Fact vs. Fiction:
A Community Forum

With over 20 years of experience managing health, safety, and compliance programs across multiple industries, Tammy Clark brings expertise from both regulatory and litigation settings. Her work has informed employers, manufacturers, healthcare systems, and government agencies on occupational safety, regulatory compliance, and risk analysis.

Her background spans a breadth of industrial contexts, giving her a grounded, evidence-based perspective on how large-scale industrial development affects surrounding communities, workers, and the environment.

Kristen Meghan Kelly holds a Master of Science in Occupational Safety and Health and brings 20+ years of experience as a senior industrial hygienist and environmental specialist. She is a consultant and nationally recognized expert, featured in media and documentary work for her advocacy and professional insight.

Her expertise spans the human health and environmental impacts of industrial operations, an essential lens for evaluating what large-scale data center infrastructure means for Frederick County residents, water, and land.

Martha Saddlick holds a geology degree from James Madison University and brings 45+ years of experience as a senior geophysicist/geologist, including work with Shell, Total, and Conoco.

Her career has focused on geologic and geophysical analysis for exploration and development projects across the North Sea, Philippines, Côte d’Ivoire, Gulf of America, and Pennsylvania.

Raised on a family farm near Strasburg, VA, she brings deep knowledge of Shenandoah Valley geology and a strong understanding of subsurface systems, fluid flow, and environmental considerations.

She brings with her the perspective of someone with roots in the land, who understands what is at stake beyond the spreadsheets and economic projections.

Elena Schlossberg-Kunkel holds a BA in Psychology and an MA in School Counseling from Marymount University. After moving to the Rural Crescent in Prince William County in 2002, she witnessed firsthand how land use decisions can shape and permanently alter the quality of life for entire communities.

She established The Coalition to Protect Prince William County and has since become a leading voice on smart growth policy and conservation. Her work offers Frederick County residents a direct window into how similar fights have unfolded in neighboring jurisdictions—and what strategies have been most effective.

His work focuses on public choice, public finance, and the practical application of economic ideas, particularly as they relate to policy and real-world decision-making.

Prior to his academic career, he worked with organizations including the Charles G. Koch Foundation, the Regulatory Economics Group, and the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, where his work included economic education methodology, corporate cost and profitability analysis, and assessment of state economic and educational policy.

With nearly 40 years of experience at the highest levels of cybersecurity, global risk, and technology leadership, Mr. Cole brings a depth of insight that few can match, from helping stand up the Pentagon’s cyber response team to advising international organizations and major corporations on digital risk.

Mr. Cole’s understanding of the long-term implications of data centers and his status as a Frederick County resident enable him to help us navigate this citical discussion with our panel of experts ranging in industrial hygiene, water/noise/sound/air quality, electric grid management, our region’s karst geology, and small business and economic impacts.