BLIND INDUSTRIES & SERVICES
OF MARYLAND

Frederick J Puente, President

2901 Stnckland St
Baltimore, MD 21223 (410) 233 4567

BUDGET (CODE RA03, formerly 36 01.03)
FY1994 FY1995 FY1996
Funds (actual) (actual) (approp )

General $1,121,171 $1,121,171 $1,121,171
Total State $1,121,171 $1,121,171 $1,121,171

Staff

Authorized 171 171
Contractual (FTE) 0 0
Total Stiff 171 171

MANDATED REPORTS

Annual Report to Governor, General Assembly &
Chairs of Joint Budget & Audit Committee

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Frederick J Puente, Chair, 1997

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent Eileen
Rivera Forman, 1997, William E Hadlock, 1997, Donald
J Morris, 1997, James R. Berens, 1998, Walter A Brown,
Ed D , 1998, George H Littrell, Jr, 1998, Joseph S
Roeder, 1998, Lynn C dark, Esq , 1999, Harvey E
Kettenng, 1999, Barbara A Newland, 1999

PRESIDENT

Frederick J Puente, President (410) 233-4567

PRICING COMMITTEE FOR BLIND
INDUSTRIES & SERVICES OF MARYLAND
Contact David L Reed
(410) 233 4567
Ex officio Mary Margaret Smith, designee
of Secretary of General Services, Carol
Coleman, designee of Secretary of Public
Safety & Correctional Services, David L
Reed, designee of President, Blind
Industries & Services of Maryland,
Sharon Maneki, President, National
Federation of the Blind of Maryland

FINANCE
Kenneth Harper, Controller (410) 233-4567

HUMAN RESOURCES

Elisa Lebowitz, Manager (410) 233 4567

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Jim Miller, Director (410)2334567
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS DIVISION
Mark Derr, Manager (410) 233 4567

BAITIMORE PLANT
Mark Derr, Manager
2901 Stnckland St
Baltimore. MD 21223 (410) 233 4567

EASTERN SHORE PLANT

Jack Gnzzell, Manager
Northwood Industrial Park
Salisbury, MD 21801 410) 749 1366

WESTERN MARYLAND PLANT

Marion Leib, Manager
322 Paca St
Cumberland, MD 21501 (301)7244111

REHABILITATION DIVISION
Rosemary Lerdahl, Director (410) 233 4567

VENDING SERVICES DIVISION
John Ward, Director (410) 247 3737
AIDS & APPLIANCES
Shirley Riffle, Director (410) 233 4567
BRAILLE SERVICES
Laune Weigel, Director (410) 233 4567

CORPORATE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

Angela Hartley, Director (410) 233 4567

SALES & MARKETING
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
David L Reed, Director (410) 233 4567

SEWN PRODUCTS
Michael Guercio, Director (410) 233 4567

Blind Industries and Services of Maryland ongi
nated in 1908 as the Maryland Workshop for the Bhnd
(Chapter 566, Acts of 1908) It adopted its present
name m 1973 (Chapter 164,Acts of 1973) Although
it is not a State agency, its eleven trustees are appointed
for three-year terms by the Governor with Senate
advice and consent and it receives State funds
Bhnd Industries and Services of Maryland provides
employment, vocational training, rehabilitation, and
education to blind and severely muln handicapped blind
Marylanders This includes teaching blind adults day
to-day stalls necessary to hve in a sighted society The
agency is open for the labor and manufactures of all
blind citizens of Maryland over eighteen years of
age who can give satisfactory evidence of character
and ability to do the work required All profits from
blind industries are used to farther the agency's
mission (Code 1957, Art 30, sees 310, 30A)
To carry out these programs. Blind Industries
and Services of Maryland operates three divisions
Industrial Products, Rehabilitation, and Vending
Services. The agency also transcribes braille and
runs an aids and appliances store

PRICING COMMITTEE FOR
BLIND INDUSTRIES & SERVICES

Contact David L Reed (410) 233 4567

The Pricing Committee for Bhnd Industries and
Services of Maryland sets pnces ofsupphes and services
provided to State government agencies by Bhnd Indus
tnes and Services of Maryland The Committee reviews
contracts to ensure that fair market pnces are charged
The Committee consists of four ex officio mem
bers (Code State Finance and Procurement Article,
sec 14 104)

AIDS & APPLIANCES
Shirley Riffle, Director
(410) 233-4567

Blind Industries and Services of Maryland sells,
at cost, items such as braille watches, talking clocks,
talking calculators, canes, and games Items are
available at the office on Stnckland Steet, or by
mail-order catalogue