William Sorenson
Economic Development Director
410-996-8471

Bill joined Cecil County on October 11^th,  as the newly appointed Economic Development Director.  Prior to joining the county, Bill was a Director of Regional Business Development at the Maryland Department of Commerce and a jurisdictional representative for Howard County.

Prior to his public sector service Bill held positions of Vice President North America Services at Dell/EMC Corporation and Managing Director of Mid Atlantic sales at Hewlett Packard Enterprises.  Bill has a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Mathematics from Towson University and resides in Harford County.

Sandra Edwards
Economic Development Manager
410-996-8468

A native of Cecil County, Sandra began her professional career as a land use planner for Cecil County Government, but eventually moved to the nonprofit sector as a land protection specialist with the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy. In 2013, Sandra returned to public service as the Town Manager for the Town of Chesapeake City and in 2018 she made her way back to Cecil County Government in her current role. Sandra is presently a board member of the Elkton Alliance and serves on the North East Economic Development Commission.

Sandy Maruchi-Turner
Tourism Manager
410-996-6299

As part of the Office of Economic Development, Sandy Turner has served as Tourism Manager for 22 years.   She’s a past Chair of Maryland Tourism Coalition, and MD Destination Marketing Organizations, and served as Vice Chair of the Maryland Sportsmen’s Marketing Initiative. Sandy currently serves as a Commissioner on the Maryland State Park Advisory Commission. During her years with the tourism office, Cecil County Tourism has received awards such as Maryland’s Best Visitor Guide, Tourism Product, Best Event (medium size), Best Printed Promotional Material, and more.  In addition, Ms. Turner received Maryland’s Tourism Person of the Year award.   

410-996-8469

Ariel grew up in Cecil County and has worked in local government since 2016. Before that, she worked at vegetable farms and nurseries in Harford and Baltimore counties in a variety of roles. She has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management with a focus on sustainability and is experienced in small-business social media marketing.                                                                                                            

Open Position
Economic Development Coordinator
410-996-8470