Acknowledging History • Accepting the Truth
Atoning for the Harm • Continued Action for Healing

The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Commission on Slavery is the latest step in the Archdiocese’s journey to racial justice that follows interviews and listening sessions on racism, the creation of a coordinating council, action items implemented across the archdiocese to battle racism and the publication of pastoral reflections. Its members bring a wide range of experiences and includes historians, researchers, clergy, educators, parishioners and experts in diversity, equity, and inclusion. The commission is charged with discovering and documenting records, including financial and tax statements, sacramental and census documents and the written works of early archbishops and leaders of religious communities engaged in ministry in Maryland. Members of the commission are listed below.

William E. Lori
Archbishop of Baltimore

Bruce A. Lewandowski
Auxiliary Bishop and Vicar for Baltimore City

Diane L. Barr
Chancellor for the Archdiocese

John T. Butler
Vice President for Development and Mission Advancement for Trinity Missions and a parishioner at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Archdiocese of Washington

Geri Royale Byrd
Director of Community & External Affairs and Seek the City to Come initiative

Adrienne Curry
Director of the Office of Black Catholic Ministries for the archdiocese

Gregory C. Chisholm
Superior of the USA East Providence of the Society of Jesus

Kenneth Gaddy
Associate pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus in Highlandtown

Raymond Harris
Pastor of Holy Family church in Randallstown

The Rev. Tyler Kline
Priest-secretary for the archbishop

Deacon Seigfried Presberry
Director of the archdiocese’s prison ministry

Tricia T. Pyne
Director of the associated archivists for the archdiocese and St. Mary’s Seminary & University

Deacon Steven Rubio
St. Ambrose Church in Park Heights, Baltimore

A. Skipp Sanders
Historian, and former Director of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture

Sherita Thomas
Vice President of Global Associate Experience at T. Rowe Price, a parishioner at New All Saints church in Gwynn Oak and former interim director of Black Catholic Ministries

Yvonne Wenger
Director of Public Relations, Archdiocese of Baltimore

Hon. Alexander Wright Jr.
Member of the Archdiocese Pastoral Council and parishioner at New All Saints church in Gwynn Oak