DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SECRETARY

Office of Secretary
Department of Business & Economic Development
World Trade Center, 401 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 767-6301; 1-800-541-8549 (toll free)
e-mail: dmurray@choosemaryland.org
fax: (410) 333-8628
web: www.choosemaryland.org

Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2013-; Governor's Subcabinet for International Affairs, 2013-; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2013-. Chair, Maryland Military Installation Council, 2013-. Co-Chair, Employment Advancement Right Now (EARN) Stakeholder Work Group, 2013-. Board of Directors, Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation, 2013-. Member, Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Board, 2013-; Governor's Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture, 2013-; Animal Waste Technology Fund Advisory Committee, 2013-; Maryland Aviation Commission, 2013-. Board of Directors, Bainbridge Development Corporation, 2013-. Member, Climate Change Commission, 2013-; Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, 2013-; Maryland Commission on Cybersecurity Innovation and Excellence, 2013-; Interagency Disabilities Board, 2013-; Task Force to Study Economic Development and Apprenticeships, 2013-; Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority, 2013-; Maryland Economic Development Commission, 2013-; Education and Workforce Training Coordinating Council for Correctional Institutions, 2013-; Maryland Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council, 2013-; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2013-; Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, 2013-; Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, 2013-; State Highway Access Valuation Board, 2013-; Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 2013-; Governor's Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2013-; Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority, 2013-. Member, Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board, 2013-; Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness, 2013-; Maryland Integrated Map Executive Committee, 2013-; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2013-; Maryland Council for New Americans, 2013-. Board of Directors, PenMar Development Corporation, 2013-. Member, Maryland Port Commission, 2013-; P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland, 2013-; Renewable Fuels Incentive Board, 2013-; Rural Maryland Council, 2013-; Governor's Commission on Small Business, 2013-; Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority, 2013-; Maryland Smart Growth Investment Fund Work Group, 2013-; Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 2013-; State Center Executive Committee, 2013-; Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission, 2013-. Board of Directors, Maryland Technology Development Corporation, 2013-. Member, Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, 2013-; Governor’s Warrior to Worker Council, 2013-; Maryland Wine and Grape Promotion Council, 2013-; Governor's Workforce Investment Board, 2013-. Board of Directors, Maryland Workforce Corporation, 2013-.

Member, Marcellus Shale Safe-Drilling Initiative Advisory Commission, 2011-.

Member, Ecosystem Services Working Group, Dept. of Natural Resources, 2010-11. Chair, Task Force on Industrial Job Creation in Baltimore County, 2011-12.

Economic Development Officer, Baltimore City, 2002-07. Member, Development Group, Mayor's Office, Baltimore City, 2003-06; Baltimore City Planning Commission, 2003-06.

Born in Harrison Township, Michigan, February 3, 1954. Attended Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit, Michigan, 1971-73 (philosophy & theology). University of Detroit, B.A. (radio & television communications), 1976. Training specialist, Chrysler Corportation, 1977-79. Staff administrator, 1983-86, business operations coordinator, 1986-88, and business development & marketing, 1988-91, Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Partner, MasterWorks MultiMedia, Inc., 1991-92. Sales representative, 1992-94, Director, Comskill Learning Center, 1994-96, & Director, Sales & Marketing, 1996-97, O/E Mid-Atlantic, Inc. Sales manager, GE Capital IT Solutions, 1998-99. Senior account executive, ARIS Corportation, 1999-2000. Senior Account Executive, G1440, 2000-01. Account Executive, CBS Radio, WLIF, Baltimore, 2001-02. Advisory Board, University of Maryland Cooperative Education Office, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1984; University of Maryland Writing Institute, University of Maryland Writing Institute, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1984-85; The Johns Hopkins Diabetes Center, 1987-90. President, Maryland Chapter, International Television Association, 1990-92. Board of Directors, Greater Baltimore Technology Council, 1997-99 (chair, information technology committee, 1994-97); Baltimore Convention and Tourism Board (Visit Baltimore(, 2012-.

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