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
Sean 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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