Department: Education

Anja Xheka

Anja Xheka (she/her) is an Education Coordinator at the Baltimore Museum of Art. She supports the organization and implementation of public programs that connect audiences of all ages to the Museum’s exhibitions and collection.

Lisette Wilson

Education Coordinator Lisette Wilson (she/her) joined the BMA in 1994. She is responsible for scheduling guided and self-guided group tours, coordinating museum educators and docents for guided tour requests, drop-in tours, public programs, and special events.

Colby Ware

Colby Ware (he/him) is the Manager of Public Engagement at the Baltimore Museum of Art. He is integral to the day-to-day operations of BMA Lexington Market, the Museum’s branch location in the historic Lexington Market.

Brittany Strupp

Brittany Strupp (she/her) is the Manager of Interpretation and Evaluation at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

FAITH McCorkle

FAITH (Eleisha Faith McCorkle) is an award-winning transdisciplinary artist, cultural producer, and storyteller dedicated to fostering resilience and healing through art.

Merrell Hambleton

Merrell Hambleton (she/her) is the Director of Public Engagement, leading the BMA’s efforts to connect and collaborate with audiences in Baltimore City and beyond. Prior to joining the museum, Merrell led arts-based planning and cultural programming at the Neighborhood Design Center. In this role, she developed engagement strategies for landmark public art projects like the Bloomberg Philanthropies-supported Inviting Light and piloted an NEA-funded designer-in-residence program. Previously, Merrell produced public art projects with the artist Stephen Powers and the New York-based nonprofit Creative Time. Merrell has presented her work at conferences hosted by AIA Baltimore, Project for Public Spaces, and others, and contributes reporting on art and design to publications like The New York Times, New York Magazine, and MOLD magazine. She holds a BA in history from Columbia University, an MA in social design and critical studies from MICA, and studied landscape architecture at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. Merrell serves on the board of the Compound, a nonprofit artist studio and performance space in East Baltimore.

Ellen Gottfried

Ellen Gottfried (she/her), Education Manager, joined the BMA in January 1982. She oversees the day-to-day operations and administration of the Education Department. In addition to tracking the division’s operating and exhibition budgets, Ellen keeps yearly statistics for the division and produces their end-of-year final report.

Kaitlyn Garbarino

Kaitlyn Garbarino (she/her) is the Director of Interpretation at the Baltimore Museum of Art. She sets the strategy for in-gallery, off-site, and online interpretive resources—digital platforms, touch objects, visitor engagement spaces, gallery text, audio guides—in collaboration with the Interpretation team, curatorial and design colleagues, external contractors, and community partners.

Annie Bobbitt

Annie Bobbitt (she/her) is the Lead Gallery Educator. Annie joined the BMA in 2020 when she assisted in the creation of a virtual tour program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tracey Beale

Tracey Beale (she/her) joined the Baltimore Museum of Art as the Manager of Public Programs in 2019. She combines her extensive background in experiential event production for major brands and independent news with her experience as a working artist and educator to produce programs for family and adult audiences.