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401 East Pratt St, Baltimore, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/bcity/images/1198-1-4302.jpg)
Dominick E. Murray, Secretary of Business & Economic Development (410) 767-6301
World Trade Center Baltimore,
401 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202 - 3316
(410) 767-6300; 1-888-choosemd (toll free); fax: (410) 333-8628; tty: (410) 333-6926
web: www.choosemaryland.org
World Trade Center Baltimore, 401 East Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland, November 2009. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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Chair: Anthony G. Brown, Lt. Governor
MARYLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
(T00A0002, formerly 38.01.00.02)
Leone G. Hermans-Blackburn, Ph.D., Director (410) 767-4278; e-mail: lhermans-blackburn@choosemaryland.org
web: www.choosemaryland.org/aboutdbed/pages/medc.aspx
Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
Susan J. Ganz, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2014
Kevin M. Johnson, Co-Chair (chosen by Governor), 2015
Manish D. Kothari; one vacancy. Terms expire 2013.
Paul D. Ausley; Thomas J. Burlin; Seth Goldman; Ali Reza Jafari; Dheeraj Khera; John J. McLaughlin; Janis M. Russell; David A. Severn, Esq. Terms expire 2014.
Timothy J. Adams; Ward W. Barney; Angela Franco; Landon S. King; William E. Kirwan, Ph.D.; Ellen O. Moyer; Dana B. Stebbins, Esq. Terms expire 2015.
Timothy A. Hodge, Jr., Esq.; Nicholas E. Johansson, Esq.; Ricardo Martinez; A. Nayab Siddiqui; Robert N. Smelkinson; Harold S. Stinger. Terms expire 2016.
Ex officio (nonvoting): Dominick E. Murray, Secretary of Business & Economic Development
FEDERAL FACILITIES ADVISORY BOARD
Staff: Michelle D. Jackson (410) 767-6881; e-mail: mijackson@choosemaryland.org
web: www.choosemaryland.org/aboutdbed/pages/federalfacilities.aspx
Appointed by Governor:
Kevin F. Kelly, Chair
Larry O. Arthur, Ph.D.; Charles H. Atwell; John M. Belcher; Douglas L. Britt; Natalie D. Eddington, Ph.D.; Ray O. Johnson, Ph.D.; Belkis Leong-Hong; Lloyd B. Minor, M.D.; Matt Mountain, Ph.D.; Martin T. Neat; John C. Parris; Darryll J. Pines, Ph.D.; James F. Pitts; Richard T. Roca, Sc.D.; J. Thomas Sadowski; James W. Sheaffer; David Wilson, Ed.D.; Jingli Yang, Ph.D.
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Staff: Signe Pringle (410) 767-3542; e-mail: springle@choosemaryland.org
web: www.choosemaryland.org/aboutdbed/pages/giac.aspx
Appointed by Governor:
Harold L. Adams, Chair
Katherine A. (Katie) Gray, Vice-Chair
Mohamed S. Al-Ibrahim, M.B., Ch.B.; Carlos Ayala; David B. Cooke; Ronald J. Daniels, LL.M.; Drew Greenblatt; Vinita Gupta; Ken Hackett; A. Reza Jafari; William E. Kirwan, Ph.D.; Douglas Liu; Leslie D. Mancuso, Ph.D.; Thomas A. McDonald; Scott Menzies; Norman F. Oblon; R. Todd Ruppert; Maurice B. Tose; Zhai Yifan, M.D., Ph.D.
Ex officio: Dominick E. Murray, Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Ursula S. Powidzki, Assistant Secretary, Business & Enterprise Development, Dept. of Business & Economic Development; Signe Pringle, Director, Office of International Investment & Trade, Dept. of Business & Economic Development; James J. White, Executive Director, Maryland Port Administration; Abba David Poliakoff, Chair, Maryland Israel Development Center; Deborah M. Kielty, President, World Trade Center Institute; Bill Burwell, Director, Baltimore U.S. Export Assistance Center.
MARYLAND LIFE SCIENCES ADVISORY BOARD
Staff: Judith A. Britz, Ph.D. (410) 767-3619; e-mail: jbritz@bio.maryland.gov
web: www.marylandbiocenter.org/bioscience%20of%20maryland/pages/lifesciencesadvisoryboard.aspx
Appointed by Governor to 2-year terms:
Rachel K. King, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2015
Stephen P. Spielberg, M.D., Ph.D. Term expires 2013.
