Meet the Trustees
The Trustees of Frederick Community College are engaged community leaders who bring a range of experiences and perspective to their service. Read below to learn more about each Trustee, including their background, highlights of their service, and what they value most about FCC and the Frederick community.
Stephen G. Slater, Esq.
Current Term: 2026 - 2029
What role has FCC played in your life and what makes it important to you?
My mother was an English and American Literature professor at FCC for over 30 years and served in many instructional leadership roles. My father was an FCC adjunct professor in American History for many years while practicing law. Education and learning were a central focus of my household, and my siblings and I all took classes at FCC. Later, my younger brother was an adjunct in Sociology, and I was an adjunct in American Government. My wife and both our children also took classes at FCC. It has always been a source of learning and a springboard to further education for my entire life, and I am proud to be able to help FCC continue its vision and mission.
What did you most enjoy or learn from your teaching experience at FCC?
By far the most enjoyable part of teaching was the interaction with the students and the perspective they brought to the subject matter. A great strength of FCC is the wide range of backgrounds of its student body, which brings rich experiences and opinions to the learning experience.
BIO
Stephen G. Slater is a lifelong resident of Frederick County and has practiced law
in Frederick city for more than twenty years, primarily representing disabled individuals
before the Social Security Administration. Active in local political and civic affairs
for many years, Slater has served on the Boards of Directors for the Weinberg Center
for the Arts in Frederick, Maryland and the Bishop Claggett Center in Buckeystown,
Maryland. He also chaired the Frederick County Charter Review Commission in 2019-2020.
A veteran of the United States Navy and Maryland Army National Guard, Slater earned
a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and Politics at the University of Maryland
in College Park and his Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University in Washington,
D.C. He resides in Frederick with his wife Alexis. They have two adult children, daughter
Madeline and son Aidan. Stephen enjoys reading historical fiction and nonfiction,
local historical research and completing crossword puzzles.