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Education: University of Miami – B.A. Communications/Political Science; University of Maryland, Global Campus – Master’s Degree, Accounting & Financial Management
Occupation: President – Web Mobile Image, LLC
Family: Married to Lee Ashman; two adult children & one grandchild
Gaithersburg Committee Liaison: Gaithersburg Book Festival Committee (Chair)
Civic Experience: City of Gaithersburg: Mayor 2014 – present, Council Member 2007 – 2014, Council Vice President 2011; Gaithersburg Book Festival, Founder & Chair, 2009 – present; Maryland Municipal League: Legislative Committee 2022 – present, Maryland Mayors Association 2014 – present; Orchard Place Homeowners Association, Board of Directors 2007 – 2009; Mayor’s Ad Hoc Committee on Election Participation 2007; Coordinator, Quince Orchard Cluster of PTA’s 2005 – 2007; MCCPTA, Board of Directors 2005 – 2007; Brown Station Elementary School PTA, President 2002 – 2003; Gaithersburg Citizens for Smarter Growth, Founding Member 2001.

Education: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, MBA; University of Maryland University College, B.S. Business & Management summa cum laude
Occupation: Software and IT Executive (retired).
Family: Married to Michelle Harris; three children
Gaithersburg Committee Liaison: Economic and Business Development Committee, Transportation Committee
Civic Experience: City of Gaithersburg: Council Member 2014 – present, Council Vice President 2022 and 2017; Gaithersburg Economic and Business Development Committee Member, 2013 – 2014 and Council Liaison, 2019 - present; Gaithersburg Transportation Committee Council Liaison, 2014 – present; Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments: Board Member, 2015 – 2016; Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Planning Board Member, 2014 – present; Kentlands Community Foundation Board Member, 2021 – present, Kentlands Citizens Assembly: Chairman, 2013 – 2014, President 2006 – 2008; Maryland Corridor Cities Transitway Area 1 Advisory Committee, 2014.

Education: John’s Hopkins University – M.S., Technology Management
Occupation: Program Director – Montgomery County Govt.
Family: 6 Siblings, 9 Nieces and Nephews
Gaithersburg Committee Liaison: Senior Advisory Committee
Civic Experience: City of Gaithersburg: Council Member 2021 – present; Council Vice President 2022 - present; Women’s Democratic: Board of Directors 2019 – 2021; Montgomery County: Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee 2014 – present.

Education: : Montgomery College – A.A, University of Maryland Global Campus (University of Maryland University College) – B.S., MS, and MBA
Occupation: Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder of ExeGi Pharma
Family: Married to Lismarie Hernández
Gaithersburg Committee Liaison: Environmental Affairs Committee
Civic Experience: City of Gaithersburg: Animal Control Board 2018 – 2023, Economic and Business Development Committee 2022 – 2023; Montgomery County: Workforce Development Board 2022 – Present, Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board 2019 – 2022; United States Coast Guard 2006 – 2016; Kentlands Citizens Assembly: Chairman, 2019 – 2021, Treasurer, 2017 – 2019.

Education: University of Scranton – BA Communication cum laude
Occupation: Realtor, Jim McNulty Real Estate at Keller Williams Capital Properties
Family: Married to Amy McNulty; two children
Gaithersburg Committee Liaison: Cultural Arts Advisory Committee, Olde Towne Advisory Committee
Civic Experience: City of Gaithersburg: Council Member 2021 – present; Gaithersburg Meals on Wheels: Volunteer 2025-present; Olde Towne Advisory Committee 2016 – 2021; Transportation Committee 2017 – 2019; St. Martin’s School: School Advisory Board & Finance Committee 2018 – 2023; The Upper Room PTSD Support Group: Founder 2012 – present; Saybrooke Homeowners Association: Board of Directors 2013 – 2015, President 2015 – 2018; Montgomery County Little League: Head Baseball Coach 2016 – 2017; Upper Montgomery Athletic Club (UMAC): Head Baseball Coach 2012 – 2014; National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences-National Capital/Chesapeake Bay Chapter: Board of Directors 2002 – 2005, 2009 – 2011, Vice President 2005.

Education: Thesis Pending, George Washington University Law School, Masters of Law Candidate; University of San Francisco School of Law, Juris Doctor with Honors; Tufts University, Bachelor of Science in Biology & Environmental Studies
Occupation: Corporate Counsel, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Reserves
Family: Married to Itsuko Jamie Udaka; two children
Gaithersburg Committee Liaison: Police Advisory Committee, Multicultural Affairs Committee
Civic Experience: City of Gaithersburg: Council Member 2015 – present, Council Vice President 2019, Transportation Committee 2015 – 2017; Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments: Board of Directors 2018 – present, Chesapeake Bay and Water Resources Policy Committee Alternate 2016 – present; U.S. Army active duty 2003 – 2009; U.S. Army Reserves 1999 – 2003, 2009 – present; U.S. Army Civilian 2009 – 2013; Watkins Mill Town Center HOA Board of Directors 2014 – 2016; VFW 2003 – present; American Legion 2014 – 2020; American Bar Association 2009 – present; Brown Station Elementary School PTA 2014 – present.

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