Meet the Board of Directors
An organization is only as good as it’s membership. We are fortunate to have a dedicated, experienced, HCCA Board of Directors which represents a cross section of our county. Their past and current experience, in positions of leadership across many local organizations, offers us a wealth of resources upon which to draw. This board will serve from June 1, 2012 – May 31, 2013.
The 2012/2013 HCCA Board of Directors…..
President – Cathy Hudson
Vice President – Stu Kohn
Secretary – Bridget Mugane
Treasurer – Walter Carson
Directors at Large – Brian England, JD Smith, and Rosalyn Williams
And many thanks to our outgoing directors:
Angie Bertram, Valerie McGuire, and Barbara Russell
President – Cathy Hudson
I have lived in Elkridge for over 50 years (I graduated from Howard High School). I have a degree in Biology and have worked over the years as a cardiopulmonary technologist, an editor, a teacher, and a financial services provider. I have been an officer or board member of the Greater Elkridge Community Association, the Patapsco Heritage Greenway, the Lawyers Hill Assembly Rooms and the Grace Episcopal Church vestry and childcare center board. (I co-led the effort to build a modern, 9000 sq ft childcare center several years ago.) I am vice...
read moreVice President – Stu Kohn
I have lived in Scaggsville since 1983. I strongly believe our County needs to seriously consider the following proverb: “Vision without Action is a Daydream, while Action without a Vision is a Nightmare.” Over the next 30 years, our County could increase to over 154,000 additional residents. The major question we all face is can our infrastructure more than adequately handle this growth? Infrastructure not only includes adequate roads and schools, but other major components such as, emergency medical services, fire, police,...
read moreSecretary – Bridget Mugane
It is a privilege to serve as HCCA Secretary. Over the past few years we have advocated residents’ views with the Planning Board, County Council, County Executive, DPZ, GGP and state legislative committees, as well as presenting educational programs In testimony and meetings we have had significant success in strengthening residents’ roles in land use, ensuring the Downtown master plan is feasible, and working to preserve the rural west. Additionally, in response to HCCA’s request, the County Executive boosted the priority...
read moreTreasurer – Walter Carson
I’ve lived in Howard County for over 10 years. My home is in the western end of the county, near Lisbon. In addition to serving as HCCA Treasurer, I serve on the Howard County Public Adult Guardianship Review Board. I am admitted to practice law in Maryland. I work for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. I’m also on the Board of the Howard County Historical Society and am second vice president of that organization. And, I serve as the secretary of a newly organized group known as “Concerned Citizens of Western Howard County,...
read moreDirector – Brian England
I have lived in Columbia since 1973. I am an auto technician and in 1978 my wife and I opened an auto service and repair shop in Columbia. Our company won the Energy Star Award and environmental awards from the county and state. Three years ago I was on the “Public Engagement in Land Use” task force. In the last few years I have been involved in promoting health care reform, giving input from a small business point of view. I am on the “Health Information Exchange” policy board, “Health Care for All” board, “Healthy Howard”...
read moreDirector – John David Smith
I have been a resident of Columbia since 1972. I have been a member of HCCA for six years, and I was a member of the Harper’s Choice Village Board for four years. I have been actively involved in local politics, researching and testifying on issues that affect the residents of Columbia’s older villages, especially the potential for neglect that might occur as the County focuses on the Master Plan for Downtown. In the process, I have developed good working relationships with members of Howard County’s delegation to the state...
read moreDirector – Rosalyn Williams
When asked, what drew her to Howard County, Rosalyn Williams, known to most as Ros, focuses on two key things, the outstanding public schools and the county’s diversity. A resident of Ellicott City, for nine years, Ros moved to the county when her son, the eldest of two children, and now a sophomore at theUniversity of Maryland, was about to enter middle school. Ros places a high value on excellence in education, and feels it’s important that it’s available for all children. She earned both a B.S in Chemical Engineering and...
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