Chesapeake Bay Bridge at Sunrise (framed)
Chesapeake Bay Bridge at Sunrise
Lisa chose this picture of our iconic Chesapeake Bay Bridge for us because Beyond Rhetoric builds bridges with children in Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services. Just as this picture shows the Bay Bridge in a way we do not normally see, Beyond Rhetoric’s staff and volunteers are showing at risk youth a different path to a bright future.
Artist's Statement
Lisa Chertok is a Howard County resident, Director of Supply Chain at SAGE Dining Services, amateur nature and wildlife photographer, and an avid supporter of the goals & mission of Beyond Rhetoric.
In 2011 Lisa was the recipient of The Howard County Community Builder Award, for co-founding the English-Speaking Partners program, a successful partnership between Bollman Bridge Elementary and Coastal Sunbelt Produce that worked with recent Myanmar refugees. Voice of America highlighted this program in a news segment that was translated into forty languages.
Lisa is part of an international family with many artists. Lisa’s grandmother, Bernice Mazin, was an acclaimed prolific artist who left a lasting artistic legacy with her children, grandchildren, and community.
Lisa was born in Paisley, Scotland to parents from Mumbai, India and Louisville, Kentucky and raised in Pennsylvania. From an early age, Lisa loved taking and sharing photos. As a teenager at summer camp, Lisa learned film photography. Lisa graduated from Penn State University where she earned a BA in General Arts and Sciences, focusing on International Marketing and French. Lisa has enjoyed a storied career in the foodservice purchasing world.
Lisa lives in Columbia, MD with her husband Mark, a letter carrier with the US Postal Service. Their son Adam is a rising senior at Salisbury University and their daughter Tova is a rising sophomore at Towson University.
Links:
Lisa's community service (Voice of America video) & print verson
Washington Post article on Lisa's community servce
Baltimore Sun reports on Mrs. Chertok's Howard County Community Builder Award
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