The mission of the Community Development Network of Maryland is to promote, strengthen, and advocate for the community development sector throughout Maryland’s urban, suburban, and rural communities.
The Community Development Network of Maryland envisions thriving Maryland neighborhoods and communities, where people of all incomes have opportunities for themselves and their families.
The Maryland Asset Building Community Development (ABCD) Network was founded in 2006. ABCD took the form of a network of community development organizations, with a lean staffing structure, to build members' capacity and advocate with one voice. In 2013, the organization's leadership conducted a strategic planning process and decided to change the name to the Community Development Network of Maryland, to better align with its mission. Since 2013, CDN has been an effective organizer and representative of community development organizations throughout Maryland.
CDN 2018-2021 Strategic Plan (pdf)
DownloadStephanie Prange Proestel – President
Housing Initiative Partnership
Glenn Irwin – Vice President
Ocean City Development Corporation
Ilana Branda – Secretary
Montgomery Housing Partnership
Dana Johnson – Treasurer
The Redevelopment Fund
Janice Williams – At-Large Executive Committee member
BB&T Bank
Erin Shearman Karpewicz – Immediate Past President
Arundel Community Development Services
Doris J. Cammack-Spencer
Southern Maryland Minority Chamber of Commerce
Charlotte Davis
Rural Maryland Council
Peter Dolkart
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Baltimore Branch
Donna Hurley
Housing Options & Planning Enterprises, Inc. (H.O.P.E.)
Shavaugn Jackson
Diversified Housing
Gerard Joab
Saint Ambrose Housing Aid Center
Dennis Nicholson
St. Mary’s County Housing Authority
John Papagni
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Mike Spurrier
Frederick Community Action
Jessica Sorrell
Enterprise Community Partners
Kelli Tencer
Reach of Washington County
Ivy Wells
Town of Berlin, MD
Odette T. Ramos - Executive Director
Claudia Wilson Randall - Associate Director