County Administrator’s Office

MICHELLE A. GORDON, County Administrator, holds a B. A. degree in Management with Concentrations in Accounting and Information Technology from Hood College. She earned a Master of Business Administration degree with a Certified Public Accounting Track concentration from Mount St. Mary’s University and was in the first graduating class of the Mount St. Mary’s, Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business.   Mrs. Gordon is a lifelong resident of Washington County, Maryland.  She was appointed to the position of County Administrator in September 2023 and has been employed with Washington County since October 2022 when she was hired as the Chief Financial Officer.  Prior to her employment with Washington County, she was employed as the Chief Financial Officer of Jefferson County, West Virginia and the City of Hagerstown, Maryland for a combined total of twelve (12) years.  Her governmental experience also includes six (6) years of progressive accounting work at The City of Frederick, Maryland; and, in total, Mrs. Gordon has thirty-three (33) years of governmental, private and public accounting experience.  Mrs. Gordon serves as an active member of the Ladies Auxiliary at the Potomac Fish & Game Club in her hometown of Williamsport, Maryland.  She is a member of the Maryland Association of Counties, the Maryland Government Finance Officers Association and the Government Finance Officers Association.