Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Van T. Mitchell
MSA SC 3520-12273

Biography:

Born in La Plata, Maryland, November 28, 1955.  Attended La Plata High School; Campbell University, 1974.  Married; two children.

General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Legislative District 28 (D), Charles County, 1995-2004.  Member, Economic Matters Committee, 1995-2003 (unemployment insurance subcommittee, 1995-96; real property subcommittee, 1995-98; health insurance subcommittee, 1999-2003; chair, workers' compensation subcommittee, 1999-2003). House Chair, Workers' Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight Committee, 1999-2003 (member, 1997-2003). Member, House Facilities Committee, 1999-2004; Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 2003; Appropriations Committee, 2003-04 (capital budget subcommittee, 2003-04; oversight committee on pensions, 2003-04; chair, health & human resources subcommittee, 2003-04); Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 2003-04. House Chair, Joint Audit Committee, 2003-04. Member, Environmental Matters Committee, 2004. Chair, Southern Maryland Delegation, 1996-2002. Chair, Charles County Delegation, 2003-04.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, January 21, 2015-. Principal Deputy Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, October 1, 2004 to January 17, 2007. Member, Interagency Disabilities, Board, 2004-07; Homeland Security Senior Policy Group, 2004-07; Maryland Commission on Disabilities, 2005-. Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2015-; Children's Cabinet, 2015-; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2015-. Chair, State Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council, 2015-; Maryland State Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, 2015-; Governor's Overdose Prevention Council, 2015-. Co-Chair, Maryland Health Care Reform Coordinating Council, 2015-. Vice-Chair, Maryland Health Quality and Cost Council, 2015-. Member, Advisory Board on After-School and Summer Opportunity Programs, 2015-; Interagency Committee on Aging Services, 2015-; Governor's Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture, 2015-; Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Board, 2015-; Advisory Council for Alternative Response, 2015-; Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission, 2015-; Asbestos Oversight Committee, 2015-; State Child Fatality Review Team, 2015-; Governor's Commission for Effective Community Inclusion of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2015-; Interagency Disabilities Board, 2015-; State Early Childhood Advisory Council, 2015-; State Emergency Medical Services Board, 2015-; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2015-; Governor's Family Violence Council, 2015-; Interagency Food Desert Advisory Committee, 2015-; Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, 2015-; Health and Human Services Referral Board, 2015-. Board of Trustees, Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, 2015-. Board of Directors, Maryland Health Insurance Plan, 2015-. Member, Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 2015-; Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2015-; State Coordinating Committee for Human Services Transportation, 2015-; Maryland Integrated Map Executive Committee, 2015-; Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission, 2015-; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2015-; Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities, 2015-; Council on Open Data, 2015-; Pesticide Advisory Committee, 2015-; Maryland Pesticide Reporting and Information Work Group, 2015-; Advisory Board on Prescription-Drug Monitoring, 2015-; Council for the Procurement of Health, Educational and Social Services, 2015-; Rural Maryland Council, 2015-; Maryland School-Based Health Center Policy Advisory Council, 2015-; Sexual Offender Advisory Board, 2015-; Maryland Commission on Suicide Prevention, 2015-; Maryland Veterans Trust, 2015-; Governor’s Warrior to Worker Council, 2015-.

Member, Business District Commission, Town of La Plata, 1993-95. Board of Trustees, Charles County Community College, 1993-95. Member, Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Task Force, 1995; Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness, 1995-2004; Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 1995-2004; Governor's Task Force to Study the Injured Workers' Insurance Fund, 1999-2000; Rebuild La Plata Task Force, 2002.

President and Chief Executive Officer, MSI, Inc., 1985-2006. Associate, Manis, Canning and Associates, 2008-15. Member, Democratic Central Committee, Charles County, 1982-86. Board member, County First Bank; Eastern Group Insurance Trust. Member, Suburban Maryland Home Builders Industry Association. Past president, Home Owners' Warranty (HOW) Council. Past vice-president, Charles County United Way. Past member, Charles County Fair Board; Mattawoman Art Center Board; Charles County Community College Foundation.

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