301 West Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21201 - 2365
(410) 767-4500; 1-877-767-6272 (toll free); fax: (410) 767-4480; e-mail: mdp@maryland.gov
web: http://planning.maryland.gov/
301 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland, October 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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Kristin R. Fleckenstein, Deputy Secretary (410) 767-3205
e-mail: kristin.fleckenstein@maryland.gov
COUNSEL
Adam D. Snyder, Principal Counsel (410) 767-1409; e-mail: adam.snyder1@maryland.gov
Rieyn DeLony, Deputy Counsel (410) 697-9547; e-mail: rieyn.delony@maryland.gov
OPERATIONS DIVISION
(D40W0101, formerly 23.23.01.01)
FY2024 appropriation: $4,555,285; authorized positions:
Jeffrey F. Cann, Assistant Secretary for Operations (410) 767-4544
e-mail: jeffrey.cann@maryland.gov
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SERVICES
Theodore (Ted) Cozmo, Manager (410) 767-6334
e-mail: ted.cozmo@maryland.gov
Division of Historical & Cultural Programs, 100 Community Place, Crownsville, Maryland, July 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Chair: Rebecca L. Flora, Secretary of Planning
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms: Thomas A. Liebel, 2024; Julia A. King, Ph.D., 2025; Harrison B. Wetherill, Jr., Esq., 2025.
Ex officio: Atif T. Chaudhry, Secretary of General Services; Jacob R. Day, Secretary of Housing & Community Development; Paul J. Wiedefeld, Secretary of Transportation.
MARYLAND HERITAGE AREAS AUTHORITY
Chair: Rebecca L. Flora, Secretary of Planning
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms: Burton K. Kummerow; Daniel P. Spedden. Terms expire 2022.
Nathan E. Brown; Robert D. Campbell; Natalie K. Chabot; Mary Anne Harms; John A. Kinnaird; Nicholas A. Redding. Terms expire 2024.
Dennis A. Doster, Ph.D.; Jonathan Hughes; Ronald E. (Pete) Lesher, Jr.; Sandy Joyce Maruchi-Turner. Terms expire 2026.
Ex officio: Elizabeth F. (Liz) Fitzsimmons, designee of Secretary of Commerce; Melissa Archer, designee of Secretary of Housing & Community Development; Hillary D. Bell, designee of Secretary of Natural Resources; Martha G. (Marty) Baker, Ph.D., designee of Secretary of Transportation; Lee T. Towers, designee of Secretary of Higher Education; Elizabeth A. Hughes, State Historic Preservation Officer.
GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON MARYLAND MILITARY MONUMENTS
Chair: Rebecca L. Flora, Secretary of Planning
Anne B. Raines, Deputy Director & Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer (410) 697-9584
Appointed by Board of Trustees to 2-year terms (July): Dean R. Camlin; W. Dickerson Charlton; Sakinah Linder; Douglass C. Reed; Lisa Sasser; Harry T. Spikes II; Charles A. Stek; Kirsti Uunila; Tom Vitanza. Terms expire 2024.
Ex officio: vacancy, designee of Governor; Christopher R. West, designee of Senate President; vacancy, designee of House Speaker.
Red barn at Jefferson Patterson Historical Park and Museum, St. Leonard, Maryland, May 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Appointed by Governor: Ralph E. Eshelman, Ph.D., 2023; Lynn Springer Roberts, 2023; one vacancy.
Donor: Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson (deceased)
Appointed by Donor: Chad Breckinridge, Esq.; Christine D. Minter-Dowd; Samuel N. Stokes.
Appointed by Calvert County Board of County Commissioners: Hilary Dailey
Appointed by National Trust for Historic Preservation: Robert Nieweg, Esq.
Appointed by President, Society for American Archaeology: Torben C. Rick, Ph.D.
Ex officio: vacancy, designee of Governor; Rebecca L. Flora, Secretary of Planning.
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
OFFICE OF PLANNING, EDUCATION, & OUTREACH
OFFICE OF PRESERVATION SERVICES
HISTORIC PRESERVATION EASEMENTS AND TAX CREDITS
HISTORIC PRESERVATION INCENTIVES
REVIEW & COMPLIANCE
UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY
ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH
CULTURAL RESOURCE INFORMATION
EVALUATION & REGISTRATION
LOCAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, & TRAINING
UPPER EASTERN SHORE REGIONAL OFFICE
WESTERN MARYLAND REGIONAL OFFICE & APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION
RESOURCE CONSERVATION & MANAGEMENT
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Frank R. Allen; Rachel Anne Dean; Luis F. Dieguez; Mary Gael Dolan; Margaret Everson; Morgan G. Hall, Jr.; Diep Nguyen-van Houtte; William G. Hubbard, Ph.D.; Scott D. Knoche, Ph.D.; Brian E. Riddle; Hiram L. Tanner, Jr.; Jason S. Van Kirk; Solange Filoso Williams, Ph.D.; Tiffany N. Wright. Terms expire 2025.
