COMPTROLLER OF MARYLAND

Maryland 2023: State of the Economy

[photo, Goldstein Treasury Building, Annapolis, Maryland]

Brooke E. Lierman, Esq., Comptroller of Maryland
Andrew M. Schaufele, Chief Deputy Comptroller (410) 260-7310
Rianna Matthews-Brown, Chief of Staff (410) 260-7801
Renee Nacrelli, Principal Counsel (410) 767-1561

brooke@marylandtaxes.gov

www.marylandtaxes.gov/index.php

Goldstein Treasury Building, Annapolis, Maryland, July 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

General information:
- Individual Taxpayers: www.marylandtaxes.gov/individual/index.php
- Business Taxpayers:www.marylandtaxes.gov/business/index.php
- Tax Professionals: www.marylandtaxes.gov/pros/index.php


Agencies	Budget	Historical Evolution


Organizational Chart	Organizational Structure	Origin & Functions	Reports

Electronic filing program: https://interactive.marylandtaxes.gov/Individuals/iFile_ChooseForm/default.asp
Refund status: https://interactive.marylandtaxes.gov/INDIV/refundstatus/home.aspx
Unclaimed property: www.marylandtaxes.gov/unclaimed-property/index.php

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

COMPTROLLER OF MARYLAND

(E00A0101, formerly 24.01.01)
FY2024 appropriation: $15,322,410; authorized positions:
Brooke E. Lierman, Esq., Comptroller of Maryland (elected by voters to 4-year term), 2026
(410) 260-7801
e-mail: brooke@marylandtaxes.gov
web: www.marylandtaxes.gov/divisions/comp.php

Senior Executive Assistant

scheduling@marylandtaxes.gov

CHIEF OF STAFF

Rianna Matthews-Brown, Chief of Staff (410) 260-7801; e-mail: rmatthewsbrown@marylandtaxes.gov
Emily E. Hollis, Deputy Chief of Staff (410) 260-7561; e-mail: ehollis@marylandtaxes.gov

Executive Assistant to Chief of Staff

lwald@marylandtaxes.gov

Special Assistant

hshatuck@marylandtaxes.gov

ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE DIVISION

(E00A0102, formerly 24.01.01.02)
FY2024 appropriation: $4,211,226; authorized positions:
Wayne P. Green, Director (410) 260-7445
e-mail: wgreen@marylandtaxes.gov
web: www.marylandtaxes.gov/divisions/af.php

ACCOUNTING & PROCUREMENT
Patricia L. (Patti) Tracey, Assistant Director (410) 260-7220
e-mail:

ptracey@marylandtaxes.gov

CAPITAL PROJECTS SECTION
Debra Fisher, Administrator (410) 260-7851; e-mail:

dfisher@marylandtaxes.gov

CENTRAL SERVICES SECTION
Robert Rosati, Manager (410) 260-7473; e-mail: rrosati@marylandtaxes.gov

DEBT ADMINISTRATION SECTION
Rehena L. (Re) Rentuma, Debt Administrator (410) 260-7909; e-mail: rrentuma@marylandtaxes.gov

EQUITY & TRANSFORMATION

Kai Boggess-de Bruin, Ph.D., Chief Equity & Transformation Officer (410) 260-7398; e-mail: kboggess-debruin@marylandtaxes.gov
Daniel Rohn, Deputy Chief of Innovation & Governance (410) 260-6347; e-mail: drohn@marylandtaxes.gov
Lateefah Montague-Bey, Training Director (410) 260-7136; e-mail: lmontague-bey@marylandtaxes.gov
Daniel E. Heller, COMPStat Director (667) 219-5123; e-mail: dheller@marylandtaxes.gov

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Elaine S. McNeil, D.Min., Fair Practices & EEO Operations Director (410) 260-7315; e-mail:

emcneil@marylandtaxes.gov

www.marylandtaxes.gov/divisions/ofp.php

OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY & SERVICES

Robert W. O'Connor, Chief Information Officer (410) 260-7634; e-mail: roconnor@marylandtaxes.gov
Christopher Houseknecht, Chief Information Security Officer (410) 260-7018; e-mail: chouseknecht@marylandtaxes.gov

COMPASS
Jeane Olson, Director (410) 260-6228; e-mail:

jolson@marylandtaxes.gov

OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT
David M. Hildebrand, Director (410) 260-7768; e-mail: dhildebr@marylandtaxes.gov
web: www.marylandtaxes.gov/divisions/orm.php

