Meetings

• 5:30 p.m.
• Third Monday of every month or in special session as the need arises
• Multi-Service Center
  Third and Franklin Streets
  Denton, MD 21629 

Members

Name	Role	Type	Term	Term Start	Term End
Tina-Marie Brown	Vice Chair	County Representative	Second	12/8/09	6/30/16
Wayne Allen Cole	Member	County Representative	First	3/12/13	3/12/16
Kimberly Ann Cutchin	Member	County Representative	Second	12/8/09	12/8/15
Jefferson Ghrist	Ex-Officio	CC Commissioner Representative	N/A	N/A	N/A
Karen McGee	Member	County Representative	First	3/20/12	6/30/15
Jeffrey Porter	Member	County Representative	Second	11/9/10	11/9/16
Monique Rich	Member	County Representative	First	11/26/13	11/26/16
Stephen Stouffer	Member	County Representative	Second	12/8/09	12/8/15
Juanita Webster	Chairman	County Representative	Second	12/8/09	12/8/15
James Wilkison	Member	County Representative	Remainder of a term	1/1/14	12/8/15

Composition
There are nine members, including a County Commissioner, appointed by the County Commissioners. Candidates shall have a high degree of interest, capacity, and objectivity, and who in the aggregate give a countywide representative character to the Board. The Board selects its own Chair.

Election
Candidates will be gathered with dual efforts of the Board Liaison and the County Commissioners office before submitting names for the Commissioners approval. 

Term of Office
The term is for 3 years and will normally expire on June 30. There is a limit of two terms, but after one year, a member may serve again.

Charge / Authority
(Maryland Annotated Code, Human Services, § 3-501 to § 3-503)
The Caroline County Board of Social Services shall complete the following tasks:

• Advise the local and state director regarding policy application
• Be well informed about the department’s activities and communicate this information to the public
• Establish and maintain effective liaison with the County Commissioners
• Review and make recommendations regarding the departmental budget
• Review periodic departmental evaluation and work with the director regarding their implementation
• Work with the director in developing new services as needed