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US nonprofit · EIN 454788005 · Baltimore, MDiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 454788005) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Association for the Public Defender of Maryland Ltd's network

7 people4 organisationsi7 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
A Stephen HUT ESQ (also filed as A Stephen HUT JR, A Stephen Hut, A Stephen Hut Esq)Secretary/Treasurer2018
8 yrs
Alexandra Strubing-Paradise ESQ (also filed as Alexandra Strubing-Paradise)President2023
3 yrs
Gordon R Pack JR (also filed as Gordon Pack, Gordon Pack Jr)Member2023
3 yrs
Laurens Van Sluytman PhD (also filed as Laurens Van Sluytman)Member2024
2 yrs
Rebecca Fix PhD (also filed as Rebecca Fix)Member2024
2 yrs
Robert JohnsonMember2025
1 yr
Zachary K Warren ESQ (also filed as Zachary Warren, Zachary Warren Esq)Member2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
A Steven Hunt ESQTreasurer/Secretary2020
Alexandra Strubing Paradise ESQBoard Member2020
Christian Grant EsqBoard Member2020
Harry Johnson EsqPresident2020
Johanna Leshner ESQExecutive Director2025
Ricardo Johnson ESQBoard Member2020
Stephanie A Shipley ESQBoard Member2020
Stasia A Shipley EsqBoard Member2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Johanna LeshnerExecutive Director10$58k
Gordon PackMember0.5$1k
Alexandra Strubing-ParadisePresident0.5$0
A Stephen HutSecretary/Treasurer0.5$0
Rebecca FixMember0.5$0
Robert JohnsonMember0.5$0
Laurens Van SluytmanMember0$0
Zachary WarrenMember0.5$0

About

Legal name
Association for the Public Defender of Maryland Ltd
EIN
454788005
Address
6 Saint Paul Street 14th Floor, Baltimore, MD, 21202-6806
State
Maryland
Mission
(as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
I99 Crime and legal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Crime & Legal-Related
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2012
Principal officer
Alexandra Strubing Paradise (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2012
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsA Stephen HUT ESQ
≥3years on the filingsAlexandra Strubing-Paradise ESQ
≥3years on the filingsGordon R Pack JR
≥3years on the filingsZachary K Warren ESQ

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$971k
Total liabilities
$219k
Net assets or fund balances
$752k
Contributions and grants received
$932k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$298k$342kDeficit $44k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.