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Board of Directors
The Maryland Municipal League is governed by a 31 member Board of Directors comprised of elected and appointed officials from throughout the state. The composition of the Board includes: president, first vice president, past president, 11 district vice presidents, 10 members at large, and 7 department representatives. Board members are elected at the Maryland Municipal League's annual business meeting in June and serve one-year terms. The Board meets six times during the year unless a special meeting is called.
Board of Directors Members
Stewart B. Cumbo, MML President, Councilman, Chesapeake Beach
Served as MML First Vice President (2006 & 2007), MML District 4 Vice President, Chairman (2005 & 2006) MML Convention Planning Committee. Served as President of the Southern Maryland Municipal Association. Member of the Governor's Public Safety Interoperability Working Group. Served as the Vice-Chairman of the Calvert County State Democratic Central Committee and serves on the State Rules Committee. Serves on the Calvert County Local Emergency Planning Committee. Serves on Board of Trustees of the Local Government Insurance Trust. Graduate and Fellow of the Academy for Excellence in Local Governance. Bachelor of Arts in criminology from the University of Maryland and a Master of Science in Management from the Johns Hopkins University. Graduate Police Executive Leadership Program from Johns Hopkins University and successfully completed the University of Delaware, Criminal Justice Leadership Institute. Leadership Maryland Class 2006. First Sergeant with the Department of Maryland State Police and a crisis negotiator (Team Leader) on their Hostage Recovery Team.
Sidney A. Katz, First Vice President, Mayor, Gaithersburg
Served as District 5 Vice President 2003 - 2007. MML Executive Committee member 2004 to present. Chair of the MML Leadership and Structure Subcommittee. President of the Montgomery County Chapter 2003 - 2007. Elected Mayor of Gaithersburg in 1998. Served as Councilmember 1978 - 1998. Inducted in the MML Hall of Fame in 1998. Owner of Wolfson’s Department Store in Olde Towne Gaithersburg.
David E. Carey, Immediate Past President, Commissioner, Bel Air
Serves on MML's Legislative Committee. Elected to a four-year term on the Bel Air Board of Commissioners and the Harford County Democratic Central Committee. Past chair of the Town of Bel Air's Economic and Community Development Commission. Member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, the National Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, and the American, Maryland and Harford County Bar Association.
Gary A. Comegys, District 1, (Somerset, Worcester, Wicomico, Dorchester)
Councilman, Salisbury
Member-at-Large and current MML Legislative Committee Member. President of the Board of Directors of the Humane Society of Wicomico County and a member of the Salisbury Zoo Commission. Serves on the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Local Legislative Committee and the Wicomico County Visioning Committee and the Greater Salisbury Committee Urban River II Task Force. Area Engineer for Maryland State Highway Administration District 1 (Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester Counties).
Robert C. Willey, District 2 (Talbot, Queen Anne's, Caroline, Kent) Mayor, Easton
District 2 Vice President. Served as Councilmember and Council President, and elected Mayor in 2003. Past President of the Eastern Shore Association of Municipalities. Serves on the Local Government Action Committee for Chesapeake Bay Program and the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Board of Education. Attended University of Maryland and employed at Cadmus. Member of the EVFD, Elks Lodge and Past President of the Kiwanis. Enjoys spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren.
Shelia Dixon, District 3 (Baltimore City) Mayor, Baltimore
District 3 Vice President. Mayor of Baltimore since 2007.
Leslie E. Roberts, District 4 (Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, St. Mary's) Councilmember, Leonardtown
District 4 Vice President.
Carolyn Shawaker, District 5 (Montgomery, Howard ) Mayor, Garrett Park
District 5 Vice President. Served four years on the Legislative Committee. Has served as 2007 President of the Montgomery chapter and also as Secretary. After forty years of teaching comparative religions, sociology and government, retired to spend full time on Garret Park town government activities. Also enjoys reading, gardening and travel with her husband.
