Whetstone Watch

2025 Candidate Statements

2025 Candidate Statements

LORI PERINE
In 2022, you elected me to the WHC Board via a write-in candidacy to assist our grassroots advocacy for appropriately scaled development on the lot at the entrance to our community. This year, I’m on the ballot seeking your vote for re-election for another term. I’d like to continue advancing our community interests around public safety and zoning, as well as improve the Board’s communications with residents. I have been a Whetstone homeowner for 27 of the 30 years that I’ve lived in Montgomery Village. I am a longtime Girl Scout troop leader and parent volunteer for the Whetstone Whales swim team, where I currently coordinate our volunteer swim officials and serve as referee at our home meets. I also volunteer regularly to help the Montgomery County Board of Elections ensure efficient and fair election processes at polling places. A former technology alliance executive, I am now a college educator and consultant in data science and artificial intelligence.

TIMOTHY THOMPSON
I’ve lived (and grown up) in Montgomery Village since 1971…54 years and enjoyed serving on the Whetstone Homeowners Association for more than three years. Now residing in what was my childhood home, I have a personal connection to the history and family culture of Whetstone, and an ongoing commitment, through my technical and design experience, to keep our neighborhood the special place it is. My education is Electrical Engineering and American History, having worked in various related fields, including exhibit design at the Smithsonian Institution. I ended up in a lifetime career in live theater at Arena Stage, where I worked for 33 years as Director of Sound and Video. There I hired and supervised many people over the decades, as well as directly managed seasonal 6-figure budgets, worked very closely with Clark Construction on our 2010 $150-million reconstruction, and created the original designs for hundreds of productions, several now on Broadway. I’ve served on previous boards, including a 3-term appointment at Crossnore School in NC. I come from a family of creative and successful artists; notably my brother Richard Thompson’s syndicated cartoon strip Cul De Sac, which is based on our street here in Whetstone. My other interests include a lifelong professional passion in the advanced skills of home improvement and design: carpentry, cabinetmaking, electrical, plumbing, landscaping, etc. Anything involving craftsmanship and detail I find enjoyable and am quite good at. I’ve been married for more than 20 years to my wonderful partner Margot, who also works in entertainment as licensing and royalties director for PBS.

DEBORAH VERMILLION
My husband and I have lived in the Whetstone community for more than 35 years. I have had the opportunity to serve on the Whetstone Board for the last 20-plus years. During my time on the board, I have played an active role as President, Vice-President, Secretary, Communications Chair, member of the Audit, Maintenance, Legal, Lakeshore committees and a Neighborhood Block Captain.
If re-elected my priorities will include:
• Continued funding of Reserves for long-term projects.
• Careful spending of assessment funds to maintain and improve Whetstone’s assets.
• Working with the other Whetstone board members to serve the best interest of our community.
I am asking for your support so that I can continue my commitment of service to our community.

Whetstone Watch: for residents of The Courts, Goshenside, Lakeside and the Ridges of Whetstone.