NAACP’s 2009 Annual Meeting, Rockville, Maryland

The Montgomery County NAACP held its 2009 Annual Meeting at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Rockville, Maryland, and the Trachtenberg Office was represented. Chief of Staff Alan Bowser attended the meeting, which included participation by Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Maryland State Senator Jenny Forehand, Maryland State Delegate Herman Taylor, Montgomery County Chief of Police Tom Manger, Montgomery County Board of Education member Dr. Judy Docca, Linda Plummer, Past President Montgomery County NAACP, former Montgomery County School Superintendent Paul L. Vance, and Selena Singleton representing Rep. Donna Edwards. NAACP President Henry Hailstock led the meeting, which included the presentation of a certificate honoring the late Blair Ewing.

Founded Feb. 12. 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots–based civil rights organization. Its more than half-million members and supporters throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors. The Montgomery County Chapter of the NAACP’s website is at http://www.naacp-mc.org/

Councilmember Trachtenberg’s Chief of Staff Alan Bowser is a member of the Montgomery County Executive’s African American Advisory Group and a former Executive Board member of the African American Democratic Club of Montgomery County.