Gee Williams is available for professional speaking services and workshops that help towns, regardless of size, to overcome stagnation and chart a proven course towards becoming thriving destination communities. Contact him at turnyourtownaround.net.A Berlin native and resident, Williams comes from a family that has been active in local civic and political life since the 1940s. After graduating from the University of Maryland - College Park, he served as a newspaper editor and publisher for thirty years, managing weekly publications along the East Coast from Delaware to South Carolina. Beginning in 2000, Gee worked in public relations, marketing and nature tourism for the Maryland Department of Resources and the Maryland State Highway Administration. He also served as marketing and development director for the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore until his retirement in 2018. He served as Mayor of Berlin from 2008 - 2020.