Advisory Board & Volunteers

Staff

Mountain Maryland Gateway to the West Heritage Area
Heritage Area & Groups Director
Garrett County Chamber of Commerce
15 Visitors Center Drive - McHenry, MD 21541
Office: 301.387.4386
Direct: 301.387.5238  

Teresa Larkin, Administrative Assistant

Heritage Area Advisory Board

Garrett County Community Action
Peggy Jamison, Grant Resource Director, Chairperson

MD Department of Planning
David Cotton, Principal Planner, Marketing Committee

Private Business Rep (Tourism related Chamber member)
TBA, 

Natural Resources Conservation Specialist
Wade Dorsey

Garrett County Agriculture Representative (Member of Ag Community)
Cheryl DeBerry, Natural Resources Business Specialist, Grants Committee Chair, Marketing Committee

Garrett County Arts Council
Kathy Beachler, Executive Director, Grant Committee

Private Business Rep (Tourism related Chamber member)
Lori Nelson, Inn at Deep Creek

Garrett County Historical Society
John MacGowan

Garrett County Municipalities Inc.
Robin Jones, Administrator, Town of Grantsville

Garrett Trails Inc.
Josh Spiker, Executive Director

Garrett College
Cherie Krug, Director, Garrett College Foundation, Inc., Development Committee

Garrett County Commissioner Rep
Cindy Sharon, Garrett County Economic Development, Development Committee, Grant Committee

Private Business Rep (Tourism related Chamber member)
Elizabeth Williams, The Fronterra Group 

Chamber of Commerce Board Rep
Patty Manown Mash, Smiley’s Restaurant and Pizzeria, Marketing Committee, Development Committee

Maryland Department of Commerce
Andrew Sargent, Regional Specialist for Garrett, Allegany and Washington
 

Volunteers - Heritage Area Committees

The Mountain Maryland Gateway to the West Heritage Area invites you to become part of our various committees.  A brief summary of the committees are listed below. If you are interested in joining a committee, please fill out the form below and let us know which committee interests you the most.

• The Education Committee focuses on planning, developing and executing educational programs to promote the heritage area. 
• The Marketing Committee assists the Director in developing a Marketing plan to raise awareness of the heritage area including its resources and programs.
• The Development Committee generates and implements ideas to raise funds with the goal of enabling the heritage area to be self-sustaining and increase support for the mini-grant program.
• The Grants Committee reviews project and mini-grant grant applications in addition to assisting the Director in identifying new grant opportunities.