About MARBIDCO

MARBIDCO Board of Directors

The members of MARBIDCO's Board of Directors, along with its leadership, possess extensive experience in Maryland's agricultural and resource-based sectors.

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Board of Directors

Vice Chair

A.C. Alrey

Business & Community Advocate

Representing Rural Economic Development or Ag Marketing

6/30/27

Victoria Brown

Owner - Shop Cove Seafood & Ice and Shop Cove Aquaculture

Representing Commercial Seafood Harvesting and Processing Industry

6/30/27

Steve Connelly

Deputy Secretary of the Maryland Department of Agriculture

Representing the Maryland Department of Agriculture

Ex Officio

Mary Shank Creek

Palmyra Farm Owner/Manager

Representing Commercial Food or Fiber Processing

6/30/27

Charlotte Davis

Executive Director, Rural Maryland Council

Representing Rural Maryland Council

Ex Officio

Leo Paul Goeringer, Esq.

Principal Faculty Specialist and Extension Legal Specialist, The University of Maryland

Representing Public Finance

6/30/28

Paige Hargett

Agricultural Lending Manager, Horizon Farm Credit

Representing Commercial Lending Institutions II/ Farm Credit Organizations

6/30/29

Chair

John Jastrzembski

Professor Emeritus, Forestry Government Liaison/Business Relations, The Davey Tree Expert Company, Lic. Prof. Forester (MD#328)

Representing Timber and Forest Products Industry

6/30/28

Phyllis Kilby

Agricultural Lending Manager, Horizon Farm Credit

Representing Commercial Lending Institutions II/ Farm Credit Organizations

6/30/28

Jinhee Kim

Associate Dean & Associate Director, University of Maryland Extension (UME)

Representing the University of Maryland Extension

Ex Officio

Secretary/Treasurer

Mark C. Krebs

Retired Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Farmers and Merchants Bank

Representing Commercial Lending Institutions I/ Open to Non-Farm Credit Organizations

6/30/26

Joseph Milone, PhD

Agricultural Programs Manager, Department of Commerce

Representing Maryland Department of Commerce

Alice Crothers

Co-owner Long Green Farms

Representing Agricultural Producers II

6/30/26

Matthew Parker

Aquaculture Business Specialist, Interim Prince George’s County Extension Director, University of Maryland Extension, Prince George’s County Office

Representing the Aquaculture Industry

6/30/29

Dan Rider

Forest Stewardship & Utilization, Program Manager, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Forest Service

Representing Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Ex Officio

Berran L. Rogers, Jr.

Project Director/Small Farm Coordinator, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Representing Agricultural Producers I

6/30/28

Katie Zenk

Executive Director, Maryland Food Center Authority

Representing Maryland Food Center Authority

Ex Officio

Board of Directors Meetings

To attend a MARBIDCO virtual Board Meeting, please reach out to kgraas@marbidco.org for instructions. Visit MARBIDCO’s YouTube channel for live streams and recordings.

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