THOMAS A. MATTINGLY, SR., Commissioner, is serving his third term on the Board.  He and his family reside in Leonardtown, Maryland.  Mr. Mattingly retired from Verizon Communications in December 2001 after nearly 31 years of employment with Verizon in the Southern Maryland area.  A graduate of Ryken High School in Leonardtown, Maryland, he also attended St. Mary’s College of Maryland and was awarded an honorary degree from the College of Southern Maryland in 2004.  In 1964, he was elected as a member of the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department, and is currently an active lifetime member with 45 years of service to the community.  In addition, he has held the positions of President of the Maryland State Firemen’s Association and Chairman of its Executive Committee for eight years.  His leadership with the Association led to the establishment of a permanent medvac site in St. Mary’s County.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the St. Mary’s Nursing Center, Friends of the St. Clement’s Island Museum, Board of Directors for the Blackistone Foundation, Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee, Governor’s Emergency Management Advisory Council and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Maryland Association of Counties.  Mr. Mattingly previously served on the MALPF Task Force and served as President of the Advisory Board for the Community College at St. Mary’s; as a member of the Community College Building Committee; as a member of the Southern Maryland Committee of the Tri-County Council and Chairman of the Tri-County Council of Southern Maryland.  In 1987, the local management of the C&P Telephone Company nominated Mr. Mattingly for the “President’s Award for Volunteerism”.  He also received the “Community Service Award” from the St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce in the same year.  In 1991, Mr. Mattingly was honored as one of ten Bell Atlantic employees to receive the first “Spirit of Excellence” Award for his many outstanding accomplishments in serving the community.  His term as Commissioner expires on December, 2010.