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MARY ANN SAAR, Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services
Mary Ann Saar, Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services, 2003.
Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, 2003-. Chair, Maryland State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, 2003-; Correctional Training Commission, 2003-. Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2003-; Cabinet Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, 2003-; Asbestos Oversight Committee, 2003-; Cease Fire Council, 2003-; State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 2003-; Drug and Alcohol Council, 2003-04; Education Coordinating Council for Correctional Institutions, 2003-; State Advisory Council on Hepatitis C, 2003-; Governor's Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2003-; State Information Technology Board, 2003-; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2003-; Advisory Council on Offender Employment Coordination, 2003-04; Governor's Commission to Study Poverty in Maryland, 2003-; Pricing Committee for Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, 2003-; Pricing and Selection Committee for Rehabilitation and Employment Programs, 2003-; State Commission on Public Safety Technology and Critical Infrastructure, 2003-05; Vehicle Theft Prevention Council, 2003-; Task Force to Study Criminal Offender Monitoring by Global Positioning Systems, 2004-; Maryland State Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, 2004-; Baltimore City Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, 2004-.
Probation officer, Department of Juvenile Services, 1965-68. Assistant General Counsel, U.S. General Services Administration, 1971-72. Deputy State's Attorney, Baltimore City, 1977-83 (Assistant State's Attorney, 1972-77). Director, Mayor's Coordinating Council on Criminal Justice, Baltimore City, 1983-87. Governor's Appointments Officer, 1987-88. Director of Operations and Public Safety, Office of the Governor, 1987-91.
Secretary of Juvenile Services, 1991-95. Member, Governor's Executive Council, 1991-95; Governor's Subcabinet for Children, Youth, and Families, 1991-95; Governor's Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission; Maryland Juvenile Justice Advisory Council; State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services; Governor's Workforce Investment Board.
Former Associate Commissioner for Juvenile Corrections, Maine Department of Corrections.
University of Maryland College Park, B.A. (criminology/sociology), 1962; University of Maryland School of Law, LL.B., 1965. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1966. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (dispute resolutions committee); Baltimore City Bar Association; Women's Bar Association of Maryland (past recording secretary). Member, Maryland Law Enforcement Officers Association; Advertising Club of Baltimore (board of governors; chair, scholarship fund; past treasurer). Member, Estonian Society (vice-president, 1987-89). President, Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators, 2000 (vice-president, 1999). Board of Governors, American Correctional Association, 2003-05. Outstanding Leadership Award, Governor's Office of Justice Administration, 1995. Alumnus of the Year, Criminology and Criminal Justice Chapter, University of Maryland, College Park, 1997. Professional of the Year, Maine Child Abuse Action Network, 1998. Special Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Juvenile Justice System in Maryland, Middle Atlantic States Correctional Association, 1998. Outstanding Leadership Award, Office of Justice Administration. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2004. Trustee, Baltimore Conference Pensions Fund, Inc. Board of Trustees, Lovely Lane United Methodist Church, 1990-95.
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