![[photo, Public entrance, Frederick A. Thayer III Courthouse, 203 South 4th St., Oakland, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ga/images/1198-1-06619c.jpg)
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Public entrance, Frederick A. Thayer III Courthouse, 203 South 4th St., Oakland, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Administration |
Community Services |
Education |
Elections |
Employment |
Health |
Law Offices |
Licensing |
Natural Resources |
Planning |
Public Safety |
Public Works |
ETHICS COMMISSION
SALARY STUDY COMMISSION
COMMISSION FOR WOMEN
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
OFFICE OF TAX COLLECTION
OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATIONS
AREA AGENCY ON AGING
SENIOR INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE OFFICE
CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD FOR CHILDREN [foster care]
Linda J. Green; Donna McClintock-Fost; Jenny McNally; Suzanne Ryan; Debbie Ward; Ann Wellham. Terms end 2015.
Diane Boller; Suzanne Fowler. Terms end 2017.
Representing Board of County Commissioners: S. Larry Tichnell
Meetings: 4th Friday, 1:30 p.m.
Grantsville Outreach Center (Garrett County Dept. of Social Services
Appointed by Board in May to 1-year term: Adriana B. (Annie) Fratz, student (nonvoting), 2015
Ex officio: Janet S. Wilson, Ph.D. Superintendent of Schools
Board of Education, 40 South Second St., Oakland, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
FINANCE
FOOD & NUTRITION SERVICES
HUMAN RESOURCES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
PUPIL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
TRANSPORTATION
INSTRUCTION
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Ex officio: Richard MacLennan, Ed.D., President, Garrett College.
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.
Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County, 6 North Second St., Oakland, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Meetings: 3rd Thursday, 4:00 p.m.
Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County, 102 Parkview Drive, Grantsville, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Meetings: 1st Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.
Steven D. Fratz, Election Director (301) 334-6985; fax: (301) 334-6988
William W. Pope, M.D., Deputy Health Officer (301) 334-7704
ADULT EVALUATION & REVIEW SERVICES
BEHAVIORAL & FAMILY HEALTH
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 4-year terms: Alan Arnson, M.D.; Anna M. Bishop; Angie D. Brant; Jeannette R. Fitzwater; Rev. John Friend; James Maddy; Les McDaniel; Kendra D. McLaughlin; Sandy Miller; Frederick Polce, Jr.; Madonna Pool; T. Brooke Schneider; Karl E. Schwalm, M.D.; Deborah Ward; Jackalynn Wolf. Terms expire 2019.
Representing Board of County Commissioners: Deborah R. Owston
Ex officio: Raymond G. Strubin, Esq. County Administrative Judge, Circuit Court; Stephan M. Moylan, Esq., designee of District Administrative Judge, District Court; Philip Lauver, Ed.D., designee of President, Board of Education; Rodney B. Glotfelty, Health Officer; Donald R. (Rick) DeWitt, Director of Social Services; Lisa Thayer Welch, Esq., State's Attorney; Catrina C. Aquilino, Esq., designee of District Public Defender; Robert E. Corley, Sheriff; Robert Peters, designee of Area Director, Dept. of Juvenile Services; Kerrie Margroff, designee of Regional Administrator, Division of Parole & Probation.
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
COMMUNITY & FAMILY HEALTH
CORE SERVICE AGENCY
Meetings: 3rd Thursday, 2:00 p.m.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
HOME HEALTH
PERSONAL HEALTH
PERSONNEL OFFICE
PUBLIC DEFENDER
STATE'S ATTORNEY
Deborah R. Owston, Administrator (301) 334-1925
DEPARTMENT OF PERMITS & INSPECTION
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & LAND MANAGEMENT
MARCELLUS SHALE NATURAL GAS ADVISORY GROUP
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners
PLANNING COMMISSION
Representing Board of County Commissioners: James C. Hinebaugh
Meetings: 1st Wednesday, 1:30 p.m.
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY & EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
FIRE MARSHAL
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
ROADS DIVISION
Theresa M. Miller, Administrative Coordinator (301) 334-7488
SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING DEPARTMENT
Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
R. Lamont (Monty) Pagenhardt, County Administrator
(301) 334-8970
e-mail: mpagenhardt@garrettcounty.org
web: www.garrettcounty.org/commissioners/county-administrator
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 5-year terms:
Thomas Janes; Jack Riley; Wayne Wilt. Terms expire 2019.
