Homeowners & Civic Associations

Sustainable Maryland has received grant funding from the Chesapeake Bay Trust to develop and pilot the Sustainable Maryland Residential Action Framework and Outreach Campaign for homeowners and civic associations (check out this 8 minute video about this initiative).

(Please note: Sustainable Maryland Certification is currently available only to municipalities, not homeowners or civic associations)

SM has also been working with the following homeowners and civic associations to foster Green Teams and Sustainability Action Plans in their communities:

Montgomery County

Parkside HOA (Susan Pourian, smpourian@gmail.com)

Parkside Green Overview Presentation (Gaithersburg Sustainability Summit for HOAs, 2021)
Parkside Green Stormwater Action Plan (2019)
Parkside Green Tree Tour Brochure

City of Gaithersburg

2023 Grant Opportunities for Gaithersburg HOAs

Pepco Sustainable Communities Grant

Chesapeake Bay Trust Outreach & Restoration Grant

Events:

1st Annual Gaithersburg HOA Sustainability Summit, April 2021 (presentations)

2nd Annual Gaithersburg HOA Sustainability Summit, March 2022 (presentations)

3rd Annual Gaithersburg HOA Sustainability Summit, January 2023 (presentations)

4th Annual Gaithersburg HOA Sustainability Summit, January 2024 (presentations)

Communities:

Map of Gaithersburg HOA Green Teams (2024)

8 Russell Avenue HOA (Matt Potts, mattp@oakbrookmgmt.com)
Green Team Action Plan

Bennington HOA (Carla Johnson, Benningtoncommunity@outlook.com)

Audubon Square HOA (Preeti Kaur, pkaur82@gmail.com)
Green Team Action Plan

Diamond Farm HOA (Laura Tierney, laurajtierney@yahoo.com)
Green Team Action Plan
Green Team Resolution

Gateway Commons HOA (Shelia Ray, shelia.ray@gmail.com)
Green Team Action Plan

Gateway Park HOA (Patti Deleone, patti_deleone@yahoo.com)
Green Team Action Plan

Kentlands Go Green (Alex Stavitsky-Zeineddin, alex@zeineddins.com)

Park Summit HOA (Maria Nicholas, maria@vanguardmgt.com)
Green Team Action Plan

Quince Orchard Park HOA (Ruchita Patel, RPatel@tmgainc.com and Emmy Ringuette, emmyallears@outlook.com)

Relda Square HOA (Mary Eustice, mweustice@yahoo.com)
Green Team Action Plan

Reserve at Crown Pointe HOA (adjacent to Gaithersburg)(Vince Brotski, vrbrotski@gmail.com)

Seneca Park HOA (Vickie Baldwin,baldwindance20@gmail.com)

Shady Grove Village (Paola Kocerha, PKocerha@gmail.com)
Green Team Action Plan

Shady Grove Village II (Sallye Mahan-Cox,smahancox@yahoo.com)
Green Team Action Plan

Shady Grove Village III (David Gradin, dave@dg-productions.com)
Green Team Action Plan

Summit Hall HOA (Quinn Odorizzi, Qodorizzi@cmc-management.com)
Green Team Action Plan

Timberbrook Condos (David Worcestor, thda04@earthlink.net)
Green Team Action Plan

Windbrooke HOA (Amanda Smallwood, amanda.windbrooke@gmail.com)
Green Team Action Plan

Woods at Muddy Branch HOA (Carla Vincent, carlavincent01@gmail.com)
Green Team Action Plan

Vistas at Washingtonian Woods HOA (Suzanne Leonard, leonard.suzanne@gmail.com)
Green Team Action Plan

Prince George's County

Events:

1st Prince George's County HOA/Civic Association Sustainability Summit, March 2021 (agenda) (presentations)

2nd Prince George's County HOA/Civic Association Sustainability Summit, March 2023 (presentations)

Communities:

Wingate HOA (Marcia Tucker, mtucker122@verizon.net)
Green Team Action Plan (coming soon)

Wyndham Woods HOA (Michael House, fernhouse1@verizon.net)
Green Team Action Plan

Resources for HOA Green Teams and Homeowners

Residential Action Framework (City of Gaithersburg)

Residential Action Framework (Prince George's County)

Local Native Plant Nurseries (MD/VA) - Capital Area Native Plants Group

Garden for Wildlife (one-stop portal to purchase yard-appropriate native plants online from local nurseries; $)

Thrive Lot (local providers design, install and maintain gardens and ecosystems that feed bees, birds, butterflies; $)

A Money-Saving Guide to Going Green at Home