Eddy C. Agbo, D.V.M., Ph.D.; Kimberly A. Brown, Ph.D.; Stephen V. Desiderio, M.D., Ph.D.; Thomas A. Hyde, M.D., Ph.D.; Mark A. Mlynarczk; Karen E. Nelson, Ph.D.; Kathleen Kennedy Norris, Ph.D.; Patrick G. O'Shea, Ph.D.; Theodore J. Olsen; Jay A. Perman, M.D.; Mark L. Rohrbaugh, J.D., Ph.D.; David W. Smith; Andrea M. Stahl, Ph.D.; Ryan Sysco; Frank F. Weichold, M.D., Ph.D. Terms expire 2015.
Representing Maryland Technology Development Corp.: Robert A. Rosenbaum
Ex officio: Dominick E. Murray, Secretary of Business & Economic Development
BIOMARYLAND CENTER
(T00A0005)
FY2015 appropriation: $3,792,759; authorized positions:
Judith A. Britz, Ph.D., Executive Director (410) 767-3619; e-mail: jbritz@bio.maryland.gov
web: www.bio.maryland.gov
BIOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Onur Unal, Manager (410) 767-6308; e-mail: ounal@bio.maryland.gov
ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAMS
Judith N. Costello, Deputy Director (410) 767-6371, (301) 762-9214
e-mail: jcostello@biomaryland.gov
COUNSEL
(T00A0003, formerly 38.01.00.03)
FY2015 appropriation: $1,846,745; authorized positions:
Laila K. Atallah, Principal Counsel (410) 767-6446
e-mail: latallah@choosemaryland.org
Barbara Curnin Kountz, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-6456
e-mail: bkountz@choosemaryland.org
OFFICE OF CYBER DEVELOPMENT
Jeffrey Wells, Executive Director (410) 767-6662
e-mail: jwells@choosemaryland.org
MARYLAND VENTURE FUND
Thomas S. Dann, Managing Director (410) 767-6379; e-mail: tdann@choosemaryland.org
Frank C. Dickson, Program Manager (410) 767-6383; e-mail: fdickson@choosemaryland.org
MARYLAND VENTURE FUND AUTHORITY
web: www.choosemaryland.org/aboutdbed/pages/mvfa.aspx
Peter S. Greenleaf, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2014
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms: Michael J. Howard, 2014; Andrew E. Jones, 2014; Goodloe E. Byron, Jr., 2015; Gina Dubb?, 2015; Elizabeth G. Mazhari, 2015; Stephen Tien Wong, 2015.
Appointed by Senate President: Brian P. Darmody, Esq.
Appointed by House Speaker: Michael G. Miller
DEPUTY SECRETARY
Robert L. Walker, Deputy Secretary (410) 767-6302
e-mail: rwalker@choosemaryland.org
INTERNAL AUDITS
Michael F. McManus, Chief Auditor (410) 767-2286
e-mail: mmcmanus@choosemaryland.org
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
Angela K. Lohr, Manager (410) 767-3383; e-mail: alohr@choosemaryland.org
CONTRACTS & PROCUREMENT
GENERAL SERVICES
HUMAN RESOURCES
ENTERPRISE SERVICES
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
OFFICE OF POLICY & GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTOFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & TECHNOLOGY
(T00A0008, formerly T00B0001, formerly 38.02.00.01)
FY2015 appropriation: $4,861,220; authorized positions:
David D. Ryer, Managing Director (410) 767-6309
e-mail: dryer@choosemaryland.org
BUDGET & FINANCE
Will Parrish, Director (410) 767-2377; e-mail: wparrish@choosemaryland.org
Robert S. (Carter) Ward, Director (410) 767-2211; e-mail: rward@choosemaryland.org
Timothy G. LaValle, Director (410) 767-2202; e-mail: tlavalle@choosemaryland.org
Marc V. Proudford, Director (410) 767-2245; e-mail: mproudford@choosemaryland.orgINFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
(part of T00A0008, formerly T00B0001, formerly 38.02.00.01)
Regina Y. Tillery, Director & Chief Information Officer (410) 767-3391; e-mail: rtillery@choosemaryland.org
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS
James Keenan, Manager (410) 767-2308; e-mail: jkeenan@choosemaryland.org
Robert Brightful, Manager (410) 767-4837; e-mail: rbrightful@choosemaryland.org
