Maryland Manual On-Line, 2020

July 31, 2020

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Gregory I. Slater, Secretary of Transportation (410) 865-1000
Sean P. Powell, Deputy Secretary for Operations (410) 865-1002
R. Earl Lewis, Jr., Deputy Secretary for Policy, Planning, & Enterprise Services (410) 865-1006

[photo, Dept. of Transportation Building, 7201 Corporate Center Drive, Hanover, Maryland] Ricky D. Smith, Sr., Executive Director, Maryland Aviation Administration (410) 859-7060
Timothy E. Smith, State Highway Administrator (410) 545-0400
Christine E. Nizer, Motor Vehicle Administrator (410) 768-7274
William P. Doyle, Executive Director, Maryland Port Administration (410) 385-4400
Kevin B. Quinn, Jr., Maryland Transit Administrator (410) 767-3943
James F. Ports, Jr., Executive Director, Maryland Transportation Authority (410) 537-1001
Cheryl A. Brown-Whitfield, Principal Counsel (410) 865-1109

Harry R. Hughes Department of Transportation Building, 7201 Corporate Center Drive, Hanover, Maryland, December 2003.



Agencies

Budget

Functions

Historical Evolution

Maps

Organizational Chart

Organizational Structure

Origin

Reports


ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

OFFICE OF SECRETARY

(J00A0101, formerly 29.01.01)
FY2020 appropriation: $32,476,792; authorized positions: 204.5
Gregory I. Slater, Secretary of Transportation (appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent) (410) 865-1000
e-mail: secretary@mdot.maryland.gov

POLICY, PLANNING, & ENTERPRISE SERVICES


[Dept. of Transportation Building, 7201 Corporate Center Drive, Hanover, Maryland] R. Earl Lewis, Jr., Deputy Secretary for Policy, Planning, & Enterprise Services (410) 865-1006
e-mail: rlewis1@mdot.maryland.gov

Harry R. Hughes Department of Transportation Building, 7201 Corporate Center Drive, Hanover, Maryland, May 2009. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.



[CSX freight train crossing bridge in Gunpowder Falls State Park, Kingsville (Baltimore County), Maryland]


CSX freight train crossing bridge in Gunpowder Falls State Park, Kingsville (Baltimore County), Maryland, November 2014. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.


OPERATIONS

Sean P. Powell, Deputy Secretary for Operations (410) 865-1002
e-mail: spowell3@mdot.maryland.gov

Mark W. Crampton, Assistant Secretary (410) 865-1125; e-mail: mcrampton1@mdot.maryland.gov
Courtney A. Highsmith, Esq., Assistant Secretary for Operational Enterprise Support (410) 865-1118; e-mail: chighsmith@mdot.state.md.us

MARYLAND AVIATION COMMISSION

Chair: Gregory I. Slater, Secretary of Transportation (410) 859-7734

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 3-year terms: T. Chineta K. Davis, 2021; Philip A. Parenti, 2021; Calvin D. Peacock, 2021; Raymond C. Nichols, Sr., 2022; Ivory E. Tucker, Esq., 2022; Vishal Amin, 2023; William D. Hawkins, 2023; David L. Winstead, Esq., 2023.

Ex officio (nonvoting): Kelly M. Schulz, Secretary of Commerce

STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION


[photo, Rock drilled and dynamited to straighten Belair Road, Perry Hall (near Gunpowder Falls State Park), Maryland] (J00B01, formerly 29.02.01)
FY2020 appropriation: $1,995,678,944; authorized positions: 2,961.5
Timothy E. Smith, State Highway Administrator (appointed by Secretary of Transportation with Governor's approval)
(410) 545-0400; 1-800-323-6742 (toll free, Maryland)
e-mail: shaadmin@sha.state.md.us
web: www.roads.maryland.gov/pages/home.aspx

Rock drilled & dynamited to straighten Belair Road, Perry Hall (near Gunpowder Falls State Park), Maryland, August 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.


