About

All Statements on this website are from District 2 Councilmembers Llatetra Brown Esters and Susan Whitney and are not approved or sanctioned by the City of College Park.

Llatetra Brown Esters has chosen College Park as her home since 1999. She and her husband have lived in the Oak Springs neighborhood since 2014. She is a higher education administrator who has worked in the field for over 25 years. Her professional experience has helped her to develop leadership skills necessary to deal with complex situations, make critical decisions, and engage with people from all walks of life.

Llatetra has served on the College Park Advisory Planning Commission and she has served as an Election Judge in Precinct 21001 at Paint Branch Elementary School. Llatetra holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Adelphi University, A Master’s degree in Student Personnel from New York University, and a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration/Community College Leadership from Morgan State University.

She looks forward to the opportunity to listen, maintain an open line of communication, advocate, and make informed decisions on behalf of the residents of District 2 and throughout College Park. Her focus will be quality of life, diversity and inclusion, fiscal responsibility, and smart growth.

Susan is a sixteen-year resident of Berwyn. College Park’s safe, affordable, charming housing drew her and her husband here. After arriving, they started a family and vividly remember pouring change into CoinStar to cover childcare and the mortgage. Things are easier now, and their daughter has thrived in the area’s public schools. Susan is a runner and dog owner who loves the parks, trails, businesses and diversity of College Park. She likes the city’s trajectory and wants to continue that progress while ensuring it remains an affordable place to live & protecting the interests of its historic neighborhoods.

As a business manager for a software company, she negotiates contracts and disputes, manages books and payroll, and collects from clients while maintaining good relationships. Outside of work, she co-founded the DC Lady Arm Wrestlers, which raised $55,000 for charities benefiting women & children. She served as treasurer for her daughter’s PTSA, bringing it into compliance for the first time in its fourteen-year history. As a former Gazette photo editor, she holds truth-telling & communication paramount. Susan has a bachelor’s in international relations from Tulane University and a master’s in journalism from the University of Missouri – Columbia, where her capstone project studied gentrification.