Bobby Pestronk

Goal: to listen to and learn from our diverse community of Village residents while working with others to improve our health, safety, and quality of life.

My wife, Penelope, and I moved to 4701 Willard Avenue in 2008. At that time, I assumed executive leadership for the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), a non-profit organization which serves and strengthens this nation’s 2600 local governmental health departments. This followed: a 22-year career in Michigan local government where I worked directly for and closely with a nine-member County Board much like our Village Council; a seven-year career as a consultant and administrator for state-wide maternal and child health programs; and, earlier, work in the non-profit, private, and education sectors. I currently serve as a trustee for a private foundation where, in addition to Board responsibilities, I chair an investment committee overseeing a diversified investment portfolio. I have:

wide ranging and relevant experience in the workings, processes, and financing of government and philanthropy.
helped conceive, organize, and deliver well-run, successful, ethically managed, multi-ethnic local and national programs with measurable outcomes in each of my past and current positions.
managed and overseen budgets in the tens of millions of dollars and staff numbers from single digits to hundreds of people.
worked cooperatively and closely with and on many boards and Councils comprised of a diverse set of elected officials and community members.
been recognized consistently with his teams for innovative programs, contributions, and accomplishments.
established relationships with local, County, Maryland, and national groups.
attended and participated in meetings and events of the Village for the past decade.
worked to beautify the Village by: contacting the Village Manager several times a year to assure sidewalks and front gardens of the Pink House are kept tidy; testing Little Falls Creek for salt levels as part of the Little Falls Watershed Alliance; and, participating in stewardship for Willard Avenue Neighborhood Park; and displaying his blown glass at the Village Center.
been married for 49 years and have two children.