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RAFAEL J. LÓPEZ
Secretary of Human Services, 2023-26
Secretary of Human Services, March 2, 2023 to February 22, 2025. Acting Secretary of Human Services, January 18 to March 2, 2023.
Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2023-26; Children's Cabinet, 2023-26; Advisory Council to the Children's Cabinet, 2023-26; School Safety Subcabinet Advisory Board, 2023-26; MD THINK Committee, 2023-26; Energy Subcabinet, 2025-26. Chair, Workgroup on Low-Income Utility Assistance, 2023-24; Two-Generation Family Economic Security Commission, 2023-26. Co-Vice-Chair, Maryland Food System Resiliency Council, 2023-26.
Member, State Coordinating Committee for Human Services Transportation, 2023; Interagency Committee on Aging Services, 2023-25; Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 2023-25; Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure, 2023-25; Advisory Stakeholder Group on Autism-Related Needs, 2023-26; Behavioral Health Advisory Council, 2023-26; Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access, 2023-26; State Child Fatality Review Team, 2023-26; Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports, 2023-26; Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council, 2023-26; Interagency Disabilities Board, 2023-26; Governor's Family Violence Council, 2023-26; Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council, 2023-26; State Coordinating Committee for Health and Human Services Transportation, 2023-26; Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2023-26; Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices, 2023-26; Law Enforcement Coordinating Council, 2023-26; Governor's Commission to Study Mental and Behavioral Health in Maryland, 2023-26; Council on Open Data, 2023-26; Procurement Improvement Council, 2023-26; Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, 2023-26; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, 2023-26; Interagency Committee on Specialized Transportation, 2023-26; Commission on Trauma-Informed Care, 2023-26; Maryland Veterans Trust, 2023-26; State Board of Victim Services, 2023-26; Governor's Workforce Development Board, 2023-26 (executive committee, 2023-26). Member, Maryland Council on Innovation and Impact, 2024-26; Governor's Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture, 2025-26; Governor's Commission on Hispanic and Latin American Community Affairs, 2025-26; Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstays in the States, 2025-26.
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2015-17.
Former Senior Policy Advisor, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Former Deputy Director, Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, City and County of San Francisco.
Executive Director, Commission for Children, Youth, and Their Familities, City of Los Angeles, 2006-09.
Member, Watsonville, City Council, 1999.
Born in Watsonville, California, 1978. Vassar College; University of California, Santa Cruz, B.A., with honors; John F. Kennedy School of Government, M.A. (public administration). Former Associate Director for Talent and Leadership Development, Annie E. Casey Foundation. Former President and Chief Executive Officer, The Family League of Baltimore City, Inc. Managing Director for Health and Public Service Practice, Accenture, 2017. Married; two children.
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