WESTERN MARYLAND ECONOMIC FUTURE INVESTMENT BOARD

George C. Edwards, Chair (chosen by Board's voting members)

Appointed by Senate President: Andrew A. Serafini

Appointed by House Speaker: George C. Edwards

Representing Allegany County Board of County Commissioners: David J. Caporale

Representing Garrett County Board of County Commissioners: Paul C. Edwards

Representing Washington County Board of County Commissioners: Jeffrey A. Cline


Nonvoting Members:
Appointed by Senate President: Paul D. Corderman; Michael W. McKay; Gary Ruddell.

Appointed by House Speaker: Jason C. Buckel; Brooke Grossman; one vacancy.

Appointed by Secretary of Commerce: Andrew H. Sargent

Appointed by Allegany County Board of County Commissioners: Jeffrey S. Barclay

Appointed by Garrett County Board of County Commissioners: Stephen B. Kelley, Jr.

Appointed by Washington County Board of County Commissioners: Jonathan Horowitz


[photo, Street scene, Baltimore St., Cumberland, Maryland] Jacob C. (Jake) Shade, Executive Director

c/o Tri-County Council for Western Maryland
11 South Lee St., Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 689-1300; fax: (301) 689-1313
e-mail: info@tccwmd.org
web: www.senatoredwardsfund.org/

Street scene, Baltimore St., Cumberland, Maryland, July 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


The Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Board was authorized by the General Assembly in June 2022 (Chapters 62 & 63, Acts of 2022; Chapters 469 & 470, Acts of 2023).

Voting members of the Board have final approval authority on disbursements from the George C. Edwards Fund, and projects selected.

Appointed by the Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Board, the Executive Director manages the administrative affairs and technical activities of the Board in accordance with policies and procedures that the Board establishes. The Executive Director also may assist the Tri-County Council for Western Maryland in administering the George C. Edwards Fund. Money in the Fund may be used only to: award grants and provide loans to capital infrastructure projects and business development projects to improve the economic conditions in the region; and pay the costs necessary to administer the Fund.

The Board consists of fifteen members, ten of whom are nonvoting members (Code Economic Development Article, secs. 13-736 through 13-742).

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