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners
Scott E. Weeks, Director (301) 334-8971; fax: (301) 334-5026
e-mail: sweeks@garrettcounty.org
FINANCE OFFICE
Scott E. Weeks, Director (301) 334-8971; fax: (301) 334-5026; e-mail: sweeks@garrettcounty.org
web: www.garrettcounty.org/finance
Cheryl A. Uphold, Supervisor (301) 334-1965; fax: (301) 334-5046; e-mail: taxoffice@garrettcounty.org
web: www.garrettcounty.org/tax-office/
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
DaVina D. Griffith, Director (301) 334-8970
e-mail: dgriffith@garrettcounty.org
web: www.garrettcounty.org/hr
Nathaniel E. Watkins, Director (301) 334-5001
e-mail: nwatkins@garrettcounty.orgCOMMUNITY SERVICES
COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.
Duane E. Yoder, President (301) 334-9431; 1-888-877-8403 (toll free)
Mary Browning Senior Center, 104 East Center St., Oakland, MD 21550 - 1328
e-mail: dyoder@garrettcac.org
web: www.garrettcac.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Pamela Hageman, Director (301) 334-9431, ext. 6166
Mary Browning Senior Center, 104 East Center St., Oakland, MD 21550 - 1328
e-mail: phageman@garrettcac.org
LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
(301) 344-9431, ext. 6141
Mary Browning Senior Center, 104 East Center St., Oakland, MD 21550 - 1328
(301) 334-9431, ext. 140; 1-888-877-8403 (toll free); e-mail: cac@garrettcac.org
web: www.garrettcac.org/index.php/aging-and-nutrition-services
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners with approval of Secretary of Human Resources & advice of Social Services Board:
Donald R. (Rick) DeWitt, Director (301) 533-3000; tty: (301) 334-5426
12578 Garrett Highway, Oakland, MD 21550 - 0556
e-mail: rick.dewitt@maryland.gov
web: www.dhr.state.md.us/blog/?p=222
ADULT PUBLIC GUARDIANSHIP REVIEW BOARD
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 3-year terms
(Allegany & Garrett Counties)
Garrett County members appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Trudy L. Pickrel, 2010; Dian MacNichol, 2015.
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SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 3-year terms:
Jill Horner, Chair (chosen by Board in June), 2015
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EDUCATION
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Matthew A. Paugh, President (chosen by Board in Jan., 1-year term), Dist. 1, 2018
Charlotte A. Sebold, Vice-President (chosen by Board in Jan., 1-year term), At Large, 2016
Thomas A. Carr, Dist. 2, 2018
Monika L. Rinker, Dist. 3, 2018
Cynthia M. Downton, At Large, 2016
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 4:00 p.m.
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Appointed by Board of Education with approval of State Superintendent of Schools to 4-year term:
Janet S. Wilson, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools, 2016
40 South Second St., Oakland, MD 21550
(301) 334-8900, (301) 334-8901; fax: (301) 334-7621
e-mail: janet.wilson@garrettcountyschools.org
web: www.garrettcountyschools.org
ADMINISTRATION
FACILITIES, MAINTENANCE, & OPERATIONS
William F. Swift, Director (301) 334-8906; fax: (301) 334-7246; e-mail: william.swift@garrettcountyschools.org
Lawrence S. McKenzie, Director (301) 334-8934; fax: (301) 334-7621; e-mail: larry.mckenzie@garrettcountyschools.org
T. Scott Germain, Supervisor (301) 334-8917; fax: (301) 334-1993; e-mail: scott.germain@garrettcountyschools.org
Timothy D. Thornburg, Director (301) 334-8903; fax: (301) 334-7621; e-mail: tim.thornburg@garrettcountyschools.org
Jeffrey Gank, Director (301) 334-8926; e-mail: it@garrettcountyschools.org
Penny R. Proudfoot, Supervisor (301) 334-7644; fax: (301) 334-7634; e-mail: penny.proudfoot@garrettcountyschools.org
James K. Morris, Supervisor (301) 334-8931; fax: (301) 334-7134; e-mail: jim.morris@garrettcountyschools.org
Philip E. Lauver, Supervisor (301) 334-8938; fax: (301) 334-7621; e-mail: phil.lauver@garrettcountyschools.org
Edward S. Wildesen, Director (301) 334-8908; fax: (301) 334-7642; e-mail: ed.wildesen@garrettcountyschools.org
Barbara L. Baker, Assistant Superintendent (301) 334-8937; fax: (301) 334-7634; e-mail: barbara.baker@garrettcountyschools.org
ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL EDUCATION
Jane A. Wildesen, Director (301) 334-7645; fax: (301) 334-7634; e-mail: jane.wildesen@garrettcountyschools.org
Paul Edwards, Director (301) 334-8933; fax: (301) 334-7621; e-mail: paul.edwards@garrettcountyschools.org
Jennnifer Kotulak, Director (301) 334-7655; e-mail: jennifer.kotulak@garrettcountyschools.org
GARRETT COLLEGE
Appointed by Board of Trustees:
Richard MacLennan, Ed.D., President (301) 387-3056
687 Mosser Road, McHenry, MD 21541
e-mail: rick.maclennan@garrettcollege.edu
web: www.garrettcollege.eduBOARD OF COLLEGE TRUSTEES
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 6-year terms:
Albert A. Coviello, Chair (chosen by Board in July, 1-year term), 2016
Vianne Bell, 2015; Ruth M. Seib, 2017; Linda S. Sherbin, Esq., 2017; Duane E. Yoder, 2017; Donald Morin, 2019; Madeleine Collins, 2020.