Martin A. Burns, District 6 (Frederick) Mayor, Thurmont
District 6 Vice President.
John (Jerry) Ralston, Sr., District 7 (Garrett, Allegany) Public Safety Commissioner, Frostburg
District 7 Vice President. Served on MML’s Convention Planning Committee for 2004 & 2005. Allegany-Garrett Chapter Chaplain. Fourth term on MML Board of Directors and second term as Commissioner of Public Safety. Retired Maryland State Police Sergeant. Employed with Allegany County Department of Social Services as Child Support Agent 2001 to 2005. Member of Mountain Lodge #40 MTA/FOP, Maryland State Police Alumni Association, National Troopers Coalition, Honorary member Frostburg Fire Department, Allegany County Chamber of Commerce, Ex-Officio Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, Historic Palace Theatre Board of Directors, Frostburg Museum, Allegany Arts Council, and the Frostburg Business/Professional Association. Serves on Frostburg's United Methodist Church Board of Trustees.
Jeffrey A. Cline, District 8 (Washington) Councilman, Williamsport
District 8 Vice President. Serves as Parks Committee Chairman, July Fourth Committee Chairman and on Williamsport Days Committee Marketing. Member of the MML Communications Committee, 2006 and 2007. He is a full time professional REALTOR ®, Licensed in Maryland and specializing in Washington County.
Malinda Miles, District 9 (Prince George's) Mayor, Mount Rainier
Member-at-Large 2005-2007. Second Vice President of Maryland Mayor's Association, President of Maryland Black Mayors Association and Vice President of PGCMA. Serves on the Board of Directors of National Conference of Black Mayors and as a Commissioner for Prince George's County Cable Commission. Served on MML’s Communication and Strategic Planning Committee. First Black female ever elected to the Mount Rainier City Council and first Black person to be elected Mayor in the City’s history. Elected to the Democratic Central Committee in 1982 and served on Amusement Ride and Safety Board, PTA President in several schools and recognized and profiled in “Women of Achievement in Prince George’s County”. Active member of Amistad Saint Paul United Church of Christ in Lanham, Maryland.
John Bunnell, District 10 (Cecil, Harford) Mayor, Cecilton
District 10 Vice President. Served four years on MML's Communications Committee. Served on the Town Council. Serves on the Cecil County Economic Development Commission, Cecil County Council of Governments, Cecil County Infrastructure Implementation Commission, Sassafras River Association Board of Directors, and Cecil County Democratic Central Committee. Previously served on the Rural Maryland Council, Cecil County Citizens Health Advisory Board, Cecilton Planning and Zoning, Parks and Recreation and the Comprehensive Plan Review. Graduate of the Cecil Leadership Institute, MD Certified Planners and MD Institute for Local Government. Served 12 years in the U.S. Navy and currently serving on Inactive Reserve for the U.S. Coast Guard.
Christopher M. Nevin, District 11 (Carroll, Baltimore) Councilman, Hampstead
Carl L. Anderton, Jr., Member-at-Large Commissioner, Delmar
Member-at-Large. Member of the Eastern Shore Association of Municipalities and Municipal Representative on the Tri-County Council of the Lower Eastern Shore. Vice Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission of Delmar DE/MD and served as Chairman of the Salisbury Traffic and Safety Advisory Committee from 2001 to 2003. Enjoys spending time with his wife and children.
Judith M. Cox, Member-at-Large Mayor, Rising Sun
Member-at-Large. Member of MML's Structure of Leadership Subcommittee and MML's Mentoring Program. Serves on the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, Board of Directors of Cecil County Economic Development Commission, Board of Directors of Cecil County Department of Social Services, president of the Human Services Developmental Corporation, Inc., Advisory Board Child Advocacy Center, Council of Governments of Cecil County, Rising Sun Business Association, Cecil County Commission for Women, Health Department Board of Cecil County, Board of Directors of Rising Sun Community Development Corporation, Cecil County Chamber of Commerce and Pastor Parish Relations Committee Janes United Methodist Church.
