Executive Board Members
Executive Committee – Officers
RMC Chair:
Susan O’Neill
Executive Director
Upper Shore Regional Council
RMC First Vice-Chair:
Greg Padgham
Executive Director
Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore
RMC Second Vice-Chair:
Chris Benzing
Executive Director
Maryland Rural Development Corporation
Representing Nonprofits:
Chris Abell
Executive Director
Carroll Technology & Innovation Council
Representing RMC Legislative Committee:
Lindsay Thompson
Executive Director
Maryland Grain Producers
Representing RMC Agriculture Committee:
Matthew Teffeau
Government Affairs Manager
Choptank Electric Cooperative
RMPIF Chair:
Scott Warner
Executive Director
Mid-Shore Regional Council
Representing Rural Maryland Foundation:
Daniel Rider
Forest Program Director
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Representing University of Maryland Eastern Shore:
Dr. Heidi Anderson
President
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Immediate Past Chair:
John Hartline
Executive Director
Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland
Board Members
By District
Representing District 1 (Garrett, Allegany, and Washington Counties)
Machelle Dwyer, Washington County Economic Development
Representing District 2 (Frederick, Carroll, and Harford Counties)
Elizabeth Chung, Asian American Center of Frederick
Representing District 3 (Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary’s Counties)
Chris Kaselemis, St. Mary’s County Office Department of Economic Development
Representing District 4 (Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne’s Counties)
Dan Schneckenberger, Kent County
Representing District 5 (Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties)
Debbie Bowden, Caroline County Economic Development
Representing District 6 ( Wicomico, Worchester, and Somerset Counties)
Matt Holloway, Quantico Creek Sod Farm, and Baywater Farm
Representing For-Profit Organizations
D’Shawn Doughty, Delmarva Power
Representing State At-Large
Bill Valentine, Retired Allegany County Commissioner
Members
Representing the Maryland Association of Counties
Jack Wilson, Board of Commissioners, Queen Anne’s County
Representing the Maryland Association of Counties
Keasha Haythe, Foundation of HOPE, Inc.
Representing the Maryland Municipal League
Zack Tyndall, Mayor, Town of Berlin
Representing the Governor’s Office
Mollie Byron, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
Representing Maryland Farm Bureau
Ashton Shipley, Maryland Farm Bureau
Representing Special Appointment
Steve McHenry, Maryland Agricultural & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation (MARBIDCO)
Representing USDA Rural Development
David Baker, USDA Rural Development
Representing Maryland Department of Commerce
Lori Ratzburg, Maryland Department of Commerce
Representing Maryland Department of Agriculture
Cassie Shirk, Maryland Department of Agriculture
Representing Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Cindy Stone, Department of Housing and Community Development
Representing Maryland Department of Health
Sara Seitz, Maryland Department of Health
Representing Tri-County Council for Western Maryland
Leanne Mazer, Tri-County Council for Western Maryland
Representing Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council
Craig Hartsock, Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council
Representing Special Appointment
Jerry McLaurin, PFC Black Chamber of Commerce
Representing Maryland Association of Community Action Agencies
Santo Grande, Maryland Association of Community Action Agencies
Representing Maryland Forest Association
Beth Hill, Maryland Forests Association
Representing Delmarva Chicken Association
Grayson Middleton, Delmarva Chicken Association
Representing Maryland Association of Public Library Administration
Elizabeth Hulett, Maryland Association of Public Library Administration
Representing University of Maryland Extension
Jinhee Kim, University of Maryland Extension
Representing Maryland House of Delegates
- The Honorable Sheree Sample-Hughes
Delegate, District 37A - The Honorable Brian Crosby
Delegate, District 29B
Representing Maryland Senate
- The Honorable Mike McKay
Senator, District 1 - The Honorable Katie Fry Hester
Senator, District 9