MARBIDCO Board of Directors

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    MARBIDCO Board of Directors

    FY 2025

    Mr. A. C. Alrey, Business Development Consultant, City of Crisfield, Representing Rural Economic Development or Ag Marketing (6/30/27)

    Ms. Victoria Brown, Owner - Shop Cove Seafood & Ice and Shop Cove Aquaculture, Representing Commercial Seafood Harvesting and Processing Industry (6/30/27)

    Mr. Steve Connelly, Deputy Secretary of the Maryland Department of Agriculture, Representing the Maryland Department of Agriculture (Ex Officio)

    Ms. Mary Shank Creek, (Chair) Palmyra Farm Owner/Manager, Representing Commercial Food or Fiber Processing (6/30/27)

    Dr. Donald Darnall, Executive Director, Maryland Food Center Authority, Representing Maryland Food Center Authority (Ex Officio)

    Ms. Charlotte Davis, Executive Director Rural Maryland Council, Representing Rural Maryland Council (Ex Officio)

    Mr. Leo Paul Goeringer, Esq., Principal Faculty Specialist, The University of Maryland Representing Public Finance (6/30/28)

    Mr. John Jastrzembski, LPF (MD) (Vice-Chair) Regional Business Developer – Northern Virginia Davey Business Development Team Professor Emeritus, Forestry, The Davy Tree Expert Company, Representing Timber and Forest Products Industry (6/30/28)

    Ms. Phyllis Kilby, owner of Kilby Creamery, Representing Ag, Forestry, or Seafood; or Economic Development (6/30/28)

    Dr. Jinhee Kim, Associate Dean & Associate Director, University of Maryland Extension (UME), Representing the University of Maryland Extension (Ex Officio)

    Mr. Mark C. Krebs, (Secretary/Treasurer) Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Farmers and Merchants Bank Representing Commercial Lending Institutions I/ Open to Non-Farm Credit Organizations (6/30/26)

    Dr. Douglas Lipton, Senior Research Economist, National Marine Fisheries Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Science & Technology, Representing the Aquaculture Industry (6/30/25)

    Ms. Sarah J. O’Herron, Owner, Black Ankle Vineyards, Representing Agricultural Producers II (6/30/26)

    Mr. Wayne Richard, Area Lending Manager Horizon Farm Credit, Representing Commercial Lending Institutions II/ Farm Credit Organizations (6/30/25)

    Mr. Dan Rider, Forest Stewardship & Utilization, Program Manager, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Forest Service (6/30/26)

    Mr. Berran L. Rogers, Jr., Project Director/Small Farm Coordinator University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Representing Agricultural Producers I (6/30/26)

    Vacant

    Representing the Maryland Department of Commerce (Ex Officio)

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    Board of Directors Meetings

    To attend a MARBIDCO virtual Board Meeting please reach out to jkubatko@marbidco.org. for instructions. YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@marylandmarbidco8078

    2022

    September 27, 2022

    Meeting Agenda

    Meeting Minutes Approved

    2023

    February 7, 2023

    Open Meeting 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

    Meeting Agenda

    Live Stream: YouTube

    Meeting Materials: FY 2023 YTD Budget | Project Acceptance Report

    Meeting Recording

    Meeting Minutes Approved

    April 6, 2023

    Open Meeting 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

    Meeting Agenda

    Live Stream: YouTube

    Meeting Recording

    Meeting Minutes Approved

    July 14, 2023

    Open Meeting 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

    Meeting Agenda

    Live Stream: YouTube

    Meeting Recording

    Meeting Minutes Approved

    November 30, 2023

    Open Meeting 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

    Meeting Agenda

    Meeting Materials I - Audit

    Meeting Materials II - Program Stats

    Live Stream: YouTube

    Meeting Recording (passcode: %C4Uq&f@)

    Meeting Minutes Approved

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    Board of Directors Meetings

    2024

    January 29, 2024

    Open Meeting 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

    Meeting Agenda

    FY 2024 Budget Summary

    Live Stream: YouTube

    Zoom Recording (passcode: ACP6?4)

    Meeting Minutes Approved

    May 21, 2024

    Open Meeting 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

    Meeting Agenda

    FY 2024 Budget Summary

    Project Acceptance Report

    Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/live/iEt8LOu8muo?feature=shared

    Meeting Minutes Approved

    October 29, 2024

    Open Meeting 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

    Meeting Agenda

    FY 2025 Budget Summary

    FY 2024 Audit Report

    Project Acceptance Report

    Zoom Recording Passcode: *O#+x=K7

    Live Stream

    Meeting Minutes Approved