Appointed by Governor on recommendation of Secretary of Agriculture: Rev. Clark S. Aist, Ph.D.; Cheryl D. DeBerry; Jon C. Ferguson; Robin Bartlett Frazier; Kurt H. Fuchs; Rodney B. Glotfelty; Leslie D. Hart; Thomas G. Hartsock, Ph.D.; Erroll A. Mattox; George Mayo VI; James L. McCarron, Jr.; Sarah J. O'Herron; Gail Webb Owings; Charles Rice; Faith Elliott Rossing; Pamela Nicholson Saul; James B. Steele, Jr.; Shelby M. Watson.
Ex officio (nonvoting): Dominick E. Murray, Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Robert M. Summers, Ph.D., Secretary of the Environment; Joshua M. Sharfstein, M.D., Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene; Joseph P. Gill, Secretary of Natural Resources; Richard E. Hall, Secretary of Planning; Cheng-i Wei, Ph.D., Dean, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Maryland, College Park.
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Staff: Joanna W. Kille
c/o Office of Secretary, Dept. of Agriculture
Wayne A. Cawley, Jr. Building, 50 Harry S Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401 - 8960
(410) 841-5886
e-mail: joanna.kille@maryland.gov
web: http://mda.maryland.gov/about_mda/pages/gica.aspx
Wayne A. Cawley, Jr. Building, 50 Harry S Truman Parkway, Annapolis, Maryland, June 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
In October 2006, the Governor's Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture was established (Executive Order 01.01.2006.06). The Commission promotes the economic viability of agriculture in the State by ensuring that local, State and other agricultural agencies work together to best use available resources. The Commission develops and implements both a consistent systematic method to coordinate Maryland's agricultural economic development, and specific protocols that improve regulatory processes for agriculture and promote a business-friendly climate. Further, the Commission devises an annual intergovernmental plan for agricultural services and functions; identifies and assesses the impact on State and local governments of agricultural developments; recommends programs and policies that meet the State's agricultural strategy goals; and establishes an agricultural affairs information center.
On recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Governor appoints the Commission's members. The Commission also is assisted by six nonvoting ex officio members. The Secretary of Agriculture serves as chair.
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