DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING

301 West Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21201 - 2365
(410) 767-4500; 1-877-767-6272 (toll free); fax: (410) 767-4480
e-mail: mdp@maryland.gov
web: www.mdp.state.md.us

301 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland, December 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

OFFICE OF SECRETARY

Wendi W. Peters, Deputy Secretary (410) 767-4485
e-mail: wendi.peters@maryland.gov

PATUXENT RIVER COMMISSION
Staff: Charles W. (Chuck) Boyd (410) 767-1401; e-mail: chuck.boyd@maryland.gov
web: http://planning.maryland.gov/OurWork/PatuxentRiverCommInfo.shtml

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Michael R. Leszcz, Chair (chosen by Commission in Sept., 1-year term), 2015

Luis F. Dieguez; one vacancy. Terms expire 2013.

Martin P. Chandler, Ph.D.; Sandy Spencer. Terms expire 2015.

Kelton L. Clark, Ph.D.; Edward R. (Guy) Curley, III; Steven E. Darcey; Andrew T. Der; John W. Fringer, Jr.; Debra J. Gage; John L. McCoy; Christopher B. Perry; Barbara T. Sollner-Webb, Ph.D.; Jacqueline U. Takacs; Albert J. Tucker, Ph.D.; Frederick L. Tutman. Terms expire 2017.

David C. Brownlee, Ph.D.; John F. Hartline; Michael L. Hewitt; Mary H. Holden; Cecilia J. Lammers; Erik Michelsen; Pamela Parker; Mary Kay Sigaty; Mark A. Symborski. Terms expire 2018.

Ex officio: Byron Petrauskas, designee of Secretary of Agriculture; James W. George, Ph.D., designee of Secretary of the Environment; Alison L. Armocida, designee of Secretary of Natural Resources; Jason A. Dubow, designee of Secretary of Planning; Margaret (Meg) Andrews, designee of Secretary of Transportation; Mark Mendelsohn, designee of Chief, Planning Division, Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

CHIEF OF STAFF
Brandon P. Wright, Chief of Staff (410) 767-4964; e-mail: brandon.wright@maryland.gov


COUNSEL
Paul J. Cucuzzella, Principal Counsel (410) 767-1409; e-mail: paul.cucuzzella@maryland.gov
Rieyn DeLony, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-7830; e-mail: rieyn.delony@maryland.gov


OPERATIONS
(D40W0101, formerly 23.23.01.01)
FY2015 appropriation: $2,722,795; authorized positions: 25
Robert McCord, Director (410) 767-4518
e-mail: robert.mccord@maryland.gov

FISCAL SERVICES
Nital Goswami, Manager (410) 767-4256
e-mail: nital.goswami@maryland.gov

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SERVICES
Ted Cozmo, Manager (410) 767-6334
e-mail: ted.cozmo@maryland.gov

PERSONNEL SERVICES
Vacancy, Manager (410) 767-8659

COMMUNICATIONS & EDUCATION

EDUCATION & GRANTS
David Whitaker, Director (410) 767-4564
e-mail: david.whitaker@maryland.gov

POLICY & PLANNING RESEARCH
Vacancy, Director (410) 767-4512


PLANNING RESEARCH SERVICES (LIBRARY)
(410) 767-4458

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
John G. Coleman, Jr., Public Information Officer (410) 767-4432; e-mail: johng.coleman@maryland.gov

INTERNET INFORMATION SERVICES
Alicia A. Alexander, Webmaster (410) 767-4519
e-mail: alicia.alexander@maryland.gov

DIVISION OF HISTORICAL & CULTURAL PROGRAMS

Elizabeth A. Hughes, Deputy Director & Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer (410) 514-7604
e-mail: elizabeth.hughes@maryland.gov

MARYLAND ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Staff: Elizabeth A. Hughes, Acting Director, Maryland Historical Trust (410) 514-7601; e-mail: elizabeth.hughes@maryland.gov

Chair: David R. Craig, Secretary of Planning

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms: Thomas A. Liebel, 2016; Julia A. King, Ph.D., 2017; Harrison B. Wetherill, Jr., Esq., 2017.

