DORCHESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

[photo, Dorchester County Office Building, 501 Court Lane, Cambridge, Maryland]

COUNTY COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Jay L. Newcomb, President (chosen by Council in Dec., 1-year term), 2022
P. O. Box 26
County Office Building, 501 Court Lane, Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0026
(410) 228-1700; e-mail: jnewcomb@docogonet.com
web: www.dorchestercountymd.com/

County Office Building, 501 Court Lane, Cambridge, Maryland, January 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


Administration	Community Services	Education	Elections	Employment	Health	Law Offices	Licensing


Natural Resources	Planning	Public Safety	Public Works	Recreation	Tourism	Transportation

ADMINISTRATION

COUNTY MANAGER

Appointed by County Council:

Acting County Manager

dlane@docogonet.com

BOARD OF ESTIMATES

County Council, ex officio, constitutes Board of Estimates

CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION
Appointed by County Council

Meetings:

ETHICS COMMISSION
Appointed by County Council to 4-year terms
George Ames, 2023; Andrew Pasden, 2023; Margaret Whitten, 2023.

Meetings:

FINANCE & TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Michael J. Spears, Director (410) 228-7291
e-mail: mspears@docogonet.com
web: www.dorchestercountymd.com/departments/finance-treasury/

HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Elizabeth J. (Becky) Dennis, Director (410) 901-2406; fax: (410) 228-6850
e-mail: bdennis@docogonet.com
web: www.dorchestercountymd.com/departments/human-resources/

TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Donald R. Keyes, Jr., Director (410) 228-6391
e-mail: dkeyes@docogonet.com

COMMUNITY SERVICES

DELMARVA COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.

Executive Director

santo@dcsdct.org

www.dcsdct.org/

Appointed by County Council to 3-year terms:

SENIOR INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE OFFICE
300 Shepherd Ave., Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 221-1930; fax: (410) 221-1917

Senior Transportation: Transportation

LOCAL MANAGEMENT BOARD

Appointed by County Council:

Chair

Nancy L. Shockley, Director (410) 228-0281, (410) 228-9642
P. O. Box 26
County Office Building, Room 103
501 Court Lane, Cambridge, MD 21613
e-mail: nshockley@docogonet.com
web: www.dorchestercountymd.com/departments/local-management-board/

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Appointed by County Council with approval of Secretary of Human Services & advice of Social Services Board:
Lisa B. Hartman, Director (410) 901-4141
P. O. Box 217
627 Race St., Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0217
e-mail: lisa.hartman@maryland.gov
web: www.dorchesterdss.org/
http://dhr.maryland.gov/local-offices/dorchester-county/

ADULT PUBLIC GUARDIANSHIP REVIEW BOARD

Appointed by County Council to 3-year terms:

CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD FOR CHILDREN
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Portia E. Johnson-Ennels, Chair (chosen by Board), 2019
Norby T. Lee, 2017; Katrena Batson Bailey, 2019; Shirley A. Greene, 2021; Barbara J. Hubbard, 2021; Theresa D. E. Stafford, 2023; Vatice J. Walker, 2023.

SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD
Appointed by County Council to 3-year terms:
David Wooten, Chair (chosen by Board in July, 1-year term), 2020
Susan Jarrett Wingate, 2017; Daniel A. Dvorak, 2018; Brandon Hesson, 2019; Chareka Harris, 2020; Antoine D. Patton, Sr., 2020; Rev. Charles T. Cephas, Sr., 2021; James A. Pinkett, 2021; Daryl Butcher, 2022.

Representing County Council: George L. (Lenny) Pfeffer Jr.

Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

EDUCATION

Representing County Council:

Representing Cambridge City Council: two vacancies

BOARD OF EDUCATION
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
Laura Hill Layton, President (chosen by Board in Dec., 1-year term), Councilmanic Dist. 5, 2024
Sheri Robinson Hubbard, Vice-President (chosen by Board in Dec., 1-year term), Councilmanic Dist. 4, 2022
Michael H. Diaz, Councilmanic Dist. 1, 2024
LeOtha N. Hull, Councilmanic Dist. 2, 2022
Susan Morgan, Councilmanic Dist. 3, 2024

Elected by Cambridge-South Dorchester High School in May to 1-year term: Amanda Bair, student (nonvoting), 2021

Elected by North Dorchester High School in May to 1-year term: Madison Frase, student (nonvoting), 2021

Meetings: 3rd Thursday, 3:00 p.m.

