A Johns Hopkins student I know from Mass. is looking to become a TD and revive US Chess rated chess at the chess club there.
Any Baltimore area TDs willing to help out and mentor an new TD?
-Matt Phelps
As far as TDs active in the last year goes, Maryland has 3 NTDs and 5 SrTDs while Virginia has 2 NTDs, 2 ANTDs and 6 SrTDs. Most of them have contact information in TD/A.
He can get a Rulebook, download material from this website on how to run a tournament, download a few forms that help to run an event, download the form to request being a USCF Club TD, and get started. If he starts a USCF affiliate, he should request a packet with instruction for new clubs on management, publicity, and finances. Buying pairing software can be on the list, but lower down in priority when you are starting out. This is what a couple of us did when we started a college club many moons ago.
Instead of a mentor, what he needs is a faculty sponsor to sign off on getting rooms to play in on a weekly basis, getting student government or student activity funding, and a place to hold tournaments. The school student union also should be contacted to get on their schedule. Contacts within the university are more important than an outside contact with a TD.
It sounded like the club already exists and has a meeting place. For that matter it is on the university website. He just wanted advice on how to revitalize rated chess, which seems a reasonable thing to ask about. The affiliate information would help, but so would gaining practical experience working a tournament or three with a seasoned TD (seasoned as in experience rather than with herbs and salt). Who knows, in a few years he may be able to get a John Hopkins team into the Pan Ams.