Ex officio: C. Gail Bassette, Secretary of General Services; Kenneth C. Holt, Secretary of Housing & Community Development; Pete K. Rahn, Secretary of Transportation.

MARYLAND HERITAGE AREAS AUTHORITY
Staff: Richard B. Hughes (410) 514-7685; e-mail: richard.hughes@maryland.gov

Chair: David R. Craig, Secretary of Planning

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms: Donna T. Dudley; John J. Fieseler; Anne M. Fligsten, Esq.; Francis J. (Jack) Russell. Terms expire 2014.

Robert D. Campbell; Wayne E. Clark; Peter Lesher; Amy Owsley; Donna M. Ware. Terms expire 2016.

Lisa Challenger; Burton K. Kummerow. Terms expire 2018.

Ex officio: William J. Pencek, Jr., designee of Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Kurt Sommer, designee of Secretary of Housing & Community Development; John F. Wilson, designee of Secretary of Natural Resources; Martha G. (Marty) Baker, Ph.D., designee of Secretary of Transportation; Jennie C. Hunter-Cevera, Ph.D., Acting Secretary of Higher Education; Elizabeth A. Hughes, Acting State Historic Preservation Officer.

MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST
Elizabeth A. Hughes, Acting Director (chosen by Trust with Governor's approval) (410) 514-7601
Elizabeth A. Hughes, Deputy Director (410) 514-7604
e-mail: elizabeth.hughes@maryland.gov
web: www.mht.maryland.gov
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms:
Charles L. Edson, Esq., Chair (chosen by Trust in July, 1-year term), 2015
Margo G. Bailey, 2015; Brien J. Poffenberger, 2015; O. James Lighthizer, Esq., 2016; Charles A. Stek, 2016; Barrie P. Tilghman, 2016; James P. Delgado, Ph.D., 2017; Albert L. Feldstein, 2017; Larry S. Gibson, Esq., 2017; Sarah Kunkel Filkins, 2018; Alvin H. Luckenbach, Ph.D., 2018; Samuel J. Parker, Jr., 2018.

Appointed by Board of Trustees to 2-year terms (July): Martin P. Azola; Joshua D. Brown; G. Bernard Callan; Dean R. Camlin; W. Dickerson Charlton; Ralph E. Eshelman, Ph.D.; Douglass C. Reed; Harry T. Spikes II; one vacancy. Terms expire 2014.

Ex officio: vacancy, designee of Governor; Thomas M. Middleton, designee of Senate President; Maggie McIntosh, designee of House Speaker.

WORKING GROUP ON NATIVE-AMERICAN HUMAN REMAINS
Staff: Charles L. Hall, Ph.D. (410) 514-7665; e-mail: charles.hall@maryland.gov

Virginia R. Busby, Co-Chair
Vacancy, Co-Chair

JEFFERSON PATTERSON HISTORICAL PARK & MUSEUM
[administered by Maryland Historical Trust]
(D40W0108)
FY2015 appropriation: $2,637,450; authorized positions: 21
Mark Thompson, Director (410) 586-8511
e-mail: mark.thompson1@maryland.gov
web: www.jefpat.org

Red barn at Jefferson Patterson Historical Park and Museum, St. Leonard, Maryland, May 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE
JEFFERSON PATTERSON HISTORICAL PARK & MUSEUM
Dwight L. Young, Chair (chosen by Committee)

Appointed by Governor: Ralph E. Eshelman, Ph.D., 2011; Robert L. Swann, 2011; one vacancy.

Donor: Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson (deceased)

Appointed by Donor: Christine Mentor-Dowd; Thomas W. Richards; Samuel N. Stokes.

