Trachtenberg Office Attends African American Advisory Group Meeting

The Trachtenberg Office was represented at the annual budget meeting of the County Executive’s African American Advisory Group in Rockville, Maryland.

At the meeting, County Executive Isiah Leggett received the AAAG’s recommendations regarding the FY11 Operating Budget to be submitted to the County Council in March 2010. The Group’s recommendations addressed issues of spending reductions; new revenue sources; efficient, effective operations; collaboration on state budget cut mitigation; critical services prioritization; and strategic management of the financial crisis.

The County Executive was accompanied by Bruce Adams, Director of the Office of Community Partnerships, Reverend Timothy Warner, Staff Liaison, Office of Community Partnerships, and Joe Beach, Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

The AAAG is co-chaired by Dr. Sheryl Brissett-Chapman and Julian Norment. Our Chief of Staff Alan Bowser, who is a member of the Executive’s African American Advisory Group, represented Councilmember Trachtenberg.

African American Democratic Club of Montgomery County - Winter Meeting

Councilmember Duchy Trachtenberg's Chief of Staff Alan Bowser represented our office at the Winter Meeting of the African American Democratic Club (AADCMC) of Montgomery County in Rockville, Maryland.

U.S. Representative Donna Edwards was the special guest at the AADCMC's Winter Meeting. Among the many attendees were Montgomery County Democratic Chair Karen Britto, Maryland State Delegate Roger Manno (19th Legislative District), and Montgomery County Councilmember George Leventhal.

Alan is a member of the County Executive Ike Leggett's African American Advisory Group and a former Executive Board Member of the African American Democratic Club of Montgomery County.

The Club's website is located at http://aadcmc.org/