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Frederick
Frederick County
Origin: Frederick County was created in 1748 from Baltimore and
Prince George's counties (Chapter 15, Acts of 1748). Most likely,
the county was named after Frederick Calvert (1731-1771), sixth
and last lord Baltimore, who was the proprietor of Maryland
from 1751 until his death in 1771 in Naples, Italy.
County Seat: Frederick
Population (July 2015): 249,277
Major Industry: Advanced Technology, Bioscience, Information
Technology, Manufacturing, Craft Beverage and Agriculture
Attractions: Four Main Street communities including historic
Downtown Frederick; Frederick Wine Trail and 24 wineries, brew-
eries, and distilleries; National Civil War Medicine Museum; 10
national and state parks including Monocacy National Battlefield
and Cunningham Falls State Park
First and third Tuesday of each month at 4:30 p.m.
ELECTED OFFICIALS
County Executive
Jan H. Gardner, County Executive
12 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301.600.1100 • Fax: 301.600.1050
Email: jgardner@FrederickCountyMD.gov
County Executive's Staff
W. Paul Dial, Chief Administrative Officer
12 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301.600.1028 • Fax: 301.600.1050
Email: pdial@FrederickCountyMD.gov
Lori Follmer, Administrative Analyst, County Executive
12 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301.600.3190 • Fax: 301.600.1050
Email: lfollmer@FrederickCountyMD.gov
Joyce M. Grossnickle, Administrative Officer
12 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301.600.1102 • Fax: 310.600.1050
Email: jgrossnickle@FrederickCountyMD.gov
Heidi N. Keeney, Administrative Analyst, Chief Administrative Officer
12 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301.600.1028 • Fax: 301.600.1050
Email: hkeeney@FrederickCountyMD.gov
Vivian D. Laxton, Communications Director
12 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301.600.1315 • Fax: 301.600.1050
Email: vlaxton@frederickcountymd.gov
Michael G. Marschner, Special Projects Manager
12 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301.600.1133 • Fax: 301.600.1050
Email: mmarschner@FrederickCountyMD.gov
Margaret L. Nusbaum, Special Administrative Director
12 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301.600.7700 • Fax: 301.600.1050
Email: mnusbaum@FrederickCountyMD.gov
Janice Spiegel, Education Liaison
12 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301.600.1622 • Fax: 301.600.1050
Email: jspiegel@FrederickCountyMD.gov
Roger A. Wilson, Director, Governmental Affairs & Public Policy
12 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301.600.1621 • Fax: 301.600.1050
Email: rwilson@FrederickCountyMD.gov
County Council
12 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301.600.1135 • Fax: 301.600.1849
Council Members
Bud Otis, President, County Council, At-Large
12 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301.600.1101 • Fax: 301.600.1849
Email: botis@FrederickCountyMD.gov
M.C. Keegan-Ayer, Vice President, County Council, District 3
12 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301.600.1159 • Fax: 301.600.1849
Email: MCKeegan-Ayer@FrederickCountyMD.gov
Jerry D. Donald, Council Member, District 1
12 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301.600.1159 • Fax: 301.600.1849
Email: jdonald@FrederickCountyMD.gov
Tony J. Chmelik, Council Member, District 2
12 East Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301.600.1034 • Fax: 301.600.1849
Email: tchmelik@FrederickCountyMD.gov
COUNTY
LISTINGS
www.frederickcountymd.gov