Talbot County’s Economic Development Commission meets quarterly on the first Thursday of the month at 8 a.m. Call 410-770-8000 for assistance. The remaining 2025 meeting dates are as follows:
June 5, 2025
September 4, 2025
December 4, 2025
March 13, 2025
A special Economic Development Commission Strategic Planning meeting will be held on Thursday, March 13 at 8 a.m. at the Talbot County Free Library, 101 W. Dover Street, Easton, MD 21601. This will be an in-person meeting.
Talbot County Economic Development Commission
Members
Chairman, Deborah Walsworth, CPA, Owner, BSC Group, LLC
P.O. Box 1197
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-822-6950
dwalsworth@bscgroupllc.com
Vice Chairman, Dr. Clifford Coppersmith, Chesapeake College
P.O. Box 8
Wye Mills, Maryland 21679
410-827-5802
ccoppersmith@chesapeake.edu
Immediate Past Chairman, Ken Kozel, President & CEO, University of Maryland Shore Health System
219 S. Washington Street
Easton, MD 21601
410-822-1000
ken.kozel@umm.edu
County Council Liaison, Chuck Callahan, Council President
West & Callahan
8911 Mistletoe Drive
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-770-8080
ccallahan@talbotcountymd.gov
Ted Bautz, Broker, Oxford Commercial Real Estate
12 Talbot Lane
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-707-8241
tbautz@oxfordcommercial.net
John Horner, President & CEO, Easton Utilities
201 N. Washington Street
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-822-6110
jhorner@eucmail.com
Chris Kleppinger, Owner, Kleppinger Electric
8664 Brooks Drive
Easton, MD 21601
410-820-5580
chris@kleppingerelectric.com
Shannon Potter Dill, Principal Agent, Agriculture, University of Maryland Extension in Talbot County
28577 Mary’s Court, Suite 1
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-822-1244
sdill@umd.edu
Reza Jafari, Chairman & CEO, e-Development International
P.O. Box 2500
Easton, Maryland 21601
202-465-0805
arjafari@aol.com
Amy Kreiner, President & CEO, Talbot County Chamber of Commerce
101 Marlboro Avenue, Suite 53
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-822-4653
amy@talbotchamber.org
Micah Risher, Manager, Easton Airport
29051 Corkran Road
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-770-8055
mrisher@talbotcountymd.gov
Clay Stamp, County Manager, Talbot County Government
11 N. Washington Street
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-770-8080
cstamp@talbotcountymd.gov
Terenda Thomas, Labor Exchange Administrator, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation
301 Bay Street, Suite 301
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-822-3030 ext. 300
tthomas@dllr.state.md.us
Cassandra Vanhooser, Director, Talbot County Economic Development and Tourism
215 Bay Street, Suite 5
Easton, Maryland 21601
410-770-8000
cvanhooser@talbotcountymd.gov
Jackie Wilson, Sr. Vice President, Area Manager, Burke & Herbert Bank
142 N. Harrison Street
Easton, Maryland 21601
443-746-4354 ext. 74354
jdwilson@summitfgi.com
Town Representatives:
Walter Chase Sr., Commissioner
Town of Trappe
443-786-5497
info@midshore.org
Town of Oxford – Open
David Montgomery, Councilman
Town of Easton, Ward 3
dmontgomery@eastonmd.gov
443-439-9700
Rob Straebel, Town Manager
Town of St. Michaels
300 Mill Street, P.O. Box 206
St. Michaels, MD 21663
rstraebel@stmichaelsmd.gov
410-745-9535