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Israel C. (Izzy) Patoka, Executive Director
301 West Preston St., Suite 1500, Baltimore, MD 21201 - 2304
(410) 767-4159
e-mail: karen.monath@maryland.gov
web: www.community.maryland.gov
301 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland, March 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Agencies |
Budget |
Historical Evolution |
Organizational Structure |
Origin & Functions |
Reports |
COMMUNICATIONS
Tony White, Director (410) 767-6248; e-mail: tony.white@maryland.gov
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Mollie Byron, Deputy Director (410) 260-3886; e-mail: mollie.byron@maryland.gov
COMMISSION ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE
Joni L. Jones, Ph.D., Director (410) 216-6190; e-mail: joni.jones@maryland.gov
web: www.africanamerican.maryland.gov
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms:
Theodore H. Mack, Chair (chosen by Commission, 1-year term), 2015
Charles M. Christian, Ph.D., 2013; Lyndra L. Marshall, 2013; Lynn Groesbeck Bowman, 2014; Najah K. Duvall-Gabriel, 2014; Michael G. Kent, 2014; Sharon E. Parker, 2014; Clara L. Small, Ph.D., 2014; Denise A. Barnes, 2015; Rev. Tamara D. England, D.Min., 2015; Dale G. Green, 2015; Lopez D. Matthews, Jr., Ph.D., 2015; Donna A. Cypress, 2016; Evan Richardson, 2016; Kelsey R. Bush, 2017; Barbara Spencer Dunn, 2017; Barbara J. Mobarak, 2017; Michael G. Miller, 2017; Janet Sims-Wood, Ph.D., 2017; Shelley Stokes-Hammond, 2017; one vacancy.
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Banneker-Douglass Museum, 84 Franklin St., Annapolis, Maryland, July 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
Maurice W. Nachlas, Chair (chosen by Commission, 1-year term), 2013
Cherie A. Krug; Lupi Quinteros-Grady. Terms expire 2013.
Mark R. Heckman; Beverly I. Landis; Fay R. Mauro; Joseph V. Murray, Sr.; Theresa Testoni. Terms expire 2014.
Jennifer H. Daniels; Brian Dunne; Michael P. Lewis; Corae Young. Terms expire 2015.
Alexander J. Garcia; Griffith L. Garwood; Bruce A. Goldensohn; Rahul M. Jindal, M.D., Ph.D.; Grant A. Melville; Shirley Sagawa. Terms expire 2016.
Alan M. Lyons; Casey Schurman. Terms expire 2017.
Ex officio: Vanessa J. Diggs, designee of State Superintendent of Schools
Ex officio (nonvoting): Israel C. (Izzy) Patoka, Executive Director, Governor's Office of Community Initiatives; Cassandra (Cassi) Champion, Director, Governor's Office on Service & Volunteerism; Crystal Biles, Director, Maryland-Delaware-New Jersey State Office, Corporation for National & Community Service.
ETHNIC COMMISSIONS
Vacancy, Director (410) 767-2937
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Valentina I. Ukwuoma, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2013
Kwaku Agyemang-Duah; Ollie P. Anderson, Jr.; Nicholas N. Azinge, M.D.; Mumin A. Barre; Sarian S. Bouma; Watchen Harris Bruce; Yonnas K. Kefle, Ph.D.; Alfred M. Nkere; Suna Nallo; Kate F. Njeuma; Joseph N. Offoha; Chukwuma Godwin Okeke, Pharm.D.; Mamadou Ibra Sy; Paschal Udumukwu; one vacancy. Terms expire 2013.
Denise A. Barnes. Term expires 2015.
Olaolu S. Adewole; Jean Bailey, Ph.D.; Jewru Bandeh; Leticia Enos; Anu A. Esuola, D.D.S.; Abimbola Folashade Idowu; Theo Ngongang. Terms expire 2017.
OFFICE OF ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICAN AFFAIRS
Yi Shen, Administrator (410) 767-7138; e-mail: yi.shen@maryland.gov
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON HISPANIC AFFAIRS
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Gregorio A. Arenas; Lorena M. Clauser; Maria D'Arcy; Richard L. Escalante; Daniel S. Flores; Angela Franco; Jonathan Jayes-Green; Patria de Lancer Julnes; Elizabeth Ysla Leight; Hector G. Manzano; Ricardo Martinez; Sonia E. Mora; Cesar Moreno-Perez; Walkiria Pool; Oscar T. Ramirez; Nicolas H. Ramos V; Maria Lilliana Robeson; Giberto A. Zelaya II. Terms expire 2016.