Cheryl M. Sparks, Chief Strategy Officer (410) 545-5657
e-mail: csparks@sha.state.md.us


[photo, Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge, Solomons, Maryland]

        DISTRICT 1: DORCHESTER, SOMERSET, WICOMICO & WORCESTER COUNTIES (Salisbury)
        James W. Meredith, District Engineer (410) 677-4006; e-mail: jmeredith@sha.state.md.us
        1-800-825-4742 (toll free, Maryland)

        DISTRICT 2: CAROLINE, CECIL, KENT, QUEEN ANNE'S & TALBOT COUNTIES (Chestertown)
        Kenneth W. Fender, District Engineer (410) 810-3251; e-mail: kfender@sha.state.md.us

        DISTRICT 3: MONTGOMERY & PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTIES (Greenbelt)
        Andre L. Futrell, District Engineer (301) 513-7311; e-mail: afutrell@sha.state.md.us

        DISTRICT 4: BALTIMORE COUNTY & HARFORD COUNTY (Hunt Valley)
        Wendelyn L. Wolcott, District Engineer (410) 321-2310; e-mail: wwolcott@sha.state.md.us
        1-866-998-0367 (toll free, Maryland)

Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge, Solomons, Maryland, April 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


[photo, State Highway Administration, District 5 Offices, 138 Defense Highway, Annapolis, Maryland]
    DISTRICT 5: ANNE ARUNDEL, CALVERT, CHARLES & ST. MARY'S COUNTIES
    Corren G. Johnson, District Engineer (410) 841-1001; e-mail: cjohnson24@sha.state.md.us

    DISTRICT 6: ALLEGANY, GARRETT & WASHINGTON COUNTIES (LaVale)
    Anthony F. Crawford, District Engineer (301) 729-8486; e-mail: acrawford@sha.state.md.us

State Highway Administration, District 5 Offices, 138 Defense Highway, Annapolis, Maryland, September 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.



MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION

[photo, Motor Vehicle Administration, 6601 Ritchie Highway, NE, Glen Burnie, Maryland]
    (J00E00, formerly 29.05.00)
    FY2020 appropriation: $250,368,806; authorized positions: 1,707.5
    Christine E. Nizer, Motor Vehicle Administrator & State Highway Safety Representative (appointed by Secretary of Transportation with Governor's approval)
    (410) 768-7274; 1-800-950-1682 (toll free, Maryland)
    e-mail: cnizer@marylandmva.com
    web: www.mva.maryland.gov/

Motor Vehicle Administration, 6601 Ritchie Highway, NE, Glen Burnie, Maryland, September 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


[photo, Oversized replica of yellow crash-test dummy with safety belt, Motor Vehicle Administration, 6601 Ritchie Highway, NE, Glen Burnie, Maryland]



Oversized replica of yellow crash-test dummy with safety belt, Motor Vehicle Administration, 6601 Ritchie Highway, NE, Glen Burnie, Maryland, September 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


    FIELD OPERATIONS
    (J00E0001)
    FY2020 appropriation: $191,266,120; authorized positions: 1,673.5
    Leslie A. Dews, Deputy Administrator (410) 424-3706; fax: (410) 762-5140
    e-mail: ldews@mdot.maryland.gov

      Terri L. Whitehead, Assistant to Deputy Administrator (410) 768-7520
      e-mail: twhitehead@marylandmva.com

      FIELD OPERATIONS
      Rhashad T. Johnson, Director (410) 787-7761
      e-mail:
      rjohnson10@marylandmva.com

        MVA DISTRICT OFFICES
        web: www.mva.maryland.gov/locations/index.htm

        DISTRICT 1 - WESTERN OPERATIONS (Cumberland/Oakland, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Glen Burnie, Hagerstown, Walnut Hill)
        Nasim A. Sultan, District Manager (301) 631-7155; fax: (301) 631-2866; e-mail: nsultan@mdot.maryland.gov

        DISTRICT 2 - NORTHERN OPERATIONS (Annapolis, Bel Air, Beltsville, Easton, Elkton, Essex, Loch Raven/Parkville, Salisbury)
        Charles A. Howell, District Manager (410) 787-7848; fax: (410) 424-3046; e-mail: chowell@mdot.maryland.gov

        DISTRICT 3 - EASTERN OPERATIONS (Baltimore City, Columbia, Glenmont Express, Loveville/Prince Frederick, Waldorf, Westminster, White Oak)
        Paul A. Taylor, District Manager (301) 987-8455; fax: (301) 987-8431; e-mail: ptaylor1@mdot.maryland.gov

