Samantha Mellerson is the Director of Education and Social Justice at The Family League. She is responsible for delivering results within a portfolio of work that includes Out of School Time; Nutrition Programs; Community Schools Programs; Mentoring; Ready by 21 Initiatives; Disproportionate Minority Contact and Cultural Competence; and System Reform. She has researched, proposed and implemented nationally recognized programs and services that have addressed critical institutional challenges that focus on minority overrepresentation and racial disparities. Mellerson has tirelessly brought together a wide range of community, state and national foundation stakeholders to improve the well-being of Baltimore's youth and their families.