Bridges Baltimore
Annelise Royles serves as the Associate Director of High School Programs at Bridges Baltimore, overseeing a 40-student caseload and creating skills-based lessons and community-building activities. Previous experience includes the role of Public Service Fellow, where Annelise managed a year-long After-School Program and developed curricula focused on social justice and mentorship. Annelise also taught English at Gilman School, emphasizing close reading and culturally responsive pedagogy, while advising the Gender & Sexualities Alliance. Additional experience includes roles at City Year, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and various camp counseling and tutoring positions, paired with a Bachelor's degree in English Literature from Kenyon College.
Bridges Baltimore
Bridges is a rapidly expanding youth-development program that is committed to the long-term success of Baltimore City youth and to providing life-changing opportunities to independent school students. Our program currently serves approximately 500 people per year – 300 Baltimore City youth ages 9-23 and 200 independent school students – through our sites at the St. Paul’s Schools (est. 1993), Gilman School (est. 2014), and the Bryn Mawr School (est. 2022).