This podcast episode is the first of many discussions regarding CUPF’s New Simplified Fee Structure. Listen as CUPF, Director, Ramona Bell-Pearson and CUPF Communications and Outreach Specialist, Derek Ross, jump starts the discussion regarding CUPF's New Fee Structure. In this podcast, Ramona and Derek will be joined by CUPF Financial Administrator, Vanessa Lopez-Cuevas.

In this episode of Off the CUPF, Director, Ramona Bell-Pearson and Communications and Outreach Specialist, Derek Ross discuss CUPF's Facility Fee Assistance Program (FFAP) and the opportunities it provides to the community. This episode also focuses on the conversation regarding school safety surrounding inclement weather and cancellations, plus the decision to halt school site visits for user groups. Are you ready for CUPF's opening day reservation on Thursday, May 1? We are here to help. Listen as we provide tips on how to reserve a school auditorium for dates of use during the upcoming MCPS School Year.

CUPF is closing out 2024 and getting ready for 2025. Listen as CUPF Director, Ramona Bell-Pearson and CUPF Communications and Outreach Specialist, Derek Ross discuss our goals as an office for 2025. This episode will include a general overview of our fee study, #CUPFCares Initiative, highlighting our focus on volunteering in the community. More importantly, CUPF’s upcoming Opening Day Reservation for Auditorium Use on Saturday, February 1, 2025. In our first “Off the CUPF” segment, we will be joined by Douglas Weisburger, Senior Planning Specialist, Sustainability Programs, in Montgomery County’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Prior to DEP, Doug worked in the County’s Office of Management and Budget focusing on environmental policy and budgeting. Before working for the County, he worked with the Peace Corps (staff and volunteer); Ashoka: Innovators for the Public; the Council on Foreign Relations and Miami Country Day environmental policy from the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy, and a Master of Arts in International Affairs from The George Washington University.