FY25 Board of Directors
Executive Committee:
President: Trish Hudson, Hudson Coastal Raw Bar & Grille
President-Elect: Jayquin Bella, The DoubleTree by Hilton Columbia
Treasurer-Secretary: Jim Starke, BEST WESTERN PLUS BWI Airport
Nomination Chair: Martha Clark, Clark's Elioak Farm
Immediate Past President: Yolande Lacan
Past President: Chuck Chandler, Residence Inn Maple Lawn Fulton
Steve Carne, Terrapin Adventures
Vince Culotta, Partner Cured | 18th & 21st
Board Members:
Grace Anastasiadis, Howard Community College
Margaret Barry, Independent Consultant
Nina Basu, Inner Arbor Trust
Mae Beale, Community Liason
Cheryl Clemens-Everidge, Toby's Dinner Theatre
Phillip Dodge, Downtown Columbia Partnership
Julie Eurice, Savage Mill
Nicole Mostay, Turf Valley Resort
Marcus “Sankofa” Nicks, History Heals Consulting
Soo Park, JastinTech
Dave Simmons, Merriweather Arts and Culture Commission
Rod Vese, Pinot's Palette - Ellicott City
Donna Wecker, Elkridge Furnace Inn
Ex-Officio Members (non-voting):
Dan Burns, Columbia Association
Sharon Christiansen, Ellicott City Partnership
Felix Fachine, Howard County Government
Katie Fry Hester, Maryland Senator
Terry Hasseltine, Maryland Sports
Kathy Johnson, Howard County Economic Development Authority
Mike Milani, Howard County Dept. Recreation & Parks
Executive Director:
Amanda Hof
