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Progress is blind to county lines. Co-ops have a role in not just providing power, but in making our communities good places to work and live. As I meet other cooperative board members from across the country, I am impressed with how active cooperatives are in their communities. SMECO is a key player in Southern Maryland. We are fortunate to have good leadership.
John Bloom, representing Charles County on SMECO’s Board of Directors, is a former superintendent of schools in the County, and he is president of the Indian Head Defense Alliance, a group of business and community leaders with the goal of supporting and promoting the Naval Surface Warfare Center and its tenant commands.
Bloom was also chairman of the Southern Maryland Committee, Tri-County Council, which developed a strategic plan for the region through 2010, and he is vice chair of the Charles County Economic Development Commission.
In addition, Bloom is past president of the Board of Trustees, Charles County Library, a former member of the Southern Maryland Regional Library Association, and an 18-year member of the Maryland Commission for Public Broadcasting (MPT).
Bloom received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Maryland and did additional graduate work at the University of Maine, Catholic University, and DePauw University in Indiana. Bloom served in the army for two years. He has been a SMECO Board member since 1998 and serves on the Policy and Audit Committee and the Board Risk Oversight Committee. | 