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE COMPLIANCE
Andrea Greer, Manager (410) 260-7378; e-mail:

agreer@marylandtaxes.gov

RISK MANAGEMENT & INTERNAL AUDITS
Buthany Nuon, Associate Director (410) 260-6267; e-mail: bnuon@marylandtaxes.gov

AUDIT MANAGEMENT
Lyn J. Jacqueline, Audit Manager; e-mail:

ljacqueline@marylandtaxes.gov

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

(E00A1001, formerly 24.01.10)
FY2024 appropriation: $30,969,306; authorized positions: 133
John Hiter, Director (410) 260-7634; e-mail: jhiter@marylandtaxes.gov
Carol S. Lavix, Deputy Director, ADC, Tax Applications & Division Administration (410) 260-6172; e-mail: clavix@marylandtaxes.gov
Kyle Doyle, Chief Service Delivery Officer (410) 260-7531; e-mail: kdoyle@marylandtaxes.gov
William O'Leary, Chief Technology Officer (410) 260-6252; e-mail: woleary@marylandtaxes.gov
web: www.marylandtaxes.gov/divisions/itd.php

ANNAPOLIS DATA CENTER

Assistant Director

cpacheco@marylandtaxes.gov

AUDIT/POLICY/PROCEDURE
Laurie Edwards, Assistant Director (410) 260-7250
e-mail: ledwards@marylandtaxes.gov

ASSET MANAGEMENT
Gwen Coleman, Assistant Director (410) 260-7861
e-mail: gcoleman2@marylandtaxes.gov

DESKTOP & SERVICE DESK SUPPORT
Timothy Zuella, Assistant Director (410) 260-6612
e-mail: tzuella@marylandtaxes.gov

IT PROCUREMENT
Julianne Brown, Assistant Director (410) 260-7861
e-mail: jbrown@marylandtaxes.gov

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
Maureen O'Prey, Assistant Director (410) 260-7308
e-mail: moprey@marylandtaxes.gov

MAINFRAME APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
Martin O'Callaghan, Assistant Director (410) 260-7290
e-mail: mocallaghan@marylandtaxes.gov

MAINFRAME APPLICATION SECURITY
Mark R. Shenton, Assistant Director (410) 260-7822
e-mail: mshenton@marylandtaxes.gov

MAINFRAME SYSTEM TECHNICAL SERVICES
Timothy Zuella, Assistant Director (410) 260-6612
e-mail: tzuella@marylandtaxes.gov

NETWORK ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS
Ben Schaffle, Assistant Director (667) 262-2419
e-mail: bschaffle@marylandtaxes.gov

WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
Tod L. London, Assistant Director (410) 260-7693
e-mail: tlondon@marylandtaxes.gov

OFFICE OF LAW & OVERSIGHT

Rachel E. Sessa, Deputy Comptroller for Law & Oversight (410) 260-7486; e- mail: rsessa@marylandtaxes.gov

COUNSEL
Renee Nacrelli, Principal Counsel (410) 767-1561
e-mail:

rnacrelli@marylandtaxes.gov

HEARINGS & APPEALS DIVISION
Andrew J. (Jay) Maschas, Director (410) 767-4124
e-mail:

amaschas@marylandtaxes.gov

HEARINGS & APPEALS
R. Mark Peery, Manager (410) 767-1575; e-mail:

rpeery@marylandtaxes.gov

Assistant Manager

jelavia@marylandtaxes.gov

Assistant Manager

ssimon@marylandtaxes.gov

LEGAL DIVISION
Debora Gorman, Director (410) 260-7451; e-mail: dgorman@marylandtaxes.gov
Krista Sermon, Deputy Director (410) 260-7319; e-mail: ksermon@marylandtaxes.gov

CENTRAL PAYROLL BUREAU

(E00A0901, formerly 24.01.09)
FY2024 appropriation: $4,543,792; authorized positions: 44.2
Dhiren V. Shah, Director (410) 260-7406
e-mail: cpb@marylandtaxes.gov
e-mail: dshah@marylandtaxes.gov
web: www.marylandtaxes.gov/divisions/cpb.php

BUSINESS CONTINUITY & INTERNAL CONTROLS
Rosina M. Romain, Deputy Director (410) 260-7219
e-mail:

rromain@marylandtaxes.gov

ACCOUNTING & REPORTING
Anna Niwa, Manager (410) 260-7403
e-mail:

aniwa@marylandtaxes.gov

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Daryl P. Barham, Manager (410) 260-7356
e-mail: dbarham@marylandtaxes.gov

PAYROLL OPERATIONS
Elizabeth (Liz) Boston, Manager (410) 260-7404
e-mail: eboston@marylandtaxes.gov

