Partners for Open Space is a statewide coalition advocating for and defending open space in Maryland.
Guided by a single and powerful mission, Partners for Open Space works to protect Program Open Space and Maryland’s related conservation and preservation programs.
2022 Partners Steering Committee Membership
Charlotte Davis, Rural Maryland Council, Co-Chair
Owen Bailey, Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, Co-Chair
Joel Dunn, Chesapeake Conservancy, Co- Vice Chair
Josh Hastings, Forever Maryland, Co-Vice Chair/Fiscal Agent
Kelly Dudeck, Grow & Fortify
Ann Jones, Baltimore County Land Trust Alliance
Mark Hoffman, Chesapeake Bay Commission
Bill Crouch, The Conservation Fund
Michelle Dietz, The Nature Conservancy
Sue Simmons, Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Board Member
Kristen Harbeson, Maryland League of Conservation Voters
Lucille Walker, Southern Maryland Heritage Area Consortium
Kent Whitehead, Trust for Public Land
Sarah Knebel, Scenic Rivers Land Trust
Kate Patton, Lower Shore Land Trust
Nick Redding, Preservation Maryland
Jessica Levy, Maryland Association of County Parks and Recreation Administrators