the University of Tennessee. Drawn to the fast pace and collaborative nature of the construction industry, he transitioned into project management roles where he led complex commercial and institutional builds across the region.

Over time, Matt’s ability to unite teams and drive operational excellence earned him progressive leadership roles, ultimately leading to his current position as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at R.W. Warner, Inc., a Frederick-based commercial construction firm with an 88-year legacy in mechanical, electrical, general contracting, and sheet metal fabrication.

Now a longtime resident of Frederick County, where he lives with his wife Natalie and 4 children, Matt remains actively involved in the local business and nonprofit community, serving on the Board of Directors for the ACE Mentor Program of Frederick, the volunteer committee for the In Honor of Her Foundation, and coaching in the Carroll Manor recreation council.