UNCLAIMED PROPERTY DIVISION

Director

mseegopaul@marylandtaxes.gov

unclaim@marylandtaxes.gov

www.marylandtaxes.gov/unclaimed-property/index.php

Ronald Carr, Assistant Director (410) 767-9659
e-mail: rcarr@marylandtaxes.gov

FISCAL ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATION

Manager

sgillyard@marylandtaxes.gov

FIELD ENFORCEMENT BUREAU

(E00A06)
FY2024 appropriation: $6,811,475; authorized positions: 42
C. (Van) Howeth, Director (410) 260-7469; e-mail: choweth@marylandtaxes.gov
Patrick Dunkes, Motor Fuel Regulatory Manager (410) 260-6247; e-mail: pdunkes@marylandtaxes.gov
John Matzerath, Agent In Charge (410) 260-6365; e-mail: jmatzerath@marylandtaxes.gov
Kevin Burley, Inspector in Charge (667) 401-6133; e-mail: kburley@marylandtaxes.gov
Ketan Vithlani, Motor Fuel Laboratory Manager (410) 799-7777; e-mail: kvithlani@marylandtaxes.gov

STATE LICENSE BUREAU

Manager

slb@marylandtaxes.gov

OFFICE OF POLICY, PUBLIC WORKS & INVESTMENT

Ben J. Seigel, Deputy Comptroller for Policy, Public Works & Investment (667) 408-0781; e-mail: bseigel@marylandtaxes.gov

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Jasmine A. Clemons, Director (410) 260-7212; e-mail:

jclemons@marylandtaxes.gov

CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Kim Pezza, Director (410) 260-7595; e-mail: kpezza@marylandtaxes.gov

POLICY RESEARCH
Danielle DiPietro, Director (410) 260-7244; e-mail: ddipietro@marylandtaxes.gov

SMALL BUSINESS, POLICY & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Laura Gutierrez, Director (410) 903-1822; e-mail: lgutierrez@marylandtaxes.gov

OFFICE OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT & COMMUNICATIONS

Maria F. Robalino, Deputy Comptroller for Public Engagement & Communications (443) 569-9569; e-mail: mrobalino@marylandtaxes.gov

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
Adam Abadir, Strategic Communications Director (410) 260-7305; e-mail:

aabadir@marylandtaxes.gov

Media Relations Director

rmccullough@marylandtaxes.gov

OFFICE OF STATE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
Andi Overton, Ed.D., Director (443) 758-8467
e-mail: aoverton@marylandtaxes.gov

OFFICE OF REVENUE OPERATIONS & ACCOUNTING

Andrew M. Schaufele, Chief Deputy Comptroller (410) 260-7310
e-mail: aschaufele@marylandtaxes.gov

Executive Assistant

djohnson2@marylandtaxes.gov

BOARD OF REVENUE ESTIMATES

Ex officio: Brooke E. Lierman, Esq., Comptroller of Maryland; Dereck E. Davis, State Treasurer; Helene T. Grady, Secretary of Budget & Management.

Executive Secretary: Robert J. Rehrmann, Director, Bureau of Revenue Estimates (410) 260-7450
e-mail: bre@marylandtaxes.gov

BUREAU OF REVENUE ESTIMATES

Director

rrehrmann@marylandtaxes.gov

www.marylandtaxes.gov/divisions/bre.php

CONSENSUS REVENUE MONITORING & FORECASTING GROUP

Chair:

Designated by participating State agencies:
Laura H. Atas; J. Ryan Bishop; Sharon Collins; Mary DeStefano; David Farks; Victoria L. Gruber; William Hankins; Jonathan D. Martin; Natalia Medynets; Marc L. Nicole; John Patermaster; Andrew Pierce; David C. Romans; Andrew M. Scahufele; Robert Scheerer; Thresa M. Tuszynski; Bejmain Uy.

COMPLIANCE DIVISION

(E00A0501, formerly 24.01.05)
FY2024 appropriation: $42,646,220; authorized positions: 357
Edward F. Wykowski III, Director (410) 767-1557
e-mail: compliance@marylandtaxes.gov
e-mail: ewykowski@marylandtaxes.gov
web: www.marylandtaxes.gov/divisions/cd.php

