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July 31, 2020

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BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

[photo, Old Courthouse, 400 Washington St., Towson, Maryland] COUNTY EXECUTIVE
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
John A. Olszewski, Jr. (D), County Executive, 2022
Historic Courthouse, mezzanine, 400 Washington Ave., Towson, MD 21204
(410) 887-2450
e-mail: johnnyo@baltimorecountymd.gov
web: www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/executive/index.html

Historic Courthouse, 400 Washington Ave., Towson, Maryland, March 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Administration

Community Services

Education

Elections

Employment

Environment

Health

Law Offices

Licensing

Natural Resources

Planning

Public Safety

Public Works

Recreation
Baltimore County has thirteen principal executive agencies: Aging; Economic and Workforce Development; Education; Environmental Protection and Sustainability; Fire; Health; Permits, Approvals, and Inspections; Planning; Police; Public Library; Public Works; Recreation and Parks; and Social Services.

[photo, Old Courthouse, Washington St., Towson, Maryland]

ADMINISTRATION

COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Appointed by County Executive:
Stacy L. Rodgers, County Administrative Officer (410) 887-2460
e-mail: srodgers@baltimorecountymd.gov


Historic Courthouse, Washington Ave., Towson, Maryland, March 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Andrew G. (Drew) Vetter, Deputy County Administrative Officer (410) 887-2460
e-mail: dvetter@baltimorecountymd.gov

COMMUNITY SERVICES

    LOCAL MANAGEMENT BOARD [children, youth & family services]
    Appointed by County Executive:
    Donald A. Schlimm, Acting Executive Director (410) 887-8727
    Drumcastle Government Center, 3rd floor
    6401 York Road, Baltimore, MD 21212
    e-mail: dschlimm@baltimorecountymd.gov
    web: www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/lmb/index.html

    Appointed by County Executive to 4-year terms:
    Laura Culbertson, Chair (chosen by Board)
    Trish Isennock, 2020; Tomeaka Jupiter, 2020; Mary E. Scott, 2020.

    Ex officio: vacancy, designee of County Executive; Colleen Mahony, designee of Director, Dept. of Planning; Laura Culbertson, designee of Health Officer; Capt. Orlando D. Lilly, designee of Chief of Police; Keith Williams, designee of Director, Dept. of Recreation & Parks; Mark C. Millspaugh, designee of Director, Dept. of Social Services; Paula J. Miller, Director, Public Library; Verletta B. White, Interim Superintendent of Schools; Celena L. Falline, designee of Regional Director, Dept. of Juvenile Services.

    Meetings: 1st Monday, 1:30 p.m. (Dec., March, June)
    2nd Monday, 1:30 p.m. (Sept.)

    COMMISSION FOR WOMEN
    (410) 887-2659
    web: www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/women/commissionmembers.html

    Ruth Howard, President (chosen by Commission, 1-year term), 2021

    Appointed by County Executive to 3-year terms: Cecilia Myrick; Vonzella Perry; Lynda Stahl; Helene Waranch. Terms expire 2019.

    Kelly R. Carter; Dorothy Foos; Emily M. Hunter; Sabrina Jones; Bella Santos Owens. Terms expire 2020.

    Rosalyn Berkowitz; Jennie Fernandez; Jacqui Lampell. Terms expire 2021.

    Appointed by County Council members to 3-year terms: Renee McGuirk Spence, 2016; Sheila Derman, 2019; Frances R. Smith, 2019; Brenda Savoy, 2020; Nitsa Stakias Zdziera, 2020.

    Meetings: 3rd Thursday, 6:00 p.m.

EDUCATION

        BALTIMORE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD NOMINATING COMMISSION
        Staff: Deborah L. (Debi) Decker (443) 809-4177; e-mail:         ddecker2@bcps.org

        Aaron Plymouth, Chair (chosen by County Executive)

        Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms: Katherine M. Bloom; Virginia Hoy; Joseph A. Norman; Robert W. Pfaff; Tobi D. Atkinson Pulley; Laura Suffecool; two vacancies. Terms expire 2021.

        Appointed by County Executive: one vacancy

        Appointed by Towson University: Antonio W. Campbell, Ph.D.

