PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARDS
Kent T. Finkelsen, Administrator
1 West Washington St., Hagerstown, MD 21740
(240) 420-5383; fax: (240) 420-5442
e-mail: kent.finkelsen@maryland.gov
web: www.ptaab.state.md.us
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARDS
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 6-year term:
Kent T. Finkelsen, Administrator, 2018
(240) 420-5383
e-mail: kent.finkelsen@maryland.gov
Julie M. Greene, Executive Assistant (240) 420-5383
e-mail: julie.greene@maryland.gov
PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARDS
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
![[photo, Gateway Center, 112 Baltimore St., Cumberland, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/37mun/cumberland/images/1198-1-1448.jpg)
ALLEGANY COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Governor)
Floyd W. Kaylor, Jr., 2017; Colleen M. Heinrich, 2018; Cynthia S. Jones, 2019; George J. Griffin (alternate) 2018.
P. O. Box 35
Gateway Center, 112 Baltimore St., Cumberland, MD 21501 - 0035
(301) 777-2113; fax: (301) 777-2052
Gateway Center, 112 Baltimore St., Cumberland, Maryland, July 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Jeffrey L. Jefferson, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2018
Brian J. Metzbower, 2016; Carol Geller Sures, 2017. Alternates: Shirley Ann Kaliszak, 2016; Patrick T. Shanahan, 2016; Theodora A. Schulman, 2018.
P. O. Box 2700, Arundel Center, Room 163, 44 Calvert St., Annapolis, MD 21404 - 2700
(410) 974-2374; fax: (410) 974-2105
BALTIMORE CITY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Herman Williams, Jr., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2016
Harry X. Peaker, 2017; Elaine Finkelstein, 2018. Alternates: Courtney J. McKeldin, 2017; Elizabeth M. Simon-Higgs, 2018; one vacancy.
William Donald Schaefer Tower, Suite 301, 6 St. Paul St., Baltimore, MD 21202 - 1631
(410) 767-8455; fax: (410) 333-2415
BALTIMORE COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
I. William Chase, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2017
Thomas J. Howard, Jr., 2016; Beverly R. Ruppersberger, 2018. Alternates: Sandra L. Cullen, 2016; George R. Rew, 2016; Isaac S. Manjoe, 2018.
Hampton Plaza, Suite 404, 300 East Joppa Road, Towson, MD 21286
(410) 321-3675; fax: (410) 321-2019
CALVERT COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Guffrie M. Smith, Jr., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2018
Samuel E. Bergeson-Willis, 2014; Clifton E. Savoy, Jr., 2017; Ann Baker Jenkins (alternate), 2018.
P. O. Box 2464, Goldstein District Court/Multi-Service Center, Room 1200, 200 Duke St., Prince Frederick, MD 20678 - 2464
(443) 550-6840; fax: (443) 550-6850
CAROLINE COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
George E. Weaver, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2018
Gerald M. Feldman, 2017; Walter G. Scanlan, 2018; Felix W. Morrison (alternate), 2018.
Hargreaves District Court/Multi-Service Center, 207 South Third St., Denton, MD 21629
(410) 819-4439; fax: (410) 819-4441
CARROLL COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Scott W. Davis, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2013
Byron E. Hollinger, 2017; David B. Blake, 2019; Michael Oakes (alternate), 2018.
Winchester Exchange (rear 17 East Main St.), Westminster, MD 21157 - 5040
(410) 857-0600; 1-800-285-6915 (toll free, Carroll County); fax: (410) 857-0128
CECIL COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Governor)
Robert R. Reed, 2017; Charlotte J. Loller, 2018; Steven F. Pearson, 2019; Donald A. Gividen, Jr. (alternate), 2018.
District Court/Multi-Service Center, 170 East Main St., Elkton, MD 21921 - 5933
(410) 996-2763; fax: (410) 996-2770
CHARLES COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Russell A. Yates, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2017
Norman W. Chlosta, 2018; Derrick D. Nunn, 2019; Yonelle M. Lee, Esq. (alternate), 2018.
Southern Maryland Trade Center, 101B Catalpa Drive, La Plata, MD 20646 - 4319
(301) 932-2440; fax: (301) 932-2189
DORCHESTER COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Governor)
Ronald M. Jones, 2017; Edwin C. Kinnamon, 2018; Gerald B. Testerman, 2019; Donna F. Bradshaw (alternate), 2017.
P. O. Box 488, County Office Building, Room 204, 501 Court Lane, Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0488
(410) 228-3380; fax: (410) 228-3704
FREDERICK COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Governor)
Bryan L. Miller, 2017; Glenn H. Lenhart, Jr., 2018; James F. Kunkle, 2019; Dennis M. Cowell (alternate), 2018.
