DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING

301 West Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21201 - 2365
(410) 767-4500; 1-877-767-6272 (toll free); fax: (410) 767-4480
e-mail: mdp@mdp.state.md.us
web: www.mdp.state.md.us

301 West Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland, December 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

OFFICE OF SECRETARY

Amanda S. Conn, Deputy Secretary (410) 767-4485
e-mail: aconn@mdp.state.md.us

PATUXENT RIVER COMMISSION
Staff: Daniel M. Baldwin (410) 767-4558; e-mail: dbaldwin@mdp.state.md.us
web: http://planning.maryland.gov/OurWork/PatuxentRiverCommInfo.shtml

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Michael R. Leszcz, Chair (chosen by Commission in Sept., 1-year term), 2011

David C. Brownlee, Ph.D.; Reuben B. Collins II; Mary H. Conway; Meosotis C. Curtis; Ginger D. Klingelhoefer Ellis; Cecilia A. Lammers; Francis J. (Jack) Russell; Mary Kay Sigaty. Terms expire 2010.

David G. Bourdon; Walter R. Boynton, Ph.D.; F. Hamer Campbell, Jr.; Kelton L. Clark, Ph.D.; Luis F. Dieguez; C. Bernard Fowler; John W. Fringer, Jr.; Barbara T. Sollner-Webb, Ph.D.; Jacqueline U. Takacs; Frederick L. Tutman. Terms expire 2013.

Mark A. Symborski; one vacancy. Terms expire 2014.

Martin P. Chandler, Ph.D., one vacancy. Terms expire 2015.

Four vacancies.

Ex officio: John C. Rhoderick, designee of Secretary of Agriculture; James W. George, Ph.D., designee of Secretary of the Environment; Kenneth T. Yetman, designee of Secretary of Natural Resources; Daniel M. Baldwin, designee of Secretary of Planning; Margaret (Meg) Andrews, designee of Secretary of Transportation; Mark Mendelsohn, designee of Chief, Planning Division, Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

COUNSEL
Vacancy, Counsel (410) 767-1409
Rieyn Delony, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-7830


OPERATIONS
(D40W0101, formerly 23.23.01.01)
FY2014 appropriation: $2,871,199; authorized positions:
Michele A. Kemmerzell, Chief (410) 767-4518
e-mail: mkemmerzell@mdp.state.md.us

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SERVICES
Ted Cozmo, Manager (410) 767-6334
e-mail: tcozmo@mdp.state.md.us

COMMUNICATIONS & EDUCATION

EDUCATION & GRANTS
David Whitaker, Director (410) 767-4564
e-mail: dwhitaker@mdp.state.md.us

LEGISLATIVE & RESEARCH SERVICES
Sharon Reichlyn, Legislative Coordinator (410) 767-4432
e-mail: sreichlyn@mdp.state.md.us

PLANNING RESEARCH SERVICES (LIBRARY)
(410) 767-4458

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
John G. Coleman, Jr., Public Information Officer (410) 767-4432; e-mail: jcoleman@mdp.state.md.us

INTERNET INFORMATION SERVICES
Cindy Wang, Webmaster (410) 767-4519
e-mail: cwang@mdp.state.md.us

DIVISION OF HISTORICAL & CULTURAL PROGRAMS

Elizabeth A. Hughes, Deputy Director & Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer (410) 514-7604
e-mail: ehughes@mdp.state.md.us

MARYLAND ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Staff: J. Rodney Little, Director, Maryland Historical Trust (410) 514-7601; e-mail: rlittle@mdp.state.md.us

Chair: Richard E. Hall, Secretary of Planning

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms: Julia A. King, Ph.D., 2013; Henry R. Lord, 2013; Thomas A. Liebel, 2016.

Ex officio: Alvin C. Collins, Secretary of General Services; Raymond A. Skinner, Secretary of Housing & Community Development; James T. Smith, Jr., Secretary of Transportation.

MARYLAND HERITAGE AREAS AUTHORITY
Staff: Richard B. Hughes (410) 514-7685; e-mail: rhughes@mdp.state.md.us

Chair: Matthew J. Power, designee of Secretary of Planning

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms: Donna T. Dudley; John J. Fieseler; Anne M. Fligsten, Esq.; Andrea C. Harrison; Burton K. Kummerow. Terms expire 2014.

Robert D. Campbell; Wayne E. Clark; Peter Lesher; Amy Owsley; Donna M. Ware. Terms expire 2016.

Ex officio: William J. Pencek, Jr., designee of Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Kurt Sommer, designee of Secretary of Housing & Community Development; John F. Wilson, designee of Secretary of Natural Resources; Martha G. (Marty) Baker, Ph.D., designee of Secretary of Transportation; Danette Gerald Howard, Ph.D., Secretary of Higher Education; J. Rodney Little, State Historic Preservation Officer.

MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST
J. Rodney Little, Director (chosen by Trust with Governor's approval) (410) 514-7601
Elizabeth A. Hughes, Deputy Director (410) 514-7604
e-mail: ehughes@mdp.state.md.us
web: www.mht.maryland.gov
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms:
Charles L. Edson, Esq., Chair (chosen by Trust in July, 1-year term), 2015
Howard A. Buchanan, 2013; James P. Delgado, Ph.D., 2013; Larry S. Gibson, Esq., 2013; Alvin H. Luckenbach, Ph.D., 2014; Samuel J. Parker, Jr., 2014; David A. Turner, 2014; Margo G. Bailey, 2015; Brien J. Poffenberger, 2015; O. James Lighthizer, Esq., 2016; Charles A. Stek, 2016; one vacancy.

Appointed by Board of Trustees to 2-year terms (July): Martin P. Azola; Joshua D. Brown; G. Bernard Callan; Dean R. Camlin; W. Dickerson Charlton; Ralph E. Eshelman, Ph.D.; Douglass C. Reed; Harry T. Spikes II; Barrie P. Tilghman. Terms expire 2014.

Ex officio: Matthew J. Power, designee of Governor; Thomas M. Middleton, designee of Senate President; Maggie McIntosh, designee of House Speaker.

WORKING GROUP ON NATIVE-AMERICAN HUMAN REMAINS
Staff: Charles L. Hall, Ph.D. (410) 514-7665; e-mail: chall@mdp.state.md.us

Virginia R. Busby, Co-Chair
Maureen Kavanagh, Co-Chair

JEFFERSON PATTERSON HISTORICAL PARK & MUSEUM
[administered by Maryland Historical Trust]
(D40W0108)
FY2014 appropriation: $2,956,823; authorized positions:
Mark Thompson, Director (410) 586-8511
e-mail: mthompson@mdp.state.md.us
web: www.jefpat.org

ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE
JEFFERSON PATTERSON HISTORICAL PARK & MUSEUM
Dwight L. Young, Chair (chosen by Committee)

Appointed by Governor: Ralph E. Eshelman, Ph.D., 2011; Robert L. Swann, 2011; one vacancy.

Donor: Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson (deceased)

Appointed by Donor: Christine Mentor-Dowd; Thomas W. Richards; Samuel N. Stokes.

Appointed by Calvert County Board of County Commissioners: Erica Stone

Appointed by National Trust for Historic Preservation: Dwight L. Young

Appointed by President, Society for American Archaeology: William W. Fitzhugh, Ph.D.

Ex officio: Matthew J. Power, designee of Governor; Richard E. Hall, Secretary of Planning.

MARYLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION LABORATORY
Patricia M. Samford, Ph.D., Director (410) 586-8551; e-mail: psamford@mdp.state.md.us
Edward E. Chaney, Deputy Director (410) 586-8554; e-mail: echaney@mdp.state.md.us

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Evelyn (Evie) T. Cohen, Chief (410) 514-7615
e-mail: ecohen@mdp.state.md.us

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ARCHAEOLOGY
Appointed by Governor upon recommendation of Secretary of Planning & with Senate advice & consent to 3-year terms:
C. Jane Cox, Chair (chosen by Committee), 2014
Joy Beasley, 2014; Richard J. Dent, Ph.D., 2014; William S. Dudley, Ph.D., 2015; Thomas Frederick Forhan, 2015; Marian C. Creveling, 2016; Robert D. Wall, Ph.D., 2016.

OFFICE OF PRESERVATION PLANNING & MUSEUM PROGRAMS
(D40W0107, formerly S00A2301, and 37.01.23.01)
FY2014 appropriation: $4,668,983; authorized positions:
Nell M. Ziehl, Chief (410) 514-7625
e-mail: nziehl@mdp.state.md.us

ARCHAEOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Charles L. Hall, Ph.D., State Terrestrial Archaeologist (410) 514-7665; e-mail: chall@mdp.state.md.us

LOCAL PRESERVATION PROGRAMS
Vacancy, Administrator (410) 514-7635

MARYLAND HERITAGE AREAS PROGRAM
(formerly D40W0108, S00A2302, and 37.01.23.02)
Richard B. Hughes, Administrator (410) 514-7685; e-mail: rhughes@mdhousing.org

MUSEUM ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM
Mary S. Alexander, Director (410) 514-7622; e-mail: malexander@mdp.state.md.us

OFFICE OF PRESERVATION SERVICES
(D40W0110, formerly S00A2305, and 37.01.23.05)
FY2014 appropriation: $1,113,472; authorized positions:
Michael K. Day, Chief & Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer (410) 514-7629
e-mail: mday@mdp.state.md.us

CAPITAL GRANTS & LOANS
Anne B. Raines, Administrator (410) 514-7634; e-mail: araines@mdp.state.md.us

HISTORIC PRESERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM
Amy Skinner, Administrator (410) 514-7632; e-mail: askinner@mdp.state.md.us

PRESERVATION FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
Collin Ingraham, Administrator (410) 514-7671; e-mail: cingraham@mdp.state.md.us

REVIEW & COMPLIANCE
Elizabeth J. Cole, Administrator (410) 514-7631; e-mail: bcole@mdp.state.md.us

UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY
Susan B. M. Langley, Ph.D., State Underwater Archaeologist (410) 514-7662; e-mail: slangley@mdp.state.md.us

