About Us
The Charles Village Community Benefits District - For close to 30 years, CVCBD has served as a conduit to building Community Power through neighborhood engagement, district advocacy, and enhanced safety and sanitation. We operate as a crucial neighborhood touchpoint. Through ongoing earned trust, and continued community activation, we build strong partnerships throughout the district and celebrate every member of the CVCBD as critical to our collective fabric— whether a homeowner or unhoused, a small business owner, student, or a volunteer, we serve over 800 small businesses and all 11,000 members of our community.
We are a neighborhood/community not just a zip code
Highlights of our work last year include:
Collected 800 tons of trash
Provided enhanced safety through 112 hours of safety patrol per week—identifying street light outages, supporting targeted areas with enhanced security,
Provided 300 Seasonal Care Packages including winter warm clothes, summer bottles of water, toiletries, emergency site or crisis response point of contact
Connected 140 individuals to resources like job training, behavioral health, housing & food resources
Engaged 200 unique vulnerable neighbors---building relationships, earning trust, weaving our “collective neighborhood fabric”
Served as a member of the Baltimore City Resiliency Hub Network
Hosted 6 community events including movie nights, National Night Out, and community meetings
Graduated six community ambassadors through our Ambassador program
Bylaws
Enabling Legislation
Board Members
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Miller J. Roberts, III
President
Charles Village Community Benefits District -
Yvonne Fisher
Vice President Harwood Community Association
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Matthew Newcomer
Treasurer
Old Goucher Community Association -
Vacant
Secretary
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Robert Stokes, Councilman
City Council RepresentativeOdette Ramos, Councilwoman City Council Representative
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Sean Burnett Mayor’s Office Representative
Alex Heidrich
Abell Improvement Association -
Yvonne Fisher
Savannah Fisher Harwood Community AssociationKevin Macartney
Charles Village Civic Association -
Diana Emerson
Waverly Main StreetBeau Brendt
32nd Street Farmers’ Market -
Vacant Old Goucher Community Association
Vacant Old Goucher Business Association
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Quad Representatives
Miller J. Roberts, III Meagan Baco Quad #1 Quad #3
Vacant Jennifer DeRose
Quad #2 Quad #4 -
Non-Voting Members
Hana Hasan
Nonprofit RepresentativeJon Walter
Nonprofit Representative
Our Staff
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Cory Luster
Executive Director
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Tia Tucker
Office Manager
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Ronald Brooks
Director of Safety
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Keith Harris II
Sanitation Supervisor
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Rajaniece Thompson
Program Manager
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David Fedd
Outreach Coordinator