As Director of Youth Safety for the Office of Youth Safety, Phyllis Hildreth leads community and data-driven initiatives to better youth safety and prevent conflict escalation. She has a background in law and community engagement, having worked in roles such as Academic Director of the Institute for Conflict Management at Lipscomb University. She also served on Nashville’s Community Oversight Board and Human Relations Commission and worked as Chief Counsel for Administration for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, as Deputy Secretary for the Maryland Department of Juvenile Justice, and as the first Managing Director of the Baltimore Juvenile Justice Center.
Before joining the Mayor’s Office, Phyllis served as Chief of Staff at American Baptist College.
Hildreth earned her undergraduate degree in Biology from Harvard University, her J.D. from the University of Maryland, a M.A. in Conflict Management from Lipscomb University, and her continuing studies in parenting from two grown children and assorted grand-pets. She loves reading, laughing, and hanging outdoors.
