The Maryland Municipal League is governed by a 31 member Board of Directors comprised of elected and appointed officials from throughout the state. The composition of the Board includes: president, first vice president, past president, 11 district vice presidents, 10 members at large, and 7 department representatives. Board members are elected at the Maryland Municipal League's annual business meeting in June and serve one-year terms. The Board meets six times during the year unless a special meeting is called.

Board of Directors Members
Craig A. Moe, President Mayor, Laurel
		MML First Vice President 2008-2009, Board of Directors Member-at-Large 1998-2008; Executive Committee 2002-2003, 2008-2010; Chairman, Convention Planning Committee 1999-2000; Former member of MML's Legislative and Convention Planning Committees; Governor's Emergency Management Advisory Council/State Emergency Response Commission; Laurel Volunteer Fire Department Past President, Fire Chief; Former President of Prince George's County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association; Member Maryland State Firemen's Association Executive Committee; a member of the National League of Cities Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee. Twelve years on Laurel City Council; Council President; Mayor since 2002; Employed with the State of Maryland.
Gary A. Comegys, First Vice President Councilman, Salisbury
		District 1 Vice President 2006-2009, Member-at-Large 2005-2006 and currently serving on the Hometown Emergency Preparedness Committee and has served as MML Legislative Committee Member and Board Liaison. Serves as a member of the Salisbury Zoo Commission, Wicomico County-Salisbury-Ocean City Airport Commission, Tri-County Council, and Shore Transit Advisory Board. Is a life member of the Salisbury Fire Dept. with 21 years of active service and has served on the Salisbury City Council since 2003 as Vice President since 2005. Retired from the Maryland State Highway Administration after 35 years.
Sidney A Katz, Immediate Past President Mayor, Gaithersburg
		MML President 2008-2009. Served as District 5 Vice President 2003 - 2007. MML Executive Committee member 2004 to present. Currently on the By-Laws Review Committee. Chair of the MML Leadership and Structure Subcommittee. President of the Montgomery County Chapter 2003 - 2007. Elected Mayor of Gaithersburg in 1998. Served as Councilmember 1978 - 1998. Inducted in the MML Hall of Fame in 1998. Owner of Wolfson's Department Store in Olde Towne Gaithersburg.
Carl L. Anderton, Jr., District 1 (Somerset, Worcester, Wicomico, Dorchester) Commissioner, Delmar
		District 1 Vice President. Has served as At Large Board member and Elected Commissioner for the Town of Delmar in 2005. Active member of the Eastern Shore Association of Municipalities. Member of the Tri County Council of the lower Eastern Shore - Wicomico County Municipal Representative, Planning & Zoning Commission of Delmar, Delaware/Maryland Vice Chair and Salisbury Traffic & Safety Advisory Committee – Chair 2001-2003.
Robert C. Willey, District 2 (Talbot, Queen Anne's, Caroline, Kent) Mayor, Easton
		District 2 Vice President, MML Legislative Committee 2007-2010. Past President Eastern Shore Association of Municipalities, Served as Mayor since 2003 and on the Easton Town Council for six years. Government Advisory Committee to Chesapeake Bay Commission. Retired from Waverly Press in 2002 after 41 years of service. Member of the Easton Volunteer Fire Department for 46 years. Active member of the Easton Elks Lodge, Past president Easton Kiwanis and past member of the Safety Council of Maryland.
Sheila Dixon, District 3 (Baltimore City) Mayor, Baltimore
		District 3 Vice President. Mayor Sheila Dixon succeeded Mayor Martin O'Malley as Mayor of Baltimore on January 17, 2007 and was elected to a full four-year term in November of 2007, the first woman ever to hold this position. Member, Baltimore City Council for 12 years and the first African-American woman elected as City Council President. One of Baltimore's Most Influential Leaders by the Baltimore Business Journal, and admitted to The Daily Record's Circle of Excellence for her third selection as one of "Maryland's Top 100 Women" and serves on numerous boards, including MML. Holds a bachelor's degree from Towson University, a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University and is a former elementary school teacher and adult education instructor with the Head Start program.
Gregory Dotson, District 4 (Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, St. Mary's) Councilman, North Beach
		District 4 Vice President. Active member of the Southern Maryland Municipal Association. Has Served on the Convention Planning Committee and as Board Liaison. Serves as Council Liaison to the North Beach Events Committee as well as the North Beach Youth Activities Committee. Retired from the Air Force after more than 22 years of active service.