Judith F. "J" Davis, Member-at-Large Mayor, Greenbelt
Member-at-Large. Served from 1999 - 2006 as a member of MML's Legislative Committee. Former District 9 Vice President and Executive Committee Secretary. Served on the Scholarship Review Committee, Strategic Issues Committee, and as Chair of the Member Issues and Opportunities Subcommittee. Serves on the PGCMA Board of Directors and previously as the PGCMA Vice President, President and President Emeritus. Currently on the Zoning Ordinance Review Task Force and the Community Advisory Council for Greater Prince George's County Business Roundtable. Former Chair of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Member of WINGS, Prince George's Elected Municipal Women. A 2002 Graduate Fellow, Academy for Excellence in Local Governance and taught for 35 years and retired in 1999.
Gregory Dotson, Member-at-Large Councilman, North Beach
Member-at-Large. Active member of the Southern Maryland Municipal Association. Serves as Council Liaison to the North Beach Events Committee as well as the North Beach Youth Activities Committee. Retired from the Air Force after more than 22 years of active service. Enjoys spending time with his wife and children.
Frank M. Johnson, Member-at-Large Mayor, Mount Airy
Darrell A. Miller, Member-at-Large Mayor, Capitol Heights
Craig A. Moe, Member-at-Large Mayor, Laurel
Member-at-Large. MML Executive Committee 2002-2003. Chairman, Convention Planning Committee 1999-2000. Former member of MML's Legislative and Convention Planning Committees. Governor's Emergency Management Advisory Council/State Emergency Response Commission. Laurel Volunteer Fire Department Past President, Fire Chief and member since 1976. Former two-term president of Prince George's County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. Member Maryland State Firemen's Association Executive Committee. Represented City Council on Laurel Planning Commission, Cable TV Arbitration Board and Budget Committee. Elected to six terms on Laurel City Council; Council President 1996-1998, Mayor since 2002. Appointed by Governor Glendening as Assistant Secretary of State - 2000-2003. Employed as Special Assistant to the Police Chief for Maryland Transit Administration.
Mabel R. Mumford-Pautz, Member-at-Large Councilwoman, Chestertown
Vic E. Newman, Member-at-Large Councilman, LaPlata
Member-at-large. Member of the 2006 Convention Planning Committee. 2005 - 2006 Vice-President of Southern Maryland Chapter. Member of the Town of La Plata Parks and Recreation Committee and Academy of Excellence Graduate. Currently works as a consultant for the Navy at the Patuxent Naval Air Station. Enjoys spending time with his wife and children and is working on a Masters of Systems Engineering Program through John's Hopkins University.
Jeffrey Z. Slavin, Member-at-Large, Councilmember, Somerset
Member-at-Large. Served since 2002 and current Chair of MML's Communications Committee. Vice Chair of MML's Communications Committee 2005. Secretary of the Montgomery Chapter since 2003. Former member of the Montgomery County Solid Waste Advisory Committee. Real estate broker/property manager. J.D. Georgetown Law Center, Trustee of the Montgomery County Community Foundation, Class of 2005 for Leadership Maryland, Class of 1991 for Leadership Montgomery, Co-chair of the Family Philanthropy Affinity Group, Washington Grantmakers.
Elaine Murphy, Administrator, Hyattsville
City and Town Administrators Department Representative.
Jerry Hampton Director, Office of Code Enforcement, Hyattsville
Municipal Code Enforcement Department Representative. President of the Code Enforcement & Zoning Officials Association. Served on MML’s Convention Planning Committee 2005-2007 and as 2007 Board of Directors Liaison. Chairman of Social Subcommittee 2006-2007. Member of 2005-2006 American Association of Code Enforcement Finance Committee, member 2005 Prince George’s County Property Maintenance Code Review Committee. Fellow in the Academy for Excellence in Governance Program at the University of Maryland. 1984 Graduate of the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy and 1984-1986 Member, City of Gaffney, South Carolina Police Department and 1986-2001 Member, City of Hyattsville, Maryland Police Department.
