P-20 LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF MARYLAND

Jeffrey Building (right), Annapolis, Maryland, September 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Appointed by Governor: Susan C. Aldridge, Ph.D.; Richard J. Armbruster; Joann A. Boughman, Ph.D.; Eleanor M. Carey, Esq.; Robert L. Caret, Ph.D.; Peter F. Cevenini; James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr.; Thomas G. Evans; Patricia S. Florestano, Ph.D.; Clara B. Floyd; Patricia S. Gordon; Hope R. Harrington; Alicia C. Hoffman; Nicholas P. Jones, Ph.D.; Katharine M. Oliver; Barbara Matin Palmer, Ph.D.; W. Stephen Pannill; George W. Reid, Ph.D.; Earl S. Richardson, Ed.D.; Stephen Rohde; Karen B. Salmon, Ph.D.; Mary Pat Seurkamp, Ph.D.; June E. Streckfus; Alvin Thornton, Ph.D.; Henry Clay Whitlow, Esq.

Ex officio: Christian S. Johansson, Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools; Thomas E. Perez, Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation; James E. Lyons, Sr., Ph.D., Secretary of Higher Education; Kevin M. O'Keefe, Chair, Maryland Higher Education Commission; William E. Kirwan, Ph.D., Chancellor, University System of Maryland; Eric M. Seleznow, Executive Director, Governor's Workforce Investment Board; William G. Robertson, Chair, Governor's Workforce Investment Board.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Ex officio: Martin J. O'Malley, Governor; Christian S. Johansson, Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools; Thomas E. Perez, Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation; James E. Lyons, Sr., Ph.D., Secretary of Higher Education; William E. Kirwan, Ph.D., Chancellor, University System of Maryland.

Staff: Patricia A. Foerster

The P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland was initiated by the Governor in October 2007 (Executive Order 01.01.2007.20). "P-20" refers to a system of education that encompasses preschool through graduate studies, and ensures that students from an early age are learning the necessary skills for a competitive workplace.

The Council is to investigate ways to improve education, advance workforce creation, and thereby make the State more competitive in securing and maintaining business and economic development.

CAREER & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION TASK FORCE
Appointed by Governor:
Katherine M. Oliver, Co-Chair
Grant Schmelzer, Co-Chair
Kathleen M. Beauman; Joseph T. Biglin; Valerie J. Brennan; Michelle L. Butt; Peter F. Cevenini; Trudy E. Chara; M. Andy Chaves; Tim A. Corder; Lisa C. Cox; June D. Fordham; Susan T. Gorman; Larry R. Greenhill, Sr.; Joe A. Hairston, Ed.D.; Jeffrey L. Hargrave; Theresa W. Hollander; Dean R. Kendall; Victoria Lee; Marjorie R. Lohnes; Kevin E. Lowndes; George Mayo VI; Lynn M. Patterson; Mary Etta Reedy; Anne Spence; Theresa D. Stafford; Jasper L. Wilson; Ralph T. Wolfe; Anthony Wong; Holly A. Woodward.

In October 2008, the P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland established the Career and Technology Education Task Force.

COLLEGE SUCCESS TASK FORCE
Appointed by Governor:
Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D., Co-Chair
James E. Lyons, Sr., Ph.D., Co-Chair

Guy Altieri, Ed.D.; Kathryn A. Barbour; Mickey L. Birnum, Ph.D.; Ann N. Bonitatibus; Joann A. Boughman, Ph.D.; Joan Carter Conway; Norman H. Conway; Deborah J. Cruise, Ph.D.; Ulysses Currie; Mary Kay Finan, Ed.D.; Gino J. Gemignani, Jr.; Barbara A. Gill; Joe A. Hairston, Ed.D.; Christine Handy-Collins, Ed.D.; Elliot L. Hirschman, Ph.D.; Sheila E. Hixson; Daryl E. Kennedy; William E. Kirwan, Ph.D.; Karen Neal; T. Joan Robinson, Ph.D.; Linda T. Wise.

The College Success Task Force began meeting in May 2009. The Task Force is to examine Maryland educational policies and practices concerned with students being prepared for and succeeding in college. Specifically, the Task Force will identify gaps between high school graduation requirements and college entrance expectations, particularly in reading, writing, and mathematics. Further, the Task Force will identify national benchmark educational achievement standards, and, based on those benchmarks, recommend changes to current standards and policies to ensure successful transitions from high school to college. In December 2009, the Task Force will report to the P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland.

PRINCIPALS TASK FORCE
Appointed by Governor:
Mary A. Carey, Co-Chair
Elizabeth M. Morgan, Ph.D., Co-Chair
Mita Badshah; Diane S. Bragdon; Betty Ann Clark; Lawrence H. Cohen; Jan H. Conway; Gerald R. DeGrange; Anissa K. Brown Dennis; Judy R. Docca; Deborah S. Drown; Albert P. DuPont II, Ed.D.; Colleen Eisenbeiser; Maha Fadli; James V. Foran, Ed.D.; Hope R. Harrington; Theodore Haynie; Lorenzo L. Hughes; R. Owen Johnson, Jr.; Christopher W. Lloyd; Patrick S. McCusker; Karen W. N'Dour; Janet Pauls; George W. Reid, Ph.D.; James E. Richmond; Eugene L. Streagle, Jr.; Wayne D. Thibeault; Ronald S. Thomas, Ph.D.

In October 2008, the Principals Task Force was established by the P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland.

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS (STEM) TASK FORCE
Appointed by Governor:
William E. Kirwan, Ph.D., Co-Chair
June E. Streckfus, Co-Chair
Stephen A. Barkanic; David S. Byer; Kenneth C. Carter, Ph.D.; Donna Clem; Rafael Correa; Robert Dawson; Eugene M. DeLoatch, Ph.D.; Linda Eberhardt; Clarissa Evans; Nariman Favardin, Ph.D.; Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D.; Stephanie C. Hill; Kristina M. Johnson, Ph.D.; Michael J. Martirano, Ed.D.; Warren Mullins; Gregg Newby; Anita O'Neill; Judith C. Oleks, Ed.D.; Dennis A. Pataniczek, Ph.D.; Darnell Peaker; James F. Pitts; Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, M.D.; Rizwan A. Siddiqi; Susan K. Stewart; Donald Thomas.

Under the P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland, the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Task Force formed in 2008.

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