Jeffrey Z. Slavin, District 5 (Montgomery, Howard ) Mayor, Somerset
		District 5 Vice President. Elected Mayor, Town of Somerset, 2008. Served on Town Council 2002-2008 and was Vice President 2007-2008. Elected District 5 Vice President, 2008. Served as At-Large Member 2005-2008 and appointed to Communications Committee 2002-present. Vice Chair 2004, Chair 2005, Board Liaison 2006. Currently serves as Chair on the By-Laws Review Committee. Elected Montgomery Chapter President, 2008. Served as Chapter Secretary 2003-2005. Former member of the Montgomery County Solid Waste Advisory Committee. He is a professional Real Estate Broker/Property Manager. J.D. Georgetown University Law Center. Trustee of the Montgomery County Community Foundation, Chair, Board of Directors, The Non-Profit Village, Inc., Graduate Leadership Maryland Class of 2005 and Leadership Montgomery Class of 1991.
James E. Hoover, District 6 (Frederick) Mayor, Emmitsburg
		District 6 Vice President.
Susan M. Keller, District 7 (Garrett, Allegany) Public Works Commissioner, Frostburg
		District 7 Vice President.
Howard W. Long, District 8 (Washington) Assistant Mayor, Boonsboro
		District 8 Vice President and member of the Washington Chapter Scholarship Committee. Employed as a Territory Account Manager for Coca Cola; active with the Sons of the American Legion Squadron in Boonsboro serving as Adjutant. Council Liaison for the Police and Safety Commission.
Phyllis W. Robinson, District 9 (Prince George's) Commissioner, Cottage City
		District 9 Vice President.
James L. Eberhardt, District 10 (Cecil, Harford) Mayor, Perryville
		District 10 Vice President.
Christopher M. Nevin, District 11 (Carroll, Baltimore) Councilman, Hampstead
		District 11 Vice President.
Michael E. Bennett, Member-at-Large Mayor, Aberdeen
		Member-at-Large.
Michael W. Brady, Member-at-Large Commissioner, St. Michaels
		Member at Large 2009-2010. Convention Planning Committee Member 2009-2010, St. Michaels Commission, Vice-President, Talbot County Economic Development Commission, Michael holds a Masters degree in Environmental Science and Policy from the Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelors degree in Management from the University of Baltimore. Prior to being elected as Commissioner, Michael served as Secretary on the Board of Directors of the Water and Waste Operators Association of Maryland, Delaware and Washington D.C. from 2001-2003 and on the St. Michaels Board of Appeals from 2004-2007, serving as Chairman in 2007. A former United States Marine, Michael is a Vietnam veteran and is a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
John J. Bunnell, Member-at-Large Mayor, Cecilton
		Member at Large and Executive Committee 2009-2010, former District 10 Vice President for 5 years, and MML's Communications Committee 4 years and currently on the By-Laws Review Committee. Serving fifth term as Mayor of Cecilton, serves on the Cecil County Economic Development Commission, Cecil County Council of Governments, Cecil County Comprehensive Plan Board, Upper Shore Regional Council. Serves on the BRAC Local Government Advisory Commission. Served on the Cecilton Town Council, Rural Maryland Council, Cecil County Infrastructure Implementation Commission, Sassafras River Association Board of Directors, the Cecil County Democratic Central Committee, Cecil County Citizens Health Advisory Board, Cecilton Planning and Zoning, Parks and Recreation and the Cecilton Comprehensive Plan Review. Graduate of the Cecil Leadership Institute, MD Certified Planners, MD Institute for Local Government and is a MD Certified Municipal official. Served 12 years in the U.S. Navy and Inactive Reserve for the U.S. Coast Guard.
Judith M. Cox, Member-at-Large Mayor, Rising Sun
		Member-at-Large. Member of MML's Structure of Leadership Subcommittee and MML's Mentoring Program. Serves on the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, Board of Directors of Cecil County Economic Development Commission, Board of Directors of Cecil County Department of Social Services, president of the Human Services Developmental Corporation, Inc., Advisory Board Child Advocacy Center, Council of Governments of Cecil County, Rising Sun Business Association, Cecil County Commission for Women, Health Department Board of Cecil County, Board of Directors of Rising Sun Community Development Corporation, Cecil County Chamber of Commerce.
Fred H. Cullum, Member-at-Large Council President, Havre de Grace
		Member-at-Large.
