Annapolis, Md. (June 28, 2017) – The Maryland Municipal League (MML), representing 157 Maryland municipal governments and two special taxing districts, has elected its 2017-2018 Board of Directors. The induction took place as part of the 2017 MML annual conference held at the Ocean City Convention Center this week.  MML’s 2017-2018 Board of Directors are as follows:

President: Jake Romanell, Councilman, New Market

President-Elect: Bridget Donnell Newton, Mayor, Rockville

District Vice Presidents:                  
District 1       Bruce A. Morrison, Mayor, Pocomoke City
District 2       Robert C. Willey, Mayor, Easton
District 3       Catherine E. Pugh, Mayor, Baltimore
District 4       James “Jay” Maguire Mattingly, IV, Councilmember, Leonardtown
District 5       Ryan Spiegel, Councilmember, Gaithersburg
District 6       Randy McClement, Mayor, Frederick
District 7       Daniel A. Colmer, Mayor, Barton
District 8       Brigitte M. Schmidt, Councilmember, Boonsboro
District 9       Joseph A. Solomon, Councilmember, Hyattsville
District 10     James L. Eberhardt, Mayor, Perryville
District 11     Perry L. Jones, Mayor, Union Bridge

Members-at-Large:
James A. Beauchamp, Councilmember, Centreville
Michael Benton, Councilman, North Beach
Katrina Dodro, Councilmember, New Carrollton
Diane A. Foster, Mayor Pro Tem, Taneytown
John R. “Jack” Heath, Council President, Salisbury
Emmett V. Jordan, Mayor, Greenbelt
Marnitta L. King, Mayor, Capitol Heights
Abigail W. McNinch, Mayor, Denton
Malinda G. Miles, Mayor, Mount Rainier
Spencer R. Schlosnagle, Mayor, Friendsville

Department Representatives:
City and Town Administrators
Miranda Braatz, Manager, Mt. Rainier

Municipal Attorneys
Elissa Levan, Attorney, Bowie, Brunswick, Chesapeake Beach, Glenarden, and Westminster

Municipal Clerks
Stacy L. Wilkerson, Clerk, North Beach

Code Enforcement and Zoning
Jamie Braun, Senior Code Compliance Officer, Bowie

Municipal Parks and Recreation
Michele R. Potter, Director, Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture, Gaithersburg

Municipal Police Executives
David G. Rice, Police Chief, New Carrollton

Municipal Public Works
Bernard “Wilson” Cochran, Director of Public Works, New Carrollton

Serving on the Board as Immediate Past President is Tracy Gant, Mayor, Edmonston, and serving as MML’s National League of Cities Board Representative is Patrick L. Wojahn, Mayor, College Park.