Shanna Reese

Shanna Reese serves as a key procurement liaison within the Economic Development agency of Charles County Government, supporting strategic initiatives to advance regional economic growth through targeted contracting. In her role, she facilitates the acquisition of professional services and infrastructure-related solutions aligned with the county’s economic development roadmap, including engineering, training, and site preparation services. Reese ensures that procurement activities directly support policy goals such as workforce development, environmental infrastructure upgrades, and industry attraction, acting as a bridge between agency priorities and market capabilities. Her acquisitions are primarily service-based, emphasizing consulting, technical support, and public works-related contracts that enable data-driven planning and community investment. Reese collaborates with a diverse array of vendors, including engineering firms, training providers, and site preparation contractors, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in compliance, performance, and responsiveness. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms possessing specialized expertise in water and sewer infrastructure, professional development, and solid waste management. Her contracting approach prioritizes reliability, technical proficiency, and alignment with county sustainability objectives, encouraging vendors to demonstrate past performance in similar public-sector contexts. Reese’s procurement pattern reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued without set-aside designations. This indicates a focus on merit-based selection rather than socioeconomic preferences, though it does not preclude participation from small, minority, or veteran-owned businesses—only that such certifications are not a mandatory criterion in her solicitation strategy. Her approach emphasizes competitive fairness and value-driven outcomes over mandated set-asides. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 237110 (water and sewer construction), 541330 (engineering services), and 611430 (professional training), reflecting a technical domain rooted in public infrastructure and workforce capacity-building. She regularly procures design consulting, site development, and economic development training programs, demonstrating deep familiarity with the intersection of civil engineering, policy implementation, and workforce readiness initiatives.