Derek Wheeler, Manager (410) 767-6590; e-mail: dwheeler@choosemaryland.org
(formerly T00A0007, formerly T00C0001)
Rhonda J. Ray, Director
(410) 767-6314
e-mail: rray@choosemaryland.org
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Sandy L. Popp, Assistant Director (410) 767-6316
e-mail: spopp@choosemaryland.org
Bryan S. Coster, Director (410) 767-6075
e-mail: bcoster@choosemaryland.org
DIVISION OF BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
(T00F00, formerly 38.05.00.01 & T00I00))
FY2015 appropriation: $109,177,872; authorized positions: 69
Ursula S. Powidzki, Assistant Secretary for Business & Enterprise Development (410) 767-6436
e-mail: upowidzki@choosemaryland.org
OPERATIONS & SPECIAL PROJECTS
Roger Venezia, Director (410) 767-6394
e-mail: rvenezia@choosemaryland.org
OFFICE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
(T00F0004)
FY2015 appropriation: $3,879,765; authorized positions:
Jayson Knott, Director (410) 767-6978
e-mail: jknott@choosemaryland.org
Elizabeth M. Carven, Deputy Director (410) 767-8831
e-mail: ecarven@choosemaryland.org
OFFICE OF REGIONAL GROWTH & RETENTION
Heather M. Gramm, Director (410) 767-6804
e-mail: hgramm@choosemaryland.org
OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES
Sean J. McEvoy, Director (410) 767-5675
e-mail: smcevoy@choosemaryland.org
OFFICE OF FINANCE PROGRAMS
(T00F0008, formerly 38.06.00)
FY2015 appropriation: $3,770,830; authorized positions:
D. Gregory Cole, Director (410) 767-6353
e-mail: gcole@choosemaryland.org
CENTRAL, SOUTHERN & CAPITAL REGION
RURAL REGION
SMALL BUSINESS
TAX PROGRAMS
MARYLAND ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT FUND
MARYLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 3-year terms:
Ex officio: D. Gregory Cole, designee of Secretary of Business & Economic Development; David L. Fleming, designee of Secretary of Transportation.
MARYLAND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCING AUTHORITY
Appointed by Secretary of Business & Economic Development with Governor's approval to 5-year terms:
Ex officio: Jerome W. Klasmeier, designee of Comptroller of Maryland; D. Gregory Cole, designee of Secretary of Business & Economic Development.
MARYLAND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FINANCING AUTHORITY
Appointed by Governor to 5-year terms:
Ex officio: Nancy K. Kopp, State Treasurer; Celester A. (Les) Hall, Jr., designee of Secretary of Business & Economic Development.
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT & TRADE
EUROPE, FORMER SOVIET UNION & LATIN AMERICA
INDIA, MIDDLE EAST, & AFRICA
OFFICE OF MILITARY AFFAIRS
OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES & INNOVATION
Appointed by Secretary of Business & Economic Development with Governor's approval to 3-year terms:
Jason L. Groves, Esq.; Richard M. (Mike) Hutson; Daniel L. Pheil; James Radin; Frederick V. Swanner. Terms expire 2013.
Barbara Buchanan; Elsie E. Dare; Jerry Solomon; James W. Strong. Terms expire 2014.
Jose Boluda; Michael A. Galiazzo, Ph.D.; Drew Greenblatt; John Higginbotham; Marjorie R. Lohnes; G. Douglas Scott. Terms expire 2015.
Appointed by Senate President: David R. Brinkley; Katherine A. Klausmeier.
Appointed by House Speaker: John A. Olszewski, Jr.; one vacancy.
Ex officio: Dominick E. Murray, Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Robert M. Summers, Ph.D., Secretary of the Environment; Leonard J. Howie III, Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation; Lillian M. Lowery, Ed.D., State Superintendent of Schools; Catherine M. Shultz, Esq., Acting Secretary of Higher Education.
