Western Maryland Regional Leadership

The Western Maryland Leadership Committee is responsible for organizing and coordinating the Western Maryland Reality Check exercise. Its membership includes the following people/organizations:

• Chair: John Bambacus (Frostburg State University, Department of Political Science)
• Barbara Buehl (Allegany Chamber of Commerce)
• Kurt Cushwa (Cushwa & Stouffer Architects, LLC)
• Dick Devore (Allegany County Emergency Services Director)
• Jason Divelbiss (Miller, Oliver, Baker, Moylan & Stone)
• Alan Feinberg (FeinDesign Group, LLC)
• Kai Hagen (Frederick Regional Action Network)
• Bert Iseminger (J. Edward Cochran & Co., Inc.)
• Michele Waxman Johnson (Leadership Frederick County)
• Donnelle Keech (The Nature Conservancy)
• Tom Myers (Developer)
• Colleen Peterson (The Greater Cumberland Committee)
• Charlie Ross (Garrett County Chamber of Commerce)
• Dale Sams (League of Women Voters; Observer of Planning Commission; Citizens for Smart Growth - Allegany County)
• Ann Sherrard (Ag Extension)
• Debi Turpin (Homebuilders' Association of Washington County)
• Jim Upchurch (Interfaith Housing Alliance)
• Bill Valentine (Carl G. Valentine & Son, Inc.)
• Janice Wiles (Friends of Frederick County)
• Richard Willson (Washington County Housing Authority)
• Robert Wormald, Sr. (Wormald Development Company)
• Duane Yoder (Garrett County Community Action Council)