        MVA COUNTY OFFICES

          ALLEGANY COUNTY MVA OFFICE
          Michael A. Krampf, Manager (301) 729-4668; fax: (301) 729-4515; e-mail:
          mkrampf@marylandmva.com
          13300 Winchester Road, SW, Cumberland, MD 21502

          ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY MVA OFFICES
          Carlton G. Epps, Sr., Manager (410) 573-4790; fax: (410) 573-6682; e-mail: cepps1@marylandmva.com
          160 Harry S Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401

          Rhonda D. Bouyer, Manager (410) 787-7899; fax: (410) 768-7271; e-mail: rbouyer@mdot.maryland.gov
          6601 Ritchie Highway, NE, Glen Burnie, MD 21062

          BALTIMORE CITY MVA OFFICE
          Kenneth C. Mason, Manager (410) 225-4003; fax: (410) 225-4040; e-mail: kmason@mdot.maryland.gov
          Hilltop Shopping Center, 5425 Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, MD 21215

          BALTIMORE COUNTY MVA OFFICE
          Melissa L. Nizer, Manager (410) 238-1122; fax: (410) 238-1137; e-mail: mnizer@marylandmva.com
          Middlesex Shopping Center, 1338-A Eastern Blvd., Essex, MD 21221

          Express Office (driver license services only)
          Michael Valenzia, Manager (410) 663-7560; fax: (410) 663-7572; e-mail: mvalenzia@marylandmva.com
          North Plaza Shopping Center, 8966 Waltham Woods Road, Parkville, MD 21234

          CARROLL COUNTY MVA OFFICE
          Petrona L. Vasquez, Acting Manager (410) 386-3200; fax: (410) 857-8397; e-mail: pvasquez@marylandmva.com
          1106 Baltimore Blvd., Westminster, MD 21157

          CECIL COUNTY MVA OFFICE
          Charles A. Howell, Manager (410) 392-3569; fax: (410) 392-920; e-mail: chowell@marylandmva.com
          105 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite A, Elkton, MD 21921

          CHARLES COUNTY MVA OFFICE
          Vacancy, Manager (301) 632-6501; fax: (301) 632-9839
          St. Charles Business Park, 11 Industrial Park Drive, Waldorf, MD 20602 - 1908

          FREDERICK COUNTY MVA OFFICE
          Petrona L. Vasquez, Manager (301) 631-7142; fax: (301) 631-2860; e-mail: pvasquez@marylandmva.com
          1601 Bowman's Farm Road, Frederick, MD 21701

          GARRETT COUNTY MVA OFFICE (open Tuesday & Thursday only, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
          Michael A. Krampf, Manager (301) 729-4668; fax: (301) 729-4515; e-mail: mkrampf@marylandmva.com
          Route 135 & Weber Road, Oakland, MD 21550

          HARFORD COUNTY MVA OFFICE
          Steva W. Darnell, Manager (410) 638-6504; fax: (410) 638-6508; e-mail: sdarnell@marylandmva.com
          501 West MacPhail Road (near Route 24), Bel Air, MD 21014

          HOWARD COUNTY EXPRESS OFFICE (driver license services only)
          Sherrie K. Dyson, Manager (410) 964-1598; fax: (410) 964-0304; e-mail: sdyson@marylandmva.com
          Columbia Business Center, 6490 Dobbin Road, Columbia, MD 21045

          MONTGOMERY COUNTY MVA OFFICE
          Alan V. Holloway, Manager (301) 987-8449; fax: (301) 987-8437; e-mail: aholloway@marylandmva.com
          15 Metropolitan Grove Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 - 4098

          Jane M. Thomas, Manager (301) 989-6203; fax: (301) 989-6230; e-mail: jthomas@marylandmva.com
          2131 Industrial Parkway, Silver Spring, MD 20904

          Glenmont Express Office (driver license services only)
          Elizabeth Naranjo, Manager (301) 946-6067; fax: (301) 946-6285; e-mail: enaranjo@marylandmva.com
          Glenmont Shopping Center, 12335 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20906

          Walnut Hill Express Office (driver license services only)
          Jacqueline Sampson, Manager (301) 956-1402; fax: (301) 956-1410; e-mail: jsampson2@marylandmva.com
          Walnut Hill Shopping Center, 16516 South Westlund Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 - 1221

          PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY MVA OFFICES
          Kelly Eberhart, Manager (301) 210-2900; fax: (301) 210-2944; e-mail: keberhart@marylandmva.com
          11760 Baltimore Ave., Beltsville, MD 20705