Suellen Ferguson, Attorney, Glenarden, College Park, University Park
Kimberley Rau, Clerk, Laurel
Municipal Clerks Department Representative. President of the Maryland Municipal Clerks Association (MMCA). Member of the Prince Georges County Chapter. Current member of the MML Legislative Committee. Member of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. Fellow in the Academy for Excellence in Local Governance.
Phil Bryan, Superintendent of Recreation, Rockville
Parks & Recreation Department Representative. Board member of Maryland's Recreation and Parks Association. Serves on the Rockville Department of Recreation and Parks, as well as Howard and Baltimore Counties' Department of Recreation and Parks.
J. D. Ervin Police Chief, Pocomoke City
Municipal Police Executives Department Representative to the Board of Directors for 25 years. Served on MML’s Legislative Committee for 6 years and on MML’s Communications Committee. President of the Police Executive’s Association. Serves on the Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention Grants Committee, Statewide Communication Interoperability Commission and Worcester County Shore Line Commission. Graduate FBI National Academy 1978, Graduate University of Kentucky - Southern Police Institute, Police Executive Session 1985, and Polygraph Examiner since 1976. Member of the Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, Elks, Moose and Rotary Club. Enjoys travel, new challenges and people.
Lee E. Henry, Director, Public Works, Hyattsville
Public Works Officials Association Representative. Served on the Legislative Committee 2006 - 2007. President of the Public Works Officials Association 2007 - 2009. Received an MBA from UMASS. Public Works Director for City of Hyattsville 2004 to present and Town of Medway, MA Public Works Director 1997 - 2004. Enjoys spending time with his wife, children and grandchild.
Henry F. Marraffa, Jr., Councilman, Gaithersburg
Ex officio member of the Board of Directors. Member of the Montgomery Chapter and serves on the National League of Cities Board of Directors and the NLC Immigration Task Force. Served on the Governors Task Force on Eminent Domain 2005, and the Maryland State Physical Fitness Commission 1976-1982 and 1990-1992. Graduated Southeastern University in Business Management and owned construction/engineering software company. Semi-retired and enjoys spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren.
Served as MML First Vice President (2006 & 2007), MML District 4 Vice President, Chairman (2005 & 2006) MML Convention Planning Committee. Served as President of the Southern Maryland Municipal Association. Member of the Governor's Public Safety Interoperability Working Group. Served as the Vice-Chairman of the Calvert County State Democratic Central Committee and serves on the State Rules Committee. Serves on the Calvert County Local Emergency Planning Committee. Serves on Board of Trustees of the Local Government Insurance Trust. Graduate and Fellow of the Academy for Excellence in Local Governance. Bachelor of Arts in criminology from the University of Maryland and a Master of Science in Management from the Johns Hopkins University. Graduate Police Executive Leadership Program from Johns Hopkins University and successfully completed the University of Delaware, Criminal Justice Leadership Institute. Leadership Maryland Class 2006. First Sergeant with the Department of Maryland State Police and a crisis negotiator (Team Leader) on their Hostage Recovery Team.Sidney A. Katz, First Vice President, Mayor, Gaithersburg
Served as District 5 Vice President 2003 - 2007. MML Executive Committee member 2004 to present. Chair of the MML Leadership and Structure Subcommittee. President of the Montgomery County Chapter 2003 - 2007. Elected Mayor of Gaithersburg in 1998. Served as Councilmember 1978 - 1998. Inducted in the MML Hall of Fame in 1998. Owner of Wolfson’s Department Store in Olde Towne Gaithersburg.David E. Carey, Immediate Past President, Commissioner, Bel Air
Serves on MML's Legislative Committee. Elected to a four-year term on the Bel Air Board of Commissioners and the Harford County Democratic Central Committee. Past chair of the Town of Bel Air's Economic and Community Development Commission. Member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association, the National Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, and the American, Maryland and Harford County Bar Association.Gary A. Comegys, District 1, (Somerset, Worcester, Wicomico, Dorchester)
Councilman, Salisbury
Member-at-Large and current MML Legislative Committee Member. President of the Board of Directors of the Humane Society of Wicomico County and a member of the Salisbury Zoo Commission. Serves on the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Local Legislative Committee and the Wicomico County Visioning Committee and the Greater Salisbury Committee Urban River II Task Force. Area Engineer for Maryland State Highway Administration District 1 (Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester Counties).
