DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING, & REGULATION

SECRETARY

Office of Secretary
Department of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation
500 North Calvert St., Room 401, Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 230-6020; fax: (410) 333-0853
e-mail: lhowie@dllr.state.md.us
web: www.dllr.state.md.us

Deputy Secretary for Operations, Department of Human Resources, November 2011 to October 9, 2012.

Attorney/advisor, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 2004-07.

Director, Alternative Dispute Resolution Program Evaluations, Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office, Judiciary of Maryland, 2001-04.

Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2012-; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2012-. Chair, Maryland Council for New Americans, 2012-; Joint Enforcement Task Force on Workplace Fraud, 2012-. Co-Chair, Education and Workforce Training Coordinating Council for Correctional Institutions, 2012-. Member, Asbestos Oversight Committee, 2012-; Maryland Building Rehabilitation Code Advisory Council, 2012-; Maryland Commission on Cybersecurity Innovation and Excellence, 2012-; Interagency Disabilities Board, 2012-; Task Force to Study Economic Development and Apprenticeships, 2012-; Maryland Health Care Reform Coordinating Council, 2012-; Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 2012-; Governor's Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2012-; State Coordinating Committee for Human Services Transportation, 2012-; Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center Governing Board, 2012-; Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness, 2012-; Maryland Integrated Map Executive Committee, 2012-; Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office Advisory Board, 2012-; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2012-; State Board of Pilots, 2012-; Pricing and Selection Committee for the Employment Works Program, 2012-; P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland, 2012-; Governor's Commission on Small Business, 2012-; Governor’s Warrior to Worker Council, 2012-; Governor's Workforce Investment Board, 2012-. Board of Directors, Maryland Workforce Corporation, 2012-. Member, Clean Energy Technical Education Task Force, 2013-; Task Force to Study Temporary Disability Insurance Programs and the Process for Assisting Individuals with Disabilities at Local Departments of Social Services, 2013-; Task Force to Study Licensing and Continuing Education Requirements for Electricians, 2013-; Commission to Study the Regulation of Payroll Services, 2013-; Task Force to Study the Applicability of the Maryland Prevailing Wage Law, 2013-; Maryland Veterans Trust, 2013-. Co-Chair, Employment Advancement Right Now (EARN) Stakeholder Work Group, 2013-.

Born in Warren, Ohio, October 2, 1962. University of Cincinnati, B.A. (economics), 1984; Georgetown University, M.B.A., 1993; Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1993. Served in U.S. Marine Corps, 1984-89 (reserves, 1989-92). Legal clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1990-93. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1994. Attorney. Associate, Law Offices of Bravitt C. Manley, Jr., P.C., 1993-95. Senior Business Ethics Consultant & Acting Director of Character Education, Ethics Resource Center, 1995-98. Adjunct faculty, University of the District of Columbia, 1998-2002. Education and Strategic Planning Consultant, 1998-2002. Case Law Editor, Lexis-Nexis Publishing, 2000-02. Board member and vice-chair, Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area, 2004-08.

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