Nia Rolley is Events Manager at the Greater Baltimore Committee, where she helps plan and deliver convenings that connect business, civic, and institutional leaders around the Baltimore Region’s economic priorities. Her portfolio includes flagship gatherings such as the Inflection Point Healthcare Summit and Opportunity Zones Summit, board and executive meetings, and innovation ecosystem programming through UpSurge Baltimore. Combining event execution, stakeholder communications, and organizational coordination, she helps create opportunities for meaningful dialogue, relationship-building, and regional collaboration.
Since joining GBC in April 2025, Rolley has progressed from operations support into an events-focused role, bringing firsthand knowledge of the systems and relationships that support effective convening. Her experience spans venue selection, logistics, executive meeting coordination, briefing materials, and post-event follow-up. She works across internal teams and external partners to ensure participants are informed, leaders are prepared, and events reflect GBC’s standards of professionalism and engagement.
Before joining GBC, Rolley served in community and business development and executive support roles at HomeFree-USA, a HUD-approved nonprofit focused on homeownership and financial empowerment. There, she led a neighborhood revitalization initiative in Baltimore’s Poppleton community in partnership with Morgan State University, facilitated homebuyer education workshops, taught financial literacy to Baltimore students, and contributed to grant writing. She also established more than eight strategic partnerships across the Baltimore Region and conducted research on housing policy, banking, and workforce development to inform organizational strategy.
Rolley’s broader experience includes community programming, youth development, and nonprofit operations. At Project Restore Foundation, she supervised an operations team of more than 15 people coordinating events focused on social-emotional wellness and mental health for Baltimore City Public School students. She also developed curriculum and led a high school internship program at MERIT Health Leadership Academy, further strengthening her experience in program design, facilitation, and community engagement.
Rolley holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Spelman College, where she earned a first-place award at the college’s 2024 Research Day. She is pursuing a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning at Morgan State University. A proud Baltimore resident, she is committed to building the partnerships, programs, and connections that help the region thrive.