DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE

SECRETARIES

FORMER SECRETARIES

Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, May 3, 1999 to December 8, 2002. Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 1995-99.

Acting Health Commissioner, District of Columbia, 1990-91. Director, Emergency Ambulance Bureau, District of Columbia, 1990-91, 1994-95.

Member, Task Force to Conquer Cancer in Maryland, 1999; Governor's Task Force on Childproof Guns, 1999; Drought Emergency Coordinating Committee, 1999; Task Force on Quality of Care in Nursing Facilities, 1999; Governor's Year-2000 Readiness Task Force, 1999-2000; Task Force on Food Allergies and Restaurant Patrons, 1999-2001; Task Force on Regulatory Reform, 1999-2001. Member, Governor's Executive Council, 1999-2002; Cabinet Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, 1999-2002; Governor's Subcabinet for Children, Youth, and Families, 1999-2002; Governor's Council on Adolescent Pregnancy, 1999-2002; Advisory Board on After-School Opportunity Programs, 1999-2002; Interagency Committee on Aging Services, 1999-2002; Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission, 1999-2002; Asbestos Oversight Committee, 1999-2002; State Child Fatality Review Team, 1999-2002; State Emergency Medical Services Board, 1999-2002; Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 1999-2002; State Commission on Infant Mortality Prevention, 1999-2002; State Information Technology Board, 1999-2002; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 1999-2002; Maryland Advisory Council for New Americans, 1999-2002; Interagency Nutrient Reduction Oversight Committee, 1999-2002; State Advisory Council on Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness, 1999-2002; Maryland Partnership for Children, Youth, and Families, 1999-2002; Governor's Pesticide Council, 1999-2002; Safe Schools Interagency Steering Committee, 1999-2002; Women's Health Promotion Council, 1999-2002. Board of Trustees, Maryland Health Care Foundation, 1999-2002. Member, Community Access Steering Committee, 2000-01; Task Force on the Environmental Effects of Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE), 2000-01; State Advisory Council on Medical Privacy and Confidentiality, 2000-02. Chair, State Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council, 2000-02. Chair, Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing, 2000-02. Member, Task Force on Indoor Air Quality, 2001-02; Drug and Alcohol Council, 2001-02; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2001-02; Governor's Commission to Study Poverty in Maryland, 2001-02; Commission on Responsible Fatherhood, 2001-02; Governor's Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2002; Prince George's Hospital System Improvement Task Force, 2002; Advisory Committee on the Management and Protection of the State's Water Resources, 2002; Maryland Security Council, 2002.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, September 28, 1952. Illinois Institute of Technology, B.S., 1973; College of Medicine, University of Illinois, M.D., 1978. Fellow, American College of Physicians, 1981. President, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), 2001-. Executive Director, American Public Health Association, 2002-. Dehaven-Hinkson Award, National Medical Association, 1985. Distinguished Public Service Award, District of Columbia, 1991. Noble J. Swearingen Award, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 1998.

Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies
Maryland Departments
Maryland Independent Agencies
Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, & Advisory Boards
Maryland Universities & Colleges
Maryland Counties
Maryland Municipalities
Maryland at a Glance

Maryland Manual On-Line

Search the Manual
e-mail: mdmanual@mdarchives.state.md.us