Staff and Board

Laurie Schwartz

President

Laurie has dedicated her career to helping make Baltimore an even better place to live and work. In the early 1980’s, Laurie helped the City and area businesses start Downtown Partnership and then served as its first President for over 15 years. Following a stint at City Hall with Mayor O’Malley, Laurie worked as an independent consultant for 9 years. During this time, she helped waterfront property owners, waterfront area attractions and the City of Baltimore start Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Inc. and in 2010, agreed to join the organization full time as its Executive Director. In her spare time, Laurie paints and shows her artwork. She is also an avid swimmer and is training for her first Harbor swim from Fells Point to Tidepoint. Laurie lives in Roland Park with her husband, Al Copp, and their two standard poodles, Tina and Jimmy. Laurie@WaterfrontPartnership.org