CLEAN TECHNOLOGY & RENEWABLE ENERGY
FEDERAL FACILITIES
NEXT GENERATION MANUFACTURING
SCIENCE & HEALTHADMINISTRATION
Darla Garrett, Manager (410) 767-6963; e-mail: dgarrett@choosemaryland.org
Timothy Doyle, Manager (410) 767-2369; e-mail: tdoyle@choosemaryland.org
Vacancy, Director (410) 767-6376
Celester A. (Les) Hall, Jr., Manager (410) 767-6356; e-mail: lhall@choosemaryland.org
Mark A. Vulcan, Manager (410) 767-6438; e-mail: mvulcan@choosemaryland.org
(formerly T00F0021, 38.06.00.21)
Celester A. (Les) Hall, Jr., Director (410) 767-6356; e-mail: lhall@choosemaryland.org
(T00F0023)
FY2015 appropriation: $27,500,000
Timothy Doyle, Director (410) 767-2369; e-mail: tdoyle@choosemaryland.org
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Governor)
Robert T. Cashman, 2005; Gregory A. Davis, 2005; Paula Klepper, 2005; Louna S. Primm, 2006; Roger A. Waesche, Jr., 2006; Ki Duck Han, 2007; one vacancy.
(T00F0014, formerly T00F0002, formerly 38.06.00.02)
D. Gregory Cole, Executive Director (410) 767-6376; e-mail: gcole@choosemaryland.org
Deborah A. Morgan, Chair (chosen by Authority in Nov., 2-year term), 2012
Richard B. Deemer, 2011; Roger A. Waesche, Jr., 2012; Gregory A. Davis, 2014; Carla Nealy, 2014; Louna S. Primm, 2015; Sean W. Glynn, Esq., 2018.
(T00F0009, formerly T00F0003, 38.06.00.03)
FY2015 appropriation: $6,255,000
Stanley W. Tucker, Executive Director (410) 333-4270; e-mail: stucker@choosemaryland.org
Celester A. (Les) Hall, Jr., Chair (chosen by Authority in Dec., 1-year term)
Anita S. Graham, 2010; Deric Mims, 2013; Christopher Brandt, 2014; Deborah P. Goldberg, 2014; Samuel H. Dean, 2017; Charles Patrick Martin, 2017; Paul E. Taylor, 2017.
(T00F0002)
FY2015 appropriation: $2,656,674; authorized positions:
Signe Pringle, Director (410) 767-3542
e-mail: springle@choosemaryland.org
CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, TAIWAN, & VIETNAM
Bradley Gillenwater, Regional Manager (410) 767-0688; e-mail: bgillenwater@choosemaryland.org
Carey Esslinger, Regional Manager (410) 767-0563; e-mail: cesslinger@choosemaryland.org
Jessica Reynolds, Regional Manager (410) 767-6435; e-mail: jreynolds@choosemaryland.org
(T00F0013)
FY2015 appropriation: $960,185; authorized positions:
J. Michael Hayes, Director (410) 767-2988
e-mail: mhayes@choosemaryland.org
(T00F0005)
FY2015 appropriation: $3,160,210; authorized positions:
Leone G. Hermans-Blackburn, Ph.D., Director (410) 767-4278
e-mail: lhermans-blackburn@choosemaryland.org
MARYLAND ADVISORY COMMISSION ON MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS
Staff: Leone G. Hermans-Blackburn, Ph.D. (410) 767-4278; e-mail: lhermans-blackburn@choosemaryland.org
Jeff B. Fuchs, Chair (chosen by Secretary of Business & Economic Development), 2014
Earl H. Robbins, Jr., 2008.
