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Board & Advisory Committee

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
~Margaret Mead
The Montgomery Countryside Alliance was formed by a small group of passionate and dedicated Montgomery County residents who wanted to protect our nationally recognized model of conservation, the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve. Originally formed to oppose a bridge crossing that would destroy the protected area, the group has since expanded to represent the Reserve’s interest more extensively, including protection from additional development threats and increasing support and awareness of its local Ag communities.  MCA’s Board and Advisory Committee consist of community members from all over the county whose enthusiasm and commitment to preserving and protecting our county’s rural areas  is unwavering.

MCA Board Members

Michael Rubin, Chairman
Chevy Chase, MD

Lee Langstaff,  President
Comus, MD

Bob Wilbur, Treasurer/  Vice President
Boyds, MD

Tom Leedy, Secretary
Clarksburg, MD

Joyce Bailey
Barnesville, MD

Carole Bergmann 
Clarksburg, MD

Vicki Capone
Poolesville, MD

Diana Conway
Potomac, MD
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​Anne Davies
Boyds, MD

​Jean Findlay
Dickerson, MD
Tom Hartsock
Clarksburg, MD

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Joe Long
Poolesville,MD

Jim O’Connell
Barnesville, MD

Martin Radigan
Poolesville, MD

Jason Rizkallah
Silver Spring, MD

​William Sheehan
Barnesville, MD

Kenny Sholes
Poolesville, MD

 
Tanya Spandhla
Germantown, MD


Advisory Committee

Dr. Royce Hanson, Chair
Chet Anderson
Dr. Vivien Bonazzi

Tina Brown
Melanie Choukas-Bradley
Tony Cohen
Denise Cohen
​Leslie Cronin 
Greg Glenn, Jr.
​Lauren Greenberger

Tom Gutierrez
Larry Harris
Suzanne Johnson
​Gene Kingsbury
Toni Koerber
David Langstaff
Lauren Kay

Leslie Saville
Rabbi David Shneyer
Carlos Solis
Dick Stoner
Anne Sturm

Jeff Sypeck
Doug Tregoning
Woody Woodroof
What We Do
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Buy MCA Gear
ABOUT US
What We Do
A Brief History
Board & AC
Staff & Volunteers
Contact
​​Buy MCA Gear
ABOUT Ag RESERVE
History of the Ag
Benefits of the Ag
Farm Facts
Threats to the Ag
​A Place with Purpose
NEWS
EVENTS
Local Events
Growing Legacy
Royce Hanson Award
SUPPORT LOCAL
Ag Guide
Local Food Connection
Community Supported Agriculture
Restaurants & Retail
​Artists of the Reserve
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
​Land Link
Producer's Resources
Directory of Services
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Montgomery Countryside Alliance
P.O Box 24, Poolesville, MD  20837
301-461-9831  •  ​info@mocoalliance.org
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MCA is proud to announce that we have been recognized for a third time as one of the best small charities in the D.C. region by Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington. A panel of 110 expert reviewers from area foundations, corporate giving programs, and peer non-profit organizations evaluated 270 applications.

​MCA is known as an effective and innovative non-profit whose efforts to preserve and promote Montgomery County’s nationally recognized 93,000 acre Ag Reserve have brought increased public and governmental support of local food production and farmland and open space preservation. Most importantly, MCA’s efforts are putting more farmers on the ground and keeping them there.
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