Meet the members
GEORGE is a budget analyst for the state of Maryland. At home he can be found being super dad to his three daughters, two grandchildren and cats and dogs. He enjoys hiking, camping, working in the gardens and open space of Liberty Village.
"Finally Moved In"
NAOMI enjoys many vocations including Reiki energy healing, art, dance, drama, income tax preparation and gardening. She is the mother of three daughters who have been homeschooled and grandmother of three. She and her husband, George, love being out in nature and enjoy the rural character of the Liberty Village.
"Support from Friends"
TOM is a very committed, politically conservative, environmentally sensitive, cohousing advocate. He works as a community planner, construction manager, and real estate broker and completed a lot of the work for our rezoning, subdivision planning and site development. He enjoys bike riding, swimming, skiing, scuba diving and triathalons as well as reading, cooking, cohousing and getting property taxes reduced. His major aspirations are to get his home built at Liberty Village and find time to enjoy kayaking.
"Lifetime Summer Camp"
MARTIE is a registered nurse, working as a hospital supervisor. She has 4 grown children and 12 grandchildren. Martie believes passionately in the value of cohousing and is working with others in the MidAtlantic area to support cohousing communities, rural and urban.
"Beautiful, Friendly Neighborhood"
WENDY is a Psychology Professor, the wife of Janus, and the proud mother of 4 year old Silas and infant Caleb. If she had free time, she'd enjoy spending it hiking, skiing, playing sports, playing cards, and reading. She thinks that there is no better, safer, more enjoyable place to raise children than in Liberty Village.
JANUS is Wendy's Husband, and Silas and Caleb's Dad. He enjoys playing with all of the kids in the neighborhood, and he and Silas usually host after dinner parties for the kids while the grown-ups get to socialize. He also enjoys playing guitar and when there's time, freaky foreign flicks.
SILAS is 4 years old and he loves riding his bike along the car-free road in liberty village. He also enjoys playing with all of the big and little kids that live here.
CALEB is the newest member of Liberty Village at less than 1 year of age. He enjoys stroller rides around Liberty Village, swinging on his porch, watching his big brother, and being held by his parents.
NANCY is a single adoptive parent of 16 year old Anna. Both feel very settled into the cohousing lifestyle and love being part of this exciting community. Nancy is a social worker in Baltimore City. She enjoys scrapbooking, photography, going to movies, and cooking international cuisine; she fantasizes about exercising, preparing nutritional meals, and traveling around the world. Anna loves bowling, playing basketball, horseback riding, and listening to country music.
"A Lifetime Home"
CHERYL is 56 years young and works at a community college, but her
real love is gardening. She grows just about everything including flowers,
vegetables, berries, fruits, nuts, culinary and medicinal herbs. She enjoys
learning how to keep body, mind and spirit healthy and vital. Experiences
through her life's journey have included snorkeling and scuba diving, kayaking,
dancing, hiking, motorcycling, playing various musical instruments, art, and
helping to design and build her home.
"Friends,
Community, Gardening"
MIKE is the father of Matthew & Kate & husband of Beth. He loves to ride his bike around the local country roads, coach soccer, swim in the pool, go hiking & camping, have meals with neighbors, & work around LV with the other men, besides enjoying his work as a physical therapist.
"The Ultimate Extended Family"
BETH is a nurse-midwife, mother of two school-age children and spouse to Mike Johnston. She loves living in community, especially community meals. She enjoys outdoor activities such as biking, hiking and camping as well as reading and knitting.
"Growing Together"
JANET discovered cohousing while living in the San Francisco Bay
area. During her 30 years in California, she practiced law, worked for several
nonprofit organizations, and studied aikido, meditation, and foreign languages.
She moved to Liberty Village rather than into cohousing in California in order
to be closer to family (she's a Pennsylvania native), breathe cleaner air, and
- yes - because of housing prices. She still works part time for the State of
California, and is re-discovering gourmet natural foods cooking, gardening, and
how to live with Atlantic coast humidity.
"The
village I always wanted to live in."
JESSICA, a 30-something mother of 3 year old Odhin, is in her second rental space of the 3 years she has lived in Liberty Village. She loves the close-knit community, ideal child-raising environment and the fact that her mom, step-dad and sisters live next door! Jessica is an artist by nature, a church administrator by profession and is currently following her dreams to become a business owner.
CHELSEA is an artist, designer & coordinator. She enjoys volleyball, board games, gardening, reading, ping-pong, cooking and sparking ideas in others. She has made good friends living in co-housing.
"Fresh Air"
PETE is a software engineer currently working for a small company near Ft. Meade. He maintains a saltwater reef tank at home and plays on a men's USA Volleyball team in Baltimore. He enjoys playing indoor & outdoor volleyball and spending time with his wonderful wife, Chelsea.
"A Wonderful Destination After a Commute"
JOHN is a cancer researcher who works for the federal government
at Ft. Detrick. He likes backpacking in the Pacific Northwest, riding a bike on
back roads, or spending time at his cabin in Pennsylvania. He is master of the
chicken coop and an avid gardener and woodworker. He and Emily are
empty-nesting with their terrier, Waldo.
"Not at
Liberty To Say"
EMILY is married to JOHN and is the mother of Kate, a college student & Peter. She works as a parent educator at the Frederick Co. Health Dept.
MIRIAM - Miriam is the wife of Jim. She is the mother of two grown
children, Andy married and living in Florida and Whitney at home. Miriam is a
Physical Therapist and enjoys exercising, reading, and knitting.
I see
cohousing as "Neighbors Who Care"
ANN - moved to Liberty Village with husband, drex, & daughter,
Rachel, in August 2005. In searching for a more rural, but not isolationist,
lifestyle, Ann happened upon the Liberty Village web site. The web site (and
cohousing philosophy!) was so amazing that she and her husband sold their home
in Silver Spring, MD, built their new home and moved in under one year! Ann
works as a Frederick County high school chemistry teacher. When not preparing
lessons or grading papers, Ann enjoys edible landscaping and keeping fit with
Tae Kwon Do based exercises at Liberty Village.
"Liberty means
responsibility. That is why most men (and women) dread it." "A life spent
making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent
doing nothing." George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)