DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES

SECRETARIES

FORMER SECRETARIES

[photo, R. Stevens (Steve) Cassard, Jr., Maryland Secretary of General Services] R. STEVENS (STEVE) CASSARD, JR.
Secretary of General Services, 2006-07
Interim Secretary of General Services, 2007
Deputy Secretary of General Services, 2002-06
Assistant Secretary, Office of Real Estate, Department of General Services, 1995-2002

Secretary of General Services, June 5, 2006 to January 17, 2007. Interim Secretary of General Services, January 17 to February 7, 2007. Construction Advisor, Board of Public Works, 2006-07. Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2006-07; Governor's Council on the Chesapeake Bay (Governor's Chesapeake Bay Cabinet), 2006-07; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2006-07. Chair, Government House Trust, 2006-07.

Member, Asbestos Oversight Committee, 2006-07. Board of Directors, Bainbridge Development Corporation, 2006-07. Member, Commission on Correctional Standards, 2006-07; Maryland Food Center Authority, 2006-07; General Professional Services Selection Board, 2006-07; Hall of Records Commission, 2006-07; Maryland Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 2006-07; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2006-07; Advisory Committee on the Naming of State Facilities, Roads, and Bridges, 2006-07; Pricing Committee for Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, 2006-07; Pricing and Selection Committee for Rehabilitation and Employment Programs, 2006-07; Procurement Advisory Council, 2006-07; Interagency Committee on School Construction, 2006-07.

Assistant Vice-President, Real Estate and Capital Planning, 2007-08, and Vice-President, Facilities Management and Capital Planning, 2008-14, University of Baltimore. Member, Housing Finance Review Committee, 2013-15. Project Director, 2014-15, and Director of Special Projects, 2016-, Maryland Economic Development Corporation. Executive Director, Bainbridge Development Corporation, 2018-20.

Director of Governmental Affairs, Department of General Services, 1989-95. Assistant Secretary, Office of Real Estate, Department of General Services, 1995-2002. Deputy Secretary of General Services, December 2, 2002 to June 4, 2006.

Former Assistant Director of Admissions, University of Maryland Baltimore County.

University of Maryland Baltimore County, B.A. (political science), 1980. Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1998. Principal, Centerboard Real Estate Advisors, LLC, 2015-16. Emeritus member, Charles Street Development Corporation. Married; three children.

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