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Boards & Commisions Maryland Tourism Development Board The Board's mission is to guide activities to develop and market the state as a destination. Created in 1993, the 24 member board is appointed by the Governor and includes hospitality industry executives from attraction, retail, food service, transportation and lodging sectors.
 
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Chairman
A past president of the Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association, Greg Shockley opened Shenanigan’s Irish Pub 20 years ago. He is a founding member of Ocean City’s Boardwalk Development Association, president of the Ocean City Development Corporation and a former member of the Restaurant Association of Maryland’s board of directors.
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David Meloy, Secretary & Treasurer |
President, Merit Hotel Group |
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John Astle |
Senator, District 30 |
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Paul J. Bales |
Owner, The Crossing as Casey Jones Restaurant |
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Wendell R. Beitzel |
Delegate, District 1A |
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Connie Del Signore |
President & CEO, Annapolis & Anne Arundel County CVB |
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Debbi Dodson |
Director, Talbot County Office of Tourism |
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Anne Marie Doory |
Delegate, District 34 |
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John Fieseler |
Executive Director, Tourism Council Frederick Co, Inc. |
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Jennie M. Forehand |
Senator, District 17 |
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Michael E. Haynie |
Vice President & Managing Director, Tremont Suite Hotels |
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Nancy Jacobs |
Senator, District 34 |
| John Jenkins |
Managing Partner SYDJUL, SYDJUL Hospitality & SYDJUL Management |
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Gary Jobson |
Jobson Sailing, Inc/ESPN Commentator |
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Peggy Maher |
Vice President Sales, Veolia Transportation |
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James N. Mathias |
Delegate, District 38B |
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Linda M. Norman |
General Manager, Hilton, Baltimore Convention Center |
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Samuel J. Parker, Jr. |
Chairman, Prince George’s County Planning Board |
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Khaled Said |
Vice President, Operations, Northstar Hotel Management |
| Christopher S. Schardt |
Senior General Manager, Harborplace & The Gallery |
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Kathleen Cloyd Sher |
Deputy Director of External Affairs, National Aquarium in Baltimore |
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Matthew M. Taylor |
Executive Director, Adventure Sports Center International |
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Andrew L. Vick |
Executive Director, Allegany Arts Council |
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 Denise Reed MTDB Liasion 410.767.6293
Maryland Tourism Development Board Dept. of Business & Economic Development 401 E. Pratt Street, 1461 Baltimore, MD 21202
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