MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

SECRETARIES OF HIGHER EDUCATION

1989-1995 Shaila Aery, Ph.D.
1995-2000 Patricia S. Florestano, Ph.D.
2000-2003 Karen R. Johnson Shaheed, J.D.
2003 John A. Sabatini, Jr., Ed.D., Acting Secretary of Higher Education
2004-2007 Calvin W. Burnett, Ph.D.
2007-2011 James E. Lyons, Sr., Ph.D.
2011-2012 Danette Gerald Howard, Ph.D., Interim Secretary of Higher Education
2012-2014 Danette Gerald Howard, Ph.D.
2014-2015 Catherine M. Shultz, Esq., Acting Secretary of Higher Education
2015 Jennie C. Hunter-Cevera, Ph.D., Acting Secretary of Higher Education
2015-2023 James D. Fielder, Jr., Ph.D.
2023-2024 Sanjay K. Rai, Ph.D., Acting Secretary of Higher Education
2024-2026 Sanjay K. Rai, Ph.D.
2026- Elena Quiroz-Livanis, Acting Secretary of Higher Education