MARBIDCO Board of Directors
FY 2024
Mr. A. C. Alrey
Director of Business Development
City of Crisfield
Representing Rural Economic Development or
Ag Marketing (6/30/27)
Ms. Victoria Brown
Owner - Shop Cove Seafood & Ice
and Shop Cove Aquaculture
Representing Commercial Seafood Harvesting and Processing Industry (6/30/27)
Mr. Steve Connelly
Deputy Secretary of Maryland
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Representing Maryland Department of Agriculture (Ex Officio)
Ms. Mary Shank Creek (Chair)
Palmyra Farm Owner/Manager
Representing Commercial Food or Fiber Processing (6/30/27)
Dr. Donald Darnall
Executive Director
Maryland Food Center Authority
Representing Maryland Food Center Authority (Ex Officio)
Ms. Charlotte Davis
Executive Director
Rural Maryland Council
Representing Rural Maryland Council (Ex Officio)
Mr. Leo Paul Goeringer, Esq.
Senior Faculty Specialist
The University of Maryland – Department of Agricultural and Resources Economics
Representing Public Finance (6/30/24)
Mr. John Jastrzembski, LPF (MD) (Vice-Chair)
Regional Business Developer – Northern Virginia Davey Business Development Team
Professor Emeritus, Forestry
The Davy Tree Expert Company
Representing Timber and Forest Products Industry (6/30/24)
Dr. Jinhee Kim
Associate Dean & Associate Director,
University of Maryland Extension (UME)
Representing University of Maryland Extension
(Ex Officio)
Mr. Mark C. Krebs (Secretary/Treasurer)
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Representing Commercial Lending Institutions I/ Open to Non-Farm Credit Organizations (6/30/26)
Dr. Douglas Lipton
Senior Research Economist
National Marine Fisheries Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Office of Science & Technology
Representing the Aquaculture Industry (6/30/25)
Ms. Sarah J. O’Herron
Owner - Black Ankle Vineyards
Representing Agricultural Producers II
(6/30/26)
Mr. Wayne Richard
Area Lending Manager
Horizon Farm Credit
Representing Commercial Lending Institutions II/ Farm Credit Organizations (6/30/25)
Mr. Dan Rider
Program Manager, Forest Stewardship & Utilization
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Forest Service
Representing Maryland Department of Natural Resources (Ex Officio)
Mr. Berran L. Rogers, Jr.
Project Director/Small Farm Coordinator
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Representing Agricultural Producers I (6/30/23)
Vacant
Representing Maryland Department of Commerce (Ex Officio)
Representing Ag, Forestry, or Seafood; or Economic Development