ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT
Under Mass Transit Administration, disbanded in Jan. 2000.
ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR PORT-LAND USE DEVELOPMENT
Abolished effective Oct. 1, 2005 (Chapter 114, Acts of 2005).
AIRPORT GOVERNANCE GROUP
Met in 2001 to consider privatization of Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI).
AIRPORT OPERATIONS
Under Maryland Aviation Administration, restructured as Operations and Security in July 2003.
BALTIMORE REGION RAIL SYSTEM PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Staff: Jamie Kendrick (410) 767-8762
Appointed by Secretary of Transportation:
John A. Agro, Jr., Co-Chair
Anne S. Perkins, Co-Chair
Mark E. Behm; Bruce Campbell; Barbara Cutko; Carol Filipczak; Alfred H. Foxx, Jr.; Donald C. Fry; Michael Iati; Dean L. Johnson; Roy W. Kienitz; Joseph P. Kocy; James E. Malone, Jr.; Nathaniel J. McFadden; Douglas Miles; Robert Moore; Joseph Necker; James F. Ports, Jr.; Earl S. Richardson, Ed.D.; Christopher Ryer; Marjorie Slater-Kaplan; C. William Struever; Michelle Whelley.
Formed by Secretary of Transportation in Sept. 2001, Committee adopted its final plan in March 2002.
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL (BWI) AIRPORT GOVERNANCE STUDY GROUP
Staff: Christine Romans (410) 865-1037; e-mail: cromans@mdot.state.md.us
Appointed by Secretary of Transportation:
Theodore E. Mathison, Chair
Missy Cassidy; William K. Hellman; Louise P. Hoblitzell; Raymond C. Nichols; Theodore J. Sophocleus; Leonard H. Teitelbaum; James G. Walsh; William P. Wentworth, Jr.
In Feb. 2005, the Secretary of Transportation created the Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) Airport Governance Study Group. The Study Group was charged with analyzing whether the airport's current governance structure is the most efficient. The Study Group submitted its recommendations to the Secretary in Nov. 2005.
BOARD OF REVIEW
The Board consisted of seven members appointed to three-year terms by the Governor with the advice of the Secretary of Transportation and Senate advice and consent (Code Transportation Article, secs. 2-501 through 2-506).
Repealed in 2008 (Chapter 327, Acts of 2008).
BUILDING SERVICES
BUSINESS SERVICES
CECIL/HARFORD BRIDGES WORK GROUP
Chair: Ronald L. Freeland, Executive Secretary, Maryland Transportation Authority
Chosen by Executive Secretary, Maryland Transportation Authority, in consultation with District 34 legislative delegation: Nelson K. Bolender; Barbara A. Brown; John P. Corrieri, Jr.; David R. Craig; James L. Eberhardt; Joseph L. Fisona; Charles R. Flayhart; Nancy Jacobs; Mary-Dulany James; Sheryl Davis Kohl; Mary Ann Lisanti; Robert F. McKnight; Tari Moore; David D. Rudolph; William B. Seccurro; S. Fred Simmons; Donna Tapley; Vernon J. Thompson; Clark Turner; Steven W. Vandervort; Michael Vaughn.
The Cecil/Harford Bridges Work Group was convened in April 2006 by the Executive Secretary of the Maryland Transportation Authority. The Work Group considered the economic impact of tolls on Cecil County, and potential traffic congestion during planned repairs on the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge which crosses the Susquehanna River. Matters of public safety and economic development relating to the location of the toll plaza on Interstate 95 in Cecil County also were evaluated.
Recommendations of the Work Group were reviewed by the Maryland Transportation Authority.
