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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

Gregg L. Hershberger, Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services (410) 339-5005, (410) 209-4014
[photo, Hampton Plaza, 300 East Joppa Road, Towson, Maryland] Patricia Donovan, Deputy Secretary, Administration (410) 339-5050
Carroll A. Parrish, Deputy Secretary, Operations (410) 585-3301
David N. Bezanson, Assistant Secretary, Capital Programs (410) 339-5068
Rhea L. Harris, Assistant Secretary & Chief of Staff (410) 339-5091
Ronald C. Brothers, Chief Information Officer (410) 585-3100

Vacancy, Commissioner of Correction (410) 585-3301
David R. Blumberg, Chair, Maryland Parole Commission (410) 585-3200
Vacancy, Director of Parole & Probation (410) 585-3525
Randall S. Nero, Ph.D., Director, Patuxent Institution (410) 799-3300
Charles W. Rapp, Executive Director, Police & Correctional Training Commissions (410) 875-3400
Vacancy, Commissioner of Pretrial Detention & Services (410) 209-4290
Stuart M. Nathan, Principal Counsel (410) 585-3072

Hampton Plaza, 300 East Joppa Road, Towson, Maryland, May 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.



Agencies

Budget

Functions

Historical Evolution

Institutions

Organizational Chart

Organizational Structure

Origin

Reports


ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

OFFICE OF SECRETARY

(Q00A0101, formerly 35.01.01.01)
FY2014 appropriation: $38,172,929; authorized positions: 234.5
Gregg L. Hershberger, Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services (appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent)
(410) 339-5005, (410) 209-4014
e-mail: ghershberger@dpscs.state.md.us
web: www.dpscs.state.md.us/agencies/oos.shtml

OFFICE OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Karen K. Shipley, Director (410) 585-3005
e-mail: kshipley@dpscs.state.md.us

OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT, LEGISLATIVE & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Kevin Loeb, Director (410) 339-5033, (410) 260-6070
e-mail:
kloeb@dpscs.state.md.us

Rachel Sessa, Deputy Director (410) 339-5022, (410) 260-6070
e-mail: rsessa@dpscs.state.md.us

OFFICE OF GRANTS, POLICY, & STATISTICS
Christina N. Lentz, Executive Director (410) 339-5020
e-mail: cnlentz@dpscs.state.md.us
web: www.dpscs.state.md.us/agencies/opprs.shtml

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Joseph M. Perry, Inspector General (410) 585-3240
Walter L. Newell, Deputy Inspector General (410) 585-3242
e-mail: oig@dpscs.state.md.us
web: www.dpscs.state.md.us/agencies/oig.shtml

INTELLIGENCE & INTERNAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT
(Q00A0103)
FY2014 appropriation: $2,684,333; authorized positions: 36
Mark J. Carter, Director (appointed by Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services) (410) 724-5720
e-mail:
mcarter@dpscs.state.md.us
web: www.dpscs.state.md.us/agencies/iiu.shtml

OFFICE OF LEGAL SERVICES
Stuart M. Nathan, Principal Counsel (410) 585-3072
e-mail:
snathan@dpscs.state.md.us

Lisa O. Arnquist, Deputy Counsel (410) 585-3071
e-mail: larnquist@dpscs.state.md.us

OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING
(formerly Q00A0109)
Michael A. Helm, Executive Director (410) 585-3751
e-mail:
mhelm@dpscs.state.md.us

Gene Farmer, Acting Deputy Director (410) 585-3754
e-mail: gfarmer@dpscs.state.md.us

OFFICE OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS
Cynthia J. Weyant, Director (410) 339-5084
e-mail:
cweyant@dpscs.state.md.us

MARYLAND PAROLE COMMISSION
(Q00C0101, formerly 35.03.01.01)
FY2014 appropriation: $5,675,874; authorized positions: 76
(410) 585-3200; 1-877-241-5428 (toll free)
e-mail: dblumberg@dpscs.state.md.us
web: www.dpscs.state.md.us/agencies/mpc.shtml

Appointed by Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services with Governor's approval & Senate advice & consent to 6-year terms:
David R. Blumberg, Chair (chosen by Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services with Governor's approval), 2015
William Chappelle Simpson, Sr., 2014; Mattie R. Meehan, 2015; Sheila J. Sullivan, Esq., 2015; Jasper R. Clay, Jr., 2016; Christopher J. Reynolds, Esq., 2017; Perry Sfikas, Esq., 2017; H. Erle Schafer, 2018; Frank R. Weathersbee, Esq., 2018; Rev. Donna M. Hill, 2020.

ADMINISTRATION

Patricia Donovan, Deputy Secretary for Administration (410) 339-5050
e-mail: pdonovan@dpscs.state.md.us

CAPITAL PROGRAMS

David N. Bezanson, Assistant Secretary for Capital Programs (410) 339-5068
e-mail: dbezanson@dpscs.state.md.us

OPERATIONS

(Q00A02, formerly Q00A0108)
FY2014 appropriation: $72,805,185; authorized positions: 674
Carroll A. Parrish, Deputy Secretary for Operations (410) 585-3301
e-mail: cparrish@dpscs.state.md.us
web: www.dpscs.state.md.us/agencies/ots.shtml

PATUXENT INSTITUTION
(Q00R0206, formerly Q00D00, formerly 35.04.00) (Jessup)
FY2014 appropriation: $50,441,961; authorized positions: 469
Randall S. Nero, Ph.D., Director (appointed by Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services) (410) 799-3300
e-mail: rnero@dpscs.state.md.us
web: www.dpscs.state.md.us/agencies/patuxent.shtml

DIVISION OF CORRECTION

(formerly, Q00B00, formerly 35.02.00)
Vacancy, Commissioner of Correction (appointed by Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services with Governor's approval & Senate advice & consent) (410) 585-3301
web: www.dpscs.state.md.us/agencies/doc.shtml

MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL ENTERPRISES
(Q00A0301, formerly Q00B0901, formerly 35.02.09.01)
FY2014 appropriation: $58,562,093; authorized positions: 194
Stephen M. Shiloh, Chief Executive Officer (410) 540-5401
e-mail: sshiloh@dpscs.state.md.us
web: http://mce.md.gov/mce/

REGIONAL OPERATIONS - CENTRAL (Baltimore City, Baltimore County)
(formerly Q00B03)
Wendell M. (Pete) France, Executive Director (410) 209-2039
e-mail: wfrance@dpscs.state.md.us

REGIONAL OPERATIONS - NORTH (Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Montgomery & Washington counties)
(formerly Q00B04, Q00B08)
Wayne A. Webb, Executive Director (240) 420-1276
e-mail: wwebb@dpscs.state.md.us

REGIONAL OPERATIONS - SOUTH (Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico & Worcester counties)
(formerly Q00B02, Q00B07)
Patricia A. Vale, Executive Director (301) 780-6847
e-mail: pvale@dpscs.state.md.us

DIVISION OF PAROLE & PROBATION

(formerly Q00C02, formerly 35.03.02)
Patricia A. Vale, Acting Director (appointed by Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services with Governor's approval & Senate advice & consent) (410) 585-3525; 1-877-227-8031 (toll free)
e-mail: pvale@dpscs.state.md.us
web: www.dpscs.state.md.us/agencies/dpp.shtml

DIVISION OF PRETRIAL DETENTION & SERVICES

(formerly Q00P00, 35.15.00)
Vacancy, Commissioner of Pretrial Detention & Services
(appointed by Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services with Governor's approval) (410) 209-4290
web: www.dpscs.state.md.us/agencies/dpds.shtml

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