MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

• Commission Minutes

James D. Fielder, Jr., Ph.D., Secretary of Higher Education

Nancy S. Grasmick Building, 6 North Liberty St., Baltimore, Maryland, March 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 1-year term: Sade Davis, student, 2023

HIGHER EDUCATION INVESTMENT FUND

SECRETARY OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Nancy S. Grasmick Building, 6 North Liberty St., Baltimore, Maryland, March 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Deborah Ing, Special Assistant to Secretary (410) 767-3312
e-mail: deborah.ing@maryland.gov
FACULTY ADVISORY COUNCIL
Staff: Emily A. A. Dow, Ph.D. (410) 767-3041

Appointed by Secretary of Higher Education to 3-year terms:
James A. Coker, Ph.D., Chair (chosen by Council in May, 1-year term), 2021

Vinita Agarwal, Ph.D.; S. Christopher Brittan-Powell, Ph.D.; Teresa L. Bridger, Ed.D.; Paige W. Eager, Ph.D.; Shinta H. Hernandez; Walter W. Hill, Ph.D.; Kathryn Jones, Ph.D.; Amber H. Rust, Ph.D.; Fadia T. Shaya, Ph.D.; William B. Talley, Ph.D. Terms expire 2020.

Soren Ashmall; Victoria Pass, Ph.D. Terms expire 2021.

Joe Healey; Nick Kahn; Raza Khan; K. Halimeda Killbourne; Anita Komlodi; Ryna May; Sarah Merranko; Laura Paddack; Bridal Pearson; Doris Santamaria-Makang; Candace Vogelsong; Patricia Westerman.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL
Staff: Donna E. Thomas (410) 767-3109; e-mail: donnae.thomas@maryland.gov

Appointed by Secretary of Higher Education:
Thomas P. McDermott, Chair (chosen by Council in Sept., 1-year term)
Matt Daly; Roberta Goldman; Garret T. Halbach; Sara C. Fidler; Tiffany J. Johnson; James B. Massey, Jr.; Dawn Mosisa-Lowe; Elizabeth A. Murray; Erika S. Schissler; Patricia A. Scott; Stephanie W. Southerland; Donna E. Thomas; Tanya Wilkerson; Virginia Zawodny.

MARYLAND FIRE-RESCUE EDUCATION & TRAINING COMMISSION
Staff: Alexia S. Van Orden (410) 767-3096; e-mail: alexia.vanorder@maryland.gov
web: www.mhec.state.md.us/institutions_training/Pages/acadaff/mfretc.aspx

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms:
John D. Jerome, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2023
John E. Dulina, 2022; Lynn D. Gilroy, 2022; Keegan S. Tokazi, 2022; Robert P. Cumberland, Jr., 2023; Jennifer L. Aubert-Utz, 2023; Kiona L. Black, 2024; Barbara A. Knippenburg, 2024; Daniel Madrzykowski, Ph.D., 2024; Kevin L. Lewis, 2025; Eric D. Proctor, 2025; Amber L. Reamy, 2025; Daniel J. Stevens, 2025.

PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Staff: Ashley L. Wallace, Ph.D. (410) 767-4983; e-mail: ashley.wallace@maryland.gov


Appointed by Secretary of Higher Education:
Andrea McLendon, Chair (chosen by Secretary)
Elizabeth Hepler; Dean R. Kendall; A'lise E. Williams, R.N.

SEGMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Chair: James D. Fielder, Jr., Ph.D., Secretary of Higher Education (410) 767-3043

Sara C. Fidler; Tuajuanda C. Jordan, Ph.D.; Laura McElhaney; Brad D. Phillips; David Wilson, Ph.D.

Ex officio: Jay A. Perman, M.D., Chancellor, University System of Maryland

STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL
Staff: Emily A. A. Dow, Ph.D. (410) 767-3041; e-mail: emily.dow@maryland.gov

Appointed by President & Student Government Association of participating institutions:
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Council)
Kyle Dineen, Vice-Chair (chosen by Council)
Kristian Alston/Jordan DeVeaux; Jahmoni Bartee; Jose Cabrera; Ashanti Davis; Noah DeMichele; Mackenzie Hunt; Rafiq Iqra; Darryl Jeffries; Wesley Mason; Shreeyam Mishra; Wangui Nganga; Marie Oluebube Ofoegbu; Rosebell Onuma; Matthew Rose/J. Angel Knight; Julea Seliavski; Shahanaaz Soumah; Sal Suarez; Frank Vermeiren/Tina Azarvand; Emma Wachter; Luke Zolenski.

COUNSEL
Jennifer L. Katz, Principal Counsel (410) 767-3311
e-mail: jennifer.katz@maryland.gov

OFFICE OF RESEARCH & POLICY ANALYSIS
Barbara A. Schmertz, Ph.D., Director (410) 767-3094
e-mail: barbara.schmertz@maryland.gov

DEPARTMENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Emily A. A. Dow, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary (410) 767-3041
e-mail: emily.dow@maryland.gov

OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Threasa (Trish) Gordon-McCown, Director (410) 767-3041
e-mail: trish.mccown@maryland.gov

Window display, Nancy S. Grasmick Building, 6 North Liberty St., Baltimore, Maryland, October 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

CAREER & WORKFORCE EDUCATION [PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOLS]
Ashley L. Wallace, Ph.D., Associate Director (410) 767-3301
e-mail: ashley.wallace@maryland.gov


COLLEGIATE AFFAIRS
Karen King-Sheridan, Associate Director (410) 767-3404
e-mail: karen.king-sheridan@maryland.gov

MARYLAND DIGITAL LIBRARY
Staff: (410) 767-3268

MARYLAND DIGITAL LIBRARY ADVISORY COUNCIL


VETERANS AFFAIRS
Everette D. Jackson, Jr., Associate Director (410) 767-3095
e-mail: everetted.jackson@maryland.gov
web: http://mhec.maryland.gov/institutions_training/Pages/acadaff/veteransbenefits/index.aspx

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Lee T. Towers, Executive Director (410) 767-3059
e-mail: lee.towers@maryland.gov

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS
Rhonda B. Wardlaw, Director (410) 767-7589
e-mail: rhonda.wardlaw@maryland.gov

OFFICE OF GRANTS MANAGEMENT
Priscilla Moore, Manager (410) 767-7269
e-mail: priscilla.moore@maryland.gov

OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
Lee T. Towers, Director (410) 767-3059
e-mail: lee.towers@maryland.gov

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Geoffrey F. Newman, Assistant Secretary & Director (410) 767-3085
e-mail: geoff.newman@maryland.gov

OFFICE OF BUDGET & FINANCE
Aubrey Bascombe, Director (410) 767-3044
e-mail: aubrey.bascombe1@maryland.gov

OFFICE OF FACILITIES & CAPITAL BUDGET OVERSIGHT
Daniel Schuster, Finance Policy Analyst (410) 767-3086
e-mail: daniel.schuster1@maryland.gov

OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Parris L. Jackson, Director (410) 767-3101
e-mail: parris.jackson@maryland.gov

OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Donna E. Thomas, Director (410) 767-3109; 1-800-974-0203 (toll free)
e-mail: donnae.thomas@maryland.gov
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