CHESAPEAKE HIGHWAY ADVISORIES ROUTING TRAFFIC
COMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATE SERVICES & FINANCE
CRUISES & SPECIAL PROJECTS
CUSTOMER RELATIONS & QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION
DEVELOPMENT & ADMINISTRATION
DIVISION OF FACILITIES
DIVISION OF INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES
DIVISION OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT & POLICE SERVICES
DRIVER & VEHICLE POLICY
DRIVER EDUCATION & LICENSING
END-USER COMPUTING
EQUITY & ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
FACILITY DEVELOPMENT
FIELD OPERATIONS
GOVERNOR'S WORK GROUP ON YOUNG DRIVERS
Chair: Robert L. Flanagan, Secretary of Transportation
Appointed by Governor: Lon Anderson; Lisa Bennett; Lt. Col. Michael J. Fischer, Mimi Fleury; Alan Marshall; James D. McCarthy, Jr., Esq.; James A. McKnight; Willie Robinson; Jose M. Torres, Ph.D.; Jane Trevisan; Brady Walker; A. J. Willingham; one vacancy.
Appointed by Senate President: John A. Gianetti, Jr.; Sandra B. Schrader.
Appointed by House Speaker: William A. Bronrott; Susan K. McComas.
The Governor's Work Group on Young Drivers was initiated in January 2005. It focused on how to better train young drivers and involve their parents in that process. The Work Group last met in November 2005.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS CENTER
LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY MANAGEMENT
MAINTENANCE, UTILITIES, & TERMINAL SERVICE
MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
MANAGEMENT SERVICES
MARC COMMUTER RAIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Appointed by Maryland Transit Administrator:
Disbanded in early 2005.
MARYLAND COMPREHENSIVE TRANSIT PLAN TRANSIT ADVISORY PANEL
Appointed by Secretary of Transportation:
Completed its work in Jan. 1999.
MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION POLICE FORCE
MASS TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
MASS TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION POLICE
NETWORKS
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
OFFICE OF AIRFIELD OPERATIONS & SECURITY
OFFICE OF BRIDGE DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS & BUSINESS RELATIONS
OFFICE OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, & EMERGENCY SERVICES
OFFICE OF ENGINEERING & PROCUREMENT
OFFICE OF FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF FACILITIES PLANNING
OFFICE OF FACILITY OPERATIONS
OFFICE OF FAIR PRACTICES
OFFICE OF HIGHWAY POLICY & TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION
OFFICE OF HIGHWAY POLICY ASSESSMENT
OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
OFFICE OF LANDSIDE OPERATIONS, SAFETY, & MARTIN STATE AIRPORT
OFFICE OF MARKETING
OFFICE OF MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
OFFICE OF MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
OFFICE OF NEXT SYSTEM, PLANNING & SCHEDULING
OFFICE OF PLANNING
OFFICE OF PLANNING & CAPITAL PROGRAMMING
OFFICE OF PLANNING & ENGINEERING
OFFICE OF PLANNING & SCHEDULING
OFFICE OF PLANNING & TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF POLICY & COMMUNICATIONS
OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS & EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
OFFICE OF RAIL FREIGHT SERVICES
OFFICE OF REAL ESTATE
OFFICE OF REAL ESTATE & FREIGHT SERVICES
OFFICE OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF SAFETY & RISK MANAGEMENT
OFFICE OF SYSTEMS PLANNING & EVALUATION
OFFICE OF TERMINAL & LANDSIDE OPERATIONS
OFFICE OF TRANSIT COMMUNICATIONS
OFFICE OF TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT & SMART GROWTH
OFFICE OF WASHINGTON AREA TRANSIT
OPERATIONS, PUBLIC SAFETY, & SECURITY
OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING
PLANNING & ENGINEERING
PLANNING & POLICY
POLICY, GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, & COMMUNICATIONS
POLICY & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
PORT LAND-USE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Chaired by the Secretary of Transportation, the Council had eleven members. Five were appointed to two-year terms by the Governor, and six served ex officio (Code Transportation Article, sec. 6-502).
Abolished in Oct. 2005 (Chapter 114, Acts of 2005).
PROCUREMENT
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & COMMUNITY OUTREACH
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
REAL ESTATE DIVISION
SOUTHERN REGION
SPECIAL OPERATIONS
STATEWIDE INITIATIVES & COMMUNICATIONS
TASK FORCE ON TRAFFIC CAPACITY ACROSS THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
Appointed by Secretary of Transportation:
Ex officio: Aris Melissaratos, Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Kendl P. Philbrick, Secretary of the Environment; C. Ronald Franks, Secretary of Natural Resources; Audrey E. Scott, Secretary of Planning; Robert L. Flanagan, Secretary of Transportation; Trent M. Kittleman, Executive Secretary, Maryland Transportation Authority; Martin G. Madden, Chair, Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays.
