Mia Blom

Visit Baltimore/Visit Baltimore Education & Training Foundation

Mia Blom, senior director of government & community affairs and executive director of Visit Baltimore and the Visit Baltimore Education & Training Foundation, has built a career at the intersection of public service, environmental justice and economic development — and has translated that positioning into systems-level change that extends far beyond any single role.

Blom serves as faculty at the John Lewis School of Public Administration at Tulane University and Morgan State University’s hospitality program. At Morgan State, she integrated workforce board-designated certification into required curriculum, achieving 100% completion rates where voluntary programs typically see 20-30%. That work earned recognition from the Baltimore Workforce Development Board, which designated the Tourism Academy platform as the official hospitality sector training tool — validating an emerging model for connecting higher education, destination marketing organizations and workforce systems.

As co-chair of the Baltimore Commission on Sustainability, Blom has elevated workforce development, local economy and arts and culture within the city’s climate and equity framework. Her board service with Baltimore Public Markets and Blue Water Baltimore extends that commitment to food access and environmental stewardship. Completion of the United Way Workforce Leadership Academy — an Aspen Institute-affiliated fellowship — and membership in the National Coalition of 100 Black Women have further strengthened her capacity for systems leadership and coalition-building across sectors. She’s now in her seventh year as the longest-serving mentor in Towson University’s College of Business & Economics MentHER program.

 Blom brings the same intentionality to individual relationships — guiding young women through career decisions, professional network-building and the self-advocacy skills essential for leadership.

This is an honoree profile from The Daily Record’s Top 100 Women awards. Information for this profile was sourced from the honoree’s application for the award. The honoree profiles were written using an artificial intelligence program and supported by honoree nominations, applications and letters of recommendation. Each profile was reviewed, fact-checked and edited for accuracy by The Daily Record’s editorial staff.