CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST

Board of Trustees

Chairperson: Torrey C. Brown, M.D., Secretary of
Natural Resources

Robin Ward Ireland, 1987; A. Eugene Miller,
1987; JoAnn M. Roberts, 1987; Gary R.
Fuhrman, 1988; Betty K. Gardner, 1988; Brice R.
Phillips, 1988; Douglass Cater, 1989; Joseph
Meyerhoff II, 1989; Westley S. Unseld, 1989; one
vacancy.

Ex officio: Wayne A. Cawley, Jr., Secretary of
Agriculture; Vacancy, Secretary of the
Environment; Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.,
President of the Senate; R. Clayton Mitchell, Jr.,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.

Executive Director: Thomas L. Burden

60 West St., Suite 200A
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 974-2941

The Chesapeake Bay Trust was established in
1985 as a non-profit organization (Chapter 789,
Acts of 1985). The Trust promotes public aware-
ness and participation to restore and protect the
water quality, and aquatic and land resources of
Chesapeake Bay. For these purposes, the Trust
solicits and accepts gifts, grants, legacies, or en-
dowments of money from federal. State, or local
government, or private sources. These contribu-
tions are distributed in the form of financial sup-
port to non-profit organizations, community as-
sociations, civic groups, schools, or public
agencies for citizen involvement projects.

The Trust develops projects for sponsorship by
corporate and business organizations or by indi-
viduals. In formulating criteria for such projects,
the Trust considers standards which 1) preserve
water quality and habitat; 2) restore aquatic and
land resources; 3) produce educational materials;
4) provide educational scholarships or training;
and 5) promote conservation programs. The Trust
may not consider activities that advocate a politi-
cal candidate or a political solution.

The Trust is governed by a fifteen-member
Board of Trustees. Ten members are appointed by
the Governor to represent the interests of local
government, education, business, environmental
conservation, and the public; they serve four-year

terms. Five members serve ex officio: the Presi-
dent of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Dele-
gates, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of the
Environment, and Secretary of Natural Re-
sources.

Authorization for the Trust continues until July
1, 1989 (Code Natural Resources Article, sees.
8-1901 through 8-1910).

OFFICE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Wendy R. Sherman, Director for Children and
Youth

301 W. Preston St., Suite 1502
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 225-1290

The Office for Children and Youth was estab-
lished in 1978 (Chapter 426, Acts of 1978). The
Office assists agencies, local governments, and or-
ganizations to carry out their functions relating to
children and youth effectively and economically.
The Office also helps families and the general pub-
lic learn about programs and services for children
and youth.

The Office consists of a Director, twenty-four
local Children's Councils, the Advisory Commit-
tee for Children and Youth, the Governor's
Youth Advisory Council, the Governor's Council
on Child Abuse and Neglect, and the Maryland
Children's Programs Awards Committee.

The Director for Children and Youth is ap-
pointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Gov-
ernor and is directly responsible to the Governor.
Among other duties, the Director evaluates public
and private programs, services, and plans for chil-
dren, from birth through age eighteen, to identify
duplications and gaps in service delivery, program
resources, inefficiencies, and unmet needs. For
children's programs and services, the Director
secures and analyzes departmental plans and
budget requests; reviews federal. State, local, and
private funds used by and available to the State;
identifies and collates relevant Governor's Budget
items; issues impact statements; and makes plan-
ning and expenditure recommendations to the
Governor by September 15th of each year and to
appropriate department heads as needed. The Di-
rector maintains liaison with departments and lo-
cal governments to coordinate services and the
use of existing resources. The Director also imple-
ments priority programs identified by the Adviso-
ry Committee for Children and Youth. With rep-
resentative local Children's Councils and other
child advocacy groups, including parents, the Di-
rector receives advice on the resources, needs, and