in 1987 (Executive Order 01 01 1987 08) The
Council received its present name in June 1993
The Council advocates that persons with devel
opmental disabilities can live successfully outside of
institutions To this end, it secures services for such
persons and their families, particularly in employ
ment, child care, and education The Council, for
example, helps persons with developmental dis
abilities hold jobs bv hiring job coaches to tram
them at the workplace It helps day care centers
prepare to care for a disabled child Or the Council
might offer parents an advocate who will convey a
child's special needs to educators Annually, the
Council funds demonstration projects that enable
citizens with developmental disabilities to become
independent and productive in their communities
The Council is an independent, self governing
bod) funded by federal monies It reports directly
to the Administration on Developmental Disabili
ties, U S Department of Health and Human Serv
ices (US Code, Title 42, sec 6024) Appointed
bv the Governor, Council members serve five year
terms (Council Bylaws, Art III)

GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE a)MMITIEE
ONDRUNK&DRUGGEDDRIVING

Chair Ronald L Freeland, Motor Vehicle
Administrator

Appointed by Governor (who names chair) Howard
B Merker, James N Vaughan, two vacancies

Ex officio Barbara Scherr, designee of State
Supenntendent of Schools, C Wayne Kempske,
designee of Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene,
Ruth A Phillips, designee of Secretary of Juvenile
Justice, John R Griffin, Secretary of Natural
Resources, W Roland Knapp, designee of Secretary
of Public Safet) & Correctional Services, Col David
B Mitchell, Secretary of State Pohce, Dennis R
Atkins, designee of State Highway Administrator,
John F Smiaiek, M D , Chief Medical Examiner,
Eugene Peterson, Administrator, Region III,
National Highway Trafhc Safety Administration

Contact Jennifer L Higley

c/ o Office of Traffic & Safety
State Highway Administration
7491 Connclley Dn\e
Hanover, MD 21076 (410) 787 4014

Initiated informal!) by the Governor in May 1987,
the Go\ ernor's Executive Committee on Drunk and
Drugged Driving was established by Executive Order
in 1994 (Executive Order 01 01 1994 30)
The C ommittee coordinates the policies and actions
of State agencies regarding drunk or drugged driving It
also recommends wavs to deter alcohol and drug im
paired driving Periodically, the Committee makes pro

gram and pokey recommendauons to the Gover
nor To address prevention and education, deter
rence and enforcement, treatment, data collection
and evaluation, and other issues, die Committee
may establish standing and ad hoc subcommittees

FAMILY VIOLENCE COUNCIL

Co Chair Kathleen Kennedy Townsend,
Lt Go\ernor
Co Chair ] Joseph Curran, Jr , Attorney General
Vice Chair Albert J Matncciani, Jr , Associate
Judge, Baltimore Cit) Circuit Court

Appointed by Attorney General & Lt Governor
Carole J Alexander, James V Almsi, F Vernon
Boozer, Lorraine Chase, Bonita J Dancy, Sherry
DePietro, A Susan Fcrnandez, Esq , Thomas C
Frazier, Robert A Gordon, Fsq , Carolyn Graham,
Sharon M Grosfeld, Barry A Hamilton, Esq,
Susanne Hayman, Esq , Sue Hecht, Jann Jackson,
Patncia C Jessamy, Esq , Delores G Kelley, W
Roland Knapp, Susan P Leviton, Esq , Rose
Matncciani, Joseph P McCurdy, Jr , Col David B
Mitchell, Kenneth C Montague, ]r Jane C Murphy,
Esq, Constance Pullen, Irma S Raker, Martha F
Rasin, Mary Ellen T Rinehardt, Keith N Schiszik
Esq , Dennis M Sweency, Tom W Torain, Esq ,
Barbara R Trader, Esq , David W Weissert

INITIAL RESPONSE COMMITTEE

Carolyn Graham, Co Chair
Col David B Mitchell, C o Chaw

CIVIL PROCESS COMMITTEE
Sharon M Grosteld, Co Chair
Dennis M Sweenev, Co Chair

CRIMINAL PROCESS COMMITTEE

Susanne Hayman, Esq , Co Chair
Jann Jackson, Co Chair

JUVENILE PROCESS COMMITTEE

Susan P Leviton, Esq , Co Chair
Joseph P Me Curdv, Jr , Co Chair

POST DISPOSITION COMMITTEE
Constance Pullen, Co Chair
Irma S Raker, Co Chair

Rachel Wohl, Esq , Project Director

c/ o Office of Attorney General
200 St Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202—2021 (410) 576 6953

Report to Governor & General Assembly due Nov 1996

The Family Violence Council was organized by
the Lt Governor and the Attorney General in
1995 The Council seeks ways to reduce and pre
vent family violence It is evaluating Maryland's