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M-NCPPC Prince George’s County Planning Board Welcomes New Commissioners Brittany Jenkins and Lori Matthews

March 20, 2026

LARGO, MD – The Prince George’s County Planning Board of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) welcomes Brittany Jenkins and Lori Matthews as members of the five-member Planning Board. Appointed by Prince George’s County Executive Aisha N. Braveboy and confirmed by the Prince George’s County Council following a public hearing, Jenkins was sworn in on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, and Matthews on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Jenkins succeeds former Prince George’s County Planning Board Commissioner, A. Shuanise Washington, whose four-year term will end on June 15, 2028. Matthews succeeds former Prince George’s County Planning Board Commissioner, William M. Doerner, PhD., whose four-year term will end on June 15, 2026. Jenkins and Matthews joined Chairman Darryl Barnes, Vice Chair Manuel Geraldo, and Commissioner Billy Okoye on Thursday, March 19, 2026, for their first Planning Board meeting.

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