Elrich Names Police Accountability Board Members For Council Approval

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — County Executive Marc Elrich appointed nine members to the County’s inaugural Police Accountability Board, which was passed by the County Council in April to review allegations of police misconduct.

Maryland State Law required that every county establishes a police accountability board by July 1.

All members of the board must be MOCO residents. The county said that over 60 people applied for the positions, which pay an annual salary of $10,000, with the exception of the chair, who also serves on the Administrative Charging Committee.

Here are Elrich's picks, which will need to be approved by the County Council:

Paul Walker (nominated as chair) - Walker is a building management specialist for the U.S. Department of State, and a pastor

Alicia Hudson - Hudson is an attorney working with the Office of Fair Hearings and Appeals in Washington, D.C. and is the commissioner of the Montgomery County Policing Advisory Commission

Kenneth Kellner - Kellner is an attorney working in the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Legislative Affairs and serves on Montgomery County Commission on Human rights

George Lluberes - Lluberes is a researcher at a market research firm in Virginia. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science.

Rudy Logan - Logan is a non-profit professional at Impact Silver Spring.

Katharine Manning - Manning is an attorney and is the founder of Blackbird, which consults with government, corporate, and educational institutions regarding empathy, trauma and victimization in the workplace.

Alvin McCray - McCray is a sales professional working for a health insurance company.

Thomas "Chuck" Williams Jr. - Williams is an election aide for the Montgomery County Board of Elections and recently served as a member of the 2nd District Police Advisory Board.

Christopher Zatratz - Zatratz is a labor attorney.

“I am pleased to nominate these nine diverse and qualified candidates to serve on the inaugural Police Accountability Board,” said Elrich in the news release. “We received over 60 applicants for this board, and we appreciate all those who expressed interest in serving. We selected fair-minded residents who believe in procedural justice, and we believe these individuals will bring increased accountability and transparency that will improve our police department and public safety in Montgomery County.”