In December 2004, the Secretary of Transportation created the Task Force on Traffic Capacity Across the Chesapeake Bay. The Task Force examined options for reducing traffic congestion on the Bay Bridge, which is projected to increase by 40 percent over the next twenty years.
The Task Force reported its recommendations to the Secretary in July 2006.
TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION
TERMINAL MAINTENANCE
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT & SPECIAL EVENTS
TRAFFIC & INTERMODAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, & SUPPORT OPERATIONS
TRANSIT FUNDING STUDY STEERING COMMITTEE
Appointed by Senate President: David R. Brinkley; James E. DeGrange; Rona E. Kramer.
Appointed by House Speaker: John L. Bohanan, Jr.; Sheila E. Hixson; Maggie McIntosh.
Ex officio: David A. Treasure, designee of Secretary of Budget & Management; Robert L. Flanagan, Secretary of Transportation.
The Transit Funding Study Steering Committee organized in July 2006 (Chapter 443, Acts of 2006). The Committee was charged with providing guidance and direction to the Department in producing two studies. The first study analyzed what funding is needed for transit in Maryland over the next twenty years, both capital and operational funding needs. The second study reviewed how transit services are funded nationwide, including state, regional and local strategies, and funding for cities with large transit systems. Revenue sources not currently used in Maryland also were evaluated.
Of the Committee's eight members, three were appointed by the Senate President, three were appointed by the House Speaker, and two served ex officio.
The Steering Committee submitted a report in December 2006 and its final report in January 2007.
VEHICLE SERVICES
Appeals from certain decisions of the Secretary of Transportation or of any agency within the Department were heard and determined by the Board of Review of the Department of Transportation.
Formerly under Operational Services of Maryland Port Administration, functions of this office were privatized in 1996.
Created in April 2004 under Maryland Transportation Authority, Business Services included four divisions: Administration; Finance; Information Technology; and Organizational Development. Abolished in Dec. 2008 reorganization.
Staff: Simela Triandos (410) 537-1092; e-mail: striandos@mdta.state.md.us
Vice-Chair: Neil J. Pedersen, State Highway Administrator
Renamed Coordinated Highways Action Response Team late in 1999.
Within Maryland Transit Administration, Communications originated as Statewide Initiatives and Communications and reformed as Communications in 2003. Communications oversaw eight offices: Communications; Customer Services; Engineering; Government Relations; Freight Services; Planning and Statewide Transit; Transit-Oriented Development and Smart Growth; and Washington Area Transit.
Under Maryland Transit Administration, reorganized as Finance and Administration in Jan. 2004.
Under Maryland Port Administration, disbanded in October 2005.
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, renamed Customer and Media Relations in July 1998.
Under Maryland Aviation Administration, reorganized as Business Management and Administration in July 2003.
Under Maryland Transportation Authority, reorganized as Division of Operations in April 2004.
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, renamed Division of Investigative and Security Services in July 1997.
Under Maryland Transportation Authority, disbanded and functions decentralized in Dec. 2001.
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, reorganized as Driver and Vehicle Project Management in 2006.
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, restructured as Driver Programs in 2006.
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, in Dec. 1999, combined with Networks to form LAN Support in Office of Information Resources.
Formed in October 2003 from Program Management and Community Outreach to oversee offices for fair practice and minority business enterprise; transferred to Administration in May 2007.
Formed in April 2004 under Maryland Transportation Authority, Facility Development oversaw Division of Capital Planning, Engineering and Construction Management, Office of Marketing, and Division of Strategic Development. Abolished in Dec. 2008 restructuring.
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, reorganized as Regional Operations in Oct. 1997.
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Under Motor Vehicle Administration, renamed Information Resources Division in Oct. 1997.
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, functions dispersed to External Affairs and Legislative Compliance in Jan. 2006.
Under Maryland Aviation Administration, restructured as Operations and Maintenance in Jan. 2008.
