Board of Directors
Downtown Frederick Partnership is guided by a Board of Directors, which is composed of Voting and Non-Voting Directors that include downtown business owners, professionals, residents, property owners, elected officials, and representatives from partnering organizations. Our FY22 board members are listed below:
Officers
Carla Clarke, President
Derek McGee, Vice President
Chris Smariga, Secretary & Treasurer
Committee Chairpersons
Karyn Lovins., Design Chair
Sandy Dubay, Business Development Chair
Derek McGee, Organization Chair
Julie Kennedy, Promotion Co-chair
Marién Hornyak, Promotion Co-chair
Voting Directors
Jill Ascher
Chris Foreman
Becky Kaler
Chris Kline, Jr.
Kate Kuranda
Sean Norris
Kelly Russell
Cassie Senn Vaira
Carlo Serio
Nkem Wellington
Zakiya White
Non-voting Directors
Dave Ziedelis, Visit Frederick
Jennifer Gerlock, Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
Gabriella Smith, Frederick Arts Council
Hailey Johnson, Celebrate Frederick
Kara Norman, Downtown Frederick Partnership
Michael Blue, Frederick County Council
Amanda Lee, County Office of Economic Development
Downtown Frederick Champions
Downtown Frederick Leadership Circle
The Partnership Club
Grantors
Ausherman Family Foundation
Delaplaine Foundation
Frederick Arts Council
Frederick County, MD
Keep Maryland Beautiful
Maryland Department of Housing & Community Development
Maryland Department of Transportation
Maryland Environmental Trust
Maryland State Arts Council
Transportation Management Services
Visit Frederick
Downtown Frederick Advocates
Thiel Butner
Cowork Frederick
DISTRICT Arts
Joseph Donegan
Ec’clectibles
Edgeworks Knife and Supply
Frederick Health Systems
Kathleen & Thomas Igo
Kate Kuranda
Elizabeth Lovoy
Miles and Stockbridge
Pretzel & Pizza Creations
Yvonne Reinsch
Rodgers Consulting
Tom Rozynek
Starbucks
Kimberly Teunis
Eleanor Winter & Dan Backo
Downtown Frederick Promoters
Bailey’s Treasures
The Cellar Door
Timothy Custer
Details Matter Bookkeeping
Dream House Furniture & Design
Peggy Dufour
Earthly Elements
Matt Edens
Flynn & Clarke, LLC
Frederick Brick Works
Frederick Coffee Co & Cafe
Frederick Fudge & Ice Cream
Beth Gura
Marcia Hall
HR Answerbox
Skip & Nikki Irwin
The Kitchenette
The Knot House
Law Offices of McCurdy, Dean & Graditor
Karyn Lovins
James Lynch
McClintock Distilling Company
Molly’s Meanderings
Sean Morrissey
Rose Marie Myers
The Orchard
The Pasta Palette
Perfect Truffle
Powell, LLC
RS Will Wealth Management
Shab Row Tea Emporium
The Spice & Tea Exchange
Up On Market
Varner & Goundry, P.C.
The Wine Kitchen on the Creek
Downtown Frederick Fans
Kathy Angleberger
Bella Brows Microblading Studio
Café Anglais
Cannon Hill Logistics
Coco Cabana
Curious Iguana
Betsy Fisher
Footlights Dance & Theatre Boutique
Gaslight Gallery
Helen Gregory
Jennifer Grove
Hootch & Banter
Marien Hornyak
Karen Justice
Lily’s Loft
Lockhouse Studios
Love Your Vessel
Larry Marsh
ODIN CrossFit
Margray & Bill Poulin
Radcliffe Realty
Yaneth Reyes Jewelry
Albert Riffle
Scott Riffle
Sheila Schaden
Sky’s The Limit
James Spoth
TONIQ
Vintage Mid-Century
John & Madonna Vitarello
Wastler’s Barber Shop
White Rabbit Gastropub
Zavos Architecture
Downtown Frederick Supporters
The Amy Wolff Team of Direct Mortgage Loans
Attaboy Beer
Beth Azrael
Dolan Media Management
Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ
Grove Public Relations
Everett & Patricia Hart
Carole Larkin
L.P. Calomeris Realty
Kate McDermott
The Potters’ Guild of Frederick
Jeanie Reeder
Smoketown Creekside
Text Design Inc
Edward & Robin Thompson
Verbena Salon & Spa
Welcome Home Realty Group
Downtown Frederick Friends
Kimberly Anstine
Art Collective
Artifacts Glass Gallery
Craig Bedard
Robin Bell
Gillian Berluti
Howard Cox
Custom Imprints
Kimberly English
Donna Evans
Neil & Kathy Fay
John & Katie Fieseler
Freesia and Vine Flowers
Jill Fulton
Denise Gouin
Gravel & Grind
Great Stuff by Paul
Lauren Hagan
Susan Hardey
Tara Hays
Truby LaGarde
Lenny Martin
Theresa Michel
Janice Murray
The Muse
Natural Fusion Hair Studio
Sheridan Reaver
Jean Remmert
Rachel Rice
Dedra Salitrik
Savage Soaps
Sir Speedy Printing
Patricia Szymanski
Lorri Taylor
Sunny Tompkins
UnCorporate Headshot
Meghan Waters
Zakiya White
Donnie Wood
Stephen Yarnall
February First Saturday: Fire in Ice
Music & Arts, presenting
ICE SCULPTURES
Advanced Behavioral Health
AIGA BlueRidge Chapter
The Alcorn Family
Baker Tree Service
Baltimore Gold of Frederick
Bartz Landscaping
Beer Around Frederick
Belleza Hair & Nail Studio
Brainstorm Comics
Brewer’s Alley
Brick & Mortar Mercantile
Bushwaller’s
Capital Womens Care
The Cellar Door
The Center. Sound. Mind. Body.