BUSINESS TAX AUDITS & BUSINESS TAX COLLECTIONS

Deputy Director

lwelsh@marylandtaxes.gov

BUSINESS TAX AUDITS

Chief Auditor

bmiller@marylandtaxes.gov

ALCOHOL & TOBACCO TAX, CORPORATE INCOME TAX, DIGITAL ADVERTISING GROSS REVENUES (DAGRT), MOTOR FUEL/MOTOR CARRIER (IFTA) TAX AUDITS, BOXING & WRESTLING, & BUSINESS NEXUS PROGRAMS
Timothy (Matthew) Bowman, Assistant Chief Auditor (410) 767-1536; e-mail:

tbowman@marylandtaxes.gov

SALES/USE TAX, ADMISSIONS & AMUSEMENT TAX, CANNABIS, TRANSPORTATION NETWORK, WITHHOLDING TAX, BAY RESTORATION FEE, UNCLAIMED PROPERTY, PUBLIC DEBT, NON-PROFIT GAMING, 911 FEE, & TIRE FEE AUDITS; SALES TAX & ADMISSIONS & AMUSEMENT TAX REFUNDS
Terri Nelson, Assistant Chief Auditor (410) 767-1523; e-mail: tnelson@marylandtaxes.gov

BUSINESS TAX COLLECTIONS
Paula Y. Evans, Manager (410) 767-6224; e-mail: pevans@marylandtaxes.gov
Charles A. Weinreich, Assistant Manager (410) 767-1603; e-mail: cweinreich@marylandtaxes.gov
Wendell Oatneal, Assistant Manager (410) 767-1312; e-mail: woatneal@marylandtaxes.gov

LEGAL SERVICES
Kimberly B. Stephens, Esq., Attorney (410) 767-1577; e-mail:

kstephens@marylandtaxes.gov

COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS & PERSONAL INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS
Kimberly G. Cordish, Deputy Director (410) 767-1555
e-mail: kcordish@marylandtaxes.gov

COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS

Manager

agamble@marylandtaxes.gov

Assistant Manager

mparks2@marylandtaxes.gov

Assistant Manager

sspriggs@marylandtaxes.gov

PERSONAL INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS
Sherray J. Miller, Assistant Director (410) 260-7057; e-mail: smiller@marylandtaxes.gov
Cynthia Low, Manager (410) 260-7757; e-mail: clow@marylandtaxes.gov
Andrea Seals, Assistant Manager (667) 401-1867; e-mail: aseals@marylandtaxes.gov
Erick Sellman, Assistant Manager (410) 250-7325; e-mail: esellman@marylandtaxes.gov

tax fraud/non-compliance: e-mail: cdcprograms@marylandtaxes.gov

FRAUD DETECTION & BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DIVISION

Brandy Richmond, Director (410) 260-4054
e-mail: brichmond@marylandtaxes.gov

GENERAL ACCOUNTING DIVISION

(E00A0201, formerly 24.01.02)
FY2024 appropriation: $7,014,525; authorized positions: 45.8
Vacancy, Director (410) 260-7820
e-mail: gad@marylandtaxes.gov
web: www.marylandtaxes.gov/divisions/gad.php

FINANCIAL REPORTING & OPERATIONS
Vacancy, Deputy Director
e-mail:

ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS & OPERATIONS
Denitsa Myers, Senior Manager (410) 260-7887
e-mail:

dmyers@marylandtaxes.gov

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ACCOUNTING
Sheena Asseviero, Supervisor (410) 260-7459
e-mail: sasseviero@marylandtaxes.gov

FINANCIAL REPORTING
Corinne Mongang, Supervisor (410) 260-7358
e-mail: cwilliams@marylandtaxes.gov

SYSTEMS CONTROL & OPERATIONS
Marcus Heimann, Manager (410) 260-7366
e-mail: mheimann@marylandtaxes.gov

OPERATIONS
Sonya Walker, Deputy Director (667) 262-0488
e-mail: swalker@marylandtaxes.gov

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE (AP) & ADMINISTRATION
Heather Anderson, Manager (410) 260-7347
e-mail:

handerson@marylandtaxes.gov

CORPORATE PURCHASING CARD (CPC), VENDOR SERVICES & TAX REPORTING
Monica Wheatley, Manager (410) 260-7520
e-mail: mwheatley@marylandtaxes.gov

OFFICE SYSTEMS & DEVELOPMENT
Michael L. Cash, Manager (410) 260-7397
e-mail: mcash@marylandtaxes.gov

PAYMENT PROCESSING
Heather Anderson, Manager (410) 260-7347
e-mail: handerson@marylandtaxes.gov

REVENUE ADMINISTRATION DIVISION

(E00A0401, formerly 24.01.04)
FY2024 appropriation: $54,455,968; authorized positions: 403.1
Robert R. Scheerer, Director (410) 767-1565; e-mail: rscheerer@marylandtaxes.gov
Gina Wiklund, Deputy Director (410) 767-1526; e-mail: gwiklund@marylandtaxes.gov
web: www.marylandtaxes.gov/divisions/rad.php

