Jeff Heavner is running for the Ocean Pines Board of Directors.

By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer

(May 18, 2023) Jeffery Heavner and his wife were first attracted to Ocean Pines in 2017 and purchased a condominium in Marina Village to relax and enjoy the amenities on weekends.

They loved it so much that they purchased their current home in 2019 and became permanent residents.

That love has now evolved into what Heavner said is the need to give back to the community by serving on the board of directors.

Heavner is now one of four candidates vying for the three seats on the board being vacated this year by the departures of Directors Doug Parks and Colette Horn because of term limits, and Director Frank Daly, who is moving to Florida.

The other candidates are Elaine Brady, John Latham and Jerry Murphy.

“Ocean Pines is a strong community with excellent amenities, safety protection and continuous improvement. It is vital to make decisions now that will protect this lifestyle for the next 50-years.”

“I am a problem-solver and have developed proven leadership skills over a career that spanned 5-years of honorable service in the U.S. Navy and 30-years at ExxonMobil Corporation,” Heavner said.

“It is encouraging to see the board attract good candidates and I want an opportunity to preserve this legacy and serve the community using my leadership skill set.”

He spent the last four-years as a directing member of an eight-person, North American, lubricants leadership team.

“I thrived asking questions, listening, analyzing, collaborating, making decisions, planning and setting goals that drove safety standards, conserved resources, controlled expenses and delighted customers.”

“If elected as a director, I will use my experiences to work with the OP sub-committees, board members, general manager and other supporting staff for responsible investment in continued infrastructure improvements. I would emphasize amenity maintenance and improvement, safety investment, HOA standards, road maintenance and continued bulkhead replacements.”

Heavner grew up in Dundalk, Maryland and spent summers working at his family’s Ocean City Boardwalk business.

“This is where I was exposed early to hard work and balancing customer satisfaction and cost control,” Heavner said.

Heavner graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree in resource management (Strong focus on leadership and engineering). He honorably served on the aircraft carrier, USS Midway, home ported in Yokosuka, Japan as an intelligence officer for one of the last F-4, Phantom, fighter squadrons, and as an instructor at the Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center in Virginia Beach. He was awarded a Navy Achievement Medal for his superior performance.

Heavner and his wife volunteer two days a week at a non-profit horse rescue, garden at the community gardens and take care of their church gardens.

May 10 was the deadline for candidates to file for the upcoming board of directors election, which is scheduled for Aug. 9.