Sam Shoge to Demystify Property Redevelopment at Main Street Maryland Conference
HAGERSTOWN, MD — Sam Shoge will speak about property redevelopment at the 2026 Main Street Maryland Conference in Hagerstown. Shoge is a co-founder and partner at Rivers & Roads Consulting. His session will help Main Street leaders assess a property’s potential and understand what redevelopment would require. What the property redevelopment session will cover “Demystifying […]
Rivers & Roads Publishes Kent County Housing Study, Identifying Priorities for Local Action
CHESTERTOWN, MD — Rivers & Roads Consulting has published a Kent County housing study examining how well the county’s homes meet residents’ needs and what local leaders can do to improve housing choices. Every Way Home: What Kent County Has, What Its People Need, and What Comes Next finds that local housing strategy needs to […]
Chimes Partners with Rivers & Roads on an Eastern Shore School for Students with Disabilities
SALISBURY, MD — Chimes is working with Rivers & Roads Consulting to establish The Chimes School Eastern Shore in Salisbury. The planned campus will serve students ages 5 to 10 with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autistic students. It will draw students from Maryland’s nine Eastern Shore counties. Some Eastern Shore families travel across the […]
Rivers & Roads Facilitates Mid-Shore Community Conversations to Strengthen Healthcare Talent Pipeline
EASTON, MD — Rivers & Roads Consulting facilitated five community conversations to help Introduction to Careers in Healthcare (ITCH) strengthen the Mid-Shore healthcare workforce. The sessions brought students, families, educators, employers, and community partners together across Kent, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, Caroline, and Dorchester counties. How the Mid-Shore healthcare workforce conversations worked Rivers & Roads led […]
Romina Burnette Joins Rivers & Roads as Program Coordinator
EASTON, MD — Rivers & Roads Consulting has hired Romina Burnette as Program Coordinator. She will work with Introduction to Careers in Healthcare (ITCH), a nonprofit that helps students across Maryland’s Mid-Shore explore healthcare careers through hands-on learning. Romina Burnette’s role with ITCH Burnette will help coordinate programs, support regional partnerships, and strengthen the systems […]
New Maryland Housing Analysis Calls for 24 Local Housing Strategies
EASTON, MD — Rivers & Roads Consulting has released Twenty-Four Marylands: Why the State’s Housing Numbers Look Different in Every County, and What That Means for Local Strategy. The analysis examines all 23 Maryland counties and Baltimore City. Its central finding is that an effective Maryland housing strategy begins with the conditions shaping each local […]
Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board Selects Rivers & Roads as One-Stop Operator
WYE MILLS, Md — Rivers & Roads Consulting has been selected to serve as the One-Stop Operator for the Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board, supporting the American Job Center Network across Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot counties. The One-Stop Operator plays a central role in strengthening coordination among workforce partners, service providers, education […]
Rivers & Roads Completes Historic Preservation Training Video Series for Preservation Maryland and National Park Service Chesapeake Gateways
BALTIMORE, Md — Rivers & Roads Consulting has completed a three-part historic preservation training video series for Preservation Maryland and National Park Service Chesapeake Gateways, designed to help Chesapeake Bay watershed communities strengthen interpretation, heritage tourism, and smart growth efforts. The videos will support communities participating in the Chesapeake Gateways Communities Initiative, which helps places […]
Jodie Schram Brings Lessons from the Hive to LEAD Maryland and LEADelaware
MIDDLETOWN, De — Communication consultant Jodie Schram recently delivered a presentation on effective communication to fellows of both LEAD Maryland and LEADelaware, drawing on an unexpected teacher: the honeybee. In her presentation, Schram used metaphors and comparisons from the natural world to illustrate what makes communication succeed or fail. At the heart of her message […]
Rivers & Roads Promotes Jen Rickert to Operations Manager
EASTON, Md — Rivers & Roads Consulting has promoted Jen Rickert to Operations Manager, expanding her role as the firm continues to grow its client base, project portfolio, and internal team. Rickert previously served as Operations Coordinator, supporting administrative systems, project logistics, internal coordination, and day-to-day operational needs across the firm. In her new role, […]