C. Ronald Franks
MSA SC 3520-13278
Biography:
Born in Washington, D.C., February 6, 1942. Attended Western Maryland College; University of Maryland College Park; Georgetown University Dental School, D.D.S., cum laude, 1966. Two daughters, three grandchildren .
General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot
Counties, 1991-94. Member, Ways and Means Committee, 1991-94; Transportation
Subcommittee.
Private Career and Other Public Service:
Secretary of Natural Resources, March 7, 2003 to January 17, 2007.
Acting Secretary of Natural Resources, January 20 to March 7, 2003.
Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2003-07; Smart Growth Subcabinet,
2003-07. Chair, Governor's Council on the Chesapeake Bay (Governor's
Chesapeake Bay Cabinet), 2003-07; Executive Committee for Dredged
Material Management Plans, 2003-07; Rural Legacy Board, 2003-07; Scenic
and Wild Rivers Review Board, 2003-07. Member, Governor's Pesticide
Council, 2003; Task Force to Study Alternative Living Arrangements for
Children in Out-of-Home Placement, 2003-04; Task Force to Study the
Economic Development of the Maryland Seafood and Aquaculture Industries,
2003-04; Advisory Committee on the Management and Protection of the
State's Water Resources, 2003-04; Task Force to Study the Maryland
Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, 2003-05; Maryland
Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Board, 2003-07;
Blue Crab Task Force, 2003-07; Chesapeake Bay Commission, 2003-07;
Chesapeake Bay Trust, 2003-07; Critical Area Commission for the
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, 2003-07; Maryland Heritage Areas
Authority, 2003-07; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority
Affairs, 2003-07; Interagency Nutrient Reduction Oversight Committee,
2003-07; Patuxent River Commission, 2003-07; Pesticide Advisory
Committee, 2003-07; Potomac River Fisheries Commission, 2003-07; Rural
Maryland Council, 2003-07; Seafood Marketing Advisory Committee,
2003-07; State Soil Conservation Committee, 2003-07; Transportation
Enhancements Program Executive Committee, 2003-07. Board of Directors,
Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development
Corporation, 2004-07. Member, Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee,
2004-07; Task Force on Traffic Capacity Across the Chesapeake Bay,
2005-06; Governor's Commission for Protecting the Chesapeake Bay through
Sustainable Forestry, 2005-07; Governor's Intergovernmental Commission
for Agriculture, 2006-07. Co-Chair, Baltimore Washington Partners for
Forest Stewardship, 2006-07. Member, Governor-elect's Transition Team, 2002-03.
Dentist. Served in U.S. Air Force Dental Corps, 1966-69. Chief examiner, Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners. Member, secretary, and president, Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners. Member, National Accrediting Committee for State Dental Programs; Eastern Shore Health Planning Council. Eastern Shore representative, Dental Advisory Council to Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Founder and teacher, dental assisting programs, Chesapeake Community College. First vice-chair, Republican State Central Committee of Maryland. Member and officer, PTA. Nominated to Anne Arundel County School Board. Member, Advisory Board for Health and Physical Education, Chesapeake Community College. Member, Queen Anne's County Chamber of Commerce; Farm Bureau; Moose. Clinical Diligence Award for Outstanding Clinician. Omicron Kappa Upsilon Member, Omicron Kappa Upsilon.
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