MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

SECRETARIES

FORMER SECRETARIES

[photo, Dennis R. Schrader, Maryland Secretary of Health] DENNIS R. SCHRADER
Secretary of Health, 2021-23
Acting Secretary of Health, 2017-18, 2020-21
Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene, 2016-17

Secretary of Health, April 2, 2021 to January 18, 2023. Acting Secretary of Health, July 1, 2017 to Jan. 9, 2018, and Dec. 1, 2020 to April 2, 2021. Deputy Secretary, Health Care Financing and Chief Operating Officer, January to December 1, 2020.

Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2020-23; Children's Cabinet, 2020-23; School Safety Subcabinet, 2020-23; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2020-23; Governor’s Warrior to Worker Council, 2020-23. Chair, Board of Trustees, Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, 2020-23; State Community Health Worker Advisory Committee, 2020-23. Chair, State Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council, 2020-23; Coronavirus Recovery Team, 2020-23; Coronavirus Response Team, 2020-23; Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council, 2020-23.

Member, Juvenile Justice Reform Council, 2020-21; Interagency Committee on Aging Services, 2020-23; Governor's Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture, 2020-23; Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Board, 2020-23; Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council, 2020-; Asbestos Oversight Committee, 2020-23; Behavioral Health Advisory Council, 2020-23; State Child Fatality Review Team, 2020-23. Member, Interagency Disabilities Board, 2020-23; State Early Childhood Advisory Council, 2020-23; State Emergency Medical Services Board, 2020-23; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2020-23; Governor's Family Violence Council, 2020-23; Interagency Food Desert Advisory Committee, 2020-23; Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, 2020-23; State Advisory Council on Health and Wellness, 2020-23; Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission, 2020-23. Member, Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 2020-23; Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2020-23; State Coordinating Committee for Human Services Transportation, 2020-23; Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board, 2020-23; Governor's Commission to Study Mental and Behavioral Health in Maryland, 2020-23; Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission, 2020-23; Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities, 2020-23; Council on Open Data, 2020-23; Pesticide Advisory Committee, 2020-23; Advisory Board on Prescription-Drug Monitoring, 2020-23; Council for the Procurement of Health, Educational and Social Services, 2020-21; Rural Maryland Council, 2020-23; Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers, 2020-23; Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, 2020-23; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, 2020-23; Interagency Committee on Specialized Transportation, 2020-23; Sexual Offender Advisory Board, 2020-23; Maryland Veterans Trust, 2020-23; Advisory Stakeholder Group on Autism-Related Needs, 2021-23; Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports, 2021-23; Maryland Commission on Health Equity, 2021-23; Procurement Improvement Council, 2021-23; Commission on Trauma-Informed Care, 2021-23; MD THINK Committee, 2021-23.

Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, December 15, 2016 to July 1, 2017. Chief Operating Officer and Medicaid Director, Maryland Department of Health, January 9, 2018 to January 2020.

Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2016-17; Children's Cabinet, 2016-17; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2016-17. Chair, Governor's Inter-Agency Heroin and Opioid Coordinating Council, 2016-17. Co-Chair, Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council, 2016-17. Board of Trustees, Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, 2017 (member, 2016-17). Member, Interagency Committee on Aging Services, 2016-17; Governor's Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture, 2016-17; Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Board, 2016-17; Asbestos Oversight Committee, 2016-17; Behavioral Health Advisory Council, 2016-17; State Child Fatality Review Team, 2016-17; State Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council, 2016-17; Interagency Disabilities Board, 2016-17; State Early Childhood Advisory Council, 2016-17; State Emergency Medical Services Board, 2016-17; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2016-17; Governor's Family Violence Council, 2016-17; Interagency Food Desert Advisory Committee, 2016-17; Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, 2016-17; Health and Human Services Referral Board, 2016-17. Member, Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 2016-17; Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2016-17; State Coordinating Committee for Human Services Transportation, 2016-17; Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board, 2016-17; Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission, 2016-17; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2016-17; Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities, 2016-17; Council on Open Data, 2016-17; Pesticide Advisory Committee, 2016-17; Advisory Board on Prescription-Drug Monitoring, 2016-17; Council for the Procurement of Health, Educational and Social Services, 2016-17; Work Group on Rural Health Care Delivery, 2016-17; Rural Maryland Council, 2016-17; Interagency Committee on Specialized Transportation, 2016-17; Work Group to Study Safe Harbor Policy for Youth Victims of Human Trafficking, 2016-17; Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers, 2016-17; Sexual Offender Advisory Board, 2016-17; Maryland Commission on Suicide Prevention, 2016-17; Task Force to Combat Habitual Student Truancy, 2016-17; Maryland Veterans Trust, 2016-17; Governor’s Warrior to Worker Council, 2016-17; State Advisory Council on Health and Wellness, 2017; Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission, 2017; Task Force on Long-Term Care Education and Planning, 2017; State Postmortem Examiners Commission, 2017; Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, 2017; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, 2017; Two-Generation Family Economic Security Commission, 2017.

Secretary of Appointments, Office of Governor, January 4 to December 15, 2016.

Director, Governor's Office of Homeland Security, July 1, 2003 to January 17, 2007. Chair, Public Safety Communications Interoperability Governance Work Group, 2003-07; Homeland Security Senior Policy Group, 2003-07. Member, Task Force to Study Driver Licensing Documentation, 2003-04; Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board, 2005-07; Maryland Pandemic Influenza Coordinating Committee, 2006-07. Member, Executive Committee, Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council of Maryland, U.S. Attorney's Office, 2003-07.

Deputy Administrator for National Preparedness, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2007-09.

Deputy Secretary for Policy, Planning, and Enterprise Services, Department of Transportation, 2015. Member, Task Force on the Disposition of the Crownsville Hospital Center Property, 2015-16.

Director of Facilities Management, 1987-92, Director of Operations, 1992-95, and Vice-President for Project Planning and Development, 1995-2003, University of Maryland Medical System.

Member, Howard County Council, 1994-98.

Member, Board of Community College Trustees, Howard Community College, 2011-17.

Born in Buffalo, New York, February 3, 1953. Kettering University, B.I.E. (industrial engineering), 1976; State University of New York, Buffalo, M.S. (industrial engineering), 1979. Served in U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps, 1980-87; U.S. Naval Reserve, 1987-2007. President, DRS International, LLC, 2009-14. Director, Integrity Consulting Solutions, 2014-15. Adjunct Professor, Towson University, 2009-. Vice-Chair, Board of Trustees, Howard Community College, 2014- (member, 2011-). Robert H. Kittleman Lifetime Achievement Award, Howard County Republican Party, 2017. Married; one child.

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