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RAYMOND A. SKINNER
Secretary of Housing and Community Development, December 17, 1998 to January 15, 2003. Deputy Secretary, Department of Housing and Community Development, 1995-98.
Special Assistant to Deputy Mayor, District of Columbia, 1987.
Director, Department of Housing and Community Development, Prince George's County, 1990-95.
Chair, Housing Finance Review Committee, 1995-98. Member, Partnership Policy Council on Block Grants, 1996-98; Commission to Review Landlord-Tenant Laws, 1998.
Member, Task Force to Study the Preservation and Enhancement of Maryland's Heritage Resources, 1998-99; Smart Growth and Neighborhood Conservation Subcabinet, 1998-2001; Maryland Commission for Celebration 2000, 1998-2000. Chair, Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, 1998-2003. Member, Governor's Executive Council, 1998-2003; Cabinet Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, 1998-2003; Subcabinet for Children, Youth, and Families, 1998-2003; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2001-03; Maryland Affordable Housing Trust, 1998-2003; Interagency Committee on Aging Services, 1998-2003; Community Reinvestment Board, 1998-2003; Governor's Flood Mitigation Task Force for Western Maryland, 1998-2003; Advisory Committee for the Jefferson Patterson Historical Park and Museum, 1998-2003; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 1998-2003; Maryland Museum of African-American History and Culture Commission, 1998-2003; Western Maryland Economic Development Task Force, 1998-2003; Cabinet Council on Business, Economic Development, and Transportation, 1999-2003; Governor's Interagency Council for the Nonprofit Sector, 1999-2003; Judith P. Hoyer Blue Ribbon Commission on Financing Early Child Care and Education, 2000-01; Maryland Building Rehabilitation Code Advisory Council, 2000-03; State Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council, 2000-03; Task Force on Energy Conservation and Efficiency in Maryland, 2001; Governor's Commission to Study Poverty in Maryland, 2001-03; Governor's Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2002-03; Rebuild La Plata Task Force, 2002-03.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 27, 1947. Pennsylvania State University, B.S., 1969; University of Pennsylvania, M.C.P. (city planning), 1972. Harvard University (senior executive institute), 1984, 1997. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (minority developers executive program), 1989. President, R. A. Skinner Associates, 1985-86. Married; two children.
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