Mysherrii Lard
Board President

Mysherrii Lard is the founder of Pinnacle Disability Services.  For over 20 years, she has been dedicated to helping people in the community access a range of resources, starting with social security disability income. She has extensive leadership experience in providing health education community enrichment seminars and team building workshops which ensure people with disabilities can build a normal productive life. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, she then had the privilege to reside in Jackson, Mississippi; Atlanta, Georgia; Houston, Texas and Baltimore, Maryland. She worked at the Men’s Wearhouse corporate office as the Operations Manager, and as a Grant Analyst at the Maryland Energy Administration, where she provided grants to homeowners who wanted to install solar panels and clean energy stoves in their homes. She worked at Richard Schwartz & Associates as the Director of the Social Security Disability department, where she was able to establish and launch a Social Security Department which eventually generated over $1 million dollars in annual revenue with hardly any overhead.   

She currently lives near Baltimore, Maryland where she purchased her first home with down payment assistance from Wider Path.  She understands the needs of the community and what it is like to dream of owning a home without believing that dream can really come true.  Her passion is educating homebuyers about our available resources and bringing hope and awareness to the communities we serve.  

Bethany Gilpin
Chief Operating Officer, Board Secretary 

Bethany Gilpin comes to Wider Path with a rich background spanning education, healthcare, and community service. She earned her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Dartmouth College before pursuing a nursing degree. Bethany’s extensive experience in education, tutoring, and administration underscores her versatile skill set.

Bethany has dedicated over two decades to community service, serving on boards of youth sports and educational organizations, volunteering in churches and the public health sector, and co-founding an epilepsy support group for parents. In addition to her volunteer work, Bethany has played a key role in developing and managing the Wider Path Down Payment Assistance Grant Program, which has significantly improved home ownership accessibility for many. As a pediatric triage nurse, she uses her expertise and compassion to contribute to the well-being of children and their families.

Nigel-Ray Garcia
Board Treasurer

Nigel-Ray Garcia is a mission-driven leader with more than a decade of experience advancing equity through public-private partnerships, workforce strategies, and community investment. As Director of Policy and Community Impact at Baltimore Corps, he leads initiatives that connect residents to opportunity, advocate for inclusive policies, and strengthen collaboration across government, philanthropy, and grassroots organizations.

In this role, he has played a central part in securing public investments, building statewide coalitions, and designing equitable engagement frameworks that elevate community voice in decision-making. His leadership reflects a commitment to systems change rooted in racial equity and shared prosperity.

Nigel-Ray earned his MBA from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, where he specialized in financial management, investments, and entrepreneurship. His professional and academic work intersect around capital development, policy design, and impact measurement, all aimed at closing the racial wealth gap and expanding pathways to economic mobility.

He has served on boards that support youth development, arts education, and community real estate, where he brings a collaborative, cross-sectoral perspective to strategy and governance. Outside of his professional work Nigel-Ray finds energy in nature, local art, and creating spaces that foster authenticity and belonging.