DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING

SECRETARIES

FORMER SECRETARIES

Secretary of Planning, July 1, 2001 to January 15, 2003.

Member, Baltimore Region Rail System Plan Advisory Committee, 2001-02. Vice-Chair, Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2001-03. Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2001-03; Cabinet Council on Business, Economic Development, and Transportation, 2001-03; Maryland Building Rehabilitation Code Advisory Council, 2001-03; Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Commission, 2001-03; Community Legacy Board, 2001-03; Maryland Greenways Commission, 2001-03; Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, 2001-03; Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 2001-03; State Information Technology Board, 2001-03; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2001-03; Patuxent River Commission, 2001-03; Rural Legacy Board, 2001-03; Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board, 2001-03; Interagency Committee on School Construction, 2001-03; State Highway Access Valuation Board, 2001-03; Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 2001-03; Western Maryland Economic Development Task Force, 2001-03; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2001-03; Task Force on Upgrading Sewerage Systems, 2001-02; Advisory Committee on Transportation Goals, Benchmarks, and Indicators, 2001-03; Governor's Commission to Study Poverty in Maryland, 2001-03; Rebuild La Plata Task Force, 2002-03. Chair, Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, 2002-03.

Member, Congressional Observer Group, United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (The Earth Summit), Rio de Janeiro, 1992; Subcommittee on Planning and Policy Review, Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Sciences, 1992. Board of Advisors, Center for Transportation and the Environment, North Carolina State University, 1998-. Founder and chair, executive committee, Smart Growth America, 2000-. Board member, National Neighborhood Coalition, 2001-.

Member, Transportation Solutions Group, Smart Growth and Neighborhood Conservation Subcabinet, 1998-99; Circulation Systems Advisory Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2000.

Born in Mountain View, California, September 14, 1962. University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A. (aquatic biology), 1983. Served in U.S. Peace Corps, Ecuador, 1983-86. Iverson Guest Lecturer, Maxwell School for Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, 1992. Leadership in Intergovernmental Cooperation Award, National Association of Regional Councils, 1992. Special Recognition Award, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2000.

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