Robert C. Willey, District 2 (Talbot, Queen Anne's, Caroline, Kent) Mayor, Easton
District 2 Vice President. Served as Councilmember and Council President, and elected Mayor in 2003. Past President of the Eastern Shore Association of Municipalities. Serves on the Local Government Action Committee for Chesapeake Bay Program and the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Board of Education. Attended University of Maryland and employed at Cadmus. Member of the EVFD, Elks Lodge and Past President of the Kiwanis. Enjoys spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren.Shelia Dixon, District 3 (Baltimore City) Mayor, Baltimore
District 3 Vice President. Mayor of Baltimore since 2007.
Leslie E. Roberts, District 4 (Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, St. Mary's) Councilmember, Leonardtown
District 4 Vice President.
Carolyn Shawaker, District 5 (Montgomery, Howard ) Mayor, Garrett Park
District 5 Vice President. Served four years on the Legislative Committee. Has served as 2007 President of the Montgomery chapter and also as Secretary. After forty years of teaching comparative religions, sociology and government, retired to spend full time on Garret Park town government activities. Also enjoys reading, gardening and travel with her husband.
Martin A. Burns, District 6 (Frederick) Mayor, Thurmont
District 6 Vice President.
John (Jerry) Ralston, Sr., District 7 (Garrett, Allegany) Public Safety Commissioner, FrostburgDistrict 7 Vice President. Served on MML’s Convention Planning Committee for 2004 & 2005. Allegany-Garrett Chapter Chaplain. Fourth term on MML Board of Directors and second term as Commissioner of Public Safety. Retired Maryland State Police Sergeant. Employed with Allegany County Department of Social Services as Child Support Agent 2001 to 2005. Member of Mountain Lodge #40 MTA/FOP, Maryland State Police Alumni Association, National Troopers Coalition, Honorary member Frostburg Fire Department, Allegany County Chamber of Commerce, Ex-Officio Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, Historic Palace Theatre Board of Directors, Frostburg Museum, Allegany Arts Council, and the Frostburg Business/Professional Association. Serves on Frostburg's United Methodist Church Board of Trustees.
Jeffrey A. Cline, District 8 (Washington) Councilman, Williamsport
District 8 Vice President. Serves as Parks Committee Chairman, July Fourth Committee Chairman and on Williamsport Days Committee Marketing. Member of the MML Communications Committee, 2006 and 2007. He is a full time professional REALTOR ®, Licensed in Maryland and specializing in Washington County.
Malinda Miles, District 9 (Prince George's) Mayor, Mount Rainier
Member-at-Large 2005-2007. Second Vice President of Maryland Mayor's Association, President of Maryland Black Mayors Association and Vice President of PGCMA. Serves on the Board of Directors of National Conference of Black Mayors and as a Commissioner for Prince George's County Cable Commission. Served on MML’s Communication and Strategic Planning Committee. First Black female ever elected to the Mount Rainier City Council and first Black person to be elected Mayor in the City’s history. Elected to the Democratic Central Committee in 1982 and served on Amusement Ride and Safety Board, PTA President in several schools and recognized and profiled in “Women of Achievement in Prince George’s County”. Active member of Amistad Saint Paul United Church of Christ in Lanham, Maryland.
