Dave Wilson

A longtime resident of Worcester County, Maryland, Dave Wilson has spent the past 28 years building bipartisan relationships with both businesses and the conservation community to restore the coastal bays watershed, promote tourism, and protect wildlife. He served as both public outreach coordinator of the Maryland Coastal Bays Program and as executive director of this National Estuary Program. Throughout his 18-year tenure, he collaborated extensively with media, elected officials, recreational and commercial fishermen, developers, scientists, and residents on projects benefiting Ocean City, Maryland, and the surrounding area.

Fluent in Spanish, Dave is the Vice President of Focus Conservation Fund and he sits on the Maryland Sea Grant External Advisory Committee. Dave is also the Breeding Bird Atlas Coordinator for Worcester County, a member of the Lower Shore Workforce Alliance’s Workforce Development Board, and the emeritus director of Delmarva Low Impact Tourism Experiences.

Dave holds a BS from Penn State University and an MA from Boston College. His family has owned residential and commercial property in downtown Ocean City, Maryland, since the late 1980s.