        Appointed by Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce: Lauren Taylor

        Appointed by Baltimore County Student Councils: Olivia Keithley

        Appointed by Council of Administrative & Supervisory Employees: Douglas Elmendorf, Ed.D.

        Appointed by Education Support Personnel of Baltimore County: Lila Merenbloom

        Appointed by League of Women Voters of Baltimore County: Julie Sugar

        Appointed by Baltimore County Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: Marietta A. English

        Appointed by PTA Council of Baltimore County, Inc.: Leslie Weber

        Appointed by Special Education Citizens' Advisory Committee, Baltimore County: Elisa Hartman

        Appointed by Teachers Association of Baltimore County: Abby P. Beytin

        Meetings: 1st Monday (except holidays), 6:30 p.m.

    BOARD OF EDUCATION
    (As of Dec. 2, 2018, Board consists of 12 members: 7 elected at Nov. 6, 2018 general election; 4 appointed by Governor; & a student member (Chapter 480, Acts of 2014).
    Deborah L. (Debi) Decker, Senior Executive Assistant
    (443) 809-4177; e-mail: ddecker2@bcps.org
    web: www.bcps.org/board/

    Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
    Kathleen S. Causey, Chair (chosen by Board in Dec., 1-year term), Councilmanic Dist. 3, 2022
    Julie C. Henn, Vice-Chair (chosen by Board in Dec., 1-year term), Councilmanic Dist. 5, 2022
    Lisa A. Mack, Councilmanic Dist. 1, 2022
    Cheryl E. Pasteur, Councilmanic Dist. 2, 2022
    Makeda Scott, Councilmanic Dist. 4, 2022
    Lily P. Rowe, Councilmanic Dist. 6, 2022
    Rodney R. McMillion, Councilmanic Dist. 7, 2022

    Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
    Moalie S. Jose, At Large, 2022
    Russell T. Kuehn, At Large, 2022
    Erin R. Hager,* Ph.D., At Large, 2022
    *(appointed April 14, 2020, to replace Roger B. Hayden, who died October 24, 2019)
    John H. Offerman, Jr., At Large, 2022

    Appointed by Governor to 1-year term: Joshua Muhumuza, student,* 2021
    *(may not vote on budget or personnel issues)

    Ex officio: Darryl L. Williams, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools

    Meetings: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.

[photo, Arbutus Elementary School, 1300 Sulpher Spring Road, Arbutus, Maryland]
        COMMUNICATIONS & COMMUNITY OUTREACH
        Vacancy, Chief Communications Officer (443) 809-2010

          COMMUNITY OUTREACH
          Vacancy, Executive Officer (443) 809-4083


Arbutus Elementary School, 1300 Sulpher Spring Road, Arbutus, Maryland, May 2011. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

        COMMUNITY SUPERINTENDENTS

          CENTRAL ZONE
          Christina Byers, Community Superintendent (443) 809-8760; e-mail: cbyers@bcps.org

          EAST ZONE
          George Roberts, Community Superintendent (443) 809-4316; e-mail: groberts2@bcps.org

          WEST ZONE
          Racquel Jones, Ed.D., Community Superintendent (443) 809-8767; e-mail: rjones@bcps.org

        HUMAN RESOURCES
        John Mayo, Ed.D., Chief Human Resources Officer (443) 809-7822; e-mail: jmayo2@bcps.org

        LAW OFFICE
        Margaret-Ann F. Howie, Esq., General Counsel (443) 809-4060; e-mail: mhowie@bcps.org

      BUSINESS SERVICES DIVISION
      Kevin D. Smith, Chief Administrative & Operations Officer (443) 809-4310
      e-mail: kdsmith@bcps.org

[photo, Baltimore Highlands Elementary School, 4200 Annapolis Road, Halethorpe, Maryland]
      FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
      Pradeep (Pete) Dixit, Executive Director (443) 809-6435; e-mail: pdixit@bcps.org

      FISCAL SERVICES
      George L. Sarris, Executive Director (443) 809-4197; e-mail: gsarris2@bcps.org


Baltimore Highlands Elementary School, 4200 Annapolis Road, Halethorpe, Maryland, September 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

        INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
        James C. Corns, Jr., Executive Director (443) 809-7837; e-mail: jcorns@@bcps.org

        OPERATIONS
        Charles L. Patillo, Executive Director (443) 809-4028; e-mail: cpatillo@@bcps.org

