Savannah Winston is a community leader, being the first person of color to be elected to serve as a Commissioner for the Town of Preston and the first woman and person of color to serve as President Commissioner “Mayor” for the Town of Preston. Savannah is an accountant, project management professional, entrepreneur, and business owner of VanTech Business Solutions (VTBS) located in Preston offering a portfolio of administrative support services.

Professionally, Savannah Winston has over thirty years of multifaceted experience in the consulting industry.  Her employment history includes being engaged in multiple large-scale projects for major government-focused health systems that involved research and data gathering, information system design, testing and training, strategic & project planning, gap analysis, and toolkit development.  Ms. Winston has held expert level certification in Microsoft Office applications.

She has earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and has a master’s degree in Management Information Systems from Bowie State University.  She is currently pursuing a Doctorate degree in Education and Executive Leadership at Bowie State University, 2nd Year Doctoral Executive Fellow. She is also a Class of 2020 graduate of Shore Leadership and 2022 graduate of Shore Leadership 2.0.

Passion, Patience, and Perseverance are the three “P’s” that motivates her daily. Savannah's life verse is Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path."