Appointed by Calvert County Board of County Commissioners: Erica Stone

Appointed by National Trust for Historic Preservation: Dwight L. Young

Appointed by President, Society for American Archaeology: William W. Fitzhugh, Ph.D.

Ex officio: vacancy, designee of Governor; David R. Craig, Secretary of Planning.

MARYLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION LABORATORY
Patricia M. Samford, Ph.D., Director (410) 586-8551; e-mail: patricia.samford@maryland.gov
Edward E. Chaney, Deputy Director (410) 586-8554; e-mail: ed.chaney@maryland.gov

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Evelyn (Evie) T. Cohen, Chief (410) 514-7615
e-mail: evie.cohen@maryland.gov

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ARCHAEOLOGY
Appointed by Governor upon recommendation of Secretary of Planning & with Senate advice & consent to 3-year terms:
C. Jane Cox, Chair (chosen by Committee), 2017
William S. Dudley, Ph.D., 2015; Thomas Frederick Forhan, 2015; Marian C. Creveling, 2016; Robert D. Wall, Ph.D., 2016; Joy Beasley, 2017; Richard J. Dent, Ph.D., 2017.

OFFICE OF PRESERVATION PLANNING & MUSEUM PROGRAMS
(D40W0107, formerly S00A2301, and 37.01.23.01)
FY2015 appropriation: $5,522,283; authorized positions: 14
Nell M. Ziehl, Chief (410) 514-7625
e-mail: nell.ziehl@maryland.gov

ARCHAEOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Charles L. Hall, Ph.D., State Terrestrial Archaeologist (410) 514-7665; e-mail: charles.hall@maryland.gov

LOCAL PRESERVATION PROGRAMS
Vacancy, Administrator (410) 514-7635

MARYLAND HERITAGE AREAS PROGRAM
(formerly D40W0108, S00A2302, and 37.01.23.02)
Richard B. Hughes, Administrator (410) 514-7685; e-mail: richard.hughes@mdhousing.org

MUSEUM ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM
Mary S. Alexander, Director (410) 514-7622; e-mail: mary.alexander@maryland.gov

OFFICE OF PRESERVATION SERVICES
(D40W0110, formerly S00A2305, and 37.01.23.05)
FY2015 appropriation: $1,171,366; authorized positions: 12
Michael K. Day, Chief & Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer (410) 514-7629
e-mail: michael.day@maryland.gov

CAPITAL GRANTS & LOANS
Anne B. Raines, Administrator (410) 514-7634; e-mail: anne.raines@maryland.gov

HISTORIC PRESERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM
Amy Skinner, Administrator (410) 514-7632; e-mail: amy.skinner@maryland.gov

PRESERVATION FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
Collin Ingraham, Administrator (410) 514-7671; e-mail: collin.ingraham@maryland.gov

REVIEW & COMPLIANCE
Elizabeth J. Cole, Administrator (410) 514-7631; e-mail: beth.cole@maryland.gov

UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY
Susan B. M. Langley, Ph.D., State Underwater Archaeologist (410) 514-7662; e-mail: susan.langley@maryland.gov

OFFICE OF RESEARCH, SURVEY, & REGISTRATION
(D40W0109, formerly S00A2304, and 37.01.23.04)
FY2015 appropriation: $1,344,535 authorized positions: 14
Marcia Miller-Buehner, Chief (410) 514-7646
e-mail: marcia.miller@maryland.gov
ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH
Vacancy, Administrator (410) 514-7645

EVALUATION & REGISTRATION
Peter Kurtze, Administrator (410) 514-7649; e-mail: peter.kurtze@maryland.gov

GOVERNOR'S CONSULTING COMMITTEE ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Richard Longstreth, Ph.D., Acting Chair (chosen by Committee, 1-year term), 2014
Edward C. Papenfuse, Ph.D., 2014; W. Peter Pearre, 2014; Nancy Miller Schamu, 2014; Dami Stillman, 2014; Julie H. Ernstein, Ph.D., 2017; Robert M. Vogel, 2017; one vacancy.