          TRANSPORTATION
          Jess T. Grim, Director (443) 809-4321

      CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION DIVISION
      Mary A. Boswell-McComas, Ed.D., Chief Academic Officer (443) 809-4671

        ACADEMIC SERVICES
        Melissa A. Lembo Whisted, Ph.D., Executive Director (443) 809-4196; e-mail: mlembo@bcps.org

          COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS
          Heather R. C. Wooldridge, Ph.D., Director (443) 809-0238; e-mail: hwooldridge@bcps.org

          SPECIAL EDUCATION
          Rebecca Rider, Director (443) 809-3660; e-mail: rrider@bcps.org

        ACADEMICS
        Megan P. Shay, Interim Executive Director (443) 809-4246; e-mail: mshay@bcps.org

        CURRICULUM OPERATIONS
        Reynard M. Adams, Ed.D., Interim Senior Executive Director (443) 809-3238; e-mail: radams@bcps.org

        INNOVATIVE LEARNING
        Ryan J. Imbriale, Executive Director (443) 809-3033; e-mail: rimbriale@bcps.org

      DIVISION OF ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
      William S. Burke, Chief (443) 809-0252; e-mail: wburke@bcps.org

      RESEARCH, ACCOUNTABILITY & ASSESSMENT
      Monique M. Wheatley-Phillip, Ed.D., Chief Accountability & Performance Management Officer (443) 809-7821

        PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT & ASSESSMENT
        Kevin Connelly, Executive Director (410) 887-3845

        RESEARCH & STRATEGIC PLANNING
        Vacancy, Executive Director (410) 887-7821

      DIVISION OF SCHOOL CLIMATE & SAFETY
      Michael J. Zarchin, Chief (443) 809-3172
      e-mail: pmartin4@bcps.org

        DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL SAFETY
        April K. Lewis, Executive Director (443) 809-4360; e-mail: alewis7@bcps.org

        DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
        Amalio C. Nieves, Executive Director (443) 809-8750

    COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY
    Appointed by Board of Trustees:
    Sandra L. Kurtinitis, Ph.D., President (443) 840-1015
    Melissa Hopp, Vice-President for Administrative Services
    Richard H. Lilley, Ph.D., Vice-President for Enrollment & Student Services
    Kenneth Westary, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement
    Jack McLaughlin, Interim Vice-President for Instruction
    7201 Rossville Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21237
    (443) 840-1017
    e-mail: sfitzgerald2@ccbcmd.edu
    web: www.ccbcmd.edu/

            BOARD OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES
            Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 5-year terms:
            Eugene J. Leitner, Chair (chosen by Board in June, 1-year term), Councilmanic Dist. 7, 2021
            James G. Gresham, Ed.D., Vice-Chair (chosen by Board in June, 1-year term), Councilmanic Dist. 4, 2020
            Wayne G. McDowell, Councilmanic Dist. 1, 2022
            Brian M. White, Esq., Councilmanic Dist. 1, 2023
            Monzella Saunders Owings, Esq., Councilmanic Dist. 2, 2021
            Gerard W. (Rod) Wittstadt, Jr., Councilmanic Dist. 2, 2023
            Gerald Gietka, Councilmanic Dist. 3, 2019
            Stephen J. Nolan, Esq., Councilmanic Dist. 3, 2019
            Erness Abron Hill, Ph.D., Councilmanic Dist. 4, 2020
            Douglas B. Riley, Esq., Councilmanic Dist. 5, 2022
            Mary Margaret O'Hare, Councilmanic Dist. 5, 2025
            Gayle Johnson Adams, Councilmanic Dist. 6, 2021
            Kimberly Carl, Councilmanic Dist. 6, 2022
            Vacancy, Councilmanic Dist. 7
            Daryl J. Sidle, Esq., At Large, 2024

            Ex officio: Sandra L. Kurtinitus, Ph.D., President

            Meetings: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. (Feb., April, June, Sept., Nov., Dec.)