Stacy L. Clements; Kim I. Finch; Ronald A. W. Marney; Erik A. Michelsen; Paula P. Proctor; Steven P. Shofar; Joanna M. Smith; Mark A. Symborski. Terms expire 2026.
Jennifer A. Greiner; Malcolm Taylor, Ph.D. Terms expire 2027.
Patuxent River with Solomons Island Bridge in distance (from St. Mary's County), Maryland, May 2000. Solomons Island Bridge links Calvert and St. Mary's counties in southern Maryland. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
STATE CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL ASSISTANCE
PLANNING DATA & RESEARCH SECTION
PROJECTIONS & STATE DATA CENTER
PROPERTY MAPPING (PARCEL MAPPING PROGRAM)
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MARYLAND ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Staff: Elizabeth A. Hughes, Director, Maryland Historical Trust (410) 697-9556; e-mail: elizabeth.hughes@maryland.gov
Staff: Ariane Hofstedt (410) 697-9586; e-mail: ariane.hofstedt@maryland.gov
web: https://mht.maryland.gov/Pages/MHAA/heritage-areas.aspx
Staff: Stacy Montgomery (410) 697-9559; e-mail: stacy.montgomery@maryland.gov
web: https://mht.maryland.gov/Pages/research/monuments.aspx
MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST
Elizabeth A. Hughes, Director & State Historic Preservation Officer (chosen by Trust with Governor's approval) (410) 697-9556
e-mail: elizabeth.hughes@maryland.gov
web:
http://mht.maryland.gov/
e-mail: anne.raines@maryland.gov
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms:
Laura Davis Mears, Chair (chosen by Trust in July, 1-year term), 2024
Barbara J. Paca, Ph.D., 2024; Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., 2024; Jeffrey P. Buchheit, 2025; James P. Delgado, Ph.D., 2025; Albert L. Feldstein, 2025; Julie H. Ernstein, Ph.D., 2026; Sarah Kunkel Filkins, 2026; Samuel J. Parker, Jr., 2026; Howard S. Freedlander, 2027; LaShay Harvey, 2027; Kristine Roome, 2027.
JEFFERSON PATTERSON HISTORICAL PARK & MUSEUM
[administered by Maryland Historical Trust]
(D40W0108)
FY2024 appropriation: $4,446,338; authorized positions:
Rodney R. Cofield, Jr., Director (410) 586-8511
e-mail: rod.cofield@maryland.gov
web: www.jefpat.org/
Eric Frere, Assistant Director (443) 845-4350
e-mail: eric.frere@maryland.gov
ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE
JEFFERSON PATTERSON HISTORICAL PARK & MUSEUM
Samuel N. Stokes, Chair (chosen by Committee)
MARYLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION LABORATORY
Patricia M. Samford, Ph.D., Director (410) 586-8551; e-mail: patricia.samford@maryland.gov
Scott Strickland, Deputy Director (410) 586-8554; e-mail: scott.strickland@maryland.gov
Stella O. Olanipekun, Chief (410) 697-9540
e-mail: stellao.olanipekun@maryland.gov
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ARCHAEOLOGY
Appointed by Governor upon recommendation of Secretary of Planning & with Senate advice & consent to 3-year terms:
C. Jane Cox, Chair (chosen by Committee), 2026
Donald G. Housley, Jr., 2024; Joseph C. Hoyt, 2024; Marian Craig Creveling, 2025; Robert D. Wall, Ph.D., 2025; Stephen A. Brighton, Ph.D., 2026; David Gadsby, 2026.
