Maryland Mayors' Association Annual Winter Conference Recap

Maryland Mayors’ association annual conference Held in annapolis february 6-7 by Caleb Wolf, MML Operations Manager and Staff Liaison to the Maryland Mayors’ Association

Maryland’s mayors gathered in Annapolis for their 26th annual conference. The focus of the two-day event was their municipal legislative agenda, with other educational sessions supplementing the program. Guests included the Speaker of the House, Adrienne Jones, Senate President Bill Ferguson and the Governor’s Senior Advisor, Andrew Cassilly. The agenda included a 2020 economic outlook, a presentation by the Governor’s Grants Office, and a discussion on the varying roles of mayors in Maryland hosted by lawyer and former MML Past President Jay Gullo. The conference also featured a reception at the Governor’s Mansion, a lobbying day downtown where the mayors were recognized on both the House and Senate Floors, and plenty of opportunities for the mayors to network and share challenges and solutions to the issues they face every day running Maryland’s municipalities.

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(1) MMA Executive Committee - From left to right, Mayors Takisha James, Bladensburg; Benn Cann, Morningside; Sadara Barrow, Colmar Manor; Shawn Maldon, Capitol Heights; John Carroll, Galena; Dan Burris, Leonardtown, (2) MMA’s Past Presidents – From left to right, Mayors Malinda Miles, Mount Rainer; Sadara Barrow, Colmar Manor; Bruce Morrison, Pocomoke City; Victoria Jackson-Stanley, Cambridge, (3) Fromleft to right, Mayors Len Carey, University Park; Ray Morris, Cumberland; Benn Cann, Morningside; Tracy Gant, Edmonston; Abby McNinch, Denton; Alan Thompson, Riverdale Park; Shawn Maldon, Capitol Heights; Jerry Kloblokowski, Poolesville; Dan Burris, Leonardtown, (4) Speaker Adrienne Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson address the Mayors, (5) Fromleft to right, Mayors Len Carrey, University Park; Chris Nevin, Hampstead, Tracey Furman, Kensington; Gee Williams, Berlin; Rocio Tremenio-Lopez, Brentwood; Petrella Robinson, North Brentwood; Debby Burgoyne, Burkittsville; Jeffery Slavin, Somerset; Ken Lord, Keedysville; Sadara Barrow, Colmar Manor, (6) From left to right, Mayors Jeannine James, La Plata; Andrzej Marciniak, Port Tobacco; Pat Mahoney, Chesapeake Beach; Rocio Tremenio-Lopez, Brentwood, (7) The Mayors in full force with their MMA Scarfs