County Executive Olszewski Provides Update on Transition Efforts
Transition team meetings, progress will be updated online prior to final report being issued in January
As he continues his efforts to modernize County government, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski today provided an update on his transition team’s progress, releasing the full rosters of his transition team work groups and schedule of work group meetings.
“We’re proud to have recruited a diverse coalition of thoughtful leaders from across the Baltimore region to lead our work groups and begin building a better Baltimore County,” said County Executive Olszewski. “We are laying the foundation to set goals and priorities and provide every resident access to the 21st-century government they deserve.”
Each transition work group is developing a comprehensive set of recommendations that will inform policy priorities, reform how Baltimore County does business and improve the delivery of services and resources provided by county government.
The Education Work Group is co-chaired by Diana Morris, Director, Open Society Institute and Ed Gilliss, Partner, Royston, Mueller, McLean & Reid LLP.
The members of the Education Work Group include:
- Abby Beytin
- Allie Carter
- Melissa Broome
- Yara Cheikh
- Tony Fugett
- Marisol Johnson
- Tam Lynne Kelley
- Jennifer Lynch
- Ligia Mardari
- Sean McComb
- Eric Washington
The Jobs & Economic Development Work Group is co-chaired by Kim Schatzel, President, Towson University; Freeman Hrabowski, President UMBC; and Shina Parker, CEO Integrity Title.
The members of the Job Creation & Economic Development Work Group include:
- Kirk Baumgart
- Rick Binetti
- Brandon Bonnano
- Dante Daniels
- Linda Dworak
- Chickie Grayson
- Jessica Hack
- Marci Hunn
- Joe Jones
- Adam Kane
- Sandra Kurtinitis
- Erich March
- Jon Mayers
- Amy Menzer
- Sam Neuberger
- Tommy Obrecht
- Odette Ramos
- Hugh Sisson
The Public Safety Work Group is co-chaired by Sheryl Goldstein, VP, Abell Foundation and Carl Jackson, Community Activist.
The members of the Public Safety Work Group include:
- Elizabeth Alex
- Craig Coleman
- Bryen Glass
- Dyana Forester
- Mary Livingston
- Aisha Khan
- Raees Khan
- Ganesha Martin
- Kevin O’Connor
- Garry Pace
- John Ripley
- Anthony Russell
- Keith Tiedemann
- Mark Weir
- Alonza Williams
The Health & Human Services Work Group is co-chaired by Talib Horne, Executive Director, Bon Secours Community Works; Gill Wylie, President, Johns Hopkins Medical Management; and Bill McCarthy, Executive Director, Catholic Charities. The members of the Health & Human Services Work Group include:
- Lauren Averella
- Amy Blank
- Lisa Budlow
- John Chessare
- Jean Gaffney
- Justin Holliday
- Ricarra Jones
- Amy Kleine
- Dawn O’Neill
- Mark Puente
- Tom Smyth
- Brock Yetso
- Mark Yost
The Diversity, Inclusion, Quality of Life Work Group is co-chaired Vicki Almond, County Council, District 2 and Chuck Tildon, VP, United Way of Central Maryland.
The members of the Diversity, Inclusion & Quality Of Life Work Group include:
- Rabbi Jessy Dressin
- Sara Elalamy
- Charles Fink
- Doug Hoffberger
- Linwood Jackson
- Bobbie Laur
- Cindy Leppert
- Pam Newland
- Gray Parsons
- Susan Radke
- Doug Riley
- Shanaysha Sauls
- Jason St. John
- Morgan Streeter
- Lisa Weiderlight
The Government Reform & Innovation Work Group is co-chaired by Beth Blauer, Executive Director, JHU GovEx; Lisa Hamilton, President & CEO, Annie E. Casey Foundation; and Roy Meyers, Professor, UMBC.
The members of the Government Reform and Innovation Work Group include:
- Akbar Ansari
- Sonny Appolonia
- Mitch Butta
- Sheldon Caplis
- Rob Gavel
- Mandee Heinl
- Kevin Mooring
- Jeff Supik
- Shirley Supik
- Maria Tildon
The Sustainability, Transportation, Infrastructure workgroup is co-chaired by Anwer Hasan, Senior VP, Louis Berger and Tim Regan, President, Whiting-Turner.
The members of Sustainability, Transportation & Infrastructure Work Group include:
- Ed Adams
- Joan Bryan
- Chris Burton
- Charlie Fenwick
- John Hawks
- Brent Howard
- Marsha McLaughlin
- Teresa Moore
- Peter O’Malley
- Klaus Philipsen
- Scott Phillips
- Tom Pilon
- Rob Poleski
- Todd Schuler
- Jim Smith
- Tyrone Taborn
- Ted Venetoulis
In order to develop these recommendations, work group members are reviewing department data and consulting with policy experts and community members.
Each work group will continue their work, meeting throughout December and January and will issue a final report on January 31, 2019.
The full schedule of work group meetings is available online.
Residents can continue to monitor the transition team’s progress, submit ideas, and find information about workgroup meetings on the County’s website.
Community members can continue to submit ideas for the transition online or by emailing ideas@baltimorecountymd.gov. These community suggestions will be reviewed by the transition team and incorporated into the final report.