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COUNTY COUNCIL
County Office Building, 501 Court Lane, Cambridge, Maryland, January 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Administration |
Community Services |
Education |
Elections |
Employment |
Health |
Law Offices |
Licensing |
Natural Resources |
Planning |
Public Safety |
Public Works |
Recreation |
Tourism |
Transportation |
CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION
ETHICS COMMISSION FINANCE & TREASURY DEPARTMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
MAINTAINANCE DEPARTMENT
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
SENIOR INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE OFFICE
Nancy L. Shockley, Director (410) 228-0281, (410) 228-0638
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD FOR CHILDREN
SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD
Representing County Council: Richard M. (Rick) Price
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.
Elected by Cambridge-South Dorchester High School in May to 1-year term: Zakiya Chikwendu, student (nonvoting), 2015
Elected by North Dorchester High School in May to 1-year term: Erica Willing, student (nonvoting), 2015
Meetings: 3rd Thursday, 3:00 p.m.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
FACILITIES
FOOD SERVICES
HUMAN RESOURCES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS
OPERATIONS & SAFETY
TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION OF INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES
SECONDARY EDUCATION & TITLE II
ADVANCED PLACEMENT, FINE ARTS, GUIDANCE & SERVICE LEARNING COORDINATION
ENGLISH & LANGUAGE ARTS, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA, ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL) & WORLD LANGUAGE
GIFTED & TALENTED, MINORITY ACHIEVEMENT, SOCIAL STUDIES & SUMMER SCHOOL
LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY & MATHEMATICS
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, & MATHEMATICS (STEM)
SPECIAL EDUCATION
STUDENT SERVICES & MINORITY ACHIEVEMENT
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, BUSINESS, HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Ex officio: Barbara A. Viniar, Ed.D., President, Chesapeake College
Meetings: 4th Thursday,*4:00 p.m. (except May, July, Nov.)
Dorchester County Public Library, 303 Gay St., Cambridge, Maryland, January 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Meetings: 3rd Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. (Jan., March, May, July, Sept., Nov.)
Meetings: 3rd Wednesday, 4:00 p.m.
Gwendolyn H. Dales, Election Director (410) 228-2560
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
ADULT HEALTH
DRUG & ALCOHOL PREVENTION SERVICES
Steven M. Mills, Chair (chosen by Council in Sept., 1-year term)
Appointed by County Council to 4-year terms: Martin Brandes, M.D.; Portia Johnson Ennals; L. Wesley Fuhrman; James Gillespie; Robert Hanson; Nancy L. Shockley; Sandra Wilson; John R. Winslow; four vacancies. Terms expire 2016.
Representing County Council: one vacancy
Ex officio: Brett W. Wilson, County Administrative Judge, Circuit Court; Gerald V. Purnell, District Administrative Judge, District Court; Karen R. Ketterman, Esq., Domestic & Juvenile Causes Master; Philip L. Bramble, Jr., President, Board of Education; Roger L. Harrell, Health Officer; Nicholette Smith-Bligen, Director of Social Services; William H. Jones, Esq., State's Attorney; James P. Murray, Esq., District Public Defender; James W. Phillips, Jr., Sheriff; Cory Fink, designee of Area Director, Dept. of Juvenile Services; Robert Hanson, designee of Regional Administrator, Division of Parole & Probation; Kenneth W. Malik, Chief, Cambridge Police Dept.; Leslie D. Hutton, Chief, Hurlock Police Dept.
Meetings: 1st Friday, 7:30 a.m.
EVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
MATERNAL, CHILD & SCHOOL HEALTH
PREVENTION & HEALTH EDUCATION
PUBLIC DEFENDER
STATE'S ATTORNEY
Appointed by State Forester to 3-year terms:
PLANNING & ZONING OFFICE
AGRICULTURAL RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE
BUILDING CODE APPEALS BOARD
PLANNING COMMISSION
Meetings: 1st Wednesday, 12:00 noon
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
Meetings: 3rd Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
PERMITS, INSPECTIONS, & LICENSING
EMERGENCY SERVICES [EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY]
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS [911 CENTER]
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
911 ADVISORY BOARD
FIRE MARSHAL
ENGINEERING DIVISION
HIGHWAYS DIVISION
SOLID WASTE DIVISION
SANITARY DISTRICT COMMISSION
Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies
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COUNTY MANAGER
Appointed by County Council:
Jeremy D. Goldman, Acting County Manager (410) 228-1700
e-mail: jgoldman@docogonet.com
BOARD OF ESTIMATES
County Council, ex officio, constitutes Board of Estimates
Appointed by County Council
Appointed by County Council to 4-year terms
Michael J. Spears, Director (410) 228-7291
e-mail: mspears@docogonet.com
web: www.docogonet.com/index.php?page=finance
Elizabeth J. (Becky) Dennis, Director (410) 901-2406; fax: (410) 228-6850
e-mail: bdennis@docogonet.com
web: www.docogonet.com/index.php?page=human_resources
C. R. Newman, Director (410) 228-0145
e-mail: dcmaint@docogonet.com
Donald R. Keyes, Jr., Director (410) 228-6391
e-mail: dkeyes@docogonet.com
web: www.docogonet.com/index.php?page=technologyCOMMUNITY SERVICES
DELMARVA COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.