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RUTH ENLOW LIBRARY OF GARRETT COUNTY
Appointed by Board of Library Trustees:
Cathy A. Ashby, Director (301) 334-3996; tdd: (301) 334-3997
6 North Second St., Oakland, MD 21550 - 1393
e-mail: cashby@relib.net
web: www.relib.net
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BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 5-year terms:
Karl E. Schwalm, M.D., President (chosen by Board in Jan., 1-year term), 2018
Cosette D. Harman, 2015; Kathy A. Helbig, 2016; Carol Newman, 2018; Wanda Cupler, 2019; Wanda Guard, 2019.
ELECTIONS
BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Lois A. Martin (R), President (chosen by Board), 2019
Paul L. Kolb (R); Charles P. Nolan (D). Substitutes: Randall R. Glotfelty (D); Connie D. Meyers (R). Terms expire 2019.
2008 Maryland Highway, Suite 1, Mountain Lake Park, MD 21550 - 6349
e-mail: sfratz@garrettcounty.org
web: www.garrettcounty.org/board-of-elections
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EMPLOYMENT
ONE-STOP JOB CENTER
One-Stop Job Center, 221 South Third St., Oakland, Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Cheryl L. Angle, Supervisor (301) 334-3972; fax: (301) 334-2106
221 South Third St., Oakland, MD 21550
e-mail: cangle@careernet.state.md.us
web: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/garrett/
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
(telephone & web claims only)
(301) 723-2000; 1-877-293-4125 (toll free)
web: www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/uibenefits.shtmlHEALTH
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
, Chair (appointed by Board in June, 1-year term), 2016
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:
Rodney B. Glotfelty, Health Officer (301) 334-7700, (301) 895-3111
1025 Memorial Drive, Oakland, MD 21550
e-mail: rodney.glotfelty@maryland.gov
web: www.garretthealth.org
e-mail: william.pope@maryland.gov
BOARD OF HEALTH
Board of County Commissioners constitutes Board of Health.
Donna M. McClintock-Fost, Director (301) 334-7740, (301) 895-3111
e-mail: donna.mcclintock-fost@maryland.gov
web: www.garretthealth.org/departments/adult.html
Robert T. Stephens, Director (301) 334-7672, (301) 895-3111
e-mail: robert.stephens@maryland.gov
DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE COUNCIL [Drug-Free Communities Coalition]
Anna M. Bishop, Chair (chosen by Council in Dec., 1-year term)
T. Brooke Schneider, Director (301) 334-7680, (301) 895-3111; e-mail: brooke.schneider@maryland.gov
web: www.garretthealth.org/departments/mental.html
MENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners
Robert T. Stephens, Director (301) 334-7672, (301) 895-3111
e-mail: robert.stephens@maryland.gov
web: www.garretthealth.org/departments/commu.html
Frederick Polce, Jr., Executive Director (301) 334-7440; e-mail: fred.polce@maryland.gov
1025 Memorial Drive, Oakland, MD 21550
web: www.garretthealth.org/departments/core.htm
LOCAL MANAGEMENT BOARD [Partnership for Children & Families]
Rodney B. Glotfelty
Stephen J. Sherrard, Director (301) 334-7760, (301) 895-3111
e-mail: steve.sherrard@maryland.gov
web: www.garretthealth.org/departments/enviro.html
Heather L. Cooper, R.N., Director (301) 334-7750, (301) 895-3111
e-mail: heather.cooper@maryland.gov
web: www.garretthealth.org/departments/home.html
Jennifer Lee-Steckman, Director (301) 334-7770, (301) 895-3111
e-mail: jennifer.lee-steckmen@maryland.gov
web: www.garretthealth.org/departments/personal.html
Kristina M. DeWitt, Director (301) 334-7705
e-mail: kristina.dewitt@maryland.gov
web: www.garretthealth.org/departments/personnel_office.htm
LAW OFFICES
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Gorman E. Getty III, Esq., County Attorney (301) 777-8032, (301) 334-8970
P. O. Box 1485
23 Washington St., Cumberland, MD 21501 - 1485
e-mail: ggetty@garrettcounty.org
Appointed by Public Defender:
Mark L. Alexander, Supervising Attorney (301) 334-9196, ext. 303
105 South Second St., Suite 5, Oakland, MD 21550
e-mail: malexander@opd.state.md.us
web: www.opd.state.md.us/districts/dist12.aspx
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Lisa Thayer Welch, Esq. (R), State's Attorney, 2018
Old Courthouse, Room 200
313 East Alder St., Oakland, MD 21550
(301) 334-1974
e-mail: statesattorney@garrettcounty.org
web: www.garrettcounty.org/states-attorney
LICENSING
BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS & LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent in June to 6-year terms:
Michael J. Fratz (D), Chair (chosen by Governor), 2020
David L. Moe (R), 2016; DeCorsey E. Bolden (R), 2018.
