ADVISORY COUNCIL ON WORKFORCE SHORTAGE

[photo, 217 East Redwood St., Baltimore, Maryland] Donna E. Thomas, Chair

Appointed by Governor: one vacancy

Appointed by Senate President: one vacancy

Appointed by House Speaker: one vacancy

Appointed by Secretary of Higher Education: James C. Dinegar; Shaina A. Hernandez; Gregory K. Mason; Brien J. Poffenberger; Matthew Power; Elisabeth A. Sachs; Anne School-Fielder; Charlene Templeton; Donna E. Thomas.

Appointed by Chancellor, University System of Maryland: Kevin P. Kelly, Esq.; John T. Wolfe, Ph.D.

217 East Redwood St., Baltimore, Maryland, August 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Ex officio: Roger J. Venezia, designee of Secretary of Commerce; Roxanne R. Hale, designee of Secretary of Health; vacancy, designee of Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation; Carey M. Wright, Ed.D., State Superintendent of Schools; Sanjay K. Ray, Ph.D., Secretary of Higher Education; Gloria J. Gibson, Ph.D., designee of President, Morgan State University; Charles C. (Chip) Jackson, designee of President, St. Mary's College of Maryland.

Staff: Donna E. Thomas

c/o Office of Student Financial Assistance, Maryland Higher Education Commission
217 East Redwood St., Suite 2100, Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 767-3109
e-mail: donnae.thomas@maryland.gov
web: http://mhec.maryland.gov/preparing/Pages/FinancialAid/ProgramDescriptions/prog_WSSAG.aspx

Authorized by the General Assembly in July 2006, the Advisory Council on Workforce Shortage helps the Maryland Higher Education Commission identify fields that are experiencing workforce shortages (Chapter 367, Acts of 2006).

Every two years, the Council recommends to the Maryland Higher Education Commission fields to be included in the Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grants Program, and advises the Commission on fields that no longer face shortages. In making its recommendations, the Council must consider whether such a field provides a public good or benefit to Maryland citizens.

Formerly located at the Nancy S. Grasmick Building, 6 North Liberty Street, Baltimore, the Council moved to 217 East Redwood Street in January 2025.

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