
The Missing Middle: How to Bring Back Spaces That Build Belonging
At the 2025 Main Street Maryland Conference, one topic came up in multiple sessions and conversations: the quiet disappearance of third places—and what that means
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At the 2025 Main Street Maryland Conference, one topic came up in multiple sessions and conversations: the quiet disappearance of third places—and what that means
Sandy understands this not just as a business guru, but as a thoughtful, engaged, powerful female leader.

Bondy Shay Gibson, Ed.D.
Superintendent, Jefferson County Schools
“Sandy provided an economic development perspective that our aviation community really needed to hear. She was able to relate to our audience and provide them with actionable strategies for collaboration between aviation and economic development — two industries that should be working together every day, but often get stuck in their own silos. She provided examples of successful collaborations in airports across the country, along with customizing specific suggestions for our audience. Her energy and enthusiasm makes her the perfect after-lunch keynote.”

Courtney A. Beamon
Delta Airport Consultants, Inc.
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Samuel Shoge
Executive Director, Kent County Chamber of Commerce
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Truth: the best boards run on relationships. Those start before the first gavel drops. As the end of this fiscal year nears, does the thought
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