Board of Trustees
The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation is administered by a thirteen-member Board of Trustees which includes the State's Comptroller, Treasurer, Secretary of Agriculture, and Secretary of Planning, all of whom serve as "ex officio" members. The other nine members of the Board serve "at-large" and represent various regions of the State. All members are appointed by the Governor and serve a term of four years. At least five of the at-large members are farmer representatives; the Board has representation from the Maryland Agricultural Commission, the Maryland Farm Bureau, the Maryland State Grange, the Maryland Young Farmers' Advisory Board, and the State's forestry industry.
Responsibilities of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees include:
· Disseminating information to farmland owners and other Maryland citizens;
· Providing assistance and coordination to the twenty-three Agricultural Land Preservation Advisory Boards;
· Promulgating program rules, regulations, and procedures;
· Reviewing and approving easement applications; and
· Acquiring, by purchase or donation, agricultural land preservation easements on productive agricultural land.
Members of the Board of Trustees
Robert F. “Bobby” Stahl, Jr.
Chair, Board of Trustees
At-large Representative
Charles County resident
Appointed: 2004
Vera Mae E. Schultz
Vice-Chair, Board of Trustees
Forestry Industry Representative
Montgomery County resident
Appointed: 2004
William K. "Billy" Boniface
Young Farmers' Advisory Board Representative
Harford County resident
Appointed: 2008
Martha A. Clark
Agriculture Commission Representative
Howard County resident
Appointed: 2007
John Draper
Farm Bureau Representative
Queen Anne's County resident
Appointed: 2007
Bernard L. Jones, Sr.
At-large Representative
Carroll County resident
Appointed: 2010
Donald T. Moore
Maryland Grange Representative
Cecil County resident
Appointed: 2009
James B. “Bubby” Norris, Jr.
At-large Representative
St. Mary’s County resident
Appointed: 2009
Jonathan Quinn
At-large Representative
Cecil County resident
Appointed: 2008
Honorable Peter Franchot
State Comptroller
Ex Officio Member
Represented by Jerome Klasmeier
Honorable Richard Eberhart Hall
Secretary of Planning
Ex Officio Member
Represented by Joseph Tassone
Honorable Nancy K. Kopp
State Treasurer
Ex Officio Member
Represented by Howard Freedlander
Honorable Earl F. Hance
Secretary of Agriculture
Ex Officio Member
Represented by Mary Ellen Setting
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MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Martin O'Malley, Governor Anthony G. Brown, Lt. Governor Earl F. Hance, Secretary Mary Ellen Setting, Deputy Secretary |
Last revision: March 25, 2010.
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