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, 2011 – May 31, 2012.
The 2011/2012 HCCA Board of Directors…..
President – Cathy Hudson
Vice President – Barbara Russell
Secretary – Bridget Mugane
Treasurer – Walter Carson
Directors at Large – Angie Bertram, Brian England, Stu Kohn, Valerie McGuire
President – Cathy Hudson
I have lived in Elkridge for the over 47 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 Friends of the Patapsco Valley and 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...
read moreVice President – Barbara Russell
I have lived in Columbia, Howard County for over 41 years and have observed the development of Columbia from the beginning and all of Howard County as well. I worked for 25 years as a Senior Administrative Analyst (Legislative Assistant) for the Howard County Council retiring in August of 2006. I have been an active member of the community since I moved to Columbia in July of 1967 usually serving each organization to which I belonged for many years and in leadership positions. Some of those organizations are: President Running Brook...
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 – Angie Beltram
I have lived in Howard County with my husband and have raised three daughters who attended public schools here. I have served on the Planning Board, Zoning Board and County Council. During the last three years, I have served on the HCCA Board of Directors and have testified on behalf of HCCA when designated to do so by past-President, Bridget Mugane. My particular interests are in land use, zoning and open process. I was the founder of Citizens for an Open Process for Everyone (COPE). In past years, I was quite active in HCCA before it almost...
read moreDirector – Brian England
I have lived in Columbia since 1973. I am an auto technician, and in 1978 we opened an auto service and repair shop in Columbia. Our business was awarded Maryland small business of the year in 2004 and I was Maryland small businessman of the year in 2005. I still work a few hours a day in our business enjoying the management side. Our company won the Energy Star Award and we have a very comprehensive recycle program. We have had a partnership with the Howard County School System for over 10 years and I have been very active in promoting career...
read moreDirector – 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 moreDirector – Valerie McGuire
Born and raised in Maryland, I am a PG County transplant, moving to Howard County in the early 1980’s. I’ve lived in Columbia, Ellicott City/Elkridge, and Laurel. I have worked as a civil engineer draftsman, registered child care provider, state employee, and also in the private sector administratively. My son attended Howard County Public Schools. I first became a community activist due to the alignment of Route 100 through my neighborhood of Hunt Country Estates in 1993. The state and the county were in favor of razing our homes...
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