Andrew Fellows represented the 3^rd District on the College Park City Council from 2001-2007, and served on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s Transportation Planning Board and Chesapeake Bay and Water Resources Policy Committee.

After moving to College Park to attend the University of Maryland as a graduate student, Andy joined and eventually chaired the Veterans Memorial Improvement Committee and the Committee for a Better Environment. Andy was a two-term president of the Graduate Student Government, and served four years as president of the Calvert Hills Citizens Association before being elected to the Council. He is also a longtime member of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Planning Committee.

Andy has worked for Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund’s since 1999, and was named as Chesapeake Regional Director in 2008. He has over 25 years of grassroots organizing, lobbying, electoral, media, development, and management experience. Andy also currently serves by appointment of the Governor on the Maryland Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities.

He and his wife Elizabeth live in the College Park Estates neighborhood with their cat “Lukie” and dog “Clara”, and enjoy movies, reading, Lake Artemesia and rooting for the Orioles to finally start winning again.

Councilmember, District 1

Christine Nagle returned to College Park in 2007 after a brief relocation to California. She has been active in the North College Park Civic Association, and served as a Board Member from 2008 to 2009. She is also a Board Member of College Park Meals on Wheels.

This past year, Ms. Nagle called upon 20+ years experience in law and environmental regulation to focus attention on community concerns about the proposed US 1 Corridor Sector Plan.

During her service in the 175th Wing of the Maryland Air National Guard, Ms. Nagle earned an A.A.S. degree in Public Administration from the Community College of the Air Force, before gaining a B.S. degree in Liberal Arts from Towson University.

Ms. Nagle holds a J.D. degree from the University of Baltimore, and is licensed to practice law in both Maryland and Washington, D.C.

As an experienced mediator, Ms. Nagle has worked with employment and civil rights issues, community groups, and contract law. She is currently employed as a Natural Resources Manager with the Maryland Department of the Environment.

Ms. Nagle believes City Council should seek more input from residents and that the collective wisdom of the community should guide future development.

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Robert T. Catlin

Councilmember, District 2

Bob was first elected to the City Council in 1997, and has served as Mayor Pro Tem since December 2004.  Prior to his election to City Council, he served as an officer in the Berwyn District Civic Association.

Bob was born in Akron, Ohio and received B.S. and M.A. degrees from University of Akron in economics.  He moved to the Washington, D.C. area in 1979 to begin work at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, from which he is retired.  Before settling in College Park in May 1989, he lived in Gaithersburg, D.C. and Berwyn Heights.

Mark Cook

Councilmember, District 3

Mark Cook was elected to the College Park City Council on November 6, 2007. Councilman Cook represents District 3, which encompasses Old Town, Calvert Hills, College Park Estates, Yarrow, the southern portion of the University of Maryland campus and Fraternity Row.

Mark Cook is a community leader committed to public service. Previous to serving on the city council, he served as the Chair of the College Park Advisory Planning Commission (APC) and was an active member of College Park's Committee for a Better Environment (CBE). Mark is also a member of Prince George's NAACP and serves as President of the Yarrow Citizens' Association.

A technology and business advisor with over twenty years professional experience in information technology, Mark Cook also served as the Co-Chair of the Public Affairs Group of the Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber of Commerce which works to educate elected officials on issues of economic development. He is committed to improving our communities through increasing civic involvement and economic development. He resides in College Park with his wife Sylvia.

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Marcus Afzali

Councilmember, District 4

My family first moved to College Park in the 1980s after immigrating to the United States from England. College Park is my childhood home and was a wonderful place to grow up. I have been active and engaged in government and politics for years and graduated from college with a degree in political science.

I moved back to College Park in 2007 while working for the Maryland Department of Labor and eventually the Maryland Democratic Party. I currently live in the Crystal Springs neighborhood and am a doctoral candidate in Government and Politics. I am running for city council because I believe I can make a difference in my hometown.

While there are citywide issues that must be dealt with, each neighborhood has unique concerns that deserve our attention. In the Woods, we need to work closer with law enforcement to address serious public safety concerns. In Cherry Hill and Autoville, we need to ensure county leaders respect local concerns on the Route One Sector Plan. In Crystal Springs, we need to actively work on making our neighborhood cleaner and more livable for everyone.

I’m asking for your vote this November so I can help address these concerns.