Folk Named Acting Director

Dee Dee Ritchie who was Executive Director of Canal Place retired in June with no replacement named. The job is now posted on the State of Maryland’s website and other job search engines. Canal Place Board Director Colleen Peterson announced Tuesday that Kim Folk will serve as Acting Director in the interim. Folk has been the Canal Place and Heritage Area Marketing and Media Director since 2023. Peterson said the state was helpful in making the appointment quickly…

“There were a lot of layers to go through but there were several people at the state who were very, very helpful. It probably should have taken months to get this done; it took a little less than three weeks.”