(D40W0107, formerly S00A2301, and 37.01.23.01)
FY2024 appropriation: $10,780,129; authorized positions:
Nell M. Ziehl, Chief (410) 697-9592
e-mail: nell.ziehl@maryland.gov
MARYLAND HERITAGE AREAS PROGRAM
(formerly D40W0108, S00A2302, and 37.01.23.02)
Ariane Hofstedt, Administrator (410) 697-9586; e-mail: ariane.hofstedt@maryland.gov
(D40W0110, formerly S00A2305, and 37.01.23.05)
FY2024 appropriation: $1,646,753; authorized positions:
Collin T. Ingraham, Chief (410) 697-9558
e-mail: collin.ingraham@maryland.gov
CAPITAL GRANTS & LOANS
Stacy Montgomery, Administrator (410) 697-9559; e-mail: stacy.montgomery@maryland.gov
HISTORIC PRESERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM
Carolyn Nosacek, Administrator (410) 697-9545; e-mail: carolyn.nosacek@maryland.gov
Katharine A. (Kate) Jaffe, Administrator (410) 697-9537; e-mail: kate.jaffe@maryland.gov
Elizabeth J. Cole, Administrator (410) 697-9541; e-mail: beth.cole@maryland.gov
Susan B. M. Langley, Ph.D., State Underwater Archaeologist (410) 697-9564; e-mail: susan.langley@maryland.govOFFICE OF RESEARCH, SURVEY, & REGISTRATION
(D40W0109, formerly S00A2304, and 37.01.23.04)
FY2024 appropriation: $1,404,681; authorized positions:
Marcia M. Miller, Chief (410) 697-9573
e-mail: marcia.miller@maryland.gov
ARCHEOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Matthew D. McKnight, Ph.D., Chief Archaeologist (410) 697-9572; e-mail: matthew.mcknight@maryland.gov
Heather Barrett, Administrator (410) 697-9536; e-mail: heather.barrett@maryland.gov
Gregory J. Brown, Manager (410) 697-9538; e-mail: gregory.brown@maryland.gov
web: https://apps.mht.maryland.gov/medusa/
MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST LIBRARY
Lara Westwood, Librarian (410) 697-9546; e-mail: lara.westwood@maryland.gov
web: https://mht.maryland.gov/Pages/research/MHT-Library.aspx
Jessica French, Administrator (410) 697-9562; e-mail: jessica.french@maryland.govGOVERNOR'S CONSULTING COMMITTEE ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Richard Longstreth, Ph.D., Chair (chosen by Committee, 1-year term), 2025
Donald W. Linebaugh, Ph.D., 2025; W. Peter Pearre, 2026; Jean B. Russo, Ph.D., 2026; Nancy Miller Schamu, 2026; Dami Stillman, Ph.D., 2026; one vacancy.
PLANNING SERVICES DIVISION
(D40W0104, formerly 23.23.01.04.05)
FY2024 appropriation: $2,299,055; authorized positions:
Chuck W. Boyd, Assistant Secretary for Planning Services (410) 767-0901
e-mail: chuck.boyd@maryland.gov
301 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland, November 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
PLANNING COORDINATION DIVISION
Vacancy, Director (410) 767-1401
e-mail:
INFRASTRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT
Jill Lemke, Manager (410) 767-7179
e-mail: jill.lemke1@maryland.gov
Joseph R. Griffiths, Manager (410) 767-4553
e-mail: joseph.griffiths@maryland.gov
LOWER EASTERN SHORE REGIONAL OFFICE
Tracey G. Gordy, Senior Regional Planner (410) 543-6904; e-mail: tracey.gordy@maryland.gov
P. O. Box 24
W. Paul Martin District Court/Multi-Service Center, 201 Baptist St., Salisbury, MD 21801 - 4974
David Dahlstrom, Regional Planner (410) 767-6926; (410) 819-4084; e-mail: david.dahlstrom@maryland.gov
120 Broadway, #208; Centreville, MD 21617
David Cotton, Director of Western Maryland Regional Office (301) 777-2161; e-mail: david.cotton@maryland.gov
113 Baltimore St., Suite 302, Cumberland, MD 21502 - 3007
Jason A. Dubow, Manager (410) 767-3370
e-mail: jason.dubow@maryland.gov
PATUXENT RIVER COMMISSION
Staff: Daniel F. Rosen (410) 767-4577; e-mail: daniel.rosen@maryland.gov
web: https://planning.maryland.gov/Pages/OurWork/PaxRiverComm/PatuxentRiverCommInfo.aspx
John F. Hartline, Chair (chosen by Commission in July, 1-year term), 2026
Christopher B. Perry, Vice-Chair (chosen by Commission in July, 1-year term), 2025
Michael R. Leszcz, 2019; James A. Caldwell, 2022.
Ex officio: Byron J. Petrauskas, designee of Secretary of Agriculture; Matthew C. Rowe, designee of Secretary of the Environment; Alison L. Armocida Santoro, designee of Secretary of Natural Resources; Jason A. Dubow, designee of Secretary of Planning; Sandra E. (Sandy) Hertz, designee of Secretary of Transportation; Amy M. Guise, designee of Chief, Planning Division, Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
(D40W0102)
FY2024 appropriation: $342,818; authorized positions:
Myra A. Barnes, Manager (410) 767-4488; e-mail: myra.barnes@maryland.gov
web: http://planning.maryland.gov/ourwork/grantresources.shtml
(D40W0103, formerly 23.23.01.03)
FY2024 appropriation: $3,090,583; authorized positions:
Kanishk Sharma, Director (410) 767-4456
e-mail: kanishk.sharma@maryland.gov
GEOSPATIAL & DATA ANALYSIS
Kenneth K. Choi, Ph.D., Manager (410) 767-8876
e-mail: ken.choi@maryland.gov
Alfred P. Sundara, Director (410) 767-4002
e-mail: alfred.sundara@maryland.gov
REDISTRICTING & REAPPORTIONMENT
Kristin R. Fleckenstein, Deputy Secretary (410) 767-4500; e-mail: kristin.fleckenstein@maryland.gov
(formerly D40W0106)
Gary P. Maragos, Manager (410) 767-1218
e-mail: gary.maragos@maryland.gov
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