Kent tourism supervisor joins Associates of Wye Mill board | Information

WYE MILLS – Jana Carter, Kent County’s Tourism Manager, is one of six new directors elected to the Board of Directors of the Friends of Wye Mill Inc. at their January meeting.

At that time, the Board of Directors, which is the governing body of Old Wye Mill, accepted the resignation of longtime directors George Hoffman and Mary Margaret Revell Goodwin.

Hoffman and Goodwin become the first members of the organization’s advisory board.

Seasoned board members Mary Alice Casey and Virginia “Jij” Duffey will continue to serve, as will officers John Nizer, President, Constantine “Conny” Kleissas, Carol Bilek and Ellen Smith.

Newly elected board members include Carter, Carol Bean, Nevin Crouse, Brenda Davis, Alice Lloyd and Donald Regenhardt.

Hailing from Counties of Kent, Queen Anne and Talbot, they bring a wide range of expertise and experience to the historic flour-making mill, the oldest continuously operated water-powered mill in America and Maryland’s oldest continuously operated company.

The mill has been under the management of Friends of Wye Mill since 1996.

“This extraordinary group of executives will improve Old Wye Mill’s connections with various aspects of our community and enable us to execute our growth plans on many levels,” said Nizer in a press release.

He thanked the Chair of the Leadership Committee, Kleissas, and the Project Leader, Barry Kessler, for recruiting the group.

The press release included biographies of the new board members, which are reprinted here.

Bean is the Agriculture Specialist for the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, where she is innovating in efforts to build a robust and resilient regional food system. She is passionate about how food creates community and believes supporting work landscapes is one of the best and most delicious ways to preserve rural areas.

Carter is the tourism manager of the Kent County Office of Economic and Tourism Development, where she is fueling the cultural tourism industry through new and exciting collaborations. With roots stretching back five generations in Kent County, Cater believes that cultural tourism should be celebrating, empowering and engaging.

Crouse, who grew up in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania and Easton, is the miller’s grandson and great-grandson. He has taught history and other humanities subjects at Chesapeake College for more than 20 years. He now lives in Greensboro.

Davis spent many summers growing up on the east coast of Maryland. She has lived in Talbot County for 32 years and now lives in Wye Mills.

As a fisheries biologist with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Davis worked on the conservation of blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay. During her 28 years at DNR, she developed a deep appreciation for the culture and traditions that make the East Coast a unique and special place.

A native of Easton, Lloyd owns and operates several successful businesses, including the Bartlett Pear Inn Bed and Breakfast and Eagle’s Cafe on Hog ​​Neck Golf Course. She is also a certified nutritional therapist and works with clients to incorporate more nutritious foods into their lifestyle. Her leadership experience includes serving on the Maryland State Board of Tourism and the Easton Business Alliance.

Regenhardt, a 1957 graduate of the US Naval Academy, retired as a colonel from the Air Force. As a civilian, he directed programs at IBM’s Federal Systems Division (later Lockheed Martin) for 18 years.

Today he lives in Queenstown and is Junior Warden of Wye Parish. He helps maintain the community’s buildings and grounds.