Barbara Waters

While I grew up in Massachusetts and then spent 6 years in Northern Maine, I have now lived in Maryland for nearly 32 years. I had been involved in many things in the community, but that involvement really ramped up once the pandemic started. To combat isolation, I started walking daily, and have now covered more than 14,000 miles. Through these walks, I met many of the people involved in the organizations that I am now a part of, including NeighborSpace, Green Towson Alliance (GTA), Wiltondale Garden Club, Baltimore County Lynching Memorial Project (BCLMP), Athletes Serving Athletes (ASA), and Still I Run.

As a person that does not drive, access to green spaces in the community is extremely important to me. While we have many great parks and trails in Maryland, without a car those same places are inaccessible. For that reason, the spaces that NeighborSpace preserves are so vital to my wellbeing because nature is where I feel most at home.

ruth tyson

A plant-lover and naturalist at heart, ruth has invested in understanding her curiosity and passion for gardening as a bridge between the non-human and human worlds. she believes in the power of storytelling, art, technical skills development, and organizing as necessary healing modalities for individuals, communities, and ecosystems. She has brought her passion to the farming, food access, education, advocacy, research, landscaping, and foraging worlds of the DMV, national efforts, and most recently, Baltimore. Currently, with the University of Maryland Extension, she focuses on connecting communities to culturally relevant horticultural resources to cultivate more sustainable neighborhoods.

David Lynn

David Lynn is a partner in the international law firm Goodwin Procter LLP, practicing in Washington, DC. He is a leading expert in corporate and securities law, and he served for over a decade in various roles at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. David is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown Law Center and the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. He has previously served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society, and on the Board of Advisors of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. David lives in Towson, and his property is conserved by NeighborSpace.