Maryland AMPS (Agricultural Marketing Professionals)
May 2010

Anne Arundel
Lisa K. Barge
Agricultural Marketing & Development Manager
Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation
2660 Riva Road, Suite 200
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-222-7410
www.aaedc.org/agriculture_%26_environment.html

Baltimore County
Chris McCollum
Agriculture Liaison
Baltimore County Department of Economic Development
400 Washington Avenue
Towson, MD 21204
410-887-8011

Carroll County
Gabe Zepp
Ag Economic Development Specialist
Carroll County Government
225 North Center Street
Westminster, MD 21157
410-386-2070
www.carrollag.org

Cecil County
Joanne Richart-Young
Agriculture Coordinator
Cecil County Office of Economic Development
200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 2700
Elkton, MD 21921
410-996-8469 / 410-996-6292
www.cecilbusiness.org - click on Agriculture

Frederick County
Colby Ferguson
Business Development Specialist (Agriculture)
Frederick County
Office of Economic Development
5340 Spectrum Drive, Suite A
Frederick, MD 21703
301-600-3037
www.discoverfrederickmd.com

Garrett County
Cheryl DeBerry
Natural Resources Business Specialist
Garrett County Maryland
Economic Development
1916 MD Highway, Suite A
Mt. Lake Park, MD 21550
301-334-6960/6968
www.garrettfarms.org

Harford County
John Sullivan
Special Assistant to County Executive
Harford County Government
220 South Main Street
Bel Air, MD 21014
410-638-3339
www.harfordfarms.com

Howard County
Kathy L.J. Zimmerman
Agricultural Marketing Specialist
Howard County Economic Development
6751 Columbia Gateway Dr., Ste. 500
Columbia, MD 21046
410-313-6500
www.ccgov.org/dept_ecdev/business_agriculture2.cfm

Montgomery County
Jeremy Criss, Agriculture Services Manager
Kristin A. Fisher, Agricultural Programs Specialist
Montgomery County
Department of Economic Development
18410 Muncaster Road
Derwood, MD 20855
301-590-2830
www.montgomerycountymd.gov

Mid Shore Regional Council (Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot Counties)
Wenfei Uva, Ph.D.
Mid Shore Regional Council
Ag Economic Development Specialist
8737 Brooks Drive, Suite 101
Easton, MD 21601
410-770-4798
www.tourdorchester.org
www.talbotagriculture.com

Queen Anne's County
Faith Elliott-Rossing, Director
Donna K. Landis-Smith, Agriculture Specialist
Queen Anne's County
Department of Economic Development Agriculture and Tourism
160 Coursevall Drive
Centreville, MD 21617
410-758-4418 / 410-758-0196
www.qac.org

St. Mary's County
Donna Sasscer
Agriculture & Seafood Specialist
St. Mary's County Government, DECD
P.O. Box 653, Governmental Center
Leonardtown, MD 20650
301-475-4200 Ext. 1405
www.stmarysmd.com/decd

Southern Maryland (Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, St. Mary's Counties)
Christine L. Bergmark, Ph.D., Executive Director
Southern MD Agricultural Development Commission
P.O. Box 745
Hughesville, MD 20637
301-274-1922
www.somarylandsogood.com
www.somdtrails.com

Washington County
Leslie Hendrickson
Agriculture Marketing Specialist
Washington County
7303 Sharpsburg Pike
Boonsboro, MD 21713
301-791-1504 X21

Maryland Agency Marketing Representatives

Maryland Cooperative Extension
Ginger S. Myers, Regional Extension Specialist, Marketing
MD Cooperative Extension
Western Maryland Research and Education Center
18330 Keedysville Road
Keedysville, MD 21756
301-432-2767
http://AgMarketing.umd.edu
http://wmrec.umd.edu

Maryland Department of Agriculture
Jane Storrs, Director National Marketing
50 Harry S. Truman Highway
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
410-841-5770
www.marylandsbest.net