FORMS, TAX COURT, ADMINISTRATION, & SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
Andres Aviles, Program Manager (410) 260-7020
e-mail:

aaviles@marylandtaxes.gov

PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE
Marisabel Santana, Program Manager (410) 260-7799
e-mail: msantana@marylandtaxes.gov

QUESTIONABLE RETURN DETECTION TEAM AUDIT
Yulia Poberesky, Program Manager (410) 260-7775 e-mail: ypoberesky@marylandtaxes.gov

QUESTIONABLE RETURN DETECTION TEAM SUSPENSE
Bradley E. Roth, Program Manager (410) 260-7447
e-mail: corr@marylandtaxes.gov

REVENUE ACCOUNTING
Vacancy, Program Manager (410) 260-

DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Andrea Brown, Deputy Director (410) 260-7592; e-mail: abrown@marylandtaxes.gov
Michael Stanton, Assistant Director (410) 260-0475; e-mail: mstanton@marylandtaxes.gov

ESTATE TAX
Amanda Abel, Program Manager (410) 260-7091
e-mail:

aabel@marylandtaxes.gov

PAYMENT PROCESSING
Kelly Ramsey, Program Manager (410) 260-7141
e-mail: kramsey@marylandtaxes.gov

PROCESSING CONTROL
Patricia Clinton, Program Manager (410) 260-6136
e-mail: pclinton@marylandtaxes.gov

RETURNS PROCESSING
Lavoris Lipscomb, Program Manager (410) 260-7673
e-mail: llipscomb@marylandtaxes.gov

TAXPAYER ACCOUNTING
Cynthia Orr, Program Manager (667) 262-2766
e-mail: corr@marylandtaxes.gov

TAXPAYER SERVICES DIVISION

Gary E. White, Director (410) 260-7455; e-mail: gwhite@marylandtaxes.gov
Patricia Guiles, Deputy Director (410) 260-6254; e-mail: pguiles@marylandtaxes.gov
Ana Garay, Deputy Director, Branch Operations (410) 260-7621; e-mail: agaray@marylandtaxes.gov
Trinidad Paiz, Deputy Director, Taxpayer Contact Centers, (667) 262-0496; e-mail: tpaiz@marylandtaxes.gov

tax forms: e-mail: taxforms@marylandtaxes.gov
tax help: e-mail: taxhelp@marylandtaxes.gov

BRANCH OPERATIONS
web: www.marylandtaxes.gov/locations.php

[photo, Anne Arundel County Branch Operations, 60 West St., Annapolis, Maryland]

Branch Manager

jkesner@marylandtaxes.gov

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
Christopher W. Rasmussen, Branch Manager (410) 260-7060; fax: (410) 974-3248; e-mail: crasmussen@marylandtaxes.gov
60 West St., Suite 102, Annapolis, MD 21404 - 1509

60 West St., Annapolis, Maryland, May 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Branch Manager

lli@marylandtaxes.gov

[photo, Hampton Plaza, 300 East Joppa Road, Towson, Maryland]

Acting Branch Manager

dforeman@marylandtaxes.gov

Hampton Plaza, 300 East Joppa Road, Towson, Maryland, May 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Branch Manager

rjohnson1@marylandtaxes.gov

[photo, Courthouse, 100 West Patrick St., Frederick, Maryland]

CHARLES COUNTY
Ramona P. Bowen, Branch Manager (301) 645-7818; fax: (301) 974-3248; e-mail: rbowen@marylandtaxes.gov
1036 St. Nicholas Drive, Suite 202, Waldorf, MD 20603 - 7025

FREDERICK COUNTY
Jena Rizziello, Branch Manager (667) 262-2432; fax: (301) 974-3248; e-mail: jrizziello@marylandtaxes.gov
Courthouse, Room 2603
100 West Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701 - 5646

Courthouse, 100 West Patrick St., Frederick, Maryland, August 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Branch Manager

rsmith@marylandtaxes.gov

Branch Manager

mmcintyre@marylandtaxes.gov

WASHINGTON COUNTY
Karen E. Grote, Branch Manager (301) 791-7108; fax: (410) 974-3248; e-mail: kgrote@marylandtaxes.gov
Crystal Building, Suite 201
1850 Dual Highway, Hagerstown, MD 21740 - 6686

WICOMICO COUNTY
Ryan Bass, Branch Manager (667) 262-2687; fax: (410) 974-3248; e-mail: rbass@marylandtaxes.gov
Sea Gull Square, Suite 182
1306 South Salisbury Blvd., Salisbury, MD 21801 - 6846

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