OFFICE OF RESEARCH, SURVEY, & REGISTRATION
(D40W0109, formerly S00A2304, and 37.01.23.04)
FY2014 appropriation: $1,207,150; authorized positions:
Vacancy, Chief (410) 514-7642

ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH
Thomas Reinhart, Administrator (410) 514-7645; e-mail: treinhart@mdp.state.md.us

EVALUATION & REGISTRATION
Peter Kurtze, Administrator (410) 514-7649; e-mail: pkurtze@mdp.state.md.us

GOVERNOR'S CONSULTING COMMITTEE ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Richard Longstreth, Ph.D., Acting Chair (chosen by Committee, 1-year term), 2013
Julie H. Ernstein, 2013; Robert M. Vogel, 2013; Edward C. Papenfuse, Ph.D., 2014; W. Peter Pearre, 2014; Nancy Miller Schamu, 2014; Dami Stillman, 2014; one vacancy.

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Maureen Kavanagh, Chief Archaeologist (410) 514-7660; e-mail: mkavanagh@mdp.state.md.us
web: www.mht.maryland.gov/research_gis.html

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT & LIBRARY SERVICES
Mary Louise de Sarran, Administrator (410) 514-7655; e-mail: mdesarran@mdp.state.md.us

MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST LIBRARY
Mary Louise de Sarran, Librarian (410) 514-7655

RESEARCH & SURVEY
Marcia M. Miller, Administrator (410) 514-7646; e-mail: mmiller@mdp.state.md.us

PLANNING DATA & ANALYSIS
(D40W0103, formerly 23.23.01.03)
FY2014 appropriation: $1,797,580; authorized positions:
James R. Cannistra, Director (410) 767-4460
e-mail: jcannistra@mdp.state.md.us

DEMOGRAPHIC & SOCIOECONOMIC PROJECTIONS
Mark Goldstein, Director (410) 767-4450
e-mail: mgoldstein@mdp.state.md.us
RESEARCH & STATE DATA CENTER
Jane Traynham, Manager (410) 767-4450
e-mail: jtraynham@mdp.state.md.us
web: www.mdp.state.md.us/msdc/

LAND USE ANALYSIS
Stephanie M. Martins, Director (410) 767-4559
e-mail: smartins@mdp.state.md.us

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Melissa Appler, Manager (410) 767-4450
e-mail: mappler@mdp.state.md.us


PROPERTY MAPPING (PARCEL MAPPING PROGRAM)
(formerly D40W0106)
Robert F. Dadd, Manager (410) 767-4455
e-mail: bdadd@mdp.state.md.us

SMART GROWTH POLICY ANALYSIS
Joseph F. Tassone, Director (410) 767-4562
e-mail: jtassone@mdp.state.md.us

PLANNING SERVICES

Charles Boyd, Deputy Director (410) 767-1401
e-mail: cboyd@mdp.state.md.us

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
Jason Dubow, Director (410) 767-3370
e-mail: jdubow@mdp.state.md.us

INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY
Patricia A. Goucher, Director (410) 767-4620
e-mail: pgoucher@mdp.state.md.us

PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION


RESOURCE CONSERVATION
Daniel Rosen, Manager (410) 767-4577
e-mail: drosen@mdp.state.md.us

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Bihui Xu, Manager (410) 767-4567
e-mail: bxu@mdp.state.md.us

LOCAL PLANNING ASSISTANCE
Peter Conrad, Director (410) 767-4553
e-mail: pconrad@mdp.state.md.us

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION STAFF SUPPORT
Albert Feldstein, Regional Planner (301) 777-2161
e-mail: afeldstein@mdp.state.md.us

LOWER EASTERN SHORE REGIONAL OFFICE
Tracey Gordy, Regional Planner (410) 543-6904
P. O. Box 24
W. Paul Martin District Court/Multi-Service Center, 201 Baptist St., Salisbury, MD 21801 - 4974
e-mail: tgordy@mdp.state.md.us


UPPER SHORE REGIONAL OFFICE
David Dahlstrom, Regional Planner (410) 767-6926; (410) 819-4084
120 Broadway, #208; Centreville, MD 21617
e-mail: ddahlstrom@mdp.state.md.us


WESTERN MARYLAND REGIONAL OFFICE
William Atkinson, Regional Planner (301) 777-2161
113 Baltimore St., Suite 302, Cumberland, MD 21502 - 3007
e-mail: batkinson@mdp.state.md.us

STATE CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL ASSISTANCE
Linda C. Janey, J.D., Assistant Secretary (410) 767-4490
e-mail: ljaney@mdp.state.md.us
web: www.mdp.state.md.us/ourwork/grantresources.shtml

CLEARINGHOUSE & PLAN REVIEW SECTION
Myra Barnes, Manager (410) 767-4488; e-mail: mbarnes@mdp.state.md.us

REDISTRICTING & REAPPORTIONMENT
Nasrin Rahman, Manager (410) 767-4450
e-mail: nrahman@mdp.state.md.us

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