Who We Are
Susanna Wesley House is guided by a dedicated Board of Directors committed to compassion, accountability, and service. Each member brings unique experience and perspective, working together to ensure the organization remains faithful to its mission of providing safe, supportive transitional housing for mothers and families in need.
President Elizabeth Stemley
Elizabeth Stemley, fondly known as Liz, has over five decades of experience in child welfare and social services in Buffalo, New York and Baltimore, Maryland. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a Master of Social Work, with additional post-graduate studies in Urban Planning and Administration. A retired professional social worker from the Maryland State Department of Human Resources, Elizabeth has dedicated her career to serving women, children, and youth. She is President of the Susanna Wesley House Board of Directors and an active member of Sharp Street Memorial United Methodist Church in Baltimore.
Vice President Rod Miller
Rod Miller has served as pastor of several large United Methodist churches in the Baltimore area, and as denominational staff for the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church. He is also a certified life coach and offers training in Positive Intelligence for individuals and groups.
Board Member Kim Marie Walker
Kim Marie Walker is a Manager and Strategic Market Lead of Clinical Operations at Syneos Health, a global organization of Clinical Research, where she manages staff in 48 different roles and positions. Kim holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, and she is a Certified Lay Minister, a Certified Health Minister, and a Lay Planter within the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Board Member Emily Skorupinski
Rev. Emily Skorupinski is a provisional elder in the Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church. She currently serves as the pastor of Galesville UMC and Centenary UMC in southern Anne Arundel County, holds a Master of Divinity with honors from Wesley Theological Seminary, and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Bucknell University.
Board Member Wanda Bynum Duckett
Wanda Bynum Duckett earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), a Master’s degree in Theology from the St. Mary’s Ecumenical Institute, and Masters of Divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary. Rev. Dr. Duckett has served in pastoral ministry with the United Methodist Church since 2006, was ordained an Itinerate Elder by the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 2010, and in 2012 became an Elder in Full Connection with the Baltimore Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church. She gives God thanks and praise for the opportunity to minister in her hometown as the current Baltimore Metropolitan District Superintendent.
Board Member Linda Yost
Linda Yost is currently a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, serves as Lay Member to the Annual Conference, Staff Parish Relations Committee Chair, teaches Sunday School, and is a Certified Lay Servant. She sings in the Wesley Choir and is the Music Librarian of Masterworks Chorale of Carroll County in Westminster. As a Susanna Wesley House Board Member, Social Action Coordinator for the local UMW unit, Immediate Past President of the Conference United Women in Faith Leadership Team, and member of the Mission u Cooperative School Committee, she is committed to mission locally, nationally, and globally.