Board of Trustees
	The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation is administered by a twelve-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 eight 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, of whom three represent the Maryland Agricultural Commission, the Maryland Farm Bureau, and the Maryland State Grange. 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 district petitions; and · Acquiring, by purchase or donation, agricultural land preservation easements on productive agricultural land.
HOME PAGE OVERVIEW FACT SHEETS: About Maryland's Agricultural Land Preservation Program AGENDAS: Meetings of the MALPF Board of Trustees MINUTES: Meetings of the MALPF Board of Trustees LEGISLATION: Status of Current or Recent Legislation Introduced to the General Assembly affecting MALPF LEGAL DOCUMENTS: Relevant Annotated Code, Regulations, and the Deed of Easement FORMS: Easement Application, Lot Exclusion Requests, and Others REPORTS: Annual Reports, Program Data, and Policy Reports and Documents BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONTACT INFORMATION: -Program Administrators -Foundation Staff LINKS: -Other State Land Preservation Resources -County Land Preservation Resources
	Appointed Members of the Board of Trustees
	Daniel W. Colhoun Chair, Board of Trustees Grange Representative Baltimore County resident Appointed: 2004	John Draper Farm Bureau Representative Queen Anne's County resident Appointed: 2007
	Martha A. Clark Agriculture Commission Representative Howard County resident Appointed: 2007	James Pelura III, D.V.M. At-large Representative Anne Arundel County resident Appointed: 2003
	Vacant At-large Representative	Vera Mae E. Schultz At-large Representative Montgomery County resident Appointed: 2004
	Robert F. Stahl, Jr. At-large Representative Charles County resident Appointed: 2004	Christopher H. Wilson At-large Representative Anne Arundel County resident Appointed: 2004
	Ex-Officio Members of the Board of Trustees
	Honorable Nancy K. Kopp State Treasurer Represented by Howard Freedlander	Honorable Roger L. Richardson Secretary of Agriculture Represented by Douglas H. Wilson
	Honorable Peter Franchot State Comptroller Represented by Jerome Klasmeier	Honorable Richard Eberhart Hall Secretary of Planning Represented by Joseph Tassone
	Last Revised: February 3, 2008. info@malpf.info
	STATE OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Martin O'Malley, Governor Anthony G. Brown, Lt. Governor Roger L. Richardson, Secretary Earl F. "Buddy" Hance, Deputy Secretary Maryland Department of Agriculture Home Page http://www.malpf.info/board.html