Santo A. Grande, Executive Director (410) 221-1900
P. O. Box 637
2450 Cambridge Beltway, Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0637
e-mail: santo@dcsdct.org
web: www.dcsdct.org/
SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL
Appointed by County Council to 3-year terms
300 Shepherd Ave., Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 221-1930; fax: (410) 221-1917
web: www.dcsdct.org/ourservices/seniorservices.aspx
LOCAL MANAGEMENT BOARD [Community Partnership for Children & Families]
Appointed by County Council:
Cory Fink, Chair
P. O. Box 26
County Office Building, Room 103
501 Court Lane, Cambridge, MD 21613
e-mail: nshockley@docogonet.com
web: www.docogonet.com/index.php?page=local_management_board
Appointed by County Council with approval of Secretary of Human Resources & advice of Social Services Board:
Nicholette Smith-Bligen, Director (410) 901-4141
P. O. Box 217
627 Race St., Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0217
e-mail: nicholette.smith-bligen@maryland.gov
web: www.dhr.state.md.us/blog/?p=216
www.dorchesterdss.org
ADULT PUBLIC GUARDIANSHIP REVIEW BOARD
Appointed by County Council to 3-year terms
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Portia E. Johnson-Ennels, Chair (chosen by Board), 2015
Janice J. Lake, 2009; Charles N. Grinnell, 2011; four vacancies.
Appointed by County Council to 3-year terms:
David Wooten, Chair (chosen by Board in July, 1-year term), 2015
James A. Pinkett, 2015; Elizabeth (Betty) Lowe, 2015; Glen A. Payne, Sr., 2015; Jessica M. Dukes, 2016; James C. Bell, Jr., 2017; Susan Jarrett Wingate, 2017; one vacancy.
EDUCATION
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Philip L. Bramble, Jr., President (chosen by Board in Jan., 1-year term), Councilmanic Dist. 5, 2016
Glenn L. Bramble, Vice-President (chosen by Board in Jan., 1-year term), Councilmanic Dist. 1, 2016
Leotha N. Hall, Councilmanic Dist. 2, 2018
Philip W. Rice, Councilmanic Dist. 3, 2016
Glen A. Payne, Sr., Councilmanic Dist. 4, 2018
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Appointed by Board of Education with approval of State Superintendent of Schools to 4-year term:
Henry V. Wagner, Jr., Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools, 2018
700 Glasgow St., Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-4747, ext. 1002
e-mail: wagnerh@dcpsmd.org
web: www.dcps.k12.md.us
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
C. Dwayne Abt, Assistant Superintendent (410) 221-1111, ext. 1014; e-mail: abtd@dcpsmd.org
CONTROLLER
Timothy L. Brooke, Controller (410) 221-1111, ext. 1099; e-mail: brooket@dcpsmd.org
Christopher Hauge, Engineer (410) 221-1111, ext. 1009; e-mail: haugec@dcpsmd.org
Ingrid Ramos, Manager (410) 221-1111, ext. 1016; e-mail: ramosi@dcpsmd.org
Jeffrey S. Grafton, Supervisor (410) 221-1111, ext. 1063; e-mail: graftonj@dcpsmd.org
LeAnn McWilliams, Manager (410) 221-1111, ext. 1004; e-mail: mcwilliamsl@dcpsmd.org
Patrick Murphy, Manager (410) 901-6947, ext. 3631; e-mail: murphyp@dcpsmd.org
Gelson Brooks, Manager (410) 901-6947, ext. 3632; e-mail: brooksg@dcpsmd.org
William Fleming, Manager (410) 221-1111, ext. 1044; e-mail: flemingb@dcpsmd.org
Lorenzo V. Hughes, Ph.D., Assistant Superintendent (410) 221-1111, ext. 1034; e-mail: hughesl@dcpsmd.org
