DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Gregory I. Slater, Secretary of Transportation (410) 865-1000
Sean P. Powell, Deputy Secretary for Operations (410) 865-1002
R. Earl Lewis, Jr., Deputy Secretary for Policy, Planning, & Enterprise Services (410) 865-1006

[photo, Dept. of Transportation Building, 7201 Corporate Center Drive, Hanover, Maryland] Ricky D. Smith, Sr., Executive Director, Maryland Aviation Administration (410) 859-7060
Timothy E. Smith, State Highway Administrator (410) 545-0400
Christine E. Nizer, Motor Vehicle Administrator (410) 768-7274
William P. Doyle, Executive Director, Maryland Port Administration (410) 385-4400
Kevin B. Quinn, Jr., Maryland Transit Administrator (410) 767-3943
James F. Ports, Jr., Executive Director, Maryland Transportation Authority (410) 537-1001
Cheryl A. Brown-Whitfield, Principal Counsel (410) 865-1109

Harry R. Hughes Department of Transportation Building, 7201 Corporate Center Drive, Hanover, Maryland, December 2003.



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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

OFFICE OF SECRETARY

(J00A0101, formerly 29.01.01)
FY2020 appropriation: $32,476,792; authorized positions: 204.5
Gregory I. Slater, Secretary of Transportation (appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent) (410) 865-1000
e-mail: secretary@mdot.maryland.gov

POLICY, PLANNING, & ENTERPRISE SERVICES


[Dept. of Transportation Building, 7201 Corporate Center Drive, Hanover, Maryland] R. Earl Lewis, Jr., Deputy Secretary for Policy, Planning, & Enterprise Services (410) 865-1006
e-mail: rlewis1@mdot.maryland.gov

Harry R. Hughes Department of Transportation Building, 7201 Corporate Center Drive, Hanover, Maryland, May 2009. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.



[CSX freight train crossing bridge in Gunpowder Falls State Park, Kingsville (Baltimore County), Maryland]


CSX freight train crossing bridge in Gunpowder Falls State Park, Kingsville (Baltimore County), Maryland, November 2014. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.


OPERATIONS

Sean P. Powell, Deputy Secretary for Operations (410) 865-1002
e-mail: spowell3@mdot.maryland.gov

Mark W. Crampton, Assistant Secretary (410) 865-1125; e-mail: mcrampton1@mdot.maryland.gov
Courtney A. Highsmith, Esq., Assistant Secretary for Operational Enterprise Support (410) 865-1118; e-mail: chighsmith@mdot.state.md.us

MARYLAND AVIATION COMMISSION

Chair: Gregory I. Slater, Secretary of Transportation (410) 859-7734

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 3-year terms: T. Chineta K. Davis, 2021; Philip A. Parenti, 2021; Calvin D. Peacock, 2021; Raymond C. Nichols, Sr., 2022; Ivory E. Tucker, Esq., 2022; Vishal Amin, 2023; William D. Hawkins, 2023; David L. Winstead, Esq., 2023.

Ex officio (nonvoting): Kelly M. Schulz, Secretary of Commerce

STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION


[photo, Rock drilled and dynamited to straighten Belair Road, Perry Hall (near Gunpowder Falls State Park), Maryland] (J00B01, formerly 29.02.01)
FY2020 appropriation: $1,995,678,944; authorized positions: 2,961.5
Timothy E. Smith, State Highway Administrator (appointed by Secretary of Transportation with Governor's approval)
(410) 545-0400; 1-800-323-6742 (toll free, Maryland)
e-mail: shaadmin@sha.state.md.us
web: www.roads.maryland.gov/pages/home.aspx

Rock drilled & dynamited to straighten Belair Road, Perry Hall (near Gunpowder Falls State Park), Maryland, August 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.


Cheryl M. Sparks, Chief Strategy Officer (410) 545-5657
e-mail: csparks@sha.state.md.us


[photo, Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge, Solomons, Maryland]

Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge, Solomons, Maryland, April 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


[photo, State Highway Administration, District 5 Offices, 138 Defense Highway, Annapolis, Maryland]

State Highway Administration, District 5 Offices, 138 Defense Highway, Annapolis, Maryland, September 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.



MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION

[photo, Motor Vehicle Administration, 6601 Ritchie Highway, NE, Glen Burnie, Maryland]

Motor Vehicle Administration, 6601 Ritchie Highway, NE, Glen Burnie, Maryland, September 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


[photo, Oversized replica of yellow crash-test dummy with safety belt, Motor Vehicle Administration, 6601 Ritchie Highway, NE, Glen Burnie, Maryland]



Oversized replica of yellow crash-test dummy with safety belt, Motor Vehicle Administration, 6601 Ritchie Highway, NE, Glen Burnie, Maryland, September 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


MARYLAND PORT COMMISSION

Chair: Gregory I. Slater, Secretary of Transportation (410) 859-7397

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 3-year terms: Brenda A. Dandy, 2021; Edward F. McDonald, 2021; Christian R. Dean, 2022; J. Robert Huber, Sr., 2022; John A. Lunn, Sr., D.Min., 2023; David M. Richardson, 2023.

Ex officio (nonvoting): Kelly M. Schulz, Secretary of Commerce.

Meetings: 1st Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.


[photo, World Trade Center Baltimore,
401 East Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland]

World Trade Center Baltimore, 401 East Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland, February 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


LOGISTICS & PORT OPERATIONS
(J00D0001)
FY2020 appropriation: $50,729,909; authorized positions: 174
David M. Thomas, Deputy Executive Director (410) 633-1043
e-mail: dthomas@marylandports.com

MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

(J00H01, formerly 29.08.01)
FY2020 appropriation: $1,539,816,931; authorized positions: 3,366
Kevin B. Quinn, Jr., Maryland Transit Administrator (appointed by Secretary of Transportation with Governor's approval)
(410) 767-3943; 1-800-543-9809 (toll free, Maryland)
e-mail: kquinn@mta.maryland.gov
web: http://mta.maryland.gov/


[photo, MARC train on Camden Line, Baltimore, Maryland]

MARC train on Camden Line, Baltimore, Maryland, May 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.



[photo, Light rail train, Cromwell Light Rail Station, 7378 Baltimore & Annapolis Blvd., Glen Burnie (Anne Arundel County), Maryland]

Light rail train, Cromwell Light Rail Station, 7378 Baltimore & Annapolis Blvd., Glen Burnie (Anne Arundel County), Maryland, October 2018. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

FY2021 estimated expenditures (includes nonbudgeted income from toll revenues & bond proceeds): $860,375,787
FY2021 authorized positions: 1,727
James F. Ports, Jr., Executive Director (410) 537-1001
e-mail: mdta@mdta.maryland.gov
web: http://mdta.maryland.gov/
web: www.ezpassmd.com/en/home/index.shtml (E-ZPass Maryland Service Center)

Chair: Gregory I. Slater, Secretary of Transportation

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 3-year terms: Dontae S. Carroll, 2023; William C. Ensor III, 2023; Cynthia D. Penny-Ardinger, Esq., 2023; Jeffrey S. Rosen, 2023; William H. Cox, 2024; W. Lee Gaines, Jr., 2024; Mario J. Gangemi, 2024; John F. von Paris, 2024.


[photo, Francis Scott Key Bridge over Patapsco River, Baltimore, Maryland]

Francis Scott Key Bridge over Patapsco River, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.



[photo, Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge over Potomac River, view from Virginia]

Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge over Potomac River, view from Virginia, October 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


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