DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITIES

217 East Redwood St., Suite 1300, Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 767-3660 (voice & tty); 1-800-637-4113 (toll free, voice & tty)
e-mail: mdod@mdod.state.md.us
fax: (410) 333-6674
web: www.mdod.maryland.gov
www.mdmap.info/index.php (health & support services - Maryland Access Point)
www.mdtap.org (Technology Assistance Program)

217 East Redwood St., Baltimore, Maryland, January 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

OFFICE OF SECRETARY

MARYLAND COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES
(410) 767-3635

Andrew D. Levy, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2015

Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
Harry L. Chase; Marc L. Nicole; Lauren Young; one vacancy. Terms expire 2011.

Nancy G. Jenkins, Esq. Term expires 2012.

John G. Folkemer; James D. McCarthy; Lauren A. Newman; Norma Rodriguez; one vacancy. Terms expire 2013.

Denise M. Camp; Kavita Krishnaswamy; Karen-Ann Lichtenstein. Terms expire 2014.

Kristi Wilson Hill; Martin Lampner; Denise R. Thomas; Edward H. Willard, Jr. Terms expire 2015.

Patricia Maguire Heagy; Nollie P. Wood, Jr., Ph.D. Terms expire 2016.

Appointed by Senate President: Karen S. Montgomery

Appointed by House Speaker: Eric G. Luedtke

INTERAGENCY DISABILITIES BOARD
Chair: George P. Failla, Jr., Acting Secretary of Disabilities

Ex officio: Gloria G. Lawlah, Secretary of Aging; Marc L. Nicole, designee of Secretary of Budget & Management; Dominick E. Murray, Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Joshua M. Sharfstein, M.D., Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene; Raymond A. Skinner, Secretary of Housing & Community Development; Ted Dallas, Secretary of Human Resources; Leonard J. Howie III, Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation; Richard E. Hall, Secretary of Planning; James T. Smith, Jr., Secretary of Transportation; Lillian M. Lowery, Ed.D., State Superintendent of Schools; Anne Sheridan, Executive Director, Governor's Office for Children; Lisa H. Kornberg, Director, Office of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing.

COMMUNICATIONS
Andrea T. Harrison, Director (410) 767-3654
e-mail: aharrison@mdod.state.md.us

COUNSEL
Sherry Lynn Burke, Assistant Attorney General (410) 767-4722

INTERAGENCY AFFAIRS
Anne P. Blackfield, Esq., Interagency Liaison (410) 767-3652
e-mail: ablackfield@mdod.state.md.us

OFFICE OF RESEARCH & EVALUATION
Victor J. Henderson, Director (410) 767-3635
e-mail: vhenderson@mdod.state.md.us

CHIEF OF STAFF

FINANCE
Lisa McQuade, Fiscal Officer (410) 767-7826
e-mail: lmcquade@mdod.state.md.us

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Yesheva Kelly, Webmaster (410) 767-3659
e-mail: ykelly@mdod.state.md.us

CONSTITUENT SERVICES PROGRAM
Nan Brittingham, Coordinator (410) 767-3948
e-mail: nbrittingham@mdod.state.md.us

Ellis Goodman, Director of Constituent Outreach 410-767-3656
e-mail: egoodman@mdod.state.md.us

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
James D. McCarthy, Executive Director (410) 554-9245; 1-800-TECH-TAP (toll free, tty & voice)
e-mail: jmccarthy@mdtap.org
web: www.mdtap.org

ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chair: George P. Failla, Jr., Acting Secretary of Disabilities

Appointed by Governor: Joseph Barrett; Amanda Cheong; Laura Ann Corbett; Melissa Day; Michael Fitzpatrick; Patricia E. H. Foley; Marni S. Greenspoon, Esq.; Regina V. Lee; Amy Mason; Lisa Wright.

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN PROGRAM
Vacancy, Director (410) 554-9233

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Brenda Kelly-Frey, Chair (chosen by Board in July, 1-year term)


Lawrence N. Adams; Ethelette Wright Ennis; Joshua L. Friedman, Esq.; Mollyne E. Honor; Regina V. Lee-Byrd; Sue C. Lin; Margaret L. M. Maxberry, Joel S. Zimba. Terms expire 2015.

Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene: Nancy Hatch

Appointed by State Superintendent of Schools: Suzanne R. Page

Ex officio: Brenda Kelly-Frey, designee of Secretary of Information Technology

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT & REUSE
Providencia Sharpe, Director (410) 554-9230
e-mail: provisharpe@mdtap.org

MARKETING & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Lori Markland, Director (410) 554-9477
e-mail: lmarkland@mdtap.org

POLICY

ACCESS MARYLAND PROGRAM
Cari C. Watrous, Coordinator (410) 767-3616
e-mail: cwatrous@mdod.state.md.us

COMMUNITY LIVING POLICY
Kelli M. Cummings, Director (410) 767-7901
e-mail: kcummings@mdod.state.md.us

ATTENDANT CARE PROGRAM
Maxine Morris, Manager (410) 767-6025
e-mail: mmorris@mdod.state.md.us

MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON - PEER OUTREACH AND SUPPORT
Christina Bolyard, Project Director (410) 767-3647
e-mail: cbolyard@mdod.state.md.us

EDUCATION POLICY
Anne P. Blackfield, Esq., Director (410) 767-3652
e-mail: ablackfield@mdod.state.md.us

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS POLICY
Vacancy, Director (410) 767-3647

EMPLOYMENT POLICY
Jade Ann Gingerich, Director (410) 767-3651
e-mail: jgingerich@mdod.state.md.us

WORK INCENTIVES PROJECT
Michael P. Dalto, Project Director (443) 514-5922
e-mail: mdalto@mdod.state.md.us

HEALTH & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY
Victor J. Henderson, Director (410) 767-3635
e-mail: vhenderson@mdod.state.md.us

HOUSING
Ashley Johnson-Hare, Housing Program Administrator (410) 767-3649
e-mail: ajohnson@mdod.state.md.us

TRANSPORTATION POLICY
Thomas Curtis, Director (410) 767-3629
e-mail: tcurtis@mdod.state.md.us

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