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION & TITLE I
Regina Teat, Supervisor (410) 221-1111, ext. 1029; e-mail: teatr@dcpsmd.org
Lisa Hopkins, Supervisor (410) 221-1111, ext. 1003; e-mail: hopkinsl@dcpsmd.org
Barbara Woolford, Curriculum Supervisor (410) 221-1111, ext. 1027; e-mail: woolfordb@dcpsmd.org
Theresa M. Connors, Curriculum Supervisor (410) 221-1111, ext. 1025; e-mail: connorst@dcpsmd.org
Gwendolyn B. Handy, Ed.D. Supervisor (410) 221-1111, ext. 1011; e-mail: handyg@dcpsmd.org
Michael Johnson, Supervisor (410) 221-1111, ext. 1026; e-mail: johnsonm@dcpsmd.org
Frank Stout, Supervisor (410) 221-1111, ext. 1027; e-mail: stoutf@dcpsmd.org
Angela McPeake Gebert, Supervisor (410) 221-1111, ext. 1022; e-mail: geberta@dcpsmd.org
James C. Bell, Jr., Supervisor (410) 901-6940; e-mail: bellj@dcpsmd.org
Kermit Hines, Supervisor (410) 228-3457; e-mail: hinesk@dcpsmd.org
CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE
Appointed by Board of Trustees:
Barbara A. Viniar, Ed.D., President (410) 822-5400
P. O. Box 8
1000 College Circle, Route 50 & Route 213, Wye Mills, MD 21679 - 0008
web: www.chesapeake.edu/BOARD OF COLLEGE TRUSTEES
Dorchester County members appointed by Governor with House of Delegates advice & consent to 5-year terms: Vaughn Dale Evans, Sr., 2014; Don Wm. Bradley, 2018.
*(for location & June & Dec. dates: asimpson@chesapeake.edu)
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
Appointed by Board of Library Trustees:
Frances P. Cresswell, Director (410) 228-7332
303 Gay St., Cambridge, MD 21613
e-mail: fcresswell@dorchesterlibrary.org
web: www.dorchesterlibrary.org/
BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Appointed by Board of Library Trustees to 3-year terms:
Richard Loeffler, President (chosen by Board in July, 1-year term), 2016
Sharon Evans, 2015; Renee Landrum Hesson, 2015; Nancy Jackson, 2015; Deborah Coffin Kennedy, 2015; Calvin Travers, 2015; David W. Milligan, 2016; Wyrita Myster, 2016; Sandy Strauss, 2016; George R. Ames, Jr., 2017; Susan Durst, 2017; Tiffany Reaugh, 2017; Bernard R. Roetzel, 2017; Cyndi Slacum, 2017.
ELECTIONS
BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 4-year terms:
Vacancy, President (chosen by Board), 2019
William E. Batson (D); Thomas M. Corkran (D); Michael W. Detmer (R); Janet M. Livingston (R); Terry B. Robbins (R). Terms expire 2019.
P. O. Box 414
County Office Building, Room 105, 501 Court Lane, Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0414
e-mail: gwendolyn.dales@maryland.gov
web: www.dorcomdelections.org
EMPLOYMENT
CAREER CENTER
Gene Theroux, Supervisor (410) 901-4250; fax: (410) 221-1817
627A Race St., Cambridge, MD 21613
e-mail: gtheroux@dllr.state.md.us
web: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/dor/
UPPER SHORE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD
web: www.uswib.org
(telephone & web claims only)
(410) 334-6800; 1-877-293-4125 (toll free)
web: www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/uibenefits.shtmlHEALTH
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:
Roger L. Harrell, Health Officer (410) 228-3223
3 Cedar St., Cambridge, MD 21613 - 2362
e-mail: roger.harrell@maryland.gov
web: www.dorchesterhealth.org
BOARD OF HEALTH
County Council, ex officio, constitutes Board of Health.
