GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY

[photo, Tawes State Office Building (wings E & D), view from Taylor Ave., Annapolis, Maryland]

Tawes State Office Building (wings E & D), view from Taylor Ave., Annapolis, Maryland, February 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Chair: John R. Griffin, Secretary of Natural Resources

Ex officio: Roger L. Richardson, Secretary of Agriculture; Shari T. Wilson, Secretary of the Environment; Richard E. Hall, Secretary of Planning; Donald F. Boesch, Ph.D., designee of Chancellor, University System of Maryland; Cheng-i Wei, Ph.D., Dean, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Maryland, College Park.

Other Executive Branch representatives: David W. Edgerley, Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Alvin C. Collins, Secretary of General Services; Raymond A. Skinner, Secretary of Housing & Community Development; John D. Porcari, Secretary of Transportation; Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools.

Contact: Catherine M. Shanks

c/o Chesapeake Bay Program Division, Dept. of Natural Resources
Tawes State Office Building, 580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 260-8717; fax: (410) 260-8709
e-mail: cshanks@dnr.state.md.us

The Governor's Council on the Chesapeake Bay was initiated by the Governor in January 1985 (Executive Order 01.01.1985.02). The Council advises the Governor on management of the Bay and surrounding areas. Known as the Governor's Chesapeake Bay Cabinet, the Council also promotes interagency coordination and integration of Bay-related programs.

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