German Society of Maryland


Officers 2025/26

(Elected by the Board of Directors on April 25, 2024)

President: Amy Unverzagt
1st Vice President: Steven R. Harper
2nd Vice President: Zachary Butt
Treasurer: Anton Smoot
Secretary: vacant


Directors (Elected)

Zachary Butt (2023–2026)
Lynette Dean (2024–2027)
Steven Harper (2025–2028)
William Kommalan (2023–2026)
Amy Unverzagt (2023–2026)

Ex Officio Director

Pres. Women’s Auxiliary
(Eva Maus Kelleher)

Lifetime Directors

Shelley ‘Dolch’ Arnold
Linda Butt
Kraig Dean
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Esa
Brigitte V. Fessenden
Dr. Maureen Helinski
Paul Gerhard Otto
Bernard Penner
Shirley Santora
Dr. James Schaub
Anton Smoot

Emeritus Directors

John K. Aymold, Jr.
Dr. David Denisch
Prof. Dr. Armin Mruck
Betty Niemann
Rev. H.J. Siegfried Otto
Christel van der Berg