578/Maryland Manual

DELMARVA ADVISORY COUNCIL

Charles E. Hughes, Delaware, 'President: 1993
1st Vice-President: Lewis R. Riley, Maryland, 1993
2nd Vice-President: Stephen M. Gedney, Virginia
Treasurer: James W. Taylor, Maryland, 1991

Maryland members appointed by Governor: Albert B.
Atkinson, 1991; William H. Tolson, 1992; Carol
D. Stockley, 1993.

Melvin L. Shreves, Executive Director & Secretary

EO. Box 4277
Salisbury, MD 21803-4277 742-9271

The Delmarva Advisory Council was formed in
1964 as a voluntary association by the governors of
Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia within the region
known as the Delmarva Peninsula. In 1984,
Maryland joined her neighbor states in establishing
the Council by statute (Chapter 671, Acts of 1984).
The Council is composed of five gubernatorial ap-
pointees from each stare, as well as county officials,
designated municipal officials, and citizens.
To advance the economic and cultural welfare of
the people of the Delmarva Peninsula, the Council
advises, counsels, and assists governmental agencies
and private organizations concerned with develop-
ing the resources and economy of the region. The
Council helps governments work together and
resolve disputes in a public forum where plans and
decisions may be coordinated on issues crossing
jurisdictional boundaries.
Maryland financial support for the Council comes
from participating Maryland counties and from the
State as provided in the budget for the Department
of Housing and Community Development (Code
1957, Art. 32B, sees. 1-101 through 1-111).

EDUCATION COMMISSION OF THE
STATES

Frank Newman, Executive Director

707 17th St., Suite 2700
Denver, CO 80202 (303) 299-3600

248 Hall of the States
444 N. Capitol St., N.W
Washington, DC 20001 (202) 624-5838

Based in Colorado, the Education Commission
of the States operates under the Compact for
Education, which Maryland ratified in 1966 (Chap-
ter 128, Acts of 1966).
The Commission links state and local executive,
legislative, professional, educational and lay leaders
to a national network. The Commission informs
political and educational leaders of current trends
and ideas in education and provides a forum for
public education policy

The Commission also acts as a clearinghouse for
information on educational problems and ways
they are addressed throughout the United States.
This information is available to State government,
local communities, and lay and professional groups
in the field of education. Maryland pays an annual
State membership assessment. A publications list is
available upon request.
The members of the Maryland Education Coun-
cil represent Maryland on the Commission.

MARYLAND EDUCATION COUNCIL

Appointed by Governor: Shaila R. Aery, Secretary of
Higher Education; Martha Eleanor Church; Mary
L. Nock.

Appointed by Senate President: Clarence W. Blount
Appointed by House Speaker: Howard P. Rawlings

Ex officio: William Donald Schaefer, Governor;
vacancy, State Superintendent of Schools.

The Maryland Education Council was created in
1966 to represent Maryland on the Education Com-
mission of the Stares (Chapter 128, Acts of 1966).
The Council consists of seven members. The
Governor appoints three members who are inter-
ested in educational matters and who reflect the
interests of the State government, higher educa-
tion, the State educational system, and local educa-
tion. Their terms coincide with those of the
appointing Governor. The President of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House of Delegates each
appoint one member. The Governor and the State
Superintendent of Schools serve ex officio (Code
Education Article, sees. 25-101 through 25-104).

METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON
AIRPORTS AUTHORITY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairperson: A. Linwood Holton, Virginia

Maryland members appointed by Governor: Michael
D. Bames, 1992; Robert F. Tardio, 1996.

44 Canal Center Plaza
Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 739-8600

The Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority was created in 1986 by District of
Columbia and Virginia law. Those laws provide that
two of the Authority's eleven Directors are ap-
pointed by the Governor of Maryland. As an inde-
pendent regional body, the Authority operates
Washington National and Washington Dulles In-
ternational Airports, formerly operated by the
federal government. As an airport operator, the
Authority can issue tax-exempt bonds to finance
major capital improvements.