Office of Governor representative (nonvoting): one vacancy
Ex officio (nonvoting): Jorge I. Austrich, designee of Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Lilly Cubano, designee of Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene; Rosa Cruz, designee of Secretary of Housing & Community Development; Ted Dallas, Secretary of Human Resources; Leonard J. Howie III, Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation; Susan C. Spinnato, designee of State Superintendent of Schools; Genevieve Segura, designee of Secretary of Higher Education.
COMMISSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 3-year terms:
GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON MIDDLE-EASTERN AMERICAN AFFAIRS
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Chadi Soliman Abdeldayem; Durriya H. Badani; Barry Bogage; Sarit Brosh; Salwa Ahmed Egebaly; Enas Elhanafi; Toba M. Rainess; Farzaneh M. Riar; Rafi Rone; Amin Salam; Suliman Shihadeh; Joseph A. Taylor; Ibrahim Uyar; Siron Zidan. Terms expire 2015.
GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN AFFAIRS
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICAN AFFAIRS
web: www.asian.maryland.gov
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Governor)
Bethsaida Amigable-Wong; Katherine M. (Kitty) Chin; Kwang Hee Choi; Elizabeth Chung; George Dang; Mencie Y. Hairston; Humberto H. Ho; Clarence K. Lam, M.D.; Ngoc Minh Le; Dottie Tiejun Li; Paul Hyeun Moon; Lily H. Qi; Mi C. Schill; Larry H. Shinagawa, Ph.D.; Thanit Thangpijaigul; Sovan Tun, Ph.D.; Diosa Borlaza-Gilchrist Woods; Yun Jung Yang, Esq.; Edward Yip, Esq.; Bob P. Zhang; Kui Zhao. Terms expire 2015.
Jonathan J. Jayes-Green, Administrator (410) 767-7857; 1-800-714-8813 (toll free); e-mail: jonathan.jayes-green@maryland.gov
web: www.caribbean.maryland.gov
Curtis A. Ward, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor)
Joseph E. Baptiste, D.D.S.; Donald E. Bridgeman; Gabriel J. Christian, Esq.; Karen B. Francis, Ph.D.; Neil Mattei; Shanta Ramson, Esq.; Ludmilla F. Wikkeling-Scott, Dr.P.H.; Suzanne E. Williams. Terms expire 2016.
Jonathan J. Jayes-Green, Administrator (410) 767-7425; 1-800-714-8813 (toll free); e-mail: jonathan.jayes-green@maryland.gov
web: www.hispanic.maryland.gov
Yolanda M. Welch, Chair (chosen by Governor)
Elizabeth C. Bellavance. Term expires 2012.
E. Keith Colston, Administrator (410) 767-7631; e-mail: keith.colston@maryland.gov
web: www.americanindian.maryland.gov
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Commission in June, 1-year term)
Kathryn E. Robbins Fitzhugh, 2014; Robert F. Killen, 2014; Lisa A. Savoy, 2014; Leanora E. Winters, 2014; Virginia R. Busby, Ph.D., 2015; Ashley C. Minner, 2015; Rico M. Newman, 2015; Patricia Ward Carson, 2016; Rebecca S. Stone, 2016.
Iman Awad, Administrator (410) 767-7925; e-mail: iman.awad@maryland.gov
web: www.middleeastern.maryland.gov
Anwer J. Hasan, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2015
Dorreya R. Elmenshawy; Bagher Fardanesh, Ph.D.; Miriam Galston, J.D., Ph.D.; Huzeyin Saribasak; Julian H. Spirer; one vacancy. Terms expire 2011.
Yi Shen, Administrator (410) 767-7138; e-mail: yi.shen@maryland.gov
web: www.southasian.maryland.gov
Chanhok Jasdip Jesse Singh, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2016
Anis Ahmed; Arthur Pavan Bezwada; Ishani Chowdhury; Rani David; Sharad Doshi; Kamala Edwards, Ph.D.; Mohan L. Grover; Irma Hafeez; Tahira M. Hussain; Seena Desai Iyer, Ph.D.; Sheila H. Khatri; Nirmal K. Pahadi, Ph.D.; Shailesh J. Patel; Asoka Ramaweera; Amjad Riar, M.D.; Kia Scherr; Davang Shah, Esq.; Rama J. Shaikh; Baljinder Singh; Sajid N. Tarar. Terms expire 2016.
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ON SERVICE & VOLUNTEERISM
Cassandra (Cassi) Champion, Director (410) 767-4803
e-mail: cassandra.champion@maryland.gov
VOLUNTEER MARYLAND
Patrice Beverly, Executive Director (410) 767-6203
e-mail: patrice.beverly@maryland.gov
web: www.volunteermaryland.org
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