Public Service Award Committee
Alumnae & Alumni of Goucher College 2020-21 Public Service Award Committee
Senior Alumna Trustee Chair
Jocelyn Reader ’02
A Biological Sciences major at Goucher, Reader was awarded the Ann M. Lacy Award in
Genetics and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She received her doctorate in human genetics
in 2009 from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She is a research associate
in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecologic
and Reproductive Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and an
adjunct associate professor at University of Maryland University College.
Members
Candace Chance ’10, M.A.C.S. ’12
Chance is a West Baltimore City native who matriculated from Goucher College with
a Bachelor’s in Biology and a Master’s in Cultural Sustainability; exploring the intersections
of local leadership, social ecosystems, education and entrepreneurship. This has set
her on quite an unconventional path, uncovering equitable strategies to build resilience
in historically disadvantaged, urban communities.
Chance has shared the stage with some of the top thought leaders in leadership and personal development as well as community development. She has traveled extensively, including spending seven months in Queensland, Australia, and making her second home in Nairobi, Kenya. She is currently the Founder & CEO of The VPI Firm, a process and strategy design firm for social good.
Jack Kavanaugh '11
After majoring in Religion at Goucher, Kavanaugh returned home to Buffalo where he
received his Masters in Social Work from the University at Buffalo and has spent a
career working with youth across many settings, including schools, summer camps and
other community-based organizations. He is currently the Director of Training & Program
Development at MENTOR New York, where he provides support services to mentoring programs
across the state. Kavanaugh has provided training and consulting services to dozens
of youth-serving organizations and trained hundreds of people on mentoring and best
practices around relationship building.Donte Small '18
Small is the first Goucher Prison Education Partnership (GPEP) student to earn a bachelor’s
degree on the main campus. He holds a B.A in Computer Science with a minor in Sociology.
While at Goucher, Small was active in the Baltimore community including volunteering
with the GPEP to bring awareness about the transformative effect of education. This
has included speaking events and panels at faith organizations, universities, the
Department of Education, and Maryland’s Parole and Probation Board. He currently works
as a project support specialist at an Enterprise Case Management software development
company, Adsystech, in Beltsville, MD.
Faculty Representative
Anna Jozwick, Assistant Professor of Biology
Executive Director of Alumnae/i Affairs
Jennifer Pawlo-Johnstone
We’d love to hear from you! Contact the committee by emailing jennifer.pawlojohnstone@goucher.edu or by filling out a Public Service Award nomination form.