The Jefferson School
2940 Point of Rocks Road
Jefferson, MD 21755 Phone: 240.315.0200


Meet the Jefferson School Leadership Council

What is the Leadership Council?

The Jefferson School relies on caring leaders from the community – individuals willing to lend their talents, time and treasure to help children and young people with behavioral health needs. The School benefits from these extraordinary volunteers who lead and bolster its community advocacy and charitable support.

The Leadership Council is a standing committee of the Board of Trustees of Sheppard & Enoch Pratt Foundation, Inc., the governing and fiduciary board of Sheppard Pratt Health System.

The Jefferson School Leadership Council is Sheppard Pratt’s model for essential coordination of community leadership between Sheppard Pratt’s main campus in Towson, Maryland and geographically dispersed community locations. This model is crucial because in the past few decades, Sheppard Pratt expanded its services to over 30 locations throughout Maryland, often at considerable distances from the main campus. The Leadership Council exemplifies an effective new strategy for meshing local community participation and volunteer coordination with overall governance.

The Council advises the school director and Trustees and top leadership of Sheppard Pratt on philanthropic priorities, and it assists with fundraising.

If you want to learn more, or would like to be considered for membership on the Council, please contact

Michael Priester
Residential and Educational Programs Director
240-315-0283, 240-315-0284
Mpriester@thejeffersonschool.org.




The Jefferson School Leadership Council

Michael Mock, Chairperson
Morgan-Keller, Inc.

Judy Curren
Long & Foster Realty

Robert Kresslein
Sheppard Pratt Trustee Liaison Severn,
O’Connor & Kresslein, PA

Dan Kurtenbach
Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley

Peter Lapera
Montgomery County Representative

Linda Norris
Canam Steel Corporation

Brian O'Brien
Myriad Performance Services, Inc.

Nancy O'Brien
Myriad Performance Services, Inc.

James O’Conor
Sheppard Pratt Trustee Emeritus

Gail Pearrell
PNC Bank

Ellen M. Prete
CitiMortgage

John Lynn Shanton
Immediate Past Chairperson, Strategic Marketing

Steve Tuttle
Vice President for Philanthropy
Sheppard Pratt Health System

Dr. Michael Priester
Residential and Educational ProgramsDirector
The Jefferson School