EMPLOYEE RELATIONS SECTION
Richard J. Pescatore, Chief
(410) 767-0153

STAFF EMPLOYMENT SECTION
Melinda L. Gibbons, Chief
(410) 767-0019

NUTRITION & TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
BRANCH
Sheila G. Terry, Chief (410) 767-0199

CHILD NUTRITION SECTION
Betty H. Ledbetter, Chief
(410) 767-0207
FOOD DISTRIBUTION SECTION
Austin Smith, Chief (410) 767-0221

PROGRAM ASSISTANCE & MONITORING
SECTION
Linda Miller, Chief (410) 767-0222
PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SECTION
Donald L. Lafond, Chief (410) 767-0209
SCHOOL FACILITIES BRANCH
Allen C. Abend, Chief (410) 767-0096

DIVISION OF CERTIFICATION
& ACCREDITATION (RA0118, formerly 36.01.01.18)
FY1996 appropriation $2,081,498
FY1996 authorized positions 33.5
Lawrence E. Leak, Ph.D., Assistant State
Superintendent for Certification
& Accreditation (410) 767-0385

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
& TEACHER EDUCATION BOARD
Sr. Sharon Slear, Ph.D., Chair,
1999 (410) 767-0390
Appointed by Governor with Senate
advice & consent: Patricia M.
Costantino, George E. Dawson,
Barbara W. Gould, Ed.D., Annette
V. Hall, Buffy L. Kirby, Arnita H.
McArthur, Jane C. Pehlke. Terms
expire 1997.

Lorraine Carter-Cornish, Charles W.
Craft, Ed.D., Louise DeJesu, Sarah
Ann M. Donnelly, Lea A. Gilmore,
Judith Ramoy Johnstone, Ph.D.,
James J. Lupis, Jr., Edward L. Root,
Ed.D. Terms expire 1998.

Dorothy R. W. Clayborne, Cynthia
H. Cummings, Thomas B. Field,
Jennie Lee Jones, Francis J. Kober,
Ed.D., Marsha S. Smith, Karol L.
Wolgemuth. Terms expire 1999.

Ex officio: Lawrence E. Leak, Ph.D.,
designee of State Superintendent of
Schools

LICENSURE BRANCH
Janet C. Marsh, Chief (410) 767-0406

NONPUBL1C SCHOOLS APPROVAL BRANCH
Virginia L. Cleslicki, Chief (410) 767-0408
PROGRAM APPROVAL & ASSESSMENT BRANCH
Virginia H. Pilato, Chief (410) 767-0391

STATE TEACHER EDUCATION
COUNCIL
Brenda Haynes, Chair
(410) 767-0390
Appointed by State Superintendent of
Schools: Michael Cheatham, David
Cooper, Ph.D., George J. Funaro,
Ph.D., Kevin Harahan, Mamie
Hightower, Linda Johnson, Judy

Johnstone, Ph.D., Anne Marino,
Ph.D., Thomas D. Proffitt, Ph.D.,
Linda Ross, Leslie Simpson, Earl
Slacum, Sandra W. Tomlinson,
Ph.D., H. DeWayne Whittington,
Ed.D.

DIVISION OF PLANNING, RESULTS,
& INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
(RA0104, formerly 36.01.01.04)
FY1996 appropriation $8,009,561
FY1996 authorized positions 64
Mark Moody, Ph.D., Assistant State
Superintendent for Planning, Results,
& Information Management (410) 767-0073
ASSESSMENT BRANCH
Stephen Ferrara, Chief (410) 767-0081
INFORMATION PROCESSING BRANCH
Lois M. Brown, Chief (410) 767-0052

PLANNING BRANCH
Contact: Mary Keath (410) 767-0046
RESULTS BRANCH
Ricka K. Markowitz, Chief (410) 767-0026
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SERVICES OFFICE
Richard J. Steinke, Deputy State Superintendent for
School Improvement Services (410) 767-0229
fax: (410) 333-8165

SCHOOL PERFORMANCE RESEARCH
& DEVELOPMENT

Vacancy, Assistant State Superintendent for School
Performance: Research & Development
(410) 767-0368

DIVISION OF CAREER TECHNOLOGY& ADULT
LEARNING (RA0114, formerly 36.01.01.14)
FY1996 appropriation $4,749,570
FY1996 authorized positions 48
Katharine M. Oliver, Assistant State
Superintendent for Career Technology
& Adult Learning (410) 767-0158

STATE BOARD OF CAREER
& TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
Christopher T. Cross, President, 1997
Membership consists of State Board
of Education

ADULT EDUCATION & LITERACY SERVICES
BRANCH
Charles A. Talbert, Chief (410) 767-0162

CAREER CONNECTION BRANCH
Lynne M. Gilli, Ed.D., Chief (410) 767-0518

GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT
BRANCH
Mary Ann Corley, Chief (410) 767-0538
PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES BRANCH
David S. Kimmel, Chief (410) 767-0192

CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
(RA0115, formerly 36.01.01.15)
FY1996 appropriation $11,359,790
FY1996 authorized positions 181.5
John P. Linton, Director (410) 767-0489

EDUCATION COORDINATING
COUNCIL FOR CORRECTIONAL
INSTITUTIONS
Chair: Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D.,
State Superintendent of Schools
(410) 767-0462
Appointed by Governor: Rudolph V.
DePaola, 1996

Ex officio: Patricia S. Florestano,
Ph.D., Secretary of Higher
Education, Richard A. Lanham, Sr.,