Board Of Directors

Grant and his wife Jackie have been property owners in the Timberloft community at Deep Creek Lake since 1993 and reside in Bethesda Maryland. Their two children and
six grandchildren also enjoy spending time at the lake. Grant serves on the Timberloft Council of Unit Owners. Grant retired in 2012 as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (FINRA). Since that time, he has served as a member of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, the Exchange Review Council for the Nasdaq family of exchanges, as a member of the Board of Trustees of
Marietta College and the Investor Advisory Group of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).

I have spent vacation time in Garrett County for more than 70 years, mostly on Deep Creek Lake. Following my retirement from the Circuit Court for Montgomery County we have been able to spend much more time here, living in the cabin my parents purchased in 1972 and cruising around the Lake. We hope to see that that the Lake remains quiet, safe and fun for all and continues to be a source of the County’s prosperity.

Chris works as analyst for the U.S. Department of Energy in Morgantown, WV. Previously, he served as a nuclear engineering officer in the US Navy.  He is a Deep Creek Lake native, and lives with his wife Lisa and their two boys in the cabin his grandparents built in the 1930’s. He is an active member of the Deep Creek Lake Lion’s Club, the Editor of the Garrett County Historical Society’s publication the Glades Star and a Board Member of the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce.

Gary is a retired pharmacist in Oakland, MD, having lived there for over 25 years, and a summertime lake dweller in the McHenry area since 1957 as a child. He owns the Christmas Chalet at the lake. Gary has been active in the Oakland-Mountain Lake Park Lions, Garrett County Chamber of Commerce. He enjoys golfing and snow skiing and is an avid WVU Alumni supporter.

George is a Garrett County native. He and his wife Judith have resided full time in Sky Valley since 1994. He is a semi-retired Human Resource Director with First United Bank & Trust, having spent 33 years in the local banking industry. George also worked as a Program Manager for Northrup Grumman Corporation and spent several years in retail store management. He has been active in numerous community and charitable organizations and currently serves on the Garrett County Health Planning Council. George and Judith enjoy many outdoor summer and winter activities in beautiful Garrett County.

Cindy Stark is the President of 1000 Acres, which owns Thousand Acres Golf Club, an 18 hole championship golf course, and is one on the largest landowners in the Deep Creek area. Her family has been coming to Deep Creek for over 20 plus years. Cindy is also a Managing Director of Corstone, an international private equity firm headquartered in London. She has been there for almost 20 years.  Cindy runs special projects, specializes in turn-arounds and the human resources portfolios. She is also actively involved charitable organizations. Bud Hawk and Cindy will be cohosting the Lombardi Gala in 2024 which raises over 5 million dollars every year for cancer research. It is very near and dear to her heart. She is married and has to wonderful children and her two rescue dogs.  Cindy enjoys golf, biking, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

Delegate Beitzel completed four terms in the Maryland House of Delegates.  Was elected in 2006.  Member of the Appropriations Committee, and the Sub-committee for
Transportation and the Environment and Capital Budget; Served a four-year term as County Commissioner for Garrett County, Maryland from 1998 until 2002.

Has over thirty years of administrative experience in both the public and private sectors.  Was Administrator of the Garrett County Sanitary District for eighteen years and
worked ten years in the environmental health field at the Garrett County Health Department.

He and his wife Ruth owned and operated the Point Inn View and other lodging and food service businesses for more than 30 years at Deep Creek Lake and Oakland.

He was born and lives on Rock Lodge Road near Deep Creek Lake. He and his wife, Ruth, have two children and three grandchildren.

Tom and his wife Lee Ann have been residents of Meadow Mountain Lane since 2009. Tom and Lee Ann reside in Bethesda Maryland. They have four children and two grandchildren who also enjoy spending time at the lake. Tom is the Secretary of the Meadow Mountain Lane Association. Tom is the general counsel for biotechnolo.net gy companies and a board member for a public biotechnology company.

Susie, a Pittsburgh native, is a senior federal judge and has been a full or part-time
resident of Deep Creek Lake since 1954. She is active with the Board of Trustees of
Bucknell University and New England Law School/Boston, the Garrett College
Foundation Board, the Deep Creek Yacht Club at Turkey Neck, and Therapy Dogs
International, and is a member of the Mountain Host Ski Patrol at the Wisp Resort.

Bob retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Brigadier General after serving over 28 years on active duty then worked for a British
security firm and a couple of defense contractors in the Northern Virginia area. He has been a property owner since 2002 and full-time resident since 2010. He is currently retired and lives off Boy Scout Road with his wife Julia. Bob began service on the POA
Board in 2012 and served as POA President from 2013 to 2018. He serves as a permanent member of the Garrett County Board of Zoning Appeals and has served as the Vice President for Fundraising of the Deep Creek Watershed Foundation since its formation in 2016.

Lauren was raised in her family home on Deep Creek Lake. She now resides in McHenry, on Marsh Mountain, and manages her family business, Silvertree Marine. Lauren’s family has owned and operated multiple businesses for over 75 years in Garrett County . Her grandparents built and still currently live in one of the oldest homes on Deep Creek on Rock Lodge Road. She is a graduate of Northern Garrett County High School and Frostburg State University. She has both professional and recreational interests in Garrett County, especially Deep Creek Lake. Lauren enjoys summer and winter outdoor activities in Garrett County.

Karen is a 10th-generation native of Garrett County, her ancestors were the early settlers along the Youghiogheny River in Friendsville in the mid-1700s. She has been active in many business areas around the county since the 1970’s.