Century 21 Redwood
Citizens Ballroom
Cucina Massi
Dancing Bear
Days End Farm Horse Rescue
Delaplaine Art Center
DeLeon & Stang
Dream House Furniture & Design
Dynamic Automotive
Ec’clectibles
Edgeworks Knife and Supply
Embark Skate Shop
Emporium Antiques
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ
FCB Bank
FCDSS Foster Care
Federated Charities
Firestone’s Culinary Tavern
Frederick Arts Council
The Frederick Basket Company
Frederick Brick Works
Frederick Community College
Frederick Social
Gaslight Gallery
Golden Spring Landscaping
Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley
Hood College
I Made This! Pottery Shop
Idiom Brewing
Il Porto
La Paz Mexican Restaurant
Law for Parents
Lazy Fish
Lonza Bioscience
L.P. Calomeris Realty
Magoo’s Pub & Eatery
Magpie Market
Maryland Ensemble Theatre
The Muse, Molly’s Meanderings & Hunting Creek Outfitters
Music & Arts
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
North Market Pop Shop
ODIN CrossFit
Olde Towne Tavern
Alice Orzechowski, CPA
Overland Site Services
Patriot Federal Credit Union
Peace
The Platoon Veteran Services Center at Goodwill
Power of Change
Precision for Medicine
Premier Group of Long & Foster Real Estate
Pretzel & Pizza Creations
Primitive Homespuns & Charlotte’s Cottage Quilt Shop
RE/MAX Plus
Retro-Metro
Ronald Layman Studios
Ruppert Properties
Sabor de Cuba
Savage Soaps
Showroom
Silver Hawk Farm
Sisters in Style
Six East Salon
Smoketown Creekside
South Mountain Creamery Ice Cream Shop
The Spice & Tea Exchange
Structures Salon
Stumpy’s Hatchet House
Support Unlimited
Sweetie’s
Taco Daddy
Take Root
Tenth Ward Distilling Company
Thacher & Rye
Thermo Fisher Scientific
The Trail House
Transportation Management Services
Tsunami
United Steam Fire Engine Co #3
Up On Market
Velvet Lounge & Wildflower Weddings
Vintage Mid-Century
Visit Frederick
Warehouse Cinemas
White Rabbit Gastropub
The Wine Kitchen on the Creek
Woodsboro Bank
Zebop
FOOD TRUCKS
Boxcar Burgers
In10se BBQ
Mayta Peruvian Cuisine
MR Cheesecakes
2021 Alive @ Five
DARCARS Toyota of Frederick & WLR Automotive Group, presenting
LEVEL ONE
Audio Video Group
Brewer’s Alley
FoodPRO
Innovative, Inc.
Key 103.1 / 106.9 The Eagle
LSWG
M&T Bank
Rotary Club of Carroll Creek
Rotary Club of Frederick
Truist
LEVEL THREE
Beckley’s RVs
Beer Around Frederick
Edgewater Federal Solutions
FCB Bank
Frederick County Health Department – Think Before You Drink
MD Tix
Morgan-Keller Construction
Four Points Group at Morgan Stanley
Ruppert Properties
Sandy Spring Bank
St. John Properties
IN-KIND
Benefactor Events
Comcast
Frederick Keys
Frederick News-Post
Imagination Center
Postern
Rosedale Ice
BEER, FOOD & WINE
Boxcar Burgers
Brewer’s Alley
In10se BBQ
Irie Eats
Olde Mother Brewing
Pop-Up Poutine
Smoketown Beer
Steinhardt Brewing
Taco Daddy
The Tasting Room
FRIENDS OF ALIVE @ FIVE
AMI Signs
Attaboy Beer
BaneBio
Beans and Bagels
Cellar Door
COAST Designs
Cowork Frederick
Crèmè de la Crèmè
Curious Iguana
Dancing Bear
Dream House
East Side Auto Service
Ec’clectibles
Edgeworks Knife and Supply
Embark Skate Shop
Fraternal Order of Police Francis Scott Key Lodge #91
Frederick Bound
Frederick Lumber Company
Frederick Shell Carwash
Freesia and Vine Flowers
Griffith Energy Services and Propane, Inc.
