Harford County Community Foundation Welcomes 3 New Board Members

BEL AIR, MD – The Community Foundation of Harford County recently announced the election of the new board members, which joined 10 other members that will serve the not-for-profit philanthropic organization dedicated to meeting the needs and interests of Harford County.

The Board of Directors, which is overseen by Executive Director Jennifer Farrell, added members Joe Ayler, Gregory K. Bowser and Carmen David Mirabile, all of whom were elected to the board on July 1.

“We are thrilled to have such prestigious members of the community on our board," Jayne Z. Klein, president of the board said in a news release. "They have demonstrated their belief in making Harford County a better place for us, and for those we love. They will certainly help CFHC meet the present and emerging needs of Harford County and its nonprofit community.”

Ayler, who has lived in Harford County for the past 25 years, is the founder and owner of Tar Heel Construction Group, LLC, the 2019 Harford County Chamber of Commerce Harford Award winner. According to a news release, Ayler brings skills in marketing, public relations, financial management, organizational management, and real estate development, sales and management. He is a current board member of Harford Family House and of the Greater Bel Air Community Foundation, and he also sits on the board of directors of the Better Business Bureau’s Greater Maryland Foundation.

Bowser is President of Safe Harbor Retirement Planners, of Abingdon, Maryland. A former U.S. Army aviator, he has been a fee-based financial planner for over three decades, helping families in the community prepare and invest for retirement, and helping families and retirees through uncertain times, to achieve a comfortable retirement. He is a member of the Financial Planning Association, former president of the Route 40 Business Association, and a board member of Extreme Family Outreach, which conducts Community Impact Programs in under-served areas.

Mirabile is Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, for Freedom Federal Credit Union in Bel Air. A Harford County resident for over 20 years, he brings significant experience in progressive marketing and management in the financial services, retail, and healthcare industries. He is a board member of the Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore and the Humane Society of Harford County.

“Harford County is a community I believe in, and I want to take a more active role in its growth and prosperity,” Mirabile said. “I believe in the Community Foundation of Harford County’s mission of promoting, increasing, and managing philanthropy to meet the needs of Harford County.”