Meet Some of Our Members
Lorraine
Lorraine first heard about cohousing more than 30 years ago. It seemed like an ideal way to live. She checked from time to time to see if any was forming in the Baltimore/Annapolis area. Just before the Pandemic (and her subsequent retirement) she found Cohousing of Greater Baltimore.
Since retiring in 2021 from her job working in Human Resources for her county school system, Lorraine is able to devote more time to Cohousing of Greater Baltimore and helping to turn her dream into a reality.
Although she describes herself as a natural introvert, Lorraine enjoys hiking trips to national parks with a group of women who have hiked together since 2009. They’ve been everywhere from the Jasper ice fields in Canada to Acadia Nationa Park in Maine, and many in between.
Lorraine is also an avid genealogist, bragging that her work, combined with that of a professional genealogist, resulted in a successful application for her father to be accepted into the Sons of the American Revolution. She combined her love of travel and genealogy on several trips to Ireland with her extended family. Originally from Philly, Lorraine followed two of her siblings to Maryland in 1987. Lorraine doesn’t fancy herself a chef, but she looks forward to expanding her repertoire and learning alongside neighbors while they prepare common meals. She cannot wait to live in community!
Sue (She/Her)
Sue has lived in the Baltimore area long enough to feel like she belongs here. She worked in technology for her career and had the opportunity for global travel as part of her job. She's been engaged with cohousing in the Baltimore area since the fall of 2018, and rejoined in 2024 after a two-year break.
Since retiring, she increased her volunteering with various groups. Sue is active in her Unitarian Universalist congregation. She is drawn to racial and social justice work. She likes good governance, meditation, and swing and ballroom dancing.
She enjoys cooking, baking, spiritual practice, writing, and playing card and board games. She's taken up sewing and knitting and is having fun learning new skills!
Gregg
Gregg first heard about cohousing on NPR. He lives in Washington, DC and is an avid public transit rider. Gregg sings with the Choral Arts Society of Washington.
He is retired from the District of Columbia Public Library System. Gregg is eco-conscious in everything he does. In the Spring, Gregg took the train to Texas to view the 2024 total solar eclipse.
Gregg looks forward to living in a fully accessible community.
Peter
Peter is the father of five children, ranging in age from 19 to 40. He has spent most of his free time coaching youth sports teams in soccer, baseball, lacrosse and basketball. In all, he’s coached 46 seasons, and amassed a record of 336 wins, 225 losses and 31 ties (it pays to have five kids)!!
In his work life, Peter has mainly worked in public health and public policy positions--he served 13 years as Baltimore City Health Commissioner, under Mayors Schmoke and O'Malley; he then ran for Congress, coming in second of nine candidates; then he was the Howard County Health Director under County Executive Ulman; then the President and CEO of Evergreen Health, a non-profit health insurance program under Obamacare that he co-created; and then moved to Sacramento, where he was the head of the Sacramento County Health Department.
In addition, for the past fifteen years, Peter has been teaching undergraduates in the Public Health Studies program at Johns Hopkins University. Peter signed up to be an Explorer because he thinks the idea of co-housing is intriguing and wanted to learn more about it.
Lisa
Lisa joined Baltimore Cohousing as an Explorer in December 2024. She found out about cohousing while living in Boston when a good friend helped set up the cohousing community in Cambridge. It’s been in the back of her mind through several moves and life changes which allowed her to live in, and observe, many forms of community living.
She was excited to find out about the Baltimore cohousing group at her neighborhood worker-owned coffee shop, which turns out to be less than a mile from the proposed site!
Lisa lives in Baltimore city and believes strongly in public education – all three of her children went to Baltimore city public schools. She also strongly
believes in universal healthcare for all; she’s been a nurse for almost three decades.
She can’t wait to discover more about the process of setting up a cohousing community--and then sharing many leisurely meals with her neighbors!