DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SECRETARIES

FORMER SECRETARIES

[photo, David A. Garcia, Maryland Secretary of Information Technology] DAVID A. GARCIA
Secretary of Information Technology, 2015-17

Secretary of Information Technology, March 27, 2015 to January 31, 2017. Resigned January 31, 2017. Acting Secretary of Information Technology, March 2 to March 27, 2015. Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2015-17. Chair, Information Technology Advisory Council, 2015-17; Statewide Interoperability Radio Control Board, 2015-17; Council on Open Data, 2015-17. Board of Directors, Assistive Technology Loan Program, 2015-17.

Member, Commission Regarding the Implementation and Use of Body Cameras by Law Enforcement Officers, 2015-16; Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board, 2015-17; Maryland Cybersecurity Council, 2015-17; Management Committee, EMaryland Application Service Provider Consortium, 2015-17; Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, 2015-17; Health and Human Services Referral Board, 2015-17; Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee, 2015-17; Interdepartmental Committee for Minority Affairs, 2015-17; Procurement Advisory Council, 2015-17; Commission to Modernize State Procurement, 2016 (management committee, 2016).

Chief, Telecommunications/Network Management Divisions, U.S. Department of Defense, 1996-98 (contractor, 1995-96).

Member, Virginia Workforce Council, 2013-15.

Born in Los Angeles, California, November 1963. Served in U.S. Army, 1990-94. Graduate, Defense Language Institute (russian), 1991. Excelsior College, B.S. (political science), 1996. Consultant, Keane Federal Systems, 1994-95. President and Chief Executive Officer, Network Management Resources (NMR) Consulting, 1996-2015. Former member, Board of Directors, Anne Arundel Tech Council; Baltimore Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Member, Enterprise Architecture Committee, Cybersecurity Committee, National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), 2016-. Small Business Person of the Year, Chamber of Commerce of Greater Severna Park, 2005.

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

© Copyright Maryland State Archives