OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20850

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1 AGENDA ITEM #2-0 May 3,2011 Appointment OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND Isiah Leggett County Executive APPOINTMENT PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED TO ME UNDER SECTION 215 OF THE CHARTER OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND, I HEREBY APPOINT Gerald Silver Spring lol1/20l2 (Replaces Yvette Chesson-Wureh's expired term-partial Term) TO SERVE AS a member of the Community Action Board THIS APPOINTMENT SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UPON CONFIRMATION BY THE COUNCIL FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND April 13,2011 ISIAH LEGGETT COUNTY EXECUTIVEji{~311.:7. DATE montgomerycountymd.gov/311 hn...iif...i1iu TTY ".,;'!_~e,

2 Resolution No.: Introduced: Adopted: COUNTY COUNCIL FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND By: County Council SUBJECT: resolution: confirmed. County Executive's Appointment to the Community Action Board. The County Council for Montgomery County, Maryland approves the following The County Executive's appointment to the Community Action Board is Gerald Roper Silver Spring 10/1/2012 (Replaces Yvette Chesson-Wureh's expired tenn-partial Tenn) This is a correct copy of Council action. Linda M. Lauer, Clerk of the Council

3 COMMUNITY ACTION BOARD Created Purpose - Membe~ship - Officers Financial Disclosure Montgomery County Code Section Bill 7-95, effective 7/11195 re: Department of Health and Human Services reorganization. Bi116-97, effective 8/18/97, changed terms and length of service of certain categories to comply with State law. The geographic areas for the low-income representatives were also changed at that time. To develop and coordinate community action programs under the Economic Opportunity Act of The board advises the County Executive and the County Council on matters relating to the needs of the poor. No more than 39, or less than 27 members from designated organizations and general areas. At least 1/3 of members represent low-income persons in the County, and 113 are public officials or their representatives. The balance are representatives from business, industry, labor, religious, private welfare, private education, minority, civic, and other major private organizations. Note: Only low-income reps must be residents ofthe County. Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary are elected annually by the Board. Not required. Public officials serve at the pleasure of the County Executive. Low-income and private organization members serve either 1 year, 2 year or 3 year terms as designated by the County Executive; they must not serve on the Board for more than five (5) consecutive years or ten (10) total years. No members receive compensation. Meetings - Staff - Fourth Tuesday evening ofeach month, except 7 pm, 401 Hungerford Drive, Rockville. Sharon Strauss, Executive Director, Community Action Agency, 8210 Colonial Lane, SuiteB, Silver Spring 20910,

4 Community Action Board Type of Position: Low Income Ms. Trinette Chase, Silver Spring Affiliation: Mid-County Start Date: 11128/2006 End Date: First Term - Replaces Patricia A. Serwah's expired term Type ofposition: Low Income Member Dr. Traci Thompson Ferguson, M.D., Poolesville Affiliation: Upcounty Start Date: 7/28/2010 End Date: First Term - Replaces Xiomara DeLaRosa's expired term Type of Position: Low Income Ms. Tonya Hughes, Rockville Affiliation: Head Start/Rockville Start Date: 12/ End Date: 10/1/2012 First Full Term - Reappointment Type ofposit ion: Low Income Ms. Abigail Kendzior, Chevy Chase Affiliation: Bethesda-Chevy Chase Start Date: 11128/2006 End Date: 10/ First Term - Previously vacant position Type of Position: Low Income RESIGNED 10/10 Ms. Megan Larson, Bethesda Affiliation: Maryland Association of the Deaf! Betheseda Start Date: 4120/2010 End Date: 1011/2012 First Term Replaces Sherry Cherry's expired term Type ofposition: Low Income Mr. Jorge Mujica, Rockville Affiliation: Head Start!Rockville Start Date: 4/ End Date; 10/ First Term Replaces Ana Marshall's expired term Type ofposition: Low Income Mr. Latroy Powell, Rockville Affiliation: Gaithersburg Start Date: 7128/2009 End Date: Partial Term - Replaces Craig Holston's expired term ST ATUS: Active Type of Position: Low Income Ms. Laurie-Anne Sayles, North Bethesda Affiliation: Housing Opportunities Commission - Bethesda Start Date: End Date: Partial Term - Replaces Marlon Mitchell's expired term Date Printed: 4/6/2011 MEMBERSHIP Type of Position: Low Income CoNC Mr. Walter Woods, Takoma Park Affiliation: Head Start! Takoma Park Start Date: 1211/2009 End Date: 10/ First Full Term - Reappointment Ms. Yvette Chesson-Wureh, Riverdale Affiliation: Legal Aide Bureau Start Date: End Date: 1011/2009 Partial Term - Replaces Melissa Flynn's expired term Chair Mr. Steven Galen, Silver Spring Affiliation: Primary Care Coalition ofmontgomery County Start Date: End Date: 10/ Second Term Reappointment Mr. Matthew Green, Silver Spring Affiliation: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Start Date: 10126/2010 End Date: First Term - Replaces Luther Elliott's expired term Type of Position: PrivateOrganization Ms. Chandra Harris, Rockville Affiliation: Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless Start Date: 4112/2011 End Date: 10/ First Term - Replaces Lauren Harper's expired term Ms. Melpomeni Jeffries, Rockville Affiliation: League of Women Voters Start Date: 5113/2008 End Date: First Term - Replaces Luda Shield's expired term Ms. Julieta Machado, Washington Affiliation: Spanish Catholic Center of Catholic Charities Start Date: 2/ End Date: Second Term - Reappointment Mr. Keith Melbourne, Silver Spring Affiliation: MD Child Services Start Date: 11/28/2006 End Date: First Full Term - Reappointment - 2

