Secretary of Business and Economic Development, December 11, 2000 to January 15, 2003. Deputy Secretary, Department of Business and Economic Development, November 1998 to December 2000.
Member, Judith P. Hoyer Blue Ribbon Commission on Financing Early Child Care and Education, 2000-01; Smart Growth and Neighborhood Conservation Subcabinet, 2000-01; Governor's Executive Council, 2000-03. Cabinet Council on Business, Economic Development, and Transportation, 2000-03. Cabinet Council for Career and Technology Education, 2000-03. Cabinet Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, 2000-03. Governor's Subcabinet for International Affairs, 2001-03; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2001-03; Governor's Council on Adolescent Pregnancy, 2000-03. Maryland Aviation Commission, 2000-03. Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority, 2000-03. Maryland Economic Development Commission, 2000-03. Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority, 2000-03. State Information Technology Board, 2000-03. Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness, 2000-03. Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2000-03. Maryland Advisory Council for New Americans, 2000-03. Governor's Interagency Council for the Nonprofit Sector, 2000-03. Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing, 2000-03. Interagency Nutrient Reduction Oversight Committee, 2000-03. Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority, 2000-03. Advisory Council for Port Land-Use Development, 2000-03. Task Force on Resource-Based Industry in Maryland, 2000-02; State Highway Access Valuation Board, 2000-03. Western Maryland Economic Development Task Force, 2000-03. Governor's Workforce Investment Board, 2000-. Board of Directors, Bainbridge Development Corporation, 2000-03. PenMar Development Corporation, 2000-03. Maryland Technology Development Corporation, 2000-03. Member, Task Force on Energy Conservation and Efficiency in Maryland, 2001; Crossroads Task Force, 2001-02; Governor's Commission to Study Poverty in Maryland, 2001-02; Governor's Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2002-03; Rebuild La Plata Task Force, 2002-03.
Director, Department of Economic Development, Baltimore County, 2003-. Member, Economic Development Article Review Committee, 2003-.
Born in Riverside, California, July 16, 1952. University of Maryland College Park, B.A. (with honors), 1974. Legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Alan Cranston of California, 1974-75. Law clerk, Vallario & Keiffer, 1976-78. University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1979. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1979. Board of Directors, Rehabilitation Opportunities, Inc., 1980-82. Instructor, University of Baltimore School of Law, 1983-87. Vice-President, Policy and Public Affairs, Prudential Health Care Plan of the Mid-Atlantic, 1993-96. Board of Directors, Planned Parenthood of Maryland, 1994-96. Chair, Legislative Committee, Maryland Association of Health Maintenance Organizations, 1996 (vice-chair, 1995-96). Member, University of Maryland School/University Committee, 1996-98. Endowment Board, Planned Parenthood of Maryland, 1997-. President, Evans Overlook Homeowners Association,1999-. Married.
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