![[photo, Grapevines, Woodville (Frederick County), Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/01glance/images/1198-1-1278.jpg)
Roy W. Crow, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2021
Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms: Joseph A. Fiola, Ph.D., 2018; Jeffrey A. Kelly, 2020; Jennifer Watt Layton, 2020; Joan Cartier, Ph.D., 2021; Steven A. Connelly, 2023; Liz Fitzsimmons, 2023; Robert T. Butz, 2024.
Appointed by Senate President: Ronald N. Young
Appointed by House Speaker: Rachel R. Jones
Grapevines, Woodville (Frederick County), Maryland, October 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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Wayne A. Cawley, Jr. Building, 50 Harry S Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401 - 8960
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e-mail: karen.fedor@maryland.gov
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In July 2005, the Governor's Advisory Commission on Maryland Wine and Grape Growing was authorized by the General Assembly (Chapter 319, Acts of 2005).
The Commission advises the Secretary of Agriculture on the allocation of funds from the Maryland Wine and Grape Promotion Fund. Authorized in 2005 and administered by the Department of Agriculture, the Fund provides grants to nongovernmental organizations to encourage the production and consumption of Maryland wine, and the production of wine grapes in the State. Additionally, the Commission identifies strategies to facilitate the growth of viticulture in Maryland.
Grapes in basket & grapepress, Dunkirk (Calvert County), Maryland. September 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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