About Twinbrook Community Association
Serving the Twinbrook neighborhood of Rockville in Montgomery County, Maryland, the Twinbrook Community Association, Inc. (TCA) is a 501(c)(4) organization whose purpose is to maintain and improve the quality of life of the residents of the Twinbrook area. We are 100% volunteer run.
The TCA acts as a liaison with the City of Rockville and Montgomery County governments, local nonprofits, schools, and businesses. We keep neighbors informed about important local events and activities while advocating for all who live in the neighborhood. We highly value the diversity of our neighborhood and invite everyone living in the area to join our meetings and events.
TCA Officers for 2026-2027
President
Jen Hawse
Ardennes Ave
Twinbrook.President@gmail.com
Vice President
Olivia Bobrowsky
Broadwood Drive
Secretary
Patty Timm
Ridgeway Avenue
Treasurer
Bill McGugan
Ridgeway Avenue
Member at Large,
North of Veirs Mill Road
Erin Lavine
Broadwood Drive
Member at Large,
South of Veirs Mill Road
Josephine McGugan
Ridgeway Avenue
Past TCA Presidents
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[Names in bold still living in Twinbrook]
1949 Chauncey Reed (pro-tem)
1949-50 William Hall
1950-51 Andrea Washburn
1951-52 Durant Burton
1952-53 Al Stoughton
1953-54 Henry Redkey
1954-55 Leighton Dudley
1955-56 Robert Rapp
1956-57 George Miller
1957-58 Tom Lawrey
1958-59 Jean Everhart
1959-60 Louis Gross
1960-61 Bill Hyman
1961-62 Michael Oszust
1962-63 Alexander Sadowski
1963-64 Mike Gantt / James Needham
1964-65 James Needham
1965-66 William Billek
1966-67 Charles McCarthy
1967-68 Charles McCarthy
1968-69 Charles McCarthy
1969-70 Martin Kreiss
1970-71 Wayne Millward
1971-72 Art Williamson
1972-73 Art Williamson
1973-74 Art Williamson
1974-75 Art Williamson
1975-76 Ken Kisiel
1976-77 John Tyner
1977-78 John Tyner
1978-79 David Lawrence
1979-80 John Rys
1980-81 Beth Carey
1981-82 Carole Tanyer Cohen
1982-83 Carole Tanyer Cohen
1983-84 Carole Tanyer Cohen
1984-85 Don Richard
1985-86 Carol Moran / John Tyner
1986-87 John Tyner
1988-89 John Tyner
1989-90 John Tyner
1990-91 John Tyner
1991-92 Craig Falk
1992-93 Craig Falk
1993-94 Craig Falk / Jan May
1994-95 Jan May
1995-96 Jan May
1996-97 Randy Gentry
1997-98 Randy Gentry
1998-99 Randy Gentry
1999-00 Randy Gentry
2000-01 Randy Gentry
2001-02 Randy Gentry
2002-03 Robert Pittman
2003-04Robert Pittman
2004-05 Harry Thomas / Kevin Gallagher
2005-06 Christina Ginsberg
2006-07 Christina Ginsberg
2007-08 Christina Ginsberg
2008-09 Christina Ginsberg
2009-10 Christina Ginsberg
2010-11 Christina Ginsberg
2011-12 Christina Ginsberg
2012-13 Christina Ginsberg
2013-14 Christina Ginsberg
2014-15 Richard Gottfried
2015-16 Richard Gottfried
2016-17 Richard Gottfried
2017-18 Christina Ginsberg
2018-19 Marissa Valeri
2019-20 Marissa Valeri
2020-21 Mike Stein
2021-22 Mike Stein
2022-23 Vincent Russo
2023-25 Mary Van Balgooy
About the Neighborhood
Twinbrook is a neighborhood and a community in the city of Rockville, Maryland. The name Twinbrook or Twin-Brook came from the four developers, Joseph L. Geeraert, Roland Simmon, Wesley Sauter, and Donald Gingery, who originally established the new subdivision on October 18, 1946. Our community name is a reference to the two streams that traversed the original 200 acres of the development, both eventually feeding into Rock Creek, which is the namesake feature of Rock Creek Park.
History
Twinbrook was created under Maryland law on October 18, 1946, by four developers: Joseph L. Geeraert, Roland Simmon, Wesley Sauter, and Donald Gingery. They bought 200 acres of farmland. At the end of the 1940s, World War II GIs and their young families flocked to Twinbrook's small frame houses, mostly Cape Cods, when they began popping up on new streets surrounded by farms and wheat fields. The modest houses, developed by builders Joseph Geeraert and Donald Gingery, were constructed with expansion in mind — two bedrooms and one bath on the first floor, with an unfinished upper level to be finished or added to as the young couples could afford to do so. Some of the houses were ready in 1948, and developers Joseph Geeraert and Donald Gingery offered them at prices ranging from $9,250 to $11,500. The government backed the mortgages 100 percent, and veterans could get them for just a $50 down payment. There were only 42 houses in the area before 1939. By 1952, more than 300 houses had been built.
In 1949, the 542-acre Rockville annexed 2,210 acres south of town, including Twinbrook. There were three models to choose from. They came with two or three bedrooms and were equipped with modern appliances. The first residents were Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell and their children, Alice and Bill, who moved into a house on Ardennes Avenue on September 13, 1948.
1947: First plat of section I of Twin-Brook recorded (Okinawa, Midway, Coral Sea, Ardennes, St. Lo)
1949: Twinbrook Citizens’ Association formed
1952: Construction of Twinbrook Forest
1952: Twinbrook Elementary opened as a modern eight- room school. A 12-room addition was built and opened in 1953.
1954: Last section of Twinbrook opened
1958: Shopping Center opened on the north side
Late 1950s: Bus service established on Veirs Mill Road.
May 1971: Amtrak established.
The History of the Higgins Family and Spring Lake Park, which would eventually become Twinbrook.
More history of Twinbrook from the Montgomery County Planning Commission.
Twinbrook Quote
"The quietness, proximity to Metro and affordability make this community “an overlooked gem,” according to residents. Twinbrook sprang up in the housing boom that followed World War II, and even today much of the neighborhood consists of modest 1950s houses with picture windows and neat front lawns, said Harold Franklin, an agent with Weichert Realtors."
Videos
Learn more about Twinbrook and our community through the videos below. Watch Rock 11, our city television channel, anytime by streaming it online.
History of Twinbrook (Paths #66)
The neighborhood of Twinbrook got it start post World War 2, when returning veterans were buying homes on the GI Bill. Historian Terry Lachine explains the history and describes the community that is still thriving today.
Rockville - Best Place To Live In Maryland
Rockville is ranked as the "Best Place to Live in Maryland" by Money Magazine. Check out this "Rock 11 Now Weekly" video to see the City's response.
#MyRockville Featuring Twinbrook Residents
Rockville is a city that is ever changing, evolving and adapting to the needs of its citizens. People from all over the world have come here to take part in the American Dream. And that’s why we are shining a spotlight on some of those residents who are proud to call this city their own and be part of the #MyRockville movement.
