Elections Glade Valley 

Jacki Fogle Dvorak Running for Walkersville Town Commissioner

 1.  Tell our readers about yourself (family, education, employment, community involvement, etc.): I was born and raised in Walkersville. My family has been here for generations. My father started his electrical business, Glenn H. Fogle & Sons Electric Service in 1946, and is still run by my family 72 years later! My parents built our house on Charles Street in 1951. We are still there! My husband works for Allstate, and is also the pastor of a small church. We have raised four adult sons. When our children were small,…

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Mary Ann Brodie-Ennis for Town Commissioner

 1.  Tell our readers about yourself (family, education, employment, community involvement, etc.): I have been married to David Ennis for 38 years and counting. We were lucky enough to find a house in Walkersville and moved in to the lovely Town in 1986. David and I raised two children here. They thrived in Walkersville and the schools. I attended Syracuse University, and continue to be a basketball fan. I have worked for Montgomery County and Frederick County Parks and Recreation Departments. New Midway/Woodsboro Elementary has been my place of employment…

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Robert “Bob” Yoder for Walkersville Town Commissioner

 1.  Tell our readers about yourself (family, education, employment, community involvement, etc.): I am married to my very loving wife Cindy, and have two adult children and one granddaughter.  I am a retired IT Network Manager who was responsible for a large staff of engineers reporting directly to me. My experience included managing multi-million dollar budgets and negotiating large scale national contracts for a major corporation. I created, built and managed nation-wide network infrastructures. This included designing new network architectures and creating plans for implementation, along with participating in the…

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Betsey Brannen for Walkersville Town Commissioner

 1.  Tell our readers about yourself (family, education, employment, community involvement, etc.): I’ve realized now that the use of my legal name, Mary Brannen, may be confusing for some. Many of you know me as Betsey Brannen, your local children’s librarian at the Walkersville Library and wife of fellow commissioner candidate, Mitch Brannen. However, many of you know me by my maiden name, Betsey Whitmore, daughter of longtime residents Ralph and Irene Whitmore. I would like to say that I am a 38-year resident of Walkersville; however, from 1998-2016, I…

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Michael McNiesh for Walkersville Town Commissioner

 1.  Tell our readers about yourself (family, education, employment, community involvement, etc.): I am a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air National Guard with 18 years of service to our country. I also work as an Airline Captain for a company called ExpressJet flying 50 seat jets under contract to United Airlines. My Wife Celeste and I grew up in Maryland and have 2 sons Jake (10) and Cameron (8) who attend Glade Elementary. I am an active GVAA soccer dad, have previously coached T-Ball for Frederick County Recreation and assist…

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