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GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY

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Director, Governor's Office of Homeland Security, July 2015 to January 11, 2023. Coordinator, Emergency Management Advisory Council, 2015-23. Member, Maryland Active Assailant Interdisciplinary Work Group, 2015-23; Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board, 2015-23; Maryland Cybersecurity Council, 2015-23; Council on Open Data, 2015-23; Statewide Interoperability Radio Control Board, 2015-23; National Capital Region Emergency Preparedness Council, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2016-23; Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council, 2019-23.

Director, Office of Emergency Services, Kent County, 2023-.

Member, Board of Elections, Kent County, 2015.

Maryland State Trooper, beginning 1985; Commander, Special Operations Division, 2005-07; Commander, Special Operations and Transportation Safety Command, 2007-10; Chief, Field Operations Bureau, 2010-12, Department of State Police. Lt. Colonel, Maryland State Police, 2010-15.

Member, Task Force on School Safety, 2006-07.

Attended Beaconsfield High School, Beaconsfield, Quebec, 1978; Chesapeake College, A.A. (law enforcement), 1980; Towson University, B.S. (criminal justice & liberal arts), 1984; Maryland State Police Trooper Candidate Academy, 1985. Member, Criminal Justice Advisory Board, Chesapeake College; International Chiefs of Police Association; International Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association; Maryland Troopers Association; Maryland Chiefs of Police Association. Member, Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council, 2015-23 (executive committee), National Governors Association; Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 2016-23 (tri-chair, joint policy work group), National Emergency Management Association. Board of Directors, Chesapeake College Foundation. Member, Chestertown Optimists Club, 1990-; Chester River Yacht and Country Club (commodore, 2004-06; board of directors, 2007-13; president, 2010-13); Fraternal Order of Elks, Chestertown. Barrack Trooper of the Year, 1988. Award of Merit, Maryland Law Enforcement Officers' Association, 1993. Superintendent's Salute, Maryland State Police, 1997. Pride of the Peake Alumni Award, Chesapeake College, 2011.

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