Frederick A. Thayer III Courthouse, Room 210
203 South Fourth St., Oakland, MD 21550
e-mail: dowston@garrettcounty.org
web: www.garrettcounty.org/liquor-control-board
NATURAL RESOURCES
FOREST CONSERVANCY DISTRICT BOARD
Appointed by State Forester to 3-year terms:
Charles N. (Chuck) Hoffeditz, Chair
e-mail: cnhoffeditz@comcast.net
PLANNING
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Alexander M. McCoy, Director (301) 334-1921; fax: (301) 334-1985
Frederick A. Thayer III Courthouse, Room 208
203 South Fourth St., Oakland, MD 21550
e-mail: amccoy@garrettcounty.org
web: www.gcedonline.com
WESTERN MARYLAND CONSORTIUM [WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD]
W. James Torrington, Director (301) 334-7470
e-mail: jtorrington@garrettcounty.org
Deborah A. Carpenter, Director (301) 334-1920
e-mail: dcarpenter@garrettcounty.org
AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 5-year terms:
George Bishoff, Chair (chosen by Board, 1-year term), 2018
Carl Bender; Charles Mason; Hoover Myers; Paul Petersheim. Alternate: Gary Berkebile. Terms expire 2018.
web: http://marcellusshale.garrettcounty.org/
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Group)
Shawn Bender; Cheryl DeBerry; Paul D. Durham; Robert Hoffman; Britten Martin; John S. Quilty; Stephen J. Sherrard.
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 5-year terms:
Troy Ellington, Chair (chosen by Commission in Jan., 1-year term), 2016
Timothy B. Schwinabart, 2015; Anthony Doerr, 2016; Jeffery Messenger, 2016; Jeffrey Conner, 2017; Richard Schiff, 2019. Alternates: William Weissgerber, 2016; Bruce Swift, 2017.
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 3-year terms:
Robert Browning, Chair (chosen by Board, 1-year term), 2016
Stephen R. Gnegy, 2016; Wayne Harman, 2017; William Ingram, 2017; Bruce Swift, 2017. Alternates: Robert Hoffman, 2016; Russell Sines, 2017.
PUBLIC SAFETY
ANIMAL SHELTER
Bonnie K. Zimmerman, Manager (301) 334-3553
152 Oakland Sang Run Road, Oakland, MD 21550
e-mail: bzimmerman@garrettcounty.org
web: www.garrettcounty.org/animal-shelter
Appointed by Governor:
John H. Frank, Director (301) 334-7619, (301) 334-1930
771 Airport Road, Accident, MD 21520
e-mail: jfrank@garrettcounty.org
web: www.garrettcounty.org/emergency-services
EMERGENCY SERVICES BOARD
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 2-year terms
Appointed by State Fire Marshal:
Jason M. Mowbray, Deputy Chief State Fire Marshal (301) 387-0437
67 Friendsville Road, McHenry, MD 21541
e-mail: jason.mowbray@maryland.gov
e-mail: msp.osfmwro@maryland.gov
PUBLIC WORKS
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
William Dwight Emory, Director (301) 334-7481
Public Service Center, Suite 3
2008 Maryland Highway, Mountain Lake Park, MD 21550
e-mail: demory@garrettcounty.org
web: www.garrettcounty.org/engineering
H. Jay Moyer, Director (301) 334-7480
Public Service Center, Suite 3
2008 Maryland Highway, Mountain Lake Park, MD 21550
e-mail: jmoyer@garrettcounty.org
ADMINISTRATIVE & ENVIRONMENTAL
Patrick Hudnall, Chief (301) 334-7465; e-mail: phudnall@garrettcounty.org
Richard E. Shoemaker, Chief (301) 334-7468; e-mail: rshoemaker@garrettcounty.org
Paul D. Harvey, Chief (301) 334-5008
e-mail: pharvey@garrettcounty.org
web: www.garrettcounty.org/roads
e-mail: tmiller@garrettcounty.org
COUNTY AIRPORT
Edward B. Kelley, Manager (301) 746-8599; e-mail: ekelley@garrettcounty.org
771 Airport Road, Accident, MD 21520
web: www.garrettcounty.org/airport-2g4
David W. Baker, Manager (301) 387-0322
3118 Oakland Sang Run Road, Oakland, MD 21550
e-mail: dwbaker@garrettcounty.org
web: www.garrettcounty.org/solid-waste-recycling
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