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Dennis C. Curry, Chief Archaeologist (410) 514-7664
e-mail: dennis.curry@maryland.gov
web: www.mht.maryland.gov/research_gis.html

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT & LIBRARY SERVICES
Mary Louise de Sarran, Administrator (410) 514-7655; e-mail: marylouise.desarran@maryland.gov

MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST LIBRARY
Mary Louise de Sarran, Librarian (410) 514-7655

RESEARCH & SURVEY
Heather Barrett, Administrator (410) 514-7642
e-mail: heather.barrett@maryland.gov

PLANNING DATA & ANALYSIS

DEMOGRAPHIC & SOCIOECONOMIC PROJECTIONS
Mark Goldstein, Director (410) 767-4450
e-mail: mark.goldstein@maryland.gov
RESEARCH & STATE DATA CENTER
Jane Traynham, Manager (410) 767-4450
e-mail: jane.traynham@maryland.gov
web: www.mdp.state.md.us/msdc/

LAND USE ANALYSIS
Stephanie M. Martins, Director (410) 767-4559
e-mail: stephanie.martins@maryland.gov

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Melissa Appler, Manager (410) 767-4450
e-mail: melissa.appler@maryland.gov


PROPERTY MAPPING (PARCEL MAPPING PROGRAM)
(formerly D40W0106)
Gary P. Maragos, Acting Manager (410) 767-1218
e-mail: gary.maragos@maryland.gov

SMART GROWTH POLICY ANALYSIS
Joseph F. Tassone, Director (410) 767-4562
e-mail: joe.tassone@maryland.gov

PLANNING SERVICES

Charles Boyd, Deputy Director (410) 767-1401
e-mail: chuck.boyd@maryland.gov

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
Jason Dubow, Director (410) 767-3370
e-mail: jason.dubow@maryland.gov

INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY
Patricia A. Goucher, Director (410) 767-4620
e-mail: pat.goucher@maryland.gov

PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION


RESOURCE CONSERVATION
Daniel Rosen, Manager (410) 767-4577
e-mail: daniel.rosen@maryland.gov

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Bihui Xu, Manager (410) 767-4567
e-mail: bihui.xu@maryland.gov

LOCAL PLANNING ASSISTANCE
Peter G. Conrad, Director (410) 767-4553
e-mail: peter.conrad1@maryland.gov

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION STAFF SUPPORT
Albert Feldstein, Regional Planner (301) 777-2161
e-mail: al.feldstein@maryland.gov

LOWER EASTERN SHORE REGIONAL OFFICE
Tracey Gordy, Regional Planner (410) 543-6904
P. O. Box 24
W. Paul Martin District Court/Multi-Service Center, 201 Baptist St., Salisbury, MD 21801 - 4974
e-mail: tracey.gordy@maryland.gov


UPPER SHORE REGIONAL OFFICE
David Dahlstrom, Regional Planner (410) 767-6926; (410) 819-4084
120 Broadway, #208; Centreville, MD 21617
e-mail: david.dahlstrom@maryland.gov


WESTERN MARYLAND REGIONAL OFFICE
William Atkinson, Regional Planner (301) 777-2161
113 Baltimore St., Suite 302, Cumberland, MD 21502 - 3007
e-mail: bill.atkinson@maryland.gov

STATE CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL ASSISTANCE
Linda C. Janey, J.D., Assistant Secretary (410) 767-4490
e-mail: linda.janey@maryland.gov
web: www.mdp.state.md.us/ourwork/grantresources.shtml

CLEARINGHOUSE & PLAN REVIEW SECTION
Myra Barnes, Manager (410) 767-4488
e-mail: myra.barnes@maryland.gov

REDISTRICTING & REAPPORTIONMENT
Nasrin Rahman, Manager (410) 767-4450
e-mail: nasrin.rahman@maryland.gov

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