          HUNT VALLEY EXTENSION CENTER
          Michele Knoerlein, Director (443) 840-5831; e-mail: mknoerlein@ccbcmd.edu
          11101 McCormick Road, Baltimore, MD 21031
          web: www.ccbcmd.edu/About-CCBC/Locations/CCBC-Hunt-Valley.aspx

          OWINGS MILLS EXTENSION CENTER
          Donald Bortner, Director (443) 840-5885; e-mail: dbortner@ccbcmd.edu
          10300 Grand Central Ave., Owings Mills, MD 21117
          web: www.ccbcmd.edu/About-CCBC/Locations/CCBC-Owings-Mills.aspx

          RANDALLSTOWN EXTENSION CENTER
          Kenneth Buck, Director (443) 840-2761; e-mail: kbuck@ccbcmd.edu
          Liberty Center, 3637 Offutt Road, Randallstown, MD 21133
          web: www.ccbcmd.edu/About-CCBC/Locations/CCBC-Randallstown.aspx

        SCHOOL OF APPLIED & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
        SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
        SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, & LAW
        SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS
        SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE

[photo, Hilton Center, Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville, Maryland]

Hilton Center, Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville, Maryland, May 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Baltimore County Public Library, 320 York Road, Towson, Maryland] PUBLIC LIBRARY
Appointed by Public Library Board of Trustees:
Paula J. Miller, Director (410) 887-6160
320 York Road, Towson, MD 21204 - 5179
e-mail: pmiller@bcpl.net
web: www.bcplonline.org/

Baltimore County Public Library, 320 York Road, Towson, Maryland, May 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

      BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
      Appointed by County Executive to 5-year terms:
      John Holman, President (chosen by Board in Jan., 1-year term), 2019
      Paul J. Schwab, 2017; Michael N. Netzer, 2018; Aaron Slater, 2018; Jane S. Eickhoff, 2019; Henry (Chip) Heibler, Jr., 2019; Maureen Walsh David, 2021.

      Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. (except July, Aug., Dec.)

ELECTIONS

EMPLOYMENT
[photo, Stream restoration project of Baltimore County Dept. of Environmental Protection & Sustainability at Lower Gunpowder at Seven Courts Drive and Belair Road, Perry Hall, Maryland]

ENVIRONMENT

Stream restoration project of Baltimore County Dept. of Environmental Protection & Sustainability at Lower Gunpowder at Seven Courts Drive & Belair Road, Perry Hall, Maryland, February 2020. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.

      ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
      (410) 887-3733
      e-mail: ceq@baltimorecountymd.gov
      web: www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/ceq/ceqmembers.html

      Appointed by County Executive to 3-year terms:
      Lois Jacobs, Council District 2, Chair, 2021

      Appointed by County Executive to 3-year terms: Andrew Miller, 2014; S. Glenn Elseroad, 2015; Brian Bernstein, 2019; Linda Davis, 2019; Brian Fath, 2019; Rex Wright, 2019; Joan Plisko, 2020; one vacancy.

      Appointed by County Council members to 3-year terms:
      Valerie Androutsopoulos, Councilmanic Dist. 1, 2021
      Chris Overcash, Councilmanic Dist. 3, 2020
      Lynda Eisenberg, Councilmanic Dist. 4, 2019
      Carol Newill, Councilmanic Dist. 5, 2021
      Avery Harden, Councilmanic Dist. 6, 2022
      Karen Wynn, Councilmanic Dist. 7, 2019

      Meetings: last Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. (except June, July, Aug.)

HEALTH

LAW OFFICES

LICENSING

NATURAL RESOURCES

PLANNING

PUBLIC SAFETY

[photo, Baltimore County Public Safety Building, 700 East Joppa Road, Towson, Maryland]

Baltimore County Public Safety Building, 700 East Joppa Road, Towson, Maryland, May 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Baltimore County Police Aviation Unit helicopter, Martin State Airport, 701 Wilson Point Road, Baltimore, Maryland.]


Police Aviation Unit helicopter, Martin State Airport, 701 Wilson Point Road, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2018. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.

PUBLIC WORKS

[photo, County Office Building, 111 West Chesapeake Ave., Towson, Maryland] Appointed by County Executive:
Thomas Kiefer, Acting Director (410) 887-3306
County Office Building, 111 West Chesapeake Ave., Towson, MD 21204
e-mail: tkiefer@baltimorecountymd.gov
web: www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/publicworks/index.html

County Office Building, 111 West Chesapeake Ave., Towson, Maryland, March 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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