Mt. Airy Hall of Fame- Wendi Wagner Peters

Wendi Wagner Peters

April 27, 1963 -

COUNCILWOMEN / COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER

Wendi was born and raised in Mount Airy.  She and her husband, Gary, are raising their son, Zach, in Mount Airy as well.  Wendi graduated from South Carroll High School in 1981.  During her senior year, she was a member of the Class A-Maryland State Champion Field Hockey team.  Wendi graduated from Villa Julie College with an A.A., Loyola College with a B.A. and she is a Fellow of the Academy for Excellence in Local Government from the University of Maryland-Institute for Governmental Service and Research.  She has worked as a paralegal for 25 years with the law firm of Ober Kaler in Baltimore and she is an Associate Member of the Maryland State Bar Association.

Wendi has taught Sunday school, served as PTA board member and parent volunteer, and was a member of the Mentoring Connections Team mentoring students at Mount Airy Middle School.  Her commitment to youth extends beyond Mount Airy as she has served several years as a mentor to Baltimore City students through the Business Volunteers Unlimited – School and Business Partnership Program.

Wendi started her public service in Mount Airy as the chair of the Recycling and Sanitation Commission from its inception in 1990 through 1996.  In 1997 she served on the Board of Appeals and from 1998 – 2004 she served on the Planning Commission where she worked on drafting the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance.  She was a volunteer with the original Downtown Revitalization Committee working to preserve, improve and revitalize downtown and is a member of the Mount Airy Main Street Association and the Mount Airy Historical Society.  She was elected to the Town Council in 2004 and is the first women elected to a second term.  As a Councilwomen, she initiated the new water meters for a more efficient water system; initiated a comprehensive inventory of development projects and available lots to assist in implementing growth control measures; initiated a single stream recycling program to reduce solid waste going to the landfill and save tax dollars; and she initiated a work plan to retain, expand and recruit business investments in Mount Airy.

In 2010 she was selected by The Daily Record as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women and in 2011 she was selected by the Maryland Recycling Network for Extraordinary Achievement.

Wendi joins her grandfather, William E. Wagner, Sr.; her father, William E. Wagner, Jr.; and her uncle, Thomas W. Wagner; as a member of the Mount Airy Hall of Fame.