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ROBERT M. SUMMERS, Ph.D., Secretary of the Environment
Section Head, Watershed Monitoring and Modeling Section, Technical Analysis Division, Office of Environmental Programs, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 1985-88 (project manager, water quality section, 1983-85). Director, Technical and Regulatory Services Administration, 1999-2001, and Director, Water Management Administration, 2001-07, Department of the Environment.
Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2010-; BayStat Subcabinet, 2010-; Governor's Council on the Chesapeake Bay (Governor's Chesapeake Bay Cabinet), 2010-; Governor's Subcabinet for International Affairs, 2010-; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2010-. Chair, Asbestos Oversight Committee, 2010-; Ozone Transport Commission (member, 2010-; secretary-treasurer, 2012-). Vice-Chair, State Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council, 2010-. Member, Governor's Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture, 2010-; Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission, 2010-; Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee, 2010-; Chesapeake Bay Trust, 2010-; Climate, Energy and Environment Policy Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2010-; Climate Change Commission, 2010-; Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, 2010-; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2010-; Maryland Green Building Council, 2010-; Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, 2010-; Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness, 2010-; Maryland Integrated Map Executive Committee, 2010-; Maryland Military Installation Council, 2010-; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2010-; Pesticide Advisory Committee, 2010-; Renewable Fuels Incentive Board, 2010-; Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board, 2010-; State Soil Conservation Committee, 2010-; Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission, 2010-; Executive Committee for Dredged Material Management Plans, 2011-; Maryland Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council, 2011-; Invasive Plants Advisory Committee, 2011-. Chair, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 2012- (member, 2007-). Member, Animal Waste Technology Fund Advisory Committee, 2012-; Maryland Pesticide Reporting and Information Work Group, 2013-; Coast Smart Council, 2014-; Task Force to Study the Impact of Ocean Acidification on State Waters, 2014-; Council on Open Data, 2014-.
Member, Advisory Committee on the Management and Protection of the State's Water Resources, 2002-04, 2005-08; Nutrient Management Advisory Committee, 2009-11; Maryland Clean Car and Energy Policy Task Force, 2010; Base Realignment and Closure Subcabinet, 2010-11; Task Force on Sustainable Growth and Wastewater Disposal, 2011 (chair, existing infrastructure & available technologies work group, 2011); Wetlands and Waterways Program Funding Work Group, 2011; Maryland Thermal Renewable Energy Credit Task Force, 2013; Maryland Botanical Heritage Work Group, 2013-14.
Born September 9, 1954. The Johns Hopkins University, B.A. (natural sciences), 1976, Ph.D. (environmental engineering), 1982. Research technician, Chesapeake Bay Institute, the Johns Hopkins University, 1976-81. Research Associate, Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1981-83.
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