GOVERNOR

GOVERNOR'S COORDINATING OFFICES

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

100 Community Place, Crownsville, MD 21032
(410) 697-9260
e-mail: goci.info@maryland.gov
web: http://goci.maryland.gov/

100 Community Place, Crownsville, Maryland, July 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

Arthur M. (Mac) Love IV, Deputy Director (410) 697-9273
e-mail: mac.love@maryland.gov

Winston A. Wilkinson, Chief of Staff (410) 697-9280; e-mail: winston.wilkinson@maryland.gov
Cathy Barba, Executive Assistant (410) 697-9262; e-mail: cathy.barba@maryland.gov
COMMUNICATIONS
Alex Choi, Director (410) 697-9269; e-mail: alex.choi@maryland.gov

FINANCE, BUDGET, & GRANTS
Shameka L. Littles, Chief (410) 697-9272; e-mail: shameka.littles@maryland.gov

OUTREACH
Bridgette Lundfelt, Director (410) 697-9279; e-mail: bridgette.lundfelt@maryland.gov

HEROIN & OPIOID OUTREACH
Kenneth E. Ebron, Coordinator (443) 531-1408; e-mail: kenneth.ebron@maryland.gov

INTERFAITH OUTREACH
Jennifer A. Gray, Coordinator (410) 697-9267; e-mail: jennifer.gray@maryland.gov

COMMISSION ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE
Chanel Compton, Director (410) 216-6190
e-mail: chanel.compton@maryland.gov
web: http://africanamerican.maryland.gov/

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms:
Dale G. Green, Chair (chosen by Commission, 1-year term), 2019


Gregory Holmes. Term expires 2017.

Anthony M. Cohen; Michael G. Kent. Terms expire 2018.

Iris A. Barnes; Edwin T. Johnson, Ph.D. Terms expire 2020.

Maya D. Davis; H. Russell Frisby, Jr., Esq.; Malcom L. Funn, Esq.; Janice Curtis Greene; Anthony J. Spencer; Elinor L. Thompson; Reggie J. Turner. Terms expire 2021.

Lynn G. Bowman; Marilyn D. Hatza; Cheryl A. McLeod; Kweisi Mfume. Terms expire 2022.

Melvin L. Kelly; Steven X. Lee; Lopez D. Matthews, Jr., Ph.D.; Rev. Tamara D. Wilson, D.Min. Terms expire 2023.

Banneker-Douglass Museum, 84 Franklin St., Annapolis, Maryland, April 2017. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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BANNEKER-DOUGLASS MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE
Chanel Compton, Director (410) 216-6190; e-mail: chanel.compton@maryland.gov
web: http://bdmuseum.maryland.gov/

Banneker-Douglass Museum, 84 Franklin St., Annapolis, Maryland, August 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON SERVICE & VOLUNTEERISM
Staff: Jeffrey J. Griffin (410) 697-9268; e-mail: jeffrey.griffin@maryland.gov

Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
Stacey M. Ullrich, Chair (chosen by Commission, 1-year term), 2019

Brian M. Dunne; Corae Young. Terms expire 2015.

Marci Beth Hunn; Marilyn W. Smith, Ph.D. Terms expire 2016.

William M. Mandicott; Renee M. Winsky. Terms expire 2017.

Siobhan H. Davenport; Bruce J. Evans; Anita Maddox Jackson; Bradley G. Lundberg; Stephan E. Salem; Jack Spaulding. Terms expire 2018.

Heather L. Duma; Bruce A. Goldensohn. Terms expire 2019.

Andrew M. Brooks; Timothy C. Martin; Samuel L. Ross, M.D. Terms expire 2020.

Krista A. Gilmore; William J. McCarthy, Jr.; DeAnna Murphy; John P. Neary; Joshua B. Pedersen; David M. Slaughter. Terms expire 2021.

Ex officio: Julie K. Ayers, designee of State Superintendent of Schools

Ex officio (nonvoting): Steven J. McAdams, Executive Director, Governor's Office of Community Initiatives; Van Brooks, Director, Governor's Office on Service & Volunteerism; Betsy Southall, Director, Maryland-Delaware-New Jersey State Office, Corporation for National & Community Service.

ETHNIC COMMISSIONS
E. Keith Colston, Administrator (410) 697-9264
e-mail: keith.colston@maryland.gov


Agnes M. Smith, Coordinator (410) 697-9278
e-mail: agnes.smith@maryland.gov

GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AFFAIRS
Kevin R. Craft, Administrator (410) 697-9265; e-mail: kevin.craft@maryland.gov
web: http://goci.maryland.gov/governors-commission-on-african-affairs/

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Ngozi C. Azubike, Chair (chosen by Governor)
Workineh M. Belesse, Vice-Chair (chosen by Governor)


Workineh M. Belesse; Nathaniel J. Roberts, Pharm.D. Terms expire 2017.

Olaolu S. Adewole; Darlene M. Ajayi; Carolann M. Alt; Mohamed L. Bah; Guy P. Djoken; Remi Duyile; Muharija Gadah; Ngozi C. Irondi-Azubike; Sheila P. Jennifer; Florence Messi; Samuel B. Moki; Suna G. Nallo; Kate F. Ndi; Frederick Nnoma-Addison; Joshua M. Nzueni; O. Felix Obi; Cyriacus N. (Cy) Okoro; Henrietta M. Okoro, Ph.D.; Joanne A. Oport. Terms expire 2021.

