DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITIES

217 East Redwood St., Suite 1300, Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 767-3660 (voice & tty); 1-800-637-4113 (toll free, voice & tty)
e-mail: mdod@mdod.state.md.us
fax: (410) 333-6674
web: www.mdod.maryland.gov
www.mdtap.org (Technology Assistance Program)

217 East Redwood St., Baltimore, Maryland, January 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

OFFICE OF SECRETARY

MARYLAND COMMISSION ON DISABILITIES
Staff: James M. Reinsel, Ph.D. (410) 767-3635; e-mail: jreinsel@mdod.state.md.us

Andrew D. Levy, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2012

Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms: Marc L. Nicole, 2008.

John G. Folkemer; Norma Rodriguez. Terms expire 2010.

Kenneth S. Capone; Harry L. Chase; Kavita Krishnaswamy; Kenneth R. Wireman; Lauren Young. Terms expire 2011.

Nancy Day Diehl; Jamey E. George; Juliette Rizzo; Valerie J. Smith; C. David Ward. Terms expire 2012.

Patricia Maguire Heagy; James D. McCarthy; Lauren A. Newman; Nollie P. Wood, Jr., Ph.D. Terms expire 2013.

Appointed by Senate President: David C. Harrington

Appointed by House Speaker: Joanne C. Benson

INTERAGENCY DISABILITIES BOARD
Chair: Catherine A. Raggio, Secretary of Disabilities

Ex officio: Catherine A. Raggio, Secretary of Aging; Marc L. Nicole, designee of Secretary of Budget & Management; Christian S. Johansson, Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools; John M. Colmers, Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene; Raymond A. Skinner, Secretary of Housing & Community Development; Brenda Donald, Secretary of Human Resources; Alexander M. Sanchez, Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation; Richard E. Hall, Secretary of Planning; Beverley K. Swaim-Staley, Secretary of Transportation; Rosemary King Johnston, Executive Director, Governor's Office for Children; Lisa H. Kornberg, Director, Office of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing.

TASK FORCE ON SELF-DIRECTED MENTAL HEALTH CARE
Staff: Lissa Abrams (410) 402-8487; Thomas Merrick (410) 767-3652

Appointed by Secretary of Disabilities & Executive Director, Mental Hygiene Administration, Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene:
Janice Brathwaite, Co-Chair
Michael S. Finkle, Co-Chair
Lynn Albizo, Esq.; Laura Cain; Pat Fogarty; Amanda Folsom; Eileen Hansen; Emily Hoffman; Craig Knoll; Deana C. Krizan; Jeanne Medlin; Karen Rever; Alycia Steinberg; Robin Travers; Lou Van Hollen; Alexis Zoss.

COMMUNICATIONS
Andrea T. Harrison, Director (410) 767-3654
e-mail: aharrison@mdod.state.md.us

COUNSEL
Sherry Lynn Burke, Assistant Attorney General (410) 767-4722

INTERAGENCY AFFAIRS
Rachael G. Faulkner, Interagency Liaison (410) 767-3652
e-mail: rfaulkner@mdod.state.md.us

OFFICE OF RESEARCH & EVALUATION
James M. Reinsel, Ph.D., Director (410) 767-3635
e-mail: jreinsel@mdod.state.md.us

CHIEF OF STAFF

FINANCE
Lisa McQuade, Fiscal Officer (410) 767-7826
e-mail: lmcquade@mdod.state.md.us

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Michael Hakulin, Webmaster (410) 767-3653
e-mail: mhakulin@mdod.state.md.us

CONSTITUENT SERVICES PROGRAM
Nan Brittingham, Coordinator (410) 767-3948
e-mail: nbrittingham@mdod.state.md.us

TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Michael A. Bullis, Executive Director (410) 554-9245; 1-800-TECH-TAP (toll free, tty & voice)
e-mail: mbullis@mdod.state.md.us
web: www.mdtap.org

ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chair: Catherine A. Raggio, Secretary of Disabilities

Appointed by Governor: John P. Brennan; Trudy E. Chara; James Corey; Coit Custer; Elizabeth A. Fischer, Esq.; Michael Fitzpatrick; Michael L. Gosse, Ph.D.; Floyd Hartley; Linn Hendershot; Leslie S. Margolis, Esq.; Curt Mason; Harold Williams; Lisa Wright.

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN PROGRAM
Tony Rice, Director (410) 554-9233
e-mail: trice@mdod.state.md.us
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Angelique A. Pefinis-Newport, Chair (chosen by Board in July, 1-year term), 2007


Lawrence N. Adams; Ethelette Wright Ennis; Mollyne E. Honor; Sue C. Lin; Misti Ray Lucente; Margaret L. M. Maxberry; John G. Miers. Terms expire 2011.

Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene: Colleen Gauruder

Appointed by State Superintendent of Schools: Suzanne R. Page

Ex officio: Brenda Kelly-Frey, designee of Secretary of Information Technology

MARKETING & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Lori Markland, Director (410) 554-9477
e-mail: lmarkland@mdtap.org

POLICY

ACCESS MARYLAND PROGRAM
Cari C. Watrous, Coordinator (410) 767-3616
e-mail: cwatrous@mdod.state.md.us

COMMUNITY LIVING POLICY
Kelli M. Cummings, Director (410) 767-7901
e-mail: kcummings@mdod.state.md.us

ATTENDANT CARE PROGRAM
Maxine Morris, Manager (410) 767-6025
e-mail: mmorris@mdod.state.md.us

PERSONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
Robert D. Davis, Chair (chosen by Secretary of Disabilities), 2008
Theresa Bates Atugah, 2007; Wilhemina S. Burford, 2007; Sandra F. Dunnington, Ph.D., 2007; Jamey E. George, 2008; George P. Rice, 2008; Andre Thomas, 2008; Samuel Colgain III, 2009; Laura E. (Beth) Lash, 2009; Warren Sraver, 2009; Elaine Weaver, 2009; Sherria Young, 2009; nine vacancies.

EDUCATION POLICY
Rachael G. Faulkner, Director (410) 767-3652
e-mail: rfaulkner@mdod.state.md.us

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS POLICY
Vacancy, Director (410) 767-3647

EMPLOYMENT POLICY
Jade Ann Gingerich, Director (410) 767-3651
e-mail: jgingerich@mdod.state.md.us

EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (EID) PROGRAM
Michael Dalto, Project Director (443) 514-5922
e-mail: mdalto@mdod.state.md.us

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES POLICY
James M. Reinsel, Ph.D., Director (410) 767-3635
e-mail: jreinsel@mdod.state.md.us

TRANSPORTATION POLICY
Thomas Curtis, Director (410) 767-3629
e-mail: tcurtis@mdod.state.md.us

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