Mr. Michael Withers is the great–great grandson of Sarah Lee and currently resides in the area, living in Beltsville, MD. Mr. Withers was born in 1967 at Freedman’s Hospital in Washington, DC. He moved to Hillandale, MD with his great-aunt and uncle, Mable, and Elzie Lee (descendants of Sarah Lee/Melinda Jackson) until the age of 4, when the family relocated to Gaithersburg, MD where he attended Gaithersburg Elementary School.
Mr. Withers founded his own firm, M.A. + Associates, LLC, located in Laurel, MD in 2007. The company provides project management, construction management, and project controls that provides support to builders, developers, state and local governments, not-for-profit organizations, and private owners.
Mr. Withers is married to Mrs. Djuna Withers. They have three children: Eryn, Jabre, and Edith. Mr. Withers in a life-long member and serves as the Chairman of the Board Directors for the 153-year-old historical Round Oak Missionary Baptist Church.
Mr. Withers is a current member and former Board President of the Montgomery Housing Partnership (MHP) Advisory Board; MHP is the leading non-profit affordable housing developer in Montgomery County, MD.