Our Culture

Our Mission

To lead dynamic change that creates everlasting, positive impact making Frederick County a most desirable place to live, work, and play.

Our Vision

Building a vibrant Frederick community, honoring the history and legacy of our founding father, and making a positive impact on the community we love.

Our Core Values

Dependability

We meet our commitments.

Integrity & Ethics

We do the right thing, even when no one is looking.

Financial Success

We are successful commensurate with established measures.

Employee Satisfaction

We treat employees, our most valuable asset, with dignity and respect.

Quality Assurance

We strive for excellence and continuous improvement in everything we do.

Customer Focus

We understand that we are successful only when we satisfy our customers.

Associated Partnership

We are committed to cultivating and recognizing the success of our partners.

Community Service

We have an obligation to help our community by contributing our time and resources.

Communication

We are committed to collaboration and communication across the organization.

Our Service

At the heart of Ausherman Properties is a desire to give back to the community in which we live and work. Our entire team takes pride in supporting our community. We strive to make a difference through group service projects, and many team members serve with local organizations, community groups, and nonprofits. We’re not only building homes and commercial properties—we’re building community.

See highlights of our community building work.

Ausherman properties employees volunteering

Giving Back

Ausherman Family Foundation recognizes our team’s dedication to making a difference in the community and generous contribution of our time, money, and skills to a range of organizations. To help our team create a greater impact on the causes we are passionate about, the Ausherman Family Foundation kicked off an Employee Matching Giving program in August of 2018. Any organization employees contribute to are matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,500 per year per employee.

To date, employees have made 93 contributions to 43 organizations, resulting in $22,622 in matching funds disbursed to charitable organizations.

Building Company Community

Our staff and their families come together annually to celebrate their hard work and relax at our annual family picnic. This is just one of many company events. Our recognition goes beyond any one occasion as we appreciate our teams every day.

Marvin Ezra Ausherman, a native of Frederick County, received his bachelor’s degree in architecture from Miami University of Ohio in 1974.

Marvin then joined his father in the family’s residential home building business. He eventually took the reins of the company until it was sold to Drees Homes in 2003. Marvin had a successful career as a second-generation residential home builder/developer, completing 30 communities and 5,000 homes over 40 years. For the past 15 years, Marvin has been a commercial developer/investor and devotes much of his time to the family’s philanthropic endeavors. He created the Ausherman Family Trust in 2000 and the Ausherman Family Foundation in 2006.

Marvin has and always will be involved in many Frederick County organizations and projects for the betterment of the Frederick community. He has served on the County’s Affordable Housing Council as chair and on the Boards of the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce, the Community Foundation of Frederick County, YMCA of Frederick County, Federated Charities, Habitat for Humanity of Frederick County, Frederick Health, Frederick Community College, and others. He is the founder of BlueRidge Bank, a local Frederick County community bank, and also a member and Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club of Frederick.