Fred Tutman

Fred Tutman was born and raised along the Patuxent River as were seven generations of his ancestors. Prior to founding Patuxent Riverkeeper in 2004, Fred operated a business that provided professional media and mass communication services internationally. Fred also worked as volunteer activist on the Patuxent for over 20 years until the momentum of the volunteer environmental work overcame his media career and the challenge of Riverkeeping beckoned.

Fred is a recipient of numerous awards and recognitions for his work on behalf of environmental causes and issues in Maryland. He also serves on a variety of Boards, Task Forces and Commissions related to the work of protecting the Patuxent. Among them, Fred serves on the Board of the Environmental Integrity Project and also as a Governor appointed Commissioner on the State’s Patuxent River Commission. He has a Master of Arts degree in Media Management from Beacon College, and is presently completing his law degree at David A. Clarke School of Law in Washington, D.C. Fred is an adjunct instructor at Historic St. Mary’s College of Maryland where he teaches an upper level course in environmental law and policy. He is an avid kayaker and backpacker, and also helps to maintain trails on the Appalachian Trail.