2026-2027 Board of Directors
Carrie Sprinkle
President
Frederick County Parks and Recreation
Recreation Supervisor
Carla Benavides, CPRP
President-Elect
M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation, Prince George's County
Health and Wellness Coordinator, Special Programs Division
Josh Van Dyken
Past PresidentÂ
M-NCPPC, Montgomery County
Athletic Field Construction Inspector, Park Development Division
Nancy Pfeffer, CPRP
Vice President
M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation, Prince George's County
Regional Manager
Noah Callahan
Equity Officer
Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks
Sports Complex Supervisor, Arundel Olympic Swim Center
Sheryl Roff
Secretary
City of Rockville Recreation and Parks
Senior Center Supervisor
Tammy Castillo, CPRP, CAPM
Treasurer
M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation, Prince George's County
Project Manager, Information Technology Services Division
David A. McNair
Treasurer-Elect
Baltimore City Recreation and Parks
District Area Manager, East 1
MRPA Past Presidents
1944-1945 Hope Godwin, Baltimore City
1946-1947 Helen Lassahn
1947-1948 Marguerite Burdick
1948-1949 Fred (Dutch) B. Leidig
1949-1950 Fadra V. Kaylor
1950-1951 Hope Godwin
1951-1952 L.B. Twist
1952-1953 Pauline Ridenour
1953-1954 William J. Tierney
1954-1955 Ellen Harvey
1955-1956 Fadra V. Kaylor
1956-1957 Forest Gustafson
1957-1958 Ellen Linson
1958-1959 Edward J. Bender
1959-1960 Lorne Rickert
1960-1961 Joseph Kaylor
1961-1962 Warren Kershow
1962-1963 John P. Hewitt
1963-1964 A.J. Pickell
1964-1965 Pat T. Ravo
1965-1966 Harry Hunter
1966-1967 Neal A. Ofsthun
1967-1968 C. Eugene Mason
1968-1969 Harry G. Coulter, Jr.
1969-1970 William Edwards
1970-1971 Edward Heath
1971-1972 Fred Eskew, DNR
1972-1973 L. Clements Nixon
1973-1974 Kay Valeson
1974-1975 John F. Weber, Baltimore County
1975-1976 Mike Lopes
1976-1977 Dr. Charlotte Leedy, UMD
1977-1978 Joseph Sharpless, MNCPPC – Prince George's
1978-1979 Darald G. Lofgren, Montgomery County
1979-1980 James E. Mallow, State Park System
1980-1981 Ritch Stevenson, MNCPPC - Prince George's
1981-1982 Richard Blohm, City of Gaithersburg
1982-1983 William Mitchell, Howard County
1983-1984 Alice Conkey, MNCPPC - Prince George's
1984-1985 James Wiltshire, Montgomery County
1985-1986 Terry Johnson, City of Hyattsville
1986-1987 Stanley Kozenewski, Harford County
1987-1988 Michael S. Brett, MNCPPC – Prince George's
1988-1989 Gary J. Arthur, Howard County
1989-1990 Charles L. Fisher, Jr., Baltimore County
1990-1991 Ginny Carson, Montgomery County
1991-1992 Laura Wetherald, Howard County
1992-1993 Paul D. Meadows, Calvert County
1993-1994 Cheryl Jordan, City of Baltimore
1994-1995 Rusty Ruszin, Department of Natural Resources
1995-1996 Philip Bryan, City of Rockville
1996-1997 Edward P. Wroth, III, Montgomery County
1997-1998 Sue Simmons, Caroline County
1998-1999 Michael Horrigan, MNCPPC – Montgomery
1999-2000 Thomas L. Donlin, Anne Arundel County
2000-2001 Marvin Billups, Jr., City of Baltimore
2001-2002 Christine S. Brett, MNCPPC – Prince George's
2002-2003 Paul Dial, Frederick County
2003-2004 Tom Haines, Department of Natural Resources
2004-2005 David J. Goodwin, Sr., Baltimore County
2005-2006 Chuck Montrie, MNCPPC – Prince George's
2006-2007 Jeff Williams, Howard County
2007-2008 Ronald J. Schroers, City of Westminster
2008-2009 Betsy Thompson, City of Rockville
2009-2010 Jeanette M.S. Tansey, Baltimore County
2010-2011 Thomas J. Shuster, Town of Ocean City
2011-2012 Joseph O'Neill, MNCPPC - Prince George's
2012-2013 Rick Towle (resigned), Talbot County
2012-2014Â Matthew Purkins, Carroll County
2014-2015 Michele Potter, City of Gaithersburg
2015-2016 Peggy Mark, Montgomery Village Foundation
2016-2017 Beahta Davis, Baltimore County
2017-2018 Tim Chesnutt, City of Rockville
2018-2019 Carolyn Muller, Anne Arundel County
2019-2020 Holly Harden, Howard County
2020-2021 John Nissel, MNCPPC – Montgomery
2021-2022 Terri Hilton, City of Rockville
2022-2023 Nancy Pfeffer, MNCPPC - Prince George's
2023-2024 Rosalyn Johnson, City of Annapolis
2024-2026 Josh Van Dyken, MNCPPC – Montgomery