Executive Board Members
Executive Committee – Officers
RMC Chair:
Ms. Susan O’Neill
Executive Director
Upper Shore Regional Council
RMC First Vice-Chair:
Mr. Greg Padgham
Executive Director
Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore
RMC Second Vice-Chair:
Dr. Heidi Anderson
President
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Representing RMC Nominating Committee:
Ms. Jamie Williams
CEcD, Director
Kent County Economic Development
Representing RMC Legislative Committee:
Mr. Kurt Fuchs
Manager, External Affairs
Easton Utilities
Representing RMC Agriculture Committee:
Mr. Matthew Teffeau
Government Affairs Manager
Choptank Electric Cooperative
RMPIF Chair:
Mr. Scott Warner
Executive Director
Mid-Shore Regional Council
Representing Rural Maryland Foundation:
Mr. Daniel Rider
Forest Stewardship & Utilization Program Manager
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Immediate Past Chair:
Mr. John Hartline
Executive Director
Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland
Board Members
By District
Representing District 1 (Garrett, Allegany, and Washington Counties)
Ms. Kesley Keadle, Washington County Economic Development
Representing District 2 (Carroll, Frederick, and Harford Counties)
Dr. William Reid, Asian American Center of Frederick
Representing District 3 (Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary’s Counties)
Mr. Chris Kaselemis, St. Mary’s County Office Department of Economic Development
Representing District 4 (Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne’s Counties)
Ms. Jamie Williams, Kent County Economic Development
Representing District 5 (Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties)
Mr. Jaelon Moaney, Washington College
Representing District 6 (Wicomico, Worchester, and Somerset Counties)
Mr. Danny Thompson, Somerset County Economic Development
Representing For-Profit Organizations
Mr. D’Shawn Doughty, Green Street Housing
Representing For-Nonprofit Organizations
Mr. Chris Abell, Patuxent Partnership
Representing State At-Large
Mr. Bill Valentine, Retired Allegany County Commissioner
Members
Representing the Governor’s Office
The Honorable Carl Anderton, Director, Rural Economic Strategy
Representing Maryland Department of Agriculture
Ms. Cassie Shirk, Maryland Department of Agriculture
Representing Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Ms. Anne Hairston-Strang, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Representing Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Ms. Cindy Stone, Department of Housing and Community Development
Representing Maryland Department of Health
Ms. Sara Seitz, Maryland Department of Health
Representing University of Maryland Extension
Ms. Jinhee Kim, University of Maryland Extension
Representing Tri-County Council for Western Maryland
Mr. Guy Winterberg, Tri-County Council for Western Maryland
Representing Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council
Mr. Craig Hartsock, Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council
Representing the Maryland Municipal League
Mr. John Kinnard, Mayor, Town of Thurmont
Representing the Maryland Municipal League
Mr. Zack Tyndall, Mayor, Town of Berlin
Representing the Maryland Association of Counties
Mr. Jack Wilson, Board of Commissioners, Queen Anne’s County
Representing the Maryland Association of Counties
Ms. Keasha Haythe, Foundation of HOPE, Inc.
Representing Maryland Association of Public Library Administration
Ms. Elizabeth Hulett, Maryland Association of Public Library Administration
Representing Maryland Association of Community Action Agencies
Mr. Chris Mullett, Maryland Association of Community Action Agencies
Representing Maryland Farm Bureau
Mr. Ashton Shipley, Maryland Farm Bureau
Representing Delmarva Chicken Association
Mr. Grayson Middleton, Delmarva Chicken Association
Representing Maryland Grain Producers
Ms. Lindsay Thompson, Maryland Grain Producers
Representing Maryland Forest Association
Ms. Beth Hill, Maryland Forests Association
Representing Southern Maryland Heritage Area
Mr. Brandon Rosario, Southern Maryland Heritage Area
Representing Easton Utilities
Mr. Kurt Fuchs, Easton Utilities
Representing Special Appointment
Mr. Steve McHenry, Maryland Agricultural & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation (MARBIDCO)
Representing Special Appointment
Mr. Jerry McLaurin, PFC Black Chamber of Commerce
Representing Special Appointment
Ms. Letitia Nichols, USDA Rural Development
Representing Special Appointment
Mr. Daniel Schneckenburger, Office of the Cecil County Executive
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 Katie Fry Hester
Senator, District 9