Maryland's Rural Legacy Advisory Committee

Members of the Advisory Committee have been appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Rural Legacy Advisory Committee is a body composed representatives from various public and private sectors with an interest in Maryland’s land preservation efforts. They are responsible for reviewing Sponsor applications in a fair and consistent manner and making recommendations for funding to the Rural Legacy Board.

The Rural Legacy Advisory Committee consists of:

• A Trustee of the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation (MALPF)

• A Trustee of the Maryland Environmental Trust (MET)

• A representative of the agricultural industry

• A representative of a non-profit land conservation organization

• A representative of a non-profit environmental organization

• A representative of the forest industry

• A representative of a county government Department of Recreation and Parks

• A representative of a business organization

• A private land owner

• A representative of the mineral resources industry

• A representative of a municipal organization

Rural Legacy Advisory Committee Chairman
Edward A. Halle, Jr.
Land Trust Partner
Term: 2014

Kent Whitehead
Non-Profit Environmental Organizations Representative
Term: 2012

Kelly Carneal
Non-Profit Land Conservation Organizations Representative
Term: 2012

John Jastrzembski
Professor of Forestry
Term: 2013

Anne Holmes Jones
Maryland Environmental Trust
Term: 2014

Gary W. Mackes
Recreation, Parks & Tourism Representative
Term: 2013

The Honorable Samuel M. Pierce
Municipal Corporations Representative
Term: 2012

James C. Ashby
Minerals Resource Industry Representative
Term: 2014

Frederick L. Tutman
Agriculture Industry Representative
Term: 2013

Randall P. Worthington, Sr.
Business Organization Representative
Deceased

Vera Mae Schultz
MD Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Representative
Term: 2012
 

Maryland's Rural Legacy Board