Maryland Heritage Areas Program Grants Review Panel

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The Maryland Heritage Areas Program’s grants review panel reviews project grant applications and makes funding recommendation to the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, the program’s governing body that approves the grants, each year. The panel includes people from all over Maryland with many different backgrounds, such as historic preservation, tourism, planning, construction, education, and outdoor recreation.

Individuals can apply or be nominated to serve on the Grants Review Panel year-round. Serving on the panel is a great way to learn about and support Maryland’s historic, cultural, and natural heritage.

Current members

A.C. Alrey, Business & Community Advocate, Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore

Trillion Attwood, Deputy Director, Jewish Museum of Maryland

Ken Brink, Construction Inspector, City of Rockville

Ken Burke, Museum Supervisor, Piney Point Lighthouse Museum

Lane Burritt, Architectural Conservator & Founding Principal, Aeon Preservation Services

Alyssa Clemons, Project Manager, Division of Neighborhood Revitalization, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

Katie Clendaniel, Project Development Specialist, Riverbank Services LLC

Charlotte Davis, Executive Director, Rural Maryland Council

Margaret De Arcangelis, Chief Operating Officer, Advancement Project

Karen Footner, Retired, Development & Communications Consultant

Marina Herrera, Development Manager, Accokeek Foundation

Wendy Hubbert, Vice President of the Eastern Shore Archaeological Society, MHT Archaeological Technician Candidate, and Master Gardener

Samia Kirchner, Associate Professor of Architecture & Planning, Morgan State University

Kristen Lycett, Executive Director, Phillips Wharf Environmental Center

Mary Mateer Cummings, Executive Director, Apollo Civic Theatre

Kevin McDonald, Digital Content Coordinator, Glenstone Museum

David Mitchell, Program Director, Arts and Entertainment Districts & County Arts Agencies, Maryland State Arts Council, Department of Commerce

Linda Moore-Garoute, Vice President-Cedar Haven Civic Association on the Patuxent River, Inc. And Sanitation Commissioner, Town of Eagle Harbor

Peter Morrill, Curatorship Manager, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Department of Natural Resources

Margaret Mulvihill Lawson, Salisbury Historic District Commissioner

Paula Newton, President, Historical Society of Cecil County, Chairperson, Elkton's Historic District Commission

Josue (Josh) Otarola, Coordinator of Social Studies, Office of Instructional Programs and Services, Maryland State Department of Education

Anne Raines, Deputy Director / Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, Maryland Historical Trust

Kym Rice, Retired Emeritus Professor, Museum Studies, George Washington University

David Rodgers, Regional Planner for Charles County and Prince George's County, Regional and Intermodal Planning Division, Maryland State Highway Administration, Maryland Department of Transportation

Jessica Sainz, Marketing and Sales Manager, Allegany County Tourism

Lauren Sampson, Development Officer, Corporate and Foundation Relations, St. Mary's College of Maryland

Camilla Sandoval, Program Coordinator, Grants at Maryland Humanities

Patricia Sanner, Librarian/Reading Specialist/Grant Coordinator

Jennifer Shea, Retired University Administrator and Communications Strategist

Zhuping Sheng, Professor, Civil Engineering, Morgan State University

Sam Shoge, Consultant, Partner at Rivers & Roads

LaStelshia "Talking Bird" Speaks-Walker, American Indian Resource Educator/ Researcher

Denis Superczynski, Livable Frederick Planning Manager, Frederick County

Katie Telligman, Strategic Industry Communications Specialist, Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association

Elinor Thompson, Genealogist, Historian and Author, Founder and President of Broadneck African-American Heritage Project, Inc and Maryland Commissioner on African-American History and Culture

Allison Tolman, Assistant Director for Collections Management, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Ron Waters, Retired Deputy Director of Federal Resources, Div. Neighborhood Rev., Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

Joe Wojciechowski, Park Project Specialist Liaison, Hampton National Historic Site, National Park Service