Jocelyn & Mike Hering
Hippy Chick Hummus
HR Answerbox
In Balance Massage Therapy
Jill Fulton Band
Jim Bass Group of Real Estate Teams
The Kitchenette
LifeCYCLE Studio
Markool Heating & Cooling
McClintock Distilling
Caitlin McGrew
North Market Pop Shop
Olde Towne Tavern
Peace for the Modern Hippie
Pretzel & Pizza Creations
Ruppert Landscape
Six East Salon & Spa
Spring Arbor Senior Living
Starbucks, 104 N Market St
State Farm Agent, Darius Mark
Sumittra Thai Cuisine
Support Unlimited, Inc.
Thacher & Rye
TONIQ
The Trail House
Visit Frederick
Welcome Home Realty Group
Woman to Woman Mentoring
2022 Alive @ Five
DARCARS Toyota of Frederick, presenting
LEVEL ONE
Audio Video Group
Brewer’s Alley
Frederick Lumber Company
Innovative Inc
Key 103 & 106.9 The Eagle
LSWG
M&T Bank
Northrop Realty
Rotary Club of Carroll Creek
Rotary Club of Frederick
Truist
WLR Automotive Group
LEVEL TWO
FoodPRO
LEVEL THREE
Acts Retirement-Life Communities
CAS Engineering
Clagett Enterprises
Edgewater Federal Solutions
FCB Bank
Four Points Group at Morgan Stanley
Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley
McNees Wallace & Nurick
Morgan-Keller Construction
Ruppert Properties
Sandy Spring Bank
Stauffer Funeral Homes
IN-KIND
Benefactor Events
Frederick Book Arts Center
Frederick Keys
Frederick News-Post
Imagination Center
Minuteman Press
Postern
Rosedale Ice
BEER, FOOD & WINE
Attaboy Beer
Boxcar Burgers
Brewer’s Alley
District East
Firestone’s Culinary Tavern
Gambrill Mt Food Co
Idiom Brewing
La Parada
Olde Mother Brewing
Sabor de Cuba
Smoketown Beer
Steinhardt Brewing
Tempo di Pasta
FRIENDS OF ALIVE @ FIVE
AMI Signs
Bach Real Estate
BaneBio
Beans and Bagels
Blessings in a Backpack, Frederick Chapter
Capital Women’s Care Frederick OB/GYN
Cellar Door Restaurant & Lounge
Classic Occasions
Common Market Co-Op
Cowork Frederick
Curious Iguana
Dancing Bear
Dream House
Ec’clectibles
Edgeworks Knife and Supply
Exceed Cybersecurity & IT
First Command Financial Services
Laura Fitzgibbon
Frederick County Association of Realtors
Frederick Shell Carwash
Frederick Social
Donna Goff
Gulf Group LLC
Cheryl Hanes
Hippy Chick Hummus
Jenny Huseman
Jill Fulton Band
Jim Bass Group of Real Estate Teams
Key City Foundation
The Kitchenette
Live Frederick Group
Newbridge Spine & Pain Center
North Market Pop Shop
Platinum PR • Places Reimagined
Premier Group of Long & Foster Real Estate Inc
Remus, Weddle & Cavenee, LLC
Scotty’s Vodka
Tim Smith
Spring Arbor Senior Living
Support Unlimited Inc
Patti Szymanski
TONIQ
The Trail House
Transformed Medical Spa of Frederick
Transportation Management Services
Triangle Motors
Village Crossing
Visit Frederick
VoodooRocksBand.com
Welcome Home Realty Group
Kristi Jacobs Williams, Realtor and Your Homestead Team at Samson Properties
Woman to Woman Mentoring
Tori Wright-Elliott, Realtor at Impact Maryland Real Estate
Bring A Broom Saturday
City of Frederick
Grant County Mulch
Oldetowne Landscape Architects
Tobacco Free Frederick
Wegmans
Competitive Edge
City of Frederick Department of Economic Development
Frederick County Office of Economic Development
PNC Bank
First Saturday
CrossRem
Eastern Exteriors
Mount Saint Mary’s
Plamondon Hospitality Partners
SkyPoint Federal Credit Union
Wegmans
Frosty Friday
Woodsboro Bank
Halloween
C Burr Artz Trust