Under Office of Transit Operations, abolished in July 2000.
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, reorganized in Oct. 1997 with administrative functions assigned to Administration Division, and financial functions transferred to Planning and Finance Division.
Jerome C. Korzybski, Coordinator (410) 767-8795
James Berard, Chair
Staff: Harvey S. Zelefsky (410) 767-3781
Donald C. Fry, Chair
Thomas E. Abel; Joseph Alexander; Ray Ambrose; Evelyn T. Beasley; Sherry Burford; Norman H. Conway; Elijah E. Cummings: Ulysses Currie; Wayne K. Curry; Douglas M. Duncan; George C. Edwards; Lee R. Epstein; Robert Garner; John G. Gary; Charles C. Graves; Carolyn J. B. Howard; Donald P. Hutchinson; John (Jack) Kinstlinger; Murray D. Levy; Nathaniel J. McFadden; Charles Pettus; C. A. (Dutch) Ruppersberger III; Laurie B. Schwartz; Raymond M. Westfall; Richard A. White; F. Kirwan Wineland; Kenneth A. Yowan.
Consolidated into Maryland Transportation Authority Police Force, July 1, 1998 (Chapter 514, Acts of 1998).
Renamed Maryland Transit Administration in Oct. 2001 (Chapter 730, Acts of 2001).
Renamed Maryland Transit Administration Police in Oct. 2001 (Chapter 730, Acts of 2001).
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, combined with End-User Computing to form LAN Support in Office of Information Resources in Dec. 1999.
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, renamed Office of Administrative Services, July 1, 1998.
Under Office of Secretary, renamed Office of Engineering and Procurement in 1999.
Under Aviation Administration, reorganized into Office of Operations and Office of Airport Security in Oct. 2004.
Under State Highway Administration, renamed Office of Structures in Jan. 2008.
Under Maryland Aviation Administration, renamed Office of Finance and Administration in April 2002.
Under Maryland Aviation Administration, functions dispersed to other units in April 2007.
Under Maryland Transit Administration, reorganized as Office of Procurement in April 2007.
Under Administration, reorganized as Office of Engineering and Emergency Services in Aug. 2007.
Under Administration, restructured as Office of Engineering, Procurement, and Emergency Services in Jan. 2003.
Under Maryland Aviation Administration, restructured as Facilities Development and Engineering in July 2003.
Under Maryland Aviation Administraton, became Office of Planning and Environmental Services in July 2003.
Under Administration, reorganized as Office of Fleet, Facilities, and Administrative Services in July 2004.
Renamed Office of Diversity and Equity in March 2007.
Under State Highway Administration, renamed Office of Policy and Research in March 1999.
Under State Highway Administration, renamed Office of Highway Policy and Technology Utilization in July 1998.
Under Maryland Transportation Authority, renamed Division of Information Technology in April 2004.
Under Office of Deputy Secretary.
Under Maryland Aviation Administration, reorganized as Terminal and Landside Operations in July 2003.
Under Maryland Transportation Authority,
Under Maryland Aviation Administration, renamed Office of Marketing and Air Service Development in April 2002.
Under Office of Secretary, renamed Office of Minority Business Enterprise in 1999.
Under Maryland Transit Administration, functions transferred to Office of Fair Practices in April 2007.
Under Maryland Transit Administration, Office assumed this name in 2004, when oversight of NEXT System was added to its responsibilities. Only certain components of NEXT System, however, were ever implemented, and Office reverted back to its planning and scheduling functions in 2006.
Under Office of Secretary, reverted to former name, Office of Planning and Capital Programming, in Oct. 2007.
Under Office of Secretary, restructured as Office of Planning in Jan. 2006.
Under the Maryland Aviation Administration, renamed Office of Facilities Development in April 2002.
Under Maryland Transit Administration, restructured as Office of Planning and Programming in April 2007.
Under Maryland Transit Administration, reorganized as Office of Service Development in April 2007.
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, restructured as Office of Driver and Vehicle Policies and Programs in July 1998.
Under Maryland Transit Administration, functions transferred to Office of Fair Practices in April 2007.
Under State Highway Administration, renamed Office of Communications in July 1998.