5 Community Action Board Type ofposition: Private Organization Ms. K. Anita Mpambara-Cox, Derwood Affiliation: Mpambara-Cox Foundation Start Date: 10/ End Date: 10/ First Term - Replaces Trica Young Williams's expired term 2/2007. Ms. Mary Jane Villforth-Smith, Rockville Affiliation: Community Ministry ofmontgomery County Start Date: 3/19/2005 End Date: 10/ First Term - Replaces Sue Guenther's expired term Type ofposition: Public Official Ms. Stacy Coletta, Rockville Affiliation: Department of Transportation Start Date: 7/13/2010 End Date: No Term Exp - Replaces Carolyn Jones's term Date Printed: 4/6/2011 MEMBERSHIP Mr. Corky McCorkle, Silver Spring Affiliation: Department of Recreation No Term Exp - Replaces Kathleen Little Ms. Lauren Newman, Rockville Affiliation: Department of Health and Human Services Rep No Term Exp - Replaces Felicia Turner Ms. Trica Young-Williams, Silver Spring Affiliation: DHHS - Head Start Policy Council Start Date: 7/29/2008 End Date: No Term Exp - Replaces Carolyn Snowden Type ofposition: Public Official Ms. Lisa Conlon, Silver Spring Affiliation: Board of Education Representative No Term Exp - Replaces Beverly Brown Type of Position: Publk Official Dr. Lillian Durham, Kensington Affiliation: Housing Opportunities Commission No TermExp ST A TUS: Active Type ofposition: Public Official Mr. William England, Silver Spring Affiliation: Human Rights Commission No Term Exp - Replaces Russell Campbell Ms. Luann Korona, RockviIle Affiliation: Dept. of Housing and Comm. Affairs No Term Exp Ms. Pamela Luckett, Silver Spring Affiliation: County Council Representative Start Date: 11130/2004 End Date: No Term Exp - 3

6 httn // ID= / Board Vacancy Notices Page 1 of2 Montgomery County Boards, Committees, and Commissions <Boards Home> ~.':;,,,:t< ~ lilt of B.oord$, COlltlcif Polky Pl)licy end Commllfen ond Meeting Vacancy Reg(lrdl ng " PrQ;;:~ure$ Comml$$lQn$ Colendar Notices Appointme'f1t& " " Vacancy Announcements Release ID: Media Contact: Beth Gochrach, For Immediate Release: 11112/201 0 Application Deadline: 12/3/2010 Leggett Seeks Applicants for Community Action Board County Executive Isiah Leggett is seeking applicants to fill nine vacancies on the County Community Action Board. Four vacancies are for representatives of business, industry, labor, religious," private welfare, private education, minority, civic, and other major private organizations interested in activities of the Community Action Agency. Applications for organizational positions should include a letter from the organization that the applicant wishes to represent. Five vacancies are for representatives of low-income residents from various geographic areas in the County. The federal legislation establishing governing boards for federally-funded Community Action Agencies requires that members representing low-income people on the Community Action Board be democratically elected. Therefore, low-income applicants should include a letter from a group (such as a neighborhood association, faith, parent group or civic organization) indicating the nominee's elected status and signed by the group's authorized representative. The Community Action Board governs the Community Action Agency, which creates and maintains community action programs to encourage the use of public and private resources to enable low income people to become self-sufficient; to reduce poverty in the County; to involve the low-income population in developing and carrying out anti-poverty programs in the County; and to make government more responsive to the needs of low-income people. The Board advises the County Executive and the County Council on matters relating to the needs of poor and low-income individuals and families. Members serve one, two and three year terms without compensation, but are eligible for reimbursement for travel and dependent care for meetings attended. Meetings are held nine times per year on the fourth Tuesday evening each month (except July, August, and December), at 7:00 p.m. in Rockville. Applicants of diverse backgrounds, professions, gender, geography, disability and ethnicity are encouraged to apply. An application, consisting of a brief cover letter and resume, should be sent by mail to County Executive Isiah Leggett, 101 Monroe Street, 2nd Floor, Rockville, MD 20850, or by tocountyexecutive.bqards@montgomerycountymd.gov.homeandemploymentaddresses.as well as contact phone numbers and addresses should be included. If appropriate, applicants should indicate the position for which they are applying. The deadline for application is December 3, Members of County boards, committees and commissions may not serve on more than one such group at a time. Leggett's appointments are subject to confirmation by the County Council.

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND 20850

AGENDA ITEM #4V March 31. 2015 Appointments OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND 20850 Isiah Leggett County Executive APPOINTMENT PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED TO ME UNDER SECTION 215