Vacancy, Manager (410) 767-7234
Kassie Lewis, Director (410) 767-0697
e-mail: klewis@choosemaryland.org
Carl Livesay, Manager (410) 767-5570
e-mail: clivesay@choosemaryland.org
Brian Castleberry, Manager (301) 762-6362
e-mail: bcastleberry@choosemaryland.org
DIVISION OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
(T00E0001)
FY2015 appropriation: $3,357,892; authorized positions: 26
Raquel M. Guillory, Assistant Secretary for Marketing & Communications (410) 767-6272
e-mail: mguillory@choosemaryland.org
MARKETING
Sherri Diehl, Director (410) 767-6835
e-mail: sdiehl@choosemaryland.org
PUBLIC AFFAIRS & MEDIA RELATIONS
Karen Glenn Hood, Director (410) 767-6318
e-mail: kglennhood@choosemaryland.org
RESEARCH & INFORMATION SERVICES
Nancy McCrea, Research & Information Director (410) 767-6861
e-mail: nmccrea@choosemaryland.org
James Palma, Deputy Director (410) 767-6680
e-mail: jpalma@choosemaryland.org
DIVISION OF TOURISM, FILM, & THE ARTS
(T00G00, formerly 38.07.00)
FY2015 appropriation: $34,215,194; authorized positions: 40
Hannah L. Byron, Assistant Secretary for Tourism, Film & the Arts
(appointed by Secretary of Business & Economic Development with Governor's approval)
(410) 767-6266
e-mail: hbyron@choosemaryland.org
web: www.choosemaryland.org/aboutdbed/pages/tfa.aspx
William J. Pencek, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary (410) 767-6289
e-mail: bpencek@visitmaryland.org
MARYLAND STATE ARTS COUNCIL
(T00G0005, formerly 38.07.00.05)
FY2015 appropriation: $17,084,703; authorized positions:
Theresa M. Colvin, Executive Director
(410) 767-6412; e-mail: tcolvin@msac.org
web: www.msac.org
Appointed by Governor in consultation with Secretary of Business & Economic Development to 3-year terms:
Barbara L. Bershon, Chair (chosen by Council in June, 1-year term), 2013
Nilimma S. Devi; Carla R. Dupree; Susanna Nemes, Ph.D; Carol Trawick. Terms expire 2014.
Eric A. Conway; Nancy S. Graf; Kathy O'Dell, Ph.D.; Sandra M. Oxx. Terms expire 2015.
Lora Bottinelli; Susan S. Farr; Margaret M. Footner; Shelley Cole Morhaim; Gary Vikan. Terms expire 2016.
Appointed by Senate President: Carole Alexander; Richard S. Madaleno, Jr.
Appointed by House Speaker: Barbara L. Bershon; Melony G. Griffith.
MARYLAND FILM OFFICE
[OFFICE OF FILM & DIGITAL MEDIA]
John A. (Jack) Gerbes, Director (410) 767-6340
e-mail: jack@marylandfilm.org
web: www.marylandfilm.org
OFFICE OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
(T00G0002, formerly 38.07.00.02)
FY2015 appropriation: $3,531,936; authorized positions:
Margot A. Amelia, Executive Director
(410) 767-6299
e-mail: mamelia@visitmaryland.org
web:
www.visitmaryland.org (Tourism & Promotion)
Appointed by Governor with advice of Secretary of Business & Economic Development & Senate advice & consent to 3-year terms:
Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms (nonvoting): Winifred J. Roche, 2014; John J. Fieseler, 2015; James M. Neitzey, 2015.
Appointed by Senate President: John C. Astle; Jennie M. Forehand; Nancy Jacobs; John Jenkins; David V. Meloy.
Appointed by House Speaker: Pamela G. Beidle; Wendell R. Beitzel; Adolph W. Ebersberger; David D. Rudolph; Victor A. Sulin.
COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING SERVICES
INTERACTIVE SERVICES
TOURISM DEVELOPMENTMARYLAND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT BOARD
(T00G0003)
FY2015 appropriation: $10,800,000
Staff: Denise M. Reed (410) 767-6293; e-mail: dreed@visitmaryland.org
Gregory Shockley, Chair (chosen by Board in Dec., 1-year term), 2014
Judy Long Bixler, 2014; James A. Grube, 2014; Christopher S. Schardt, 2014; Gail E. Smith-Howard, 2014; Anthony Cohen, 2015; Rick Howarth, 2015; Heather Renz, 2015; Patricia C. Heffelfinger, 2016; Alice Lloyd, 2016; Vira Safai, 2016.
Elizabeth Fitzsimmons, Assistant Director (410) 767-6331
e-mail: lfitzsimmons@visitmaryland.org
Lucy Chittenden, Assistant Director (410) 767-6275
e-mail: lchittenden@visitmaryland.org
Marci Ross, Assistant Director (410) 767-6286
e-mail: mross@visitmaryland.org
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