CITIZEN ADVISORY COUNCIL ON SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT

Chair (chosen by Board)

PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Appointed by Board of Education with approval of State Superintendent of Schools to 4-year term:
W. David Bromwell, Superintendent of Schools, 2021
700 Glasgow St., Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-4747, ext. 1002
e-mail: bromwelld@dcpsmd.org
web: http://dcps.k12.md.us/

Beth Wilson, Administrator-in-Charge (410) 221-1111, ext. 1014; e-mail: wilsonb@dcpsmd.org

Director

teatr@dcpsmd.org

OPERATIONS
Beth Wilson, Director (410) 221-1111, ext. 1014; e-mail: wilsonb@dcpsmd.org

Engineer

haugec@dcpsmd.org

Manager

brooksg@dcpsmd.org

FINANCE
Timothy L. Brooke, Comptroller (410) 221-1111, ext. 1099; e-mail: brooket@dcpsmd.org

FOOD SERVICES
Ingrid Ramos, Manager (410) 221-1111, ext. 1016; e-mail: ramosi@dcpsmd.org

HUMAN RESOURCES
Jeffrey S. Grafton, Supervisor (410) 221-1111, ext. 1063; e-mail: graftonj@dcpsmd.org

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LeAnn McWilliams, Manager (410) 221-1111, ext. 1004; e-mail: mcwilliamsl@dcpsmd.org

MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS
Patrick Murphy, Manager (410) 901-6948, ext. 3630; e-mail: murphyp@dcpsmd.org

TRANSPORTATION
William Fleming, Manager (410) 221-1111, ext. 1044; e-mail: flemingb@dcpsmd.org

SECONDARY EDUCATION
Maria Smith-Hosch, Ed.D., Director (410) 221-1111, ext. 1003; e-mail: smithm@dcpsmd.org

Curriculum Supervisor

connorst@dcpsmd.org

LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY & MATHEMATICS
Anna Howie, Supervisor (410) 221-1111, ext. 1032; e-mail: howiea@dcpsmd.org

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, & MATHEMATICS (STEM), PHYSICAL EDUCATION & HEALTH
Paula Turner, Ed.D., Supervisor (410) 221-1111, ext. 1027; e-mail: turnerp@dcpsmd.org

SOCIAL STUDIES & WORLD LANGUAGES
Monique Ward, Supervisor (410) 221-1111, ext. 1011; e-mail: wardm@dcpsmd.org

Director

howiek@dcpsmd.org

SPECIAL EDUCATION
Kim Waller, Supervisor (410) 221-1111, ext. 1022; e-mail: wallerk@dcpsmd.org

STUDENT SERVICES, MINORITY ACHIEVEMENT, & NEW DIRECTIONS LEARNING ACADEMY
James C. Bell, Jr., Ed.D., Supervisor (410) 901-6940; e-mail: bellj@dcpsmd.org

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
Kermit Hines, Supervisor (410) 901-6950, ext. 3410; e-mail: hinesk@dcpsmd.org

CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE

Appointed by Board of Trustees:

President

www.chesapeake.edu/

BOARD OF COLLEGE TRUSTEES

Dorchester County members appointed by Governor with House of Delegates advice & consent to 5-year terms:

Ex officio: Clifford P. Coppersmith, Ph.D., President, Chesapeake College

Meetings: 4th Thursday,*4:00 p.m. (except May, July, Nov.)
*(for location & June & Dec. dates: asimpson@chesapeake.edu)

PUBLIC LIBRARY

Appointed by Board of Library Trustees:

Director

chenningsen@dorchesterlibrary.org

www.dorchesterlibrary.org/

Dorchester County Public Library, 303 Gay St., Cambridge, Maryland, January 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES

Appointed by Board of Library Trustees to 3-year terms:

President (chosen by Board in July, 1-year term)

Meetings: 3rd Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. (Jan., March, May, July, Sept., Nov.)

ELECTIONS

BOARD OF ELECTIONS

Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 4-year terms:

President (chosen by Board),

Terms expire 2023.

Meetings: 3rd Thursday, 2:00 p.m.

