The Commission's five members are appointed to
five year terms by die Governor One is nominated by the
Senate President and one by the Speaker of the House of
Delegates The Commission appoints an executive direc
tor, general counsel, and staff counsel (Code State Gov
emment Article, sees 15-202 through 15-203)

MARYLAND
FOOD CENTERAUTHORTlY

Donald J Darnall, Executive Director

7801 OceanoAve (410) 379 5760
Jessup, MD 20794 fax (410) 379 5773
TTY 1-800 492 5062

BUDGET (CODE DNOO, formerly 23 14 00)
FY1994 FY1995 FY1996

Funds (.limal) (actual) (approp)

Total Funds $2125512 $2198959 $2437,560

Staff

Authorized 33 33 1 33 7
Contractual (FTE) 3 10 10
Total Staff 36 34 1 34 7

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION

Greater Baltimore Consolidated Wholesale Food
Market Authority, 1967 75
Maryland Wholesale Food Center Authority, 1975 79
Maryland Food Center Authority, 1979—

MANDATED REPORTS

Analysis of any proposed new real estate development
project to Legislative Policy Committee for
comment & to Department of Fiscal Services
Annual Report to Board of Public Works, Office on
Minonty Affan s, & Legislative Policy Committee
on procurement contracts awarded to certified
minority business enterprises due Sept 30
Annual Statement to Governor & General Assembly

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

MARYLAND FOOD CENTER AUTHORITY

John J Davis, Chair, 1996

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent Craig
A Snoops, 1995, T Allan Stradley, 1995, Gall S Kaplan,
1996, Austin A Zimmer, 1997, Raymond E Nicholas, Sr ,
1998, Harry J Banahan, Sr , 1999, Henry L Hem, 1999

Ex officio Louis L Goldstein, Comptroller of the
Treasury, Lewis R, Riley, Secretary of Agriculture, Eugene
R. Lynch, Secretary of General Services, Thomas A Fretz,
Ph D , Director, Cooperative Extension Service,
University of Maryland College Park

ADVISORY C OUNCIL
Chair Donald J Darnall, Executive Director

Appointed by Maryland Agricultural
Commission Allen Baugher, John
Hochmuth, Andrew H Lohr, Jr, Edward
Quidas, Anthony R Worm
Appointed by Maryland Wholesale Produce
Market Tenants W D Class, Jr, William
D Class III, Samuel Cucina, Richard
Holloway, Thomas Rahll

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Donald J Darnall (410) 379 5760

COUNSEL
Sandra J Cohen (410) 841 3889

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

Timothy N Miller, Project Development Officer
(410) 379 5760

ADMINISTRATION

Betty L Allison, Chief Administrative Officer
(410) 799 0142

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR
Ellen C Phipps (410) 799 3881

MARYLAND WHOLESALE FOOD CENTER

MARYLAND WHOLESALE PRODUCE
MARKET
Cynthia L (Cmdy) Rybak,
Administrator (410) 799 3881
fax (410) 799 7866

MARYLAND WHOLESALE SEAFOOD
MARKET
Rose Harrell, Administrator
(410) 799 0142
fax (410) 799 8979

ROCK HALI SEAFOOD PROCESSING PLANT
John P Travis, Manager (410) 639 2501

The Maryland Food Center Authority started in
1967 as the Greater Baltimore Consolidated Whole
sale Food Market Authority (Chapter 145, Acts of
1967) The Authority was formed to establish and run
a consohdated food center within the Greater Bain
more Region In 1975, the Authority was reorganized
as the Maryland Wholesale Food Center Authority
(Chapter 729, Acts of 1975) The Authority received
its present name in 1979 (Chapter 482, Acts of 1979)
The Authority has twelve members Eight are
named to five year terms by the Governor with Senate
advice and consent Four serve ex ofhcio (Code 1957,
Art 83A,secs 6 101 through 6 121)

ADVISORY COUNCIL

The Authority's Advisory Council consists of
eleven members Five are appointed by the Mary
land Agricultural Commission, and five by produce
merchants who are tenants in the Maryland Whole
sale Produce Market The Executive Director of the
Authority is the nonvoting chair

MARYLAND WHOLESALE FOOD CbNTER
The Authority is developing a 398 acre site for the
Maryland Wholesale Food Center Immediately ad)a
cent to Interstate 95, the Center is located in Howard
County near Jessup at the intersection ofUS Route
1 and Maryland Route 175 Rail served, the Center
is less than 20 minutes from shippers through the Port
of Baltimore or BWI Airport
The Center includes the Maryland Wholesale Pro
duce Market and the Maryland Wholesale Seafood
Market With many different types of food operations
at one site, the Center provides quality food products
efficiently and inexpensively and employs nearly 4,200
people By February 1996, approximately 3,611,190