About

Tom Creegan lives in Lauraville and has spent most of his career in the restaurant business at Hamilton Tavern and Brewer’s Art. He is now working in commercial real estate development focused on Main Streets in Baltimore. You may see him on any given day at Zeke’s or wandering around picking up trash or cycling down your street. Feel free to join him in any of those activities.

Dan has been a Lauraville resident for 22 of the last 30 years he’s lived in Baltimore with his amazing wife and three children. A retired Baltimore City Schools administrator, with three children who are all proud graduates of the Baltimore City public schools, he was a teacher and then Assistant Principal at Roland Park Elementary Middle School, after time spent as a Social Worker and then Program Coordinator primarily in the Head Start program.

Outside of work and being a dad, Dan’s other interests include gardening, cycling, sports, social activism, local politics, food and cooking. He and his family love Baltimore and enjoy being a part of this community.

John Harris grew up in Louisiana and was reared with a social consciousness and community spirit that still drives him today. John has served on multiple boards in support to nonprofit operations. As president of Moravia-Walther, John helped to revive the 81-year-old organization for continued growth. As a community steward, John sits as second vice-chair on the Community Review Panel of the Lauraville Urban Renewal Plan. Additionally, John is privileged to be on the board of directors for HARBEL.

Marisa is a Lauraville resident who, for the past fifteen years, has worked with professional creatives — journalists, authors, interior designers, chefs, photographers, musicians, visual artists, entrepreneurs, academics, and more — to turn their passions into passion projects. Marisa and her company, Scintillate, proudly focus on helping others realize their vision and make it a reality, relying on their vast experience to collaboratively craft a compelling message, identify influencers, ramp up visibility, and enhance business performance.

Elonna is a native Baltimorean. She is the first in her family to graduate from college – earning her B.A. in Government and Politics with a minor in Black Women’s Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park in spring of 2020 – and currently is the Senior Advisor to Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott in Government Relations. Prior to that, she has held positions in public service that include, among others: Volunteer Coordinator and Administration Staffer for Councilwoman Phylicia Porter and Baltimore City Regional Director for United States Senator Chris Van Hollen.

Elonna has always had a passion for civic engagement and bettering her hometown and continues to do so through Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., of which she is a member. Elonna bought her first home in Hamilton Hills and currently resides there with her two dogs- Nico and Aura.

TeKesha Jamison is the Chief Operating Officer of The Cube Cowork. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Coppin State University and a Master of Science degree in Human Service Administration from the University of Baltimore.  In addition to her work for the Maryland Division of Parole and Probation (DPP) for 19 years and more than three years of experience working in the Baltimore City Public School System, Ms. Jamison is the Assistant Director of Rising Over Standards and Excelling (R.O.S.E), a non-profit organization that provides resources to underserved communities by offering educational and outreach services for youth, young adults, and their families. Through her education and career, Ms. Jamison has gained experience in case management, supervision, administration, community outreach, negotiation and conflict management, and program planning implementation and evaluation.

Dian lives in Lauraville in a multi-generational household that includes her daughter, son-in-law, and two absolutely incredible, precocious granddaughters. They moved here after purchasing their house in 2019, and Dian has been HLMS’s Business & Community Events Facilitator since 2024, promoting and scheduling events at the Lot. Dian loves to travel – particularly internationally and to Broadway musicals – and has been delighted to begin introducing her granddaughters to both.