County Office Building, 501 Court Lane, Cambridge, Maryland, January 2007. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Election Director

gwendolyn.dales@maryland.gov

www.docomdelections.org/

EMPLOYMENT

CAREER CENTER
Ashley L. Jones, Supervisor (410) 901-4250; fax: (410) 221-1817
627A Race St., Cambridge, MD 21613
e-mail:

ashley.jones2@maryland.gov

www.dllr.state.md.us/county/uppershore/

www.uswib.org/

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
(telephone & web claims only)
(410) 334-6800; 1-877-293-4125 (toll free)
web: www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/uibenefits.shtml

HEALTH

HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Appointed by Secretary of Health:

Health Officer

roger.harrell@maryland.gov

www.dorchesterhealth.org/

BOARD OF HEALTH

County Council, ex officio, constitutes Board of Health.

CHILD FATALITY REVIEW TEAM

ADULT HEALTH
Cheryl MacLaughlin, R.N., Program Manager (410) 228-3223
e-mail: cheryl.maclaughlin@maryland.gov

DRUG & ALCOHOL PREVENTION SERVICES
Charlene Jones, Director (410) 901-8162
e-mail: charlene.jones@maryland.gov

DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE COUNCIL

john.winslow@maryland.gov

Steven M. Mills, Chair (chosen by Council in Sept., 1-year term)

Appointed by County Council to 4-year terms: Martin Brandes, M.D.; Portia Johnson Ennals; L. Wesley Fuhrman; James Gillespie; Robert Hanson; Nancy L. Shockley; Sandra Wilson; John R. Winslow; four vacancies. Terms expire 2016.

Representing County Council: one vacancy

Ex officio: Brett W. Wilson, County Administrative Judge, Circuit Court; Gerald V. Purnell, District Administrative Judge, District Court; Karen R. Ketterman, Esq., Family Magistrate; Glenn L. Bramble, Jr., President, Board of Education; Roger L. Harrell, Health Officer; Lisa B. Hartman, Director of Social Services; William H. Jones, Esq., State's Attorney; Chasity N. Simpson, Esq., District Public Defender; James W. Phillips, Jr., Sheriff; Carl C. (Cory) Fink, designee of Area Director, Dept. of Juvenile Services; Robert Hanson, designee of Regional Administrator, Division of Parole & Probation; Kenneth W. Malik, Chief, Cambridge Police Dept.; Leslie D. Hutton, Chief, Hurlock Police Dept.

Meetings: 1st Friday, 7:30 a.m.

EVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
William C. Forlifer, Director (410) 228-1167
e-mail: william.forlifer@maryland.gov

MATERNAL, CHILD & SCHOOL HEALTH
Mary R. Elliott, C.R.N.P., Program Manager (410) 228-3294
e-mail: mary.elliott@maryland.gov

PREVENTION & HEALTH EDUCATION
Sandra L. Wilson, Program Manager (410) 228-3223
e-mail: sandra.wilson@maryland.gov

LAW OFFICES

COUNTY ATTORNEY

Appointed by County Council:

County Attorney

PUBLIC DEFENDER
Appointed by Public Defender:
Chasity N. Simpson, Esq., District Public Defender (410) 221-2570; fax: (410) 221-2574
310 Gay St., Cambridge, MD 21613
e-mail: csimpson@opd.state.md.us
web: www.opd.state.md.us/dorchester

STATE'S ATTORNEY
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
William H. Jones, Esq. (D), State's Attorney, 2022
315 High St., Cambridge, MD 21613
(410) 228-3611
e-mail: wjones@docogonet.com
web: www.dorchestercountymd.com/departments/states-attorney/

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FATALITY REVIEW TEAM

LICENSING

BOARD OF [LIQUOR] LICENSE COMMISSIONERS

County Council, ex officio, serves as Board of License Commissioners, though a Council member may appoint a substitute.

rmshort@docogonet.com

Richard C. (Ricky) Travers, Chair

Meetings: 3rd Monday

PLANNING & ZONING OFFICE

NATURAL RESOURCES

FOREST CONSERVANCY DISTRICT BOARD

Secretary;

scott.daniels@maryland.gov

Appointed by State Forester to 3-year terms:
Elizabeth (Beth) Hill, Chair

PLANNING

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Appointed by County Council:

Director

sbanks@choosedorchester.org

http://choosedorchester.org/

PLANNING & ZONING DEPARTMENT
Herve O. Hamon, Director (410) 228-3234; fax: (410) 228-1563
P. O. Box 107
County Office Building, 501 Court Lane, Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0107
e-mail: hhamon@docogonet.com
web: www.dorchestercountymd.com/planning-zoning/

AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD

Appointed by County Council to 5-year terms:

AGRICULTURAL RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE
Appointed by County Council to 3-year terms:
William Malkus

BUILDING CODE APPEALS BOARD
Appointed by County Council:
Greg Koski; Glenn P. Ruark.

