Jim Pendarvis– Coordinator

Jim is a software engineer currently working for Lockheed Martin and contracted to the Patuxent River Naval Air Stations. He has been developing software for over 18 years, founder of the Southern Maryland .NET User Group and speaker at many of the local code camps.

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Bryce Howard – Technical Coordinator

Bryce Howard attended Clemson University before being hired on at Patuxent River Naval Air Station.  He has attended all of the Southern Maryland Give Camps, as a developer in the first year and as a Technical Coordinator for the past two years.

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Dale Bingham – Technical Coordinator

Dale has been an active member of the SoMd GiveCamp since its inception and has helped several organizations gain a web presence, and more importantly taught them how to use their website, update content, and take control of their website(s) and information needs. Dale has joined the SoMd GiveCamp staff this year to help lead the technical direction alongside Bryce Howard to help lend direction and structure as well as expertise for those helping during the GiveCamp weekend in March/April.

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Jimmy McDermott – Design Coordinator

Jimmy McDermott currently works for Sabre Systems as a web developer on the Patuxent River Naval Air Station.  He began creating websites at the age of 12 and turned his small hobby into a job.  He attended West Virginia University and has been a software developer for five years now.  Besides building websites Jimmy enjoys cars, sports, and movies.  Having a large family has taught him how important it is to help others and that giving back is an enjoyable experience.

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Dorothy Brown –  NonTechnical Coordinator

Dorothy is a Systems Administrator for General Dynamics at Patuxent River Naval Air Station.  Dorothy enjoys gardening, boating and her kids.  She has been involved with the So. Md. Give Camp since the beginning.

Lacey Martin –  NonTechnical Coordinator

Lacey Martin is an Information Assurance Analyst currently working for Rollout Systems L.L.C.  She is a part of the RDT&E C&A team at Patuxent River Naval Air Station.  She has been working at Patuxent River Naval Air Station for over 4 years.  Her hobbies include photography, sports, music and traveling.  "Part of being a person is about helping others"

Joy Bowes –  NonProfit Coordinator

After a 20 year career in defense contracting building government databases, Joy Bowes retired for new challenges that include becoming the President of T. N. Bowes Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc.  Aside from her career, Joy became very active in many volunteer organizations.  She is the President of Tall TImbers Optimist Club, Volunteer Member of St. Mary's Ducks Unlimited, Board of Director for St. Mary's County Chamber of Commerce, Hospice Volunteer, and now a Non-profit Coordinator at GiveGamp.  "It is important to be happy, teach by example, and always help others."

Back in 2007, the Dallas developers community got together over a weekend and developed website and computer programs for Non-Profit organizations. From there multiple other developer communities pop up and thought that is would be a great idea. The Southern Maryland GiveCamp started in 2009 and held their first in 2010.


GiveCamp is a weekend-long event where software developers, designers, and database administrators donate their time to create custom software for non-profit organizations. This custom software could be a new website for the nonprofit organization, or a small data-collection application to keep track of members. The only limitation is that the project should be scoped to be able to be completed in a weekend.


During GiveCamp, developers are welcome to go home in the evenings or camp out all weekend long. There are usually food and drink provided at the event. There are sometimes even game systems set up for when you and your need a little break! Overall, it’s a great opportunity for people to work together, developing new friendships, and doing something important for their community.


At GiveCamp, there is an expectation of “What Happens at GiveCamp, Stays at GiveCamp”. Therefore, all source code must be turned over to the charities at the end of the weekend (developers cannot ask for payment) and the charities are responsible for maintaining the code moving forward (charities cannot expect the developers to maintain the codebase).