Judith F. "J" Davis, Member-at-Large Mayor, Greenbelt
		Member-at-Large. Served from 1999 - 2006 as a member of MML's Legislative Committee. Former District 9 Vice President and Executive Committee Secretary. Served on the Scholarship Review Committee, Strategic Issues Committee, and as Chair of the Member Issues and Opportunities Subcommittee. Serves on the PGCMA Board of Directors and previously as the PGCMA Vice President, President and President Emeritus. Currently on the Zoning Ordinance Review Task Force and the Community Advisory Council for Greater Prince George's County Business Roundtable in 2008. Former Chair of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Member of WINGS, Prince George's Elected Municipal Women. A 2002 Graduate Fellow, Academy for Excellence in Local Governance and taught for 35 years and retired in 1999.
James B. Kraft, Member-at-Large Councilman, Baltimore
		Member-at-Large.
Malinda Miles, Member-at-Large Mayor, Mount Rainier
		Member-at-Large. Previously served as District 9 VP and member at large 2005- to 2007. President of Maryland Mayor's Association, former President of Maryland Black Mayors Association and PGCMA. Former Commissioner for Prince George's County Cable Commission. Currently serves as Chair of MML's Communications and has served on the Strategic Planning Committees. First Black female ever elected to the Mount Rainier City Council and first Black person elected Mayor in the City's history. Elected to the Democratic Central Committee in 1982 and served on Amusement Ride and Safety Board, PTA President in several schools, and recognized and profiled in Women of Achievement in Prince George's County.
Mabel R. Mumford-Pautz, Member-at-Large Councilwoman, Chestertown
		Member-at-Large.
Frederick Smalls, Member-at-Large Councilman, Laurel
		Member-at-Large.
David E. Moran Assistant City Manager, Greenbelt
		City and Town Administrators Department Representative. President of the Maryland City & County Management Association (MCCMA). Served on MML's Legislative Committee 1997-2004 and on MML's Municipal Revenue Issues Subcommittee in 2005. Member, International City/County Management Association. Holds a Master's Degree in Management and a Bachelor's Degree in Government & Politics from the University of Maryland.
Jerry Hampton Director, Office of Code Enforcement, Hyattsville
		Municipal Code Enforcement Department Representative. President of the Code Enforcement & Zoning Officials Association. Served on MML's Convention Planning Committee 2005-2007 and as 2007 Board of Directors Liaison. Chairman of Social Subcommittee 2006-2007. Member of 2005-2006 American Association of Code Enforcement Finance Committee, member 2005 Prince George's County Property Maintenance Code Review Committee. Fellow in the Academy for Excellence in Governance Program at the University of Maryland. 1984 Graduate of the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy and 1984-1986 Member, City of Gaffney, South Carolina Police Department and 1986-2001 Member, City of Hyattsville, Maryland Police Department.
Karen Ruff Attorney, Bowie, Church Hill
		Municipal Attorneys Department Representative.
Doug Barber Clerk, Hyattsville
		Municipal Clerks Department Representative
Joe McNeal Assistant Director of Recreation Operations, Greenbelt
		Parks & Recreation Department Representative.
J. D. Ervin Police Chief, Pocomoke City
		Municipal Police Executives Department Representative to the Board of Directors for 27 years. Served on MML's Legislative Committee for 6 years and on MML's Communications Committee 2 years and Convention Planning Committee 2 years. President of the Police Executive's Association. Has served on the Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention Grants Committee for 7 years, Statewide Communication Interoperability Commission and Worcester County Shore Line Commission and Maryland Police/Correctional Training Commission Board for 10 years. Graduate FBI National Academy 1978, Graduate University of Kentucky - Southern Police Institute, Police Executive Session 1985, and Polygraph Examiner since 1976. Member of the Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, Elks, Moose and Rotary Club.
Wilson Cochran Director, Public Works, Chesapeake Beach
		Municipal Public Works Representative 2009-2010 and President of the Municipal Public Works Officials Association. Also serves as a member of the 2009-2010 Hometown Emergency Preparedness Ad Hoc Committee. He has been in the U.S. Air Force Reserve for 23 years and was deployed for Dessert Storm and Iraqi Freedom.
Scott A. Hancock Executive Director, MML
		Ex Officio. Scott has served as MML chief executive since December of 1995. Served as a City/Town Manager in Centreville, Maryland, York, Maine and Narragansett, Rhode Island prior to MML position. A full member of the International City/County Management Association, elected ICMA Northeast Region Vice President for 2007-2010, ICMA Credentialed manager, charter Trustee of the Local Government Insurance Trust. A member of the Class of 2003 of Leadership Maryland, has a Masters Degree from Central Michigan University and a Bachelors Degree Western Maryland College.
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