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Purple Line NOW! Board of Directors


2012 Executive Committee/Board Members
  1. President: Ralph Bennett
    Bennett Frank McCarthy Architects, Inc.

  2. Vice President: Nancy Soreng
    League of Women Voters of Montgomery County

  3. Treasurer: Wayne Phyillaier

  4. Secretary: Greg Sanders

  5. At Large: Jonathon Sachs
    Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce

  6. Bryan Arias
    UMD student liaison

  7. Jim Clarke

  8. Mark Coles
    Washington, DC Building and Construction Trades Council

  9. Andy Fellows
    Mayor of the City of College Park

  10. John Gallagher

  11. G. Keith Haller
    President/CEO, Potomac Incorporated

  12. Tony Hausner

  13. Erwin Mack
    Takoma-Langley Crossroads Community Development Authority

  14. Eddie Pounds

  15. Jane Redicker
    Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce

  16. Brad Stewart
    Montgomery College

  17. Victor Weissberg

  18. Lateefah Williams
    Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689

Ex-officio Board Members/Staff

Note: PLN has a policy that elected officials above the Municipal level can not serve on the Board of Directors. However, we want to work closely with our elected governments at both the County and State levels and created the ex-officio category to improve communication with these officials.

  1. Jeremy Crandall
    Staff to Delegate Heather Mizeur

  2. Chris Gillis
    Staff to Councilmember George Leventhal

  3. Tom Hucker
    Maryland House of Delegates

  4. George Leventhal
    Montgomery County Council Member (at large)

  5. Heather Mizeur
    Maryland House of Delegates

  6. Eric Olson
    Prince George's County Council

  7. Barbara Sanders
    Resident, Montgomery County

We thank our many past members of our Board for their work in support of the Purple Line. Two stand out for special recognition as founders:
  • Harry Sanders (2003-10; President, 2007-10), cofounder of the Action Committee for Transit.
  • Webb Smedley (2003-10; Chair, 2007-10), Woodside, Silver Spring.

Shorter Commutes - Less Pollution - Better Trails - More Jobs - Higher Property Values - Stronger Communities