Meet the Stars

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Dr. Jamie Fleetwood is an educator, holistic health practitioner, coach, pharmacist, and decorated former Division I lacrosse player who has never been particularly interested in staying in one lane. She holds doctorates in both pharmacy and holistic health and is an All-American and Johns Hopkins Athletics Hall of Fame inductee.   

Today, Jamie teaches chemistry and coaches girls varsity lacrosse at The Gunston School while exploring human potential through a quantum lens and bringing together the worlds of science, wellness, and consciousness. She loves learning, traveling, being near the water, staying active, and finding a little magic in everyday life.

Dancing, however, is decidedly new territory. Jamie is excited to step outside her comfort zone, support Horizons, and have a lot of fun along the way.

She lives in Chestertown with her children, Clay and Olive.

Jaelon T. Moaney is Deputy Director of the Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience at Washington College—the first college chartered in the sovereign United States. His roots on the Delmarva Peninsula traces back over three centuries, including ancestors who founded the free Black kinship communities of Unionville, Copperville and the Hill in Easton. Appointed in 2023 by Governor Wes Moore as the youngest member of the Maryland Commission on African American History & Culture and unanimously re-elected for a second consecutive term as Vice Chair of the State agency, Moaney has provided thought leadership on cultural stewardship in the U.S. Congress and across the country. His advocacy has contributed to multiple federal designations including the Southern Maryland National Heritage Area, Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park expansion, and the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Isaac Mason Escape Site. Both graduates of Williams College, he and his wife enjoy Chesapeake living along on the Choptank River.

 Pete grew up in Montreal, Canada and moved back to the US for college. He is a longtime Chestertown resident, married to Tracye, and father of two sons, JT and Baker. First assigned to Kent County as a Maryland State Trooper, Pete retired after 30 years of service at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He later served as Director of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Homeland Security Advisor to Governor Larry Hogan. Pete currently serves as Director of the Kent County Office of Emergency Services. Pete and his family are longtime supporters of Special Olympics Maryland, participating in the Law Enforcement Torch Run and Polar Bear Plunge, including the Super Plunge, while raising funds to support Special Olympics athletes. Active in his community, Pete has served as President and Commodore of the Chester River Yacht & Country Club and President of Kent Youth Lacrosse, where he coached his sons and many young athletes who continued on to play at the high school and collegiate levels. He is currently a member of the Chestertown Elks Club & Chestertown Rotary Club and a past member of the Chestertown Optimists Club. Pete and Tracye have supported Horizons in the past and is truly humbled to be invited to dance this year, while feeling sorry for his partner Maria!

James Cook is the Mayor of Rock Hall, Maryland, serving a term that runs until 2027. An educator and engineer by trade, he focuses on community revitalization, career development, and local tax reform. He also teaches at Chesapeake College and has served on the board of the Maryland Municipal League.

He is an active volunteer firefighter for the Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company. He also acts as a board member for the Maryland Municipal League, and previously served as the president of the Eastern Shore Association of Municipalities. James resides in Rock Hall.

  Charles Michael Moore is a 2000 graduate of Washington College, where he majored in drama and literature. He currently works at Church Hill Elementary School as a special education paraeducator. Charles serves on the board of Churchill Theatre and chairs its programming committee. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, watching movies, taking photos, walking, and spending time with his two cats. He is excited to debut his dancing skills in his first Dance with the Stars performance. He thanks his dance partner and apologizes in advance for stepping on her toes!

Serenity Kelly is a Certified Community Health Worker with the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health at Chestertown, where she serves as a Community Health Advocate for the Kent Shore Community Outreach Team (SCOT). In this role, Serenity works tirelessly to improve local health outcomes by reducing barriers to care, providing chronic disease education, and directly linking patients to essential community resources. Her deep commitment to Kent County is built on a proud career in emergency services, having previously served residents as a Paramedic and as the Chief of EMS for Kent County Government. Today, she continues to bridge healthcare gaps by bringing mobile health screenings, preventative education, and vital resources straight to rural neighborhoods. When she isn’t advocating for her patients, Serenity loves horseback riding, gardening, reading and spending time with her family and dogs. She resides in Chestertown with her husband, Dave, and their two children, Frank and Hunter.

 By day, Jen Russum connects teams across the globe to get big, complicated projects done - which may explain why she also managed to get her husband onto a dance floor in front of an audience.

Outside of work, Jen's favorite role is being mom to Abby, 22, and Wyatt, 15. She's passionate about her family, fiercely protective of her kids, and is known to sneak vegetables into their food whenever possible. Her friends know her as a storyteller who loves to make people laugh—and someone whose homemade ranch dressing has developed a following of its own.

Jen is also just a little competitive, so while she and JR publicly maintain that their dancing abilities are a draw, don't expect her to approach this competition casually. After 24 years together, they've established the formula: JR brings the strength, Jen brings the sass —and somehow, it works.

JR Russum has been auctioneering almost since he could talk, but officially made a career of it after college in 1998, when he partnered with his father and began building what is now Russum Auctioneers, specializing in auctions and estate services. You will often find JR helping local organizations with his auctioneer talents and the ability to connect with a crowd! When he isn't calling bids or helping families navigate estates, JR is happiest outdoors hunting and fishing - especially when Abby or Wyatt are along for the adventure.

JR and his wife, Jen, have been married for 24 years, and when asked who is the better dancer, neither is willing to concede. JR plans to bring the strength to their performance and leave the sizzle to Jen. And how exactly did she convince him to compete in Dancing with the Stars? It's for a great cause...and Jen said so.