OFFICE OF ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICAN AFFAIRS
Christina Wong Poy, Administrator (410) 697-9276; e-mail: christina.poy@maryland.gov

GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICAN AFFAIRS
web: http://goci.maryland.gov/governors-commission-on-asian-pacific-american-affairs/

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Henry Sangtai Kim, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2019


Bethsaida Amigable-Wong; May Chan Anderson; Kyong Yol Baik; Hyun-Sook Choi; Mitsuhiro Micky Saito Choi; Elizabeth L. Chung; George P. Dang; Hung-bin Ding, Ph.D.; Hyun S. Helen Han; Dottie Tiejun Li; Robert M. Manankil; Chau Nguyen; Mi Schill-Kim; Mie Mie Joe Strickler; Meki J. Toalepai, Sr.; Chiling Tong; Sovan Tun, Ph.D.; Edward I. Wan; Bob X. Zhang. Terms expire 2019.

GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS
Arthur M. (Mac) Love IV, Deputy Director (410) 697-4159; 1-800-714-8813 (toll free); e-mail: mac.love@maryland.gov
web: http://caribbean.maryland.gov/

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Curtis A. Ward, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2016
Joseph E. Baptiste, D.D.S.; Donald E. Bridgeman; Gabriel J. Christian, Esq.; Karen B. Francis, Ph.D.; Neil Mattei; Shanta Ramson, Esq.; Ludmilla F. Wikkeling-Scott, Dr.P.H.; Suzanne E. Williams. Terms expire 2016.

GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON HISPANIC AFFAIRS
Lorena G. Rivera, Administrator (410) 697-9277; 1-800-714-8813 (toll free); e-mail: lorena.rivera@maryland.gov
web: http://goci.maryland.gov/governors-commission-on-hispanic-affairs/

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Walkiria E. Pool, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2020
Gabriela Argoti-Fernandez; Francisco J. Ayala; Zaylimar Bocanegra; Juan Caicedo; Lillian C. Castillo-Harris; Maria D'Arcy; Angela Franco; Patricia Gabriela Hildt; Christian Licier; Alexander G. Nunez; Erick A. Oribio; Miguel Romao Palmeira; Carol A. Ramirez; Maria Lilliana Robeson; Gregory Rodriguez; Liliana E. Rojas; David A. Rosario; Miguel C. Vicente; one vacancy. Terms expire 2020.

Office of Governor representative (nonvoting): one vacancy

Ex officio (nonvoting): Kelly M. Schulz, Secretary of Commerce; Lilly Cubano, designee of Secretary of Health; Rosa Cruz, designee of Secretary of Housing & Community Development; Lourdes R. Padilla, Secretary of Human Services; Tiffany P. Robinson, Esq., Secretary of Labor; Susan C. Spinnato, designee of State Superintendent of Schools; Maria C. Torres, Ph.D., designee of Secretary of Higher Education.

COMMISSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS
E. Keith Colston, Administrator (410) 697-9264; e-mail: keith.colston@maryland.gov
web: http://goci.maryland.gov/maryland-commission-on-indian-affairs/

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 3-year terms:
Lisa A. Savoy, Chair (chosen by Commission in June, 1-year term), 2017
Rico M. Newman, 2015; Chief Donna (Wolf Mother) Abbott, 2017; Leanora E. Winters, 2017; Sherry L. Ayers, 2018; Robert P. Gajdys, 2019; Rebecca S. Stone, 2019; Guy G. Wells, 2020; Claude A. Bowen, 2021.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ARCHEOLOGY COMMITTEE
ECONOMIC & SOCIAL WELFARE COMMITTEE
HEALTH & MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE
PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE
RECOGNITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SWEAT LODGE COMMITTEE


GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON MIDDLE-EASTERN AMERICAN AFFAIRS
Kevin R. Craft, Administrator (410) 697-9265; e-mail: kevin.craft@maryland.gov
web: http://goci.maryland.gov/governors-commission-on-middle-eastern-american-affairs/

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Governor)


Dorreya R. Elmenshawy. Term expires 2011.

Farzaneh M. Riar; Siron Zidan. Terms expire 2015.

Rudwan Abu-Rumman; Hesam Khalilzadeh Aghdami; Haitham M. Alkhateeb; John Baddour; Karen Paikin Barall; Sarit Brosh; Dareen Daniel; Enas Elhanafi; Gunay Evinch, Esq.; Randa Fahmy, Esq.; Nadia S. Hassan; Gilda O. Karpouzian, Esq.; Maher Kharma; Maher Kharma; Neveen McLeod, Esq.; Mohamad H. Shahine; Suliman Shihadeh; Nesrine N. Taha; Joseph A. (Jay) Taylor. Terms expire 2019.

Ashraf El Fiky, Ph.D., 2023.

GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON SOUTH-ASIAN AMERICAN AFFAIRS
Christina Wong Poy, Administrator (410) 697-9276; e-mail: christina.poy@maryland.gov
web: http://goci.maryland.gov/governors-commission-on-south-asian-american-affairs/

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Chanhok Jasdip (Jesse) Singh, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2020
Kawaljit S. Bhutani; Nipika Borah; Anjana Bordoloi; Mohan L. Grover; Upendra Gupta; Shyam D. Karki; Gurpreet K. Kaur; Ram Mohan Konda; Mayur Mody; Shailesh J. Patel; Sonal Patel; Darshan S. Saluja, M.D.; Rana J. Shaikh; Baljinder Singh. Terms expire 2016.

Arthur P. Bezwada; Ishani Chowdhury; Sharad Doshi; Arundhotee Goswami; Kanishk Sharma; Sajid Nadeem Tarar. Terms expire 2020.

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ON SERVICE & VOLUNTEERISM
Van Brooks, Director (410) 697-9268
e-mail: van.brooks@maryland.gov

VOLUNTEER MARYLAND
Nicole M. Fiocco, Executive Director (410) 697-9283
e-mail: nicole.fiocco@maryland.gov
web: www.volunteermaryland.org

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