Board & Staff
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
CHAIR
John Chappelle
Community Bank of the Chesapeake
VICE-CHAIR
Leigh Ann Keller
Travel Leaders/Action Travel Tours
TREASURER
Greg Conklin
State Farm Insurance &
Financial Services, LLC
SECRETARY
Mark Walker
Edward Jones Investments
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Mike Bellis
United Way of Charles County
Immediate Past Chair
Tom Blandford
eTrepid, Inc.
Directors
2019-2020-2021
Joyce M. Cool
Wealth Management Partners
Deadra McCarthur
Hilton Garden Inn - Waldorf
Directors
2020-2021-2022
George Hawley
Maryland Department of Labor
Monica Kempson
Askey, Askey & Associates, CPA
Lynette Starke
SMECO
Chris Zabriskie
Business Training Works, Inc.
Directors
2021-2022-2023
Marlon Brown
Fresh Coat Painters of Waldorf
Peter Gardner
Swan Point Yacht & Country Club
LaMar Hinson
Landon's Ices & Creams
Edward Holland
National Active & Retired Federal Employees Association
Alvin Stewart
Rebuilding Together, Charles County
Sandy Washington
LifeStyles of Maryland Foundation, Inc.
Desirae Williams
BB&T now Truist
Community Representatives to the Board
Gilbert "BJ" Bowling
Charles County Government
Lucretia Freeman-Buster
Charles County Economic Development Department
Dr. Kimberly Hill
Charles County Public Schools
Sgt. 'Pat' McCue
Charles County Sheriff's Office
Chris Adams
Naval Support Facility
Indian Head
Ryan Hicks
Manager, Town of Indian Head
Jeannine James
Mayor-Town of La Plata
Vincent Hungerford
Western Charles County Business Association
Meet the President & CEO
BONNIE GRADY, IOM
Bonnie Grady is a credentialed chamber professional with over 20 years of experience working with and for chambers of commerce in several states. She is honored to have earned IOM certification in 2003 from the US Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organizational Management.
Bonnie earned her Bachelors of Arts degree from Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) with a major in communications and a minor in writing.
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