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Leadership
Board of Directors

Chairman
Roy F. Sewall
Senior Director, Business Development
Orbital Sciences Corporation (retired)
Bethesda, MD

President
Matthew Logan
President/CEO
C&O Canal Trust
Chevy Chase, MD

Jan Curtis
Development Consultant
Annandale, VA

Don Harrison
President
Friends of Historic Great Falls Tavern
Potomac, MD

David Cushwa
Hoxton Financial, Senior Wealth Advisor
Shepherdstown WV

Vice Chairman
Robert Anton Mertz
International Development Specialist
World Bank (retired)
Bethesda, MD

Treasurer
Jennifer K. Smith
Audit Manager
Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman, CPA
Silver Spring, MD

Secretary
Scott Stewart
Environmental Attorney
U.S. Government
McLean, Virginia

Steve Pennington
Civil Engineer
Facility Engineering Associates
Fairfax Station, VA

Cindy J. Steuart
Community leader and C&O Canal enthusiast
Bethesda, MD


Advisory Board

Joseph M. Lawler
Regional Director, National Capital Region
National Park Service (retired)
Woodbridge, VA

Barbara Buehl
Executive Director
Allegany County Chamber of Commerce
Cumberland, MD

George E. Lewis, Jr.
Veterinary Microbiologist
U.S. Army (retired)
Jefferson, MD

Donna Newcomer, Ed.D.
Assistant Director of Human Resources
Washington Co. Public Schools
Hagerstown, MD

 

Jim Norton
Carlson Family Foundation
Sharpsburg, MD

Penny Pittman
President
Hancock Chamber of Commerce
Hancock, MD

Tom Riford
President
Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Hagerstown, MD

Dennis Hudson
Owner
C&O Bicycle
Hancock, MD


Honorary Board

Oliver T. Carr, Jr.
Congressman Tom Davis


Staff

President
Matthew Logan -

Matthew is the founding president of the C&O Canal Trust and the immediate past-president of Potomac Conservancy, a regional conservation organization. Matthew’s tenure at the Conservancy (1998-2006) was marked by tremendous growth in organizational resources, capacity, and effectiveness. Matthew used to serve on the Board of Directors of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, was a co-founder and past-chairman of Potomac Riverkeeper, and holds Master’s degrees in environment/land use planning and United States history.

Program Assistant
Jenna Warrenfeltz -
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Jenna joined the Trust in February 2007 to provide direction and support for the organization’s operations and programs. A native of Hagerstown, she earned a degree in Mass Communications from Shenandoah University where she helped with writing and editing the campus newspaper and alumni magazine.