Like her famed real estate intuition, out-going Downtown Chestertown Association (D.C.A.) president and realtor Nancy Mcguire hit the bullseye with her recruitment of Chesapeake Bank’s Kristen Owen to succeed her last year. As if sent from the central casting office, Kristen combines an almost perfect profile of the new era of leadership the town is experiencing.
Kirsten, who grew up in Chestertown, comes to her volunteer position with ten years of banking experience, a young family, and a first-hand knowledge of the challenges on High Street. That’s a hard combination to beat when being asked to lead an organization dedicated to supporting the downtown merchants in a town of 5,00o.
In her interview with the Spy, Kristen talks candidly about downtown Chestertown and its various challenges, and equally frank about the future of DCA’s I-sign on Cross Street. But in the end, she also expresses as genuine conviction that Chestertown is finding a way to move forward in a very exciting fashion.
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MARY WOOD says
Our arts scene is lively, flourishing – However, the hospital no longer has MATERNITY OR PEDIATRIC services. It surely prevents young families from moving here. Also at the moment there is only one grocery store. What is wrong with Chestertown ?
Richard Keaveney says
We are so fortunate to have Kristen and her skill sets for DCA … 2015 is going to be a great year for our wonderful community.