5310 Spectrum Drive, Suite E, Frederick, MD 21703
(301) 815-5365; fax: (301) 663-8941
GARRETT COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Governor)
Melva Sue Shockey, 2017; Michael E. Bell, Ph.D., 2018; Joseph L. Winters, 2019; Frederick A. Holliday (alternate), 2018.
P. O. Box 388, Frederick A. Thayer III Courthouse, 203 South 4th St., Oakland, MD 21550 - 0388
(301) 334-1950; fax: (301) 334-5018
HARFORD COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Patricia A. Donovan, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2019
Mary Lou Olszewski, 2017; Elliot Kleinman, 2018; Diane L. Sengstacke, Esq. (alternate), 2018.
Mary E. W. Risteau Multi-Service Center, 2 South Bond St., Bel Air, MD 21014 - 8700
(410) 836-4800; fax: (410) 838-5914
HOWARD COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Robert E. Vogel, Acting Chair (chosen by Governor), 2016
Mitchell Smith, Jr., 2017; Howard A. Levenson, 2018; Joseph H. Hensley (alternate), 2018.
District Court/Multi-Service Center, 3451 Courthouse Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21043 - 4337
(410) 480-7965; fax: (410) 480-7960
KENT COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Governor)
David B. Gifford, Esq., 2017; Christine Harris, 2018; Justin L. White, 2018; Walter T. Coryell, Sr. (alternate), 2018.
114 Lynchburg St., Suite A, Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-1410; fax: (410) 778-1525
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Matthew J. Zaborsky, Jr., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2017
Shannon Yang, 2019; one vacancy. Alternates: Emilio Cecchi, 2016; George Smithwick, 2016; Suzanne J Weiss, 2018.
51 Monroe St., Room 201, Rockville, MD 20850 - 2407
(301) 279-8333; fax: (301) 279-1910
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Governor)
Otis L. Cleveland, 2017; Leighton Beard, Jr., 2018. Alternates: Cassandra Burckhalter, 2016; Philip J. Taylor, 2016; Timothy McIntosh, 2018.
Courthouse, Suite 81B, 14735 Main St., Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 - 3014
(301) 952-2834; fax: (301) 952-5077
QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Thomas P. Morris, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2019
Leonard R. Morrison, 2017; Mark F. Cascia, 2018; David Dickens (alternate), 2018.
Carter M. Hickman District Court/Multi-Service Center, Suite 7, 120 Broadway, Centreville, MD 21617 - 1088
(410) 819-4160; fax: (410) 819-4170
ST. MARY'S COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Karin M. Bailey, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2017
John D. Raley IV, 2018; Joseph C. Gardner, 2019; one vacancy (alternate).
P. O. Box 653, Joseph D. Carter Building, Room 2059
23110 Leonard Hall Drive, Leonardtown, MD 20650 - 0653
(301) 880-2900; fax: (301) 475-4856
SOMERSET COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Paulette M. Collins, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2019
Edgar F. Brimer III, 2017; John W. King, 2018; Harry B. Gemmell, Jr. (alternate), 2018.
11545 Somerset Ave., Princess Anne, MD 21853
(410) 651-0868; fax: (410) 651-1995
TALBOT COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Anne C. Arnold, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2018
Brian E. McGunigle, 2017; Stephen M. Mielke, 2019; Craig V. Hawkins (alternate), 2018.
29466 Pintail Drive, Suites 11 & 12, Easton, MD 21601
(410) 819-5920; fax: (410) 822-0048
WASHINGTON COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Governor)
Alfred E. Martin, 2016; Christopher W. McClain, 2017; Donna M. Long, 2018; Leroy R. Burtner (alternate), 2018.
3 Public Square, Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 791-3050; fax: (301) 791-2925
WICOMICO COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Barry W. Rayne, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2018
Kelsie J. Mattox, 2014; M. Douglas Rayfield, 2017; Thomas J. Mace, Esq. (alternate), 2018.
District Court/Multi-Service Center, 201 Baptist St., Salisbury, MD 21801 - 4978
(410) 713-3560; fax: (410) 713-3570
WORCESTER COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD
Howard G. Jenkins, Acting Chair (chosen by Governor), 2018
Robert D. Rose, 2017; Larry R. Fry, 2019; Gary M. Flater (alternate), 2018.
County Government Center, Room 1202, One West Market St., Snow Hill, MD 21863
(410) 632-1196; fax: (410) 632-1366
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