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TEAM 4: Margaret B. Martin and Lenneal J. Henderson

Margaret B. Martin, who dubs herself a “professional imagineer,” is the chief of design and construction in Baltimore ’s new department of general services. A native of Oklahoma, she holds a B.A. in economics and fine arts from Randolph-Macon Woman's College; a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park; and an M.S. in environmental engineering from Johns Hopkins University.

Lenneal J. Henderson is a Distinguished Professor of Government and Public Administration, a senior fellow in the William Donald Schaefer Center, and a senior fellow in the Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics at the University of Baltimore. He teaches and studies urban management and politics. He received A.B., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, and grew up in New Orleans and San Francisco.

photo by Tyler Fitzpatrick

Living a Vision

What do we see when we see Baltimore? People live in radically different worlds in the same Baltimore. How do they see the city? How is their vision of the city reflected in what they do, manage, or create? What do those creations say to us and them? Do we have similarities? If so, what are they?

Just for fun, we cast a wide net over the city and chose several characters to interview for this project. We posed the following six questions to each person:

  1. What does Baltimore mean to you?
  2. If you had to choose one physical feature that you love about Charm City, what would it be?
  3. If Baltimore were a fabric, what would be our common threads and colors?
  4. What is one of your more meaningful moments or experiences with the city?
  5. What is your hope for Baltimore’s future?
  6. How do you see yourself making that happen?

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