Cheryl MacLaughlin, R.N., Program Manager (410) 228-3223
e-mail: cheryl.maclaughlin@maryland.gov
John R. Winslow, Director (410) 228-7714, ext. 106
e-mail: john.winslow@maryland.gov
DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE COUNCIL
Staff: John R. Winslow (410) 228-7714, ext. 106; e-mail: john.winslow@maryland.gov
William C. Forlifer, Director (410) 228-1167
e-mail: william.forlifer@maryland.gov
Mary Elliott, C.R.N.P., Program Manager (410) 228-3294
Sandra L. Wilson, Program Manager (410) 228-3223
e-mail: sandra.wilson@maryland.gov
LAW OFFICES
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Appointed by County Council:
E. Thomas Merryweather, Esq., County Attorney (410) 228-3610
202-204 High St., Cambridge, MD 21613
Appointed by Public Defender:
Archibald G. W. McFadden, Esq., Supervising Attorney (410) 221-2570
310 Gay St., Cambridge, MD 21613
e-mail: amcfadden@opd.state.md.us
web: www.opd.state.md.us/opd/districts/dist2.aspx
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
William H. Jones, Esq. (D), State's Attorney, 2018
315 High St., Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-3611
e-mail: wjones@docogonet.com
web: www.docogonet.com/index.php?page=states_attorney
LICENSING
BOARD OF [LIQUOR] LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
County Council, ex officio, serves as Board of License Commissioners.NATURAL RESOURCES
FOREST CONSERVANCY DISTRICT BOARD
T. Scott Daniels, Secretary; e-mail: scott.daniels@maryland.gov
Elizabeth (Beth) Hill, Chair
PLANNING
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Appointed by County Council:
Keasha Haythe, Director (410) 228-0155
Cambridge-Dorchester Regional Airport, 5263 Bucktown Road, Cambridge, MD 21613 - 3468
e-mail: khaythe@docogonet.org
web:
www.choosedorchester.org
Steven M. Dodd, Director (410) 228-3234; fax: (410) 228-1563
P. O. Box 107
County Office Building, 501 Court Lane, Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0107
e-mail: sdodd@docogonet.com
web: www.docogonet.com/index.php?page=planning_zoning
AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD
Appointed by County Council to 5-year terms
Appointed by County Council to 3-year terms
Appointed by County Council
Appointed by County Council to 5-year terms:
Robert Hanson, Chair (chosen by Commission in June, 1-year term), 2017
Laura Layton, 2016; Ralph Lewis, 2017; David Andrews, 2018; Jerry Burroughs, 2018; William Giese, Jr., 2019; one vacancy.
Appointed by County Council
(410) 228-9636
PUBLIC SAFETY
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Steve M. Mills, Warden (410) 228-8101
829 Fieldcrest Road, Cambridge, MD 21613 - 9423
e-mail: smills@docogonet.com
web: www.docogonet.com/index.php?page=department_of_corrections
DETENTION CENTER
Appointed by Governor:
Jeremy D. Goldman, Director (410) 228-2222, (410) 228-2231; fax: (410) 228-1216
829 Fieldcrest Road, Cambridge, MD 21613
e-mail: dema@docogonet.com
web: www.dorchestercntymd-ema.com
Kim Browning, Chief (410) 221-0203
e-mail: kbrowning@911.docogonet.com
web: www.dorchestercntymd-ema.com/911.html
Stephen Garvin, Planner (410) 228-1818
e-mail: sgarvin@docogonet.com
Peter Burrell, Manager (410) 228-2726
e-mail: pburrell@ems.docogonet.com
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Appointed by County Council
Bobbie Aaron, Chair
Appointed by County Council
Appointed by State Fire Marshal:
Joseph C. Flanagan, Deputy Chief State Fire Marshal (410) 713-3780
201 Baptist St., Suite 17, Salisbury, MD 21801
e-mail: joseph.flanagan@maryland.gov
e-mail: msp.osfmlero@maryland.gov
PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Appointed by County Council:
Thomas E. Moore, Director (410) 228-2920
5435 Handley Road, Cambridge, MD 21613
e-mail: tmoore@docogonet.com
web: www.docogonet.com/index.php?page=county_highway
AIRPORT DIVISION
CAMBRIDGE-DORCHESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT
Robert Tenanty, Manager (410) 228-4571
5263 Bucktown Road, Cambridge, MD 21613
e-mail: btenanty@docogonet.com
Robert Tenanty, Chief Engineer (410) 228-4571
Roy Mills, Manager (410) 228-2920
ROADS BOARD
County Council, ex officio, constitutes Roads Board
Richard M. Price, President
Thomas E. Moore, Director (410) 228-2920
LANDFILL ADVISORY BOARD
Appointed by County Council
e-mail: tmoore@docogonet.com
Appointed by County Council to 6-year term:
Robert T. Tieder, Jr., Chair, 2018
P. O. Box 444
County Office Building, 501 Court Lane, Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0444
(410) 228-6222RECREATION
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION & PARKS
Appointed by County Council:
Scott F. Eberspacher, Director (410) 228-5578
P. O. Box 598
446 Willis St., Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0598
web: www.dorchesterrecreation.org/
BOARD OF RECREATION & PARKS
Appointed by County Council to 4-year terms
TOURISM
DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM
Appointed by County Council:
Amanda B. Fenstermaker, Director (410) 228-1000; 1-800-522-TOUR (toll free)
2 Rose Hill Place, Cambridge, MD 21613
e-mail: amanda@tourdorchester.org
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