ThorpeWood Staff If you would like to contact a member of ThorpeWood’s staff, please call (301) 271-2823.
Sam Castleman Co-Director Sam grew up on the East Coast. He attended the University of Washington, School of Forest Resources, and earned a BS in Forest Management. Sam arrived in Frederick County in 1994, when he began his work as Executive Director of ThorpeWood. He is passionate about ThorpeWood's mission to at-risk youth and believes that the customized programs we provide is changing lives. Sam particularly enjoys his role delivering the horse program to ThorpeWood’s youth.
Richard Louderback Bookkeeper Rich is a native the Washington DC area. He grew up just outside the main gate to Andrews AFB and attended the University of Maryland before being summoned into the Army for a two year stint in Germany during the Vietnam War. Upon return to the US, Rich worked for 28 years in IT writing financial applications for NCR and Bell Atlantic. Rich came to ThorpeWood in 2006 as a temp for the summer and then joined the staff full time a year later to handle the bookkeeping. Rich and his wife Denys are empty nesters but enjoy weekend visits with their daughter Rebecca. He enjoys walks with his dog Isabel, golf and auto racing.
Julie Parlaman Director of Events Julie joined the staff of ThorpeWood in November of 2000. Prior to coming to ThorpeWood she worked for 17 years in D.C. for a high school student exchange. During this time Julie had the opportunity to visit many countries and work with high school kids around the world. Julie's primary role at ThorpeWood is Director of Events. She oversees wedding celebrations, corporate meetings and many other special events. Julie has one daughter, Hannah, and 2 stepdaughters, Lindsay and Kelly. She has 3 wonderful grandsons (with another grandchild on the way) who she enjoys spending time with. Julie loves the outdoors, horseback riding and traveling.