Under Maryland Transit Administration, transferred as Communications to Communications and Marketing in April 2007.
Under Maryland Transit Administration, functions transferred to Office of Freight Logistics under Office of Secretary in April 2004.
Under Mass Transit Administration, abolished in July 2000. Functions dispersed to other offices.
Under Mass Transit Administration, renamed Office of Real Estate in 1998.
Under Office of Secretary, became Real Estate Division under Office of Planning in Jan. 2006.
Under Maryland Transit Administration, restructured as Office of Safety, Risk Management, and Quality Assurance in April 2007.
Under Office of Secretary, reorganized as Office of Planning and Capital Programming in 1999.
Under Aviation Administration, restructured as Office of Transportation and Terminal Services in Aug. 2005.
Under Mass Transit Administration, renamed Office of Communications.
Under Maryland Transit Administration, combined with Office of Planning and Statewide Transit to form Office of Planning and Transit Development in Jan. 2004.
Under Maryland Transit Administration, functions transferred to Office of Secretary in March 2007.
Under Maryland Aviation Administration, combined with Maintenance, Utilities, and Terminal Service to form Operations and Maintenance in Jan. 2008.
Under Mass Transit Administration, disbanded in Jan. 2000.
Under State Highway Administration, renamed Planning, Engineering, Real Estate, and Environment in July 2008.
Under Maryland Transit Administration, restructured as Planning and Engineering in March 2007.
Under Deputy Secretary, restructured as Transportation Policy in 2009.
In May 2003, reorganized as Policy, Governmental Affairs, and Communications.
Within Maryland Port Administration, Port Land-Use Development Office was initiated in 1998 (Chapter 414, Acts of 1998). Transferred to Office of Secretary in 1999 (Code Transportation Article, secs. 6-503, 6-504). Abolished in Oct. 2005 (Chapter 114, Acts of 2005).
ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR PORT LAND-USE DEVELOPMENT
The Advisory Council for Port Land-Use Development formed in 1998. It worked to invigorate land development in and around the Port of Baltimore (Chapter 414, Acts of 1998).
Formerly under Office of Engineering, Procurement, and Emergency Services. Restructured as Office of Procurement under Administration in Aug. 2007.
Under Office of Secretary, renamed Equity and Economic Empowerment in Oct. 2003.
Under Maryland Port Administration, restructured as Maritime Commercial Management in April 2005.
Formerly under Office of Planning. Restructured under Deputy Secretary as Office of Real Estate in Aug. 2007.
Under Maryland Transportation Authority and within Operations, functions dispersed in January 1998.
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, abolished in March 2004.
Under Maryland Transit Administration, restructured as Communications and other units transferred to Corporate Services and Finance in Sept. 2003.
Staff: Dennis N. Simpson (410) 537-1000; e-mail: dsimpson@mdta.state.md.us
O. James Lighthizer, Co-Chair (chosen by Secretary of Transportation)
J. Lowell Stoltzfus, Co-Chair (chosen by Secretary of Transportation)
Mahlon G. Anderson; John C. Astle; Andrew N. Barrow; John E. (Sonny) Bloxom; Walter T. Coryell; William H. Cox, Jr.; Effie M. Elzey; Jeffrey E. Frank, Ph.D.; H. Victoria Goldsborough; Janet Greenip; Rona E. Kramer; Mary Ann Love; James N. Mathias, Jr.; Anthony J. O'Donnell; E. J. Pipkin; Susan Ellsworth Shaw; Alan I. Silverstein; Richard A. Sossi; Walter Thompson; W. Gregory Wims; one vacancy.
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, renamed Technical Services Management Division in Oct. 1997.
Under Maryland Port Administration, renamed Facility Operations in 1997.
Under Maryland Port Administration, reorganized as Market Development in 2003.
Under Maryland Port Administration, renamed Intermodal and Rail Logistics in 2003.
Under Maryland Transportation Authority, reorganized as Multi-Facility Operations in 2009.
Staff: Lyn Erickson (410) 865-1279; e-mail: lerickson@mdot.state.md.us
Under Motor Vehicle Administration, renamed Vehicle Programs in 2006.
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