President & CEO, Downtown Partnership of Baltimore
Shelonda Stokes serves as the President and CEO of Downtown Partnership of Baltimore and the President of Downtown Management Authority. Shelonda, a results-oriented, mission-driven executive, leads these two non-profit organizations with multi-million-dollar budgets and intensive programming with the goal of establishing equitable change and vibrancy in Baltimore City’s Central Business District. Shelonda is also an integral partner to Baltimore City’s COVID-19 recovery plans. She co-chaired former Mayor Jack Young’s Small Business Recovery Taskforce, and she served as the Co-Chair of Mayor Brandon Scott’s Business, Workforce and Neighborhood Development Transition Committee. Prior to her role at Downtown Partnership, Shelonda spent twenty years as the President and CEO of greiBO, a full-service marketing and entertainment agency, and was a member of the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore Board for nearly a decade.