John Bunnell, District 10 (Cecil, Harford) Mayor, CeciltonDistrict 10 Vice President. Served four years on MML's Communications Committee. Served on the Town Council. Serves on the Cecil County Economic Development Commission, Cecil County Council of Governments, Cecil County Infrastructure Implementation Commission, Sassafras River Association Board of Directors, and Cecil County Democratic Central Committee. Previously served on the Rural Maryland Council, Cecil County Citizens Health Advisory Board, Cecilton Planning and Zoning, Parks and Recreation and the Comprehensive Plan Review. Graduate of the Cecil Leadership Institute, MD Certified Planners and MD Institute for Local Government. Served 12 years in the U.S. Navy and currently serving on Inactive Reserve for the U.S. Coast Guard.
Christopher M. Nevin, District 11 (Carroll, Baltimore) Councilman, Hampstead
Carl L. Anderton, Jr., Member-at-Large Commissioner, Delmar
Member-at-Large. Member of the Eastern Shore Association of Municipalities and Municipal Representative on the Tri-County Council of the Lower Eastern Shore. Vice Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission of Delmar DE/MD and served as Chairman of the Salisbury Traffic and Safety Advisory Committee from 2001 to 2003. Enjoys spending time with his wife and children.
Judith M. Cox, Member-at-Large Mayor, Rising Sun
Member-at-Large. Member of MML's Structure of Leadership Subcommittee and MML's Mentoring Program. Serves on the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, Board of Directors of Cecil County Economic Development Commission, Board of Directors of Cecil County Department of Social Services, president of the Human Services Developmental Corporation, Inc., Advisory Board Child Advocacy Center, Council of Governments of Cecil County, Rising Sun Business Association, Cecil County Commission for Women, Health Department Board of Cecil County, Board of Directors of Rising Sun Community Development Corporation, Cecil County Chamber of Commerce and Pastor Parish Relations Committee Janes United Methodist Church.Judith F. "J" Davis, Member-at-Large Mayor, Greenbelt
Member-at-Large. Served from 1999 - 2006 as a member of MML's Legislative Committee. Former District 9 Vice President and Executive Committee Secretary. Served on the Scholarship Review Committee, Strategic Issues Committee, and as Chair of the Member Issues and Opportunities Subcommittee. Serves on the PGCMA Board of Directors and previously as the PGCMA Vice President, President and President Emeritus. Currently on the Zoning Ordinance Review Task Force and the Community Advisory Council for Greater Prince George's County Business Roundtable. Former Chair of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Member of WINGS, Prince George's Elected Municipal Women. A 2002 Graduate Fellow, Academy for Excellence in Local Governance and taught for 35 years and retired in 1999.Gregory Dotson, Member-at-Large Councilman, North Beach
Member-at-Large. Active member of the Southern Maryland Municipal Association. Serves as Council Liaison to the North Beach Events Committee as well as the North Beach Youth Activities Committee. Retired from the Air Force after more than 22 years of active service. Enjoys spending time with his wife and children.
Frank M. Johnson, Member-at-Large Mayor, Mount Airy
Darrell A. Miller, Member-at-Large Mayor, Capitol Heights
Craig A. Moe, Member-at-Large Mayor, Laurel
Member-at-Large. MML Executive Committee 2002-2003. Chairman, Convention Planning Committee 1999-2000. Former member of MML's Legislative and Convention Planning Committees. Governor's Emergency Management Advisory Council/State Emergency Response Commission. Laurel Volunteer Fire Department Past President, Fire Chief and member since 1976. Former two-term president of Prince George's County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. Member Maryland State Firemen's Association Executive Committee. Represented City Council on Laurel Planning Commission, Cable TV Arbitration Board and Budget Committee. Elected to six terms on Laurel City Council; Council President 1996-1998, Mayor since 2002. Appointed by Governor Glendening as Assistant Secretary of State - 2000-2003. Employed as Special Assistant to the Police Chief for Maryland Transit Administration.Mabel R. Mumford-Pautz, Member-at-Large Councilwoman, Chestertown
Vic E. Newman, Member-at-Large Councilman, LaPlata
Member-at-large. Member of the 2006 Convention Planning Committee. 2005 - 2006 Vice-President of Southern Maryland Chapter. Member of the Town of La Plata Parks and Recreation Committee and Academy of Excellence Graduate. Currently works as a consultant for the Navy at the Patuxent Naval Air Station. Enjoys spending time with his wife and children and is working on a Masters of Systems Engineering Program through John's Hopkins University.