          Cheryl L. Hammond, Manager (301) 333-1520; fax: (301) 333-1557; e-mail: chammond2@marylandmva.com
          10251 Central Ave. (near Routes 202 & 214), Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

          ST. MARY'S COUNTY MVA OFFICE
          Marti K. Sullivan, Manager (301) 997-1750; fax: (301) 997-1490; e-mail: msullivan@marylandmva.com
          27351 Point Lookout Road (Route 5 at Sunnyside Road), Leonardtown, MD 20650

          TALBOT COUNTY MVA OFFICE
          Debra A. Seward, Manager (410) 820-6900; fax: (410) 763-9249; e-mail: dseward@marylandmva.com
          9148 Centreville Road, Easton, MD 21601

          WASHINGTON COUNTY MVA OFFICE
          Erika L. Resch, Manager (240) 420-5229; fax: (240) 527-6890; e-mail: eresch@marylandmva.com
          18306 Col. Henry K. Douglas Drive, Hagerstown, MD 21740

          WICOMICO COUNTY MVA OFFICE
          Debra L. Taylor, Manager (410) 219-7737; fax: (410) 219-5938; e-mail: dtaylor2@marylandmva.com
          251 Tilghman Road, Salisbury, MD 22801

      SUPPORT SERVICES
      Elizabeth B. Kreider, Deputy Administrator (410) 768-1383
      e-mail: ekreider2@marylandmva.com

MARYLAND PORT COMMISSION

Chair: Gregory I. Slater, Secretary of Transportation (410) 859-7397

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 3-year terms: Brenda A. Dandy, 2021; Edward F. McDonald, 2021; Christian R. Dean, 2022; J. Robert Huber, Sr., 2022; John A. Lunn, Sr., D.Min., 2023; David M. Richardson, 2023.

Ex officio (nonvoting): Kelly M. Schulz, Secretary of Commerce.

Meetings: 1st Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.


[photo, World Trade Center Baltimore,
401 East Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland]

World Trade Center Baltimore, 401 East Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland, February 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


LOGISTICS & PORT OPERATIONS
(J00D0001)
FY2020 appropriation: $50,729,909; authorized positions: 174
David M. Thomas, Deputy Executive Director (410) 633-1043
e-mail: dthomas@marylandports.com

MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

(J00H01, formerly 29.08.01)
FY2020 appropriation: $1,539,816,931; authorized positions: 3,366
Kevin B. Quinn, Jr., Maryland Transit Administrator (appointed by Secretary of Transportation with Governor's approval)
(410) 767-3943; 1-800-543-9809 (toll free, Maryland)
e-mail: kquinn@mta.maryland.gov
web: http://mta.maryland.gov/


[photo, MARC train on Camden Line, Baltimore, Maryland]

MARC train on Camden Line, Baltimore, Maryland, May 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.



[photo, Light rail train, Cromwell Light Rail Station, 7378 Baltimore & Annapolis Blvd., Glen Burnie (Anne Arundel County), Maryland]

Light rail train, Cromwell Light Rail Station, 7378 Baltimore & Annapolis Blvd., Glen Burnie (Anne Arundel County), Maryland, October 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

FY2021 estimated expenditures (includes nonbudgeted income from toll revenues & bond proceeds): $860,375,787
FY2021 authorized positions: 1,727
James F. Ports, Jr., Executive Director (410) 537-1001
e-mail: mdta@mdta.maryland.gov
web: http://mdta.maryland.gov/
web: www.ezpassmd.com/en/home/index.shtml (E-ZPass Maryland Service Center)

Chair: Gregory I. Slater, Secretary of Transportation

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 3-year terms: Dontae S. Carroll, 2023; William C. Ensor III, 2023; Cynthia D. Penny-Ardinger, Esq., 2023; Jeffrey S. Rosen, 2023; William H. Cox, 2024; W. Lee Gaines, Jr., 2024; Mario J. Gangemi, 2024; John F. von Paris, 2024.


[photo, Francis Scott Key Bridge over Patapsco River, Baltimore, Maryland]

Francis Scott Key Bridge over Patapsco River, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.



[photo, Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge over Potomac River, view from Virginia]

Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge over Potomac River, view from Virginia, October 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


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