Jan Gardner with her husband, John and their family

Personal

• Married for 37 years to John Gardner

• Three adult children; all graduates of Frederick County Public Schools

• Three grandchildren

• Husband's family has lived in Frederick County for six generations

Education

• M.B.A., Xavier University

• B.B.A., Finance and Economics, University of Notre Dame

• Rawlings Leadership Program, University of Maryland

Work Experience

• Quaker Oats Company, a Fortune 500 company

• Small Business Accounting and Finance

Public Service

• Frederick County Executive, 2014 - Present

• Frederick County Commissioner, 1998 - 2010

• President Frederick County Commissioners, 2006 - 2010

• State Director for U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski

Leadership

• President, Maryland Association of Counties, 2007

• State Taskforce on School Construction

• State Taskforce on Growth and Development

• 21st Century School Construction Task Force, 2016 and 2017

Awards

• Maryland's Top 100 Women - 2004, 2007, 2011

• Circle of Excellence, 2011

• Peacecrafters Award

Taking Frederick County from a great place to live to the BEST place to live.