Talbot County’s Economic Development Commission meets quarterly in March, June, September, and December on the first Thursday of the month at 8 a.m. Call 410-770-8000 for assistance.
The next meeting will be held on September 5, 2024, at the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center in Easton. There will be no Zoom option for this meeting.
Talbot County Economic Development Commission
Members
Chairman, Deborah Walsworth, Owner, BSC Group, LLC
P.O. Box 1197
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-822-6950
dwalsworth@bscgroupllc.com
Vice Chairman, Dr. Clifford Coppersmith, Chesapeake College
P.O. Box 8
Wye Mills, Maryland 21679
410-827-5802
ccoppersmith@chesapeake.edu
Immediate Past Chairman, Ken Kozel, President & CEO, University of Maryland Shore Health System
219 S. Washington Street
Easton, MD 21601
410-822-1000
ken.kozel@umm.edu
County Council Liaison, Chuck Callahan, West & Callahan
8911 Mistletoe Drive
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-770-8080
ccallahan@talbotcountymd.gov
Ted Bautz, Oxford Commercial Real Estate
12 Talbot Lane
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-707-8241
tbautz@oxfordcommercial.net
Chris Kleppinger, Owner, Kleppinger Electric
8664 Brooks Drive
Easton, MD 21601
410-820-5580
chris@kleppingerelectric.com
Shannon Potter Dill, University of Maryland Extension
28577 Mary’s Court, Suite 1
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-822-1244
sdill@umd.edu
Reza Jafari, e-Development International
P.O. Box 2500
Easton, Maryland 21601
202-465-0805
arjafari@aol.com
Amy Kreiner, President & CEO, Talbot County Chamber of Commerce
111 N. West Street
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-822-4653
akreiner@talbotchamber.org
Micah Risher, Manager, Easton Airport
29051 Corkran Road
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-770-8055
mrisher@talbotcountymd.gov
Clay Stamp, Talbot County Manager
11 N. Washington Street
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-770-8080
cstamp@talbotcountymd.gov
Terenda Thomas, Maryland Department of Labor
301 Bay Street, Suite 301
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-822-3030 ext. 300
tthomas@dllr.state.md.us
Cassandra Vanhooser, Director, Talbot County Economic Development and Tourism
215 Bay Street, Suite 5
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-770-8000
cvanhooser@talbotcountymd.gov
Jackie Wilson, Sr. Vice President, Retail Banking Officer, Summit Community Bank
8133 Elliott Road
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-820-4181
jwilson@psbinc.net
Town Representatives:
Walter Chase Sr., Commissioner
Town of Trappe
443-786-5497
info@midshore.org
Jimmy Jaramillo
Town of Oxford
jamesjaramillo42@gmail.com
David Montgomery, Councilman
Town of Easton, Ward 3
dmontgomery@eastonmd.gov
443-439-9700
Rob Straebel, Town Manager
Town of St. Michaels
300 Mill Street, P.O. Box 206
St. Michaels, MD 21663
rstraebel@stmichaelsmd.gov
410-745-9535