Jeffrey Z. Slavin, Member-at-Large, Councilmember, Somerset
Member-at-Large. Served since 2002 and current Chair of MML's Communications Committee. Vice Chair of MML's Communications Committee 2005. Secretary of the Montgomery Chapter since 2003. Former member of the Montgomery County Solid Waste Advisory Committee. Real estate broker/property manager. J.D. Georgetown Law Center, Trustee of the Montgomery County Community Foundation, Class of 2005 for Leadership Maryland, Class of 1991 for Leadership Montgomery, Co-chair of the Family Philanthropy Affinity Group, Washington Grantmakers.
Elaine Murphy, Administrator, Hyattsville
City and Town Administrators Department Representative.
Jerry Hampton Director, Office of Code Enforcement, Hyattsville
Municipal Code Enforcement Department Representative. President of the Code Enforcement & Zoning Officials Association. Served on MML’s Convention Planning Committee 2005-2007 and as 2007 Board of Directors Liaison. Chairman of Social Subcommittee 2006-2007. Member of 2005-2006 American Association of Code Enforcement Finance Committee, member 2005 Prince George’s County Property Maintenance Code Review Committee. Fellow in the Academy for Excellence in Governance Program at the University of Maryland. 1984 Graduate of the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy and 1984-1986 Member, City of Gaffney, South Carolina Police Department and 1986-2001 Member, City of Hyattsville, Maryland Police Department.
Suellen Ferguson, Attorney, Glenarden, College Park, University Park
Kimberley Rau, Clerk, Laurel
Municipal Clerks Department Representative. President of the Maryland Municipal Clerks Association (MMCA). Member of the Prince Georges County Chapter. Current member of the MML Legislative Committee. Member of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. Fellow in the Academy for Excellence in Local Governance.
Phil Bryan, Superintendent of Recreation, Rockville
Parks & Recreation Department Representative. Board member of Maryland's Recreation and Parks Association. Serves on the Rockville Department of Recreation and Parks, as well as Howard and Baltimore Counties' Department of Recreation and Parks.
J. D. Ervin Police Chief, Pocomoke City
Municipal Police Executives Department Representative to the Board of Directors for 25 years. Served on MML’s Legislative Committee for 6 years and on MML’s Communications Committee. President of the Police Executive’s Association. Serves on the Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention Grants Committee, Statewide Communication Interoperability Commission and Worcester County Shore Line Commission. Graduate FBI National Academy 1978, Graduate University of Kentucky - Southern Police Institute, Police Executive Session 1985, and Polygraph Examiner since 1976. Member of the Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, Elks, Moose and Rotary Club. Enjoys travel, new challenges and people.Lee E. Henry, Director, Public Works, Hyattsville
Public Works Officials Association Representative. Served on the Legislative Committee 2006 - 2007. President of the Public Works Officials Association 2007 - 2009. Received an MBA from UMASS. Public Works Director for City of Hyattsville 2004 to present and Town of Medway, MA Public Works Director 1997 - 2004. Enjoys spending time with his wife, children and grandchild.
Henry F. Marraffa, Jr., Councilman, Gaithersburg
Ex officio member of the Board of Directors. Member of the Montgomery Chapter and serves on the National League of Cities Board of Directors and the NLC Immigration Task Force. Served on the Governors Task Force on Eminent Domain 2005, and the Maryland State Physical Fitness Commission 1976-1982 and 1990-1992. Graduated Southeastern University in Business Management and owned construction/engineering software company. Semi-retired and enjoys spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren.
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