PLANNING COMMISSION
Appointed by County Council to 5-year terms:
Robert Hanson, Chair (chosen by Commission in June, 1-year term), 2022
William Giese, Jr., 2019; Jerry Burroughs, 2020; Laura Layton, 2021; Ralph Lewis, 2022; Mary M. Losty, 2022; William Windsor, 2023.

Meetings: 1st Wednesday, 12:00 noon

SEAFOOD RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE
Appointed by County Council to 3-year terms:
Jack Brooks; Roger Morris, 2023; Harold Robinson, 2023.

SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS:
Appointed by County Council:
Catherine McCulley, Chair
Dwight Cromwell; Charles Dayton, Jr.; Wendell Foxwell; Elizabeth Hill; Cindy Smith; Lin Spicer. Alternate: Michael Starling.

Meetings: 3rd Thursday, 7:00 p.m.

PERMITS, INSPECTIONS, & LICENSING
(410) 228-9636

Roger M. Short, Building Code Inspector (410) 228-3234
e-mail rmshort@docogonet.com

PUBLIC SAFETY

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Director

jhughes@docogonet.com

www.dorchestercountymd.com/department-of-corrections/

EMERGENCY SERVICES [EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY]
Appointed by Governor:
Evdokia (Dozia) Rahilly, Director (410) 228-1818, (410) 228-2231; fax: (410) 228-1216
829 Fieldcrest Road, Cambridge, MD 21613
e-mail: drahilly@docogonet.com
web: www.dorchestercountymd.com/emergency-services-main/

LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE

Representing County Council: George L. (Lenny) Pfeffer Jr.

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS [911 CENTER]
Robert Larimer, Interim Chief (410) 221-0203
e-mail: rlarimer@911.docogonet.com
web: www.dorchestercountymd.com/emergency-communications-division/

Appointed by County Council:

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Stephen Garvin, Planner (410) 228-1818
e-mail: sgarvin@docogonet.com
web: www.dorchestercountymd.com/emergency-management-division-2/

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Kenneth Tull, Manager (410) 228-2726
e-mail: ktull@docogonet.com
web: www.dorchestercountymd.com/emergency-medical-services-division/

Appointed by County Council

FIRE MARSHAL
Appointed by State Fire Marshal:
Joseph C. Flanagan, Deputy Chief State Fire Marshal (410) 713-3780
201 Baptist St., Suite 17, Salisbury, MD 21801
e-mail: joseph.flanagan@maryland.gov
e-mail: msp.osfmlero@maryland.gov

PUBLIC WORKS

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

Appointed by County Council:

Director

www.dorchestercountymd.com/departments/public-works-2/

AIRPORT DIVISION

Manager

cchisholm@docogonet.com

www.dorchestercountymd.com/departments/public-works-2/airport-division-2/

ENGINEERING DIVISION
Vacancy, Chief Engineer (410) 228-2920
web: www.dorchestercountymd.com/departments/public-works-2/engineering-division/

HIGHWAYS DIVISION
Brian Chester, Manager (410) 228-2920
e-mail: bchester@docogonet.com
web: www.dorchestercountymd.com/departments/public-works-2/highway-division/

ROADS BOARD

County Council, ex officio, constitutes Roads Board

President

TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

MAINTENANCE DIVISION
Ryan White, Director (410) 228-2920
e-mail: dcmaint@docogonet.com
web: www.dorchestercountymd.com/departments/maintenance-division/

SOLID WASTE DIVISION
John Cooney, Manager (410) 943-1700
e-mail: jcooney@docogonet.com
web: www.dorchestercountymd.com/departments/public-works-2/solid-waste-division-2/

SANITARY DISTRICT COMMISSION
Appointed by County Council to 6-year terms:
Kim Newcomb, Chair
P. O. Box 444
County Office Building, 501 Court Lane, Cambridge, MD 21613 - 0444
(410) 228-6222