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jwhitney@oag.state.md.us Cynthia M. Hahn, Counsel (410) 576-6319; e-mail: chahn@oag.state.md.us Department of Agriculture Maryland at a Glance of Social Services Assistant Attorneys General: William J. Chen III; Ilene S. Garten; Colleen A. Lamont; W. David Rawle. Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services Assistant Attorneys General: Justin P. Hayes; Cynthia D. Spirt. e-mail: rsiskind@oag.state.md.us Maryland Department of Health Assistant Attorneys General: Sandra I. Barnes; Hubert K. Chang; Simon T. Cornberg; Cathy A. Dryden; Aretha J. Ector; Janet F. Hartge; Kelly E. James; Elise Song Kurlander; Stephanie A. Lewis; Hilma J. Munson; Leslie K. Ridgway; Karen H. Rohrbaugh; Carol Ann Smith; Jennifer M. Sullam; Ann D. Ware. Department of Natural Resources Sean L. Coleman, Counsel (410) 729-8240; e-mail: scole@menv.com Adam T. Sampson, Senior Civil Attorney (410) 576-6530; e-mail: asampson@oag.state.md.us Emalu G. Myer, Consumer Affairs Supervisor (410) 713-3620 sparks@oag.state.md.us (C81C0021) Maryland Technology Development Corporation Assistant Attorneys General: Bruce L. Benshoof; Amy K. Mataban. Carroll County Office of Child Support of Social Services INSURANCE FRAUD UNIT Attorneys General Department of Budget & Management Michele J. McDonald, Counsel, (410) 576-6576; e-mail: mmcdonald@oag.state.md.us EASTERN SHORE OFFICE Cynthia M. Hahn, Counsel (410) 576-6319; e-mail: chahn@oag.state.md.us ; Danielle M. Cruttenden, Esq. Anita G. Turner, Social Services Attorney (301) 392-6870; e-mail: Lee A. Dix, Social Services Attorney (410) 951-8103; e-mail: (C81C0018, formerly 22.03.00.18) Roen K. Taylor, Social Services Attorney (410) 864-6313; e-mail: Assistant Attorneys General: Priscilla N. Carroll; William J. Selle. dmccray@oag.state.md.us e-mail: emyer@oag.state.md.us Caroline County Dept. Andrea Saum Baker, Principal Counsel (410) 537-3055; e-mail: Assistant Attorneys General: Susan Howe Baron; Mary Beth Collins; Christopher A. Hinrichs; Edward J. Kelley; Maria E. Korman; Ariel S. Lichterman; James S. Pasko; Merrilyn E. Ratliff. Sandra Benson Brantley, Counsel (410) 946-5600; fax: (410) 946-5601; e-mail: sbrantley@oag.state.md.us Staff: vacancy (410) 576-6406 Kris M. King, Deputy Counsel (410) 230-6114; e-mail: Strider L. Dickson, Director (410) 576-6418; e-mail: sdickson@oag.state.md.us mmurphy@oag.state.md.us Bruce D. Edwards, Social Services Attorney (410) 819-4534; e-mail: Honora W. Sutor, Deputy Counsel (410) 429-7484 Assistant Attorney General: Murray Singerman Philip P. Whaling, Deputy Counsel (410) 385-4431 david.beller@maryland.gov e-mail: kcammarata@oag.state.md.us Benjamin A. Harris, Deputy Counsel (410) 576-7294; e-mail: bharris@oag.state.md.us Assistant Attorneys General: Paul J. Ballard; Mary E. Bearden; Linda M. Bethman; Michael L. Bouyea; Carla Boyd; Morgan E. Clipp; Stacey M. Darin; Eleanor Dayhoff-Brannigan; Rhonda L. Edwards; Ari S. Elbaum; Brett E. Felter; Denise M. Fili; David S. Finkler; Grant D. Gerber; Katherine M. Giblin; Rebecca A. Goehner; Sandra J. Johnson; Margaret S. Lankford; Stephen M. LeGendre; James N. Lewis; Michael B. McCarthy; Robert D. McCray; Heather B. Nelson; Claire A. Pierson; Erin R. Reilly; Lindsey N. Sneider; Adam J. Storch; David E. Wagner; Vanessa T. Yanson. Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, Advisory Boards Sean L. Coleman, Counsel (410) 729-8240; e-mail: scole@menv.com Staff: (410) 576-6557 Compliance Division consumer@oag.state.md.us, Health Education and Advocacy: jfinley@oag.state.md.us Secretary of State Assistant Attorneys General: Shara M. Alpert; Christian J. Dabb; Talley H. Kovacs; Sally A. Lowe; Roger H. Medoff; Janice M. Setren; Julia G. Solomon; Emily A. Vainieri; Roger L. Wolfe, Jr. Brian L. Oliner, Principal Counsel (410) 260-7808; e-mail: 201 Baptist St., Salisbury, MD 21801 Benjamin A. Harris, Deputy Counsel (410) 576-7294; e-mail: bharris@oag.state.md.us Department of Natural Resources John R. Tennis, Chief (410) 576-6474; e-mail: jtennis@oag.state.md.us of Social Services Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 6-year terms: David S. Lapp, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-5292; e-mail: david.lapp@maryland.gov MEDIATION UNIT Frederick J. Thomas F. Filbert, Principal Counsel (410) 841-5895; e-mail: State Department of Education Assistant Attorneys General: Cathleen C. Brockmeyer; Jessica V. Carter; Menelik P. Coates; Andrew Costinett; Ryan R. Dietrich; Andrew J. DiMiceli; Brenda Gruss; Todd W. Hesel; Virginia S. Hovermill; Daniel J. Jawor; Michelle M. Martin; Peter R. Naugle; Gary E. O'Connor; Sarah E. Pritzlaff; Karinna M. Rossi; Jeremy H. Welter; Zoe G. White. web: Brown also said he will go after ghost guns as a part of his plans to reduce gun violence and said in a press release that Maryland needs to lead on gun safety. HEALTH EDUCATION & ADVOCACY UNIT College Savings Plan of Maryland Board Kathleen E. Wherthey, Deputy Counsel (410) 625-5670; e-mail: kwherthey@oag.state.md.us Matthew Breault, Social Services Attorney (410) 561-5382; e-mail: Montgomery County Office of Child Support www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/PIC/default.aspx Kathy F. Crosby, Deputy Counsel for Advice (410) 767-3558 Worcester County Dept. Wesley W. McKee, Social Services Attorney (301) 784-7218; e-mail: Maryland Departments Douglas G. Carrey-Beaver, Chief (410) 576-6978; e-mail: dcarreybeaver@oag.state.md.us Paul Cucuzzella, Counsel (410) 697-9548; e-mail: WebThe Attorney General must be a citizen of the State and a qualified voter who has resided and practiced law in Maryland for at least ten years prior to election. boliner@comp.state.md.us mmaloney@@oag.state.md.us, Carroll County Dept. Barbara S. Bond, Director of Victim Services (410) 576-6405; e-mail: bbond@oag.state.md.us Barbara Curnin Kountz, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-6456 Ira Schwartz, Counsel (410) 767-6452; fax: (410) 333-8298 Melodie M. Mabanta, Deputy Chief (410) 576-6983; e-mail: mmabanta@oag.state.md.us Division of Correction Cheryl A. Brown-Whitfield, Principal Counsel (410) 865-1109; e-mail: cbrownwhitfield@mdot.state.md.us Assistant Attorneys General: Priscilla N. Carroll; William J. Selle. FY2019 appropriation: $2,941,632; authorized positions: 23.1 State Health Services Cost Review Commission Phillip M. Pickus, Deputy Counsel (410) 653-4293 roen.taylor@oag.state.md.us Assistant Attorneys General: Francis (Frank) Curnutte; Nichole C. Gatewood; Teresa M. Kelly; Ari J. Kodeck. Christopher M. Franzoni, Assistant Attorney General (410) 576-7219; e-mail: cfranzoni@oag.state.md.us. e-mail: kvalentine@oag.state.md.us Katherine Doyle Bainbridge, Chief (410) 576-7917; e-mail: kbainbridge@oag.state.md.us Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Assistant Attorneys General: Robert S. Abrahams; Blake B. Baron; Damon A. Assistant Attorney General: M. Catherine Dowling (410) 576-6577 Assistant Attorneys General: Warren Davis; Alexander Huggins. Christopher M. Franzoni, Counsel (410) 576-7219; e-mail: cfranzoni@oag.state.md.us. Hisham M. Amin, Assistant Attorney General (410) 767-3891; e-mail: hishaim.amin@oag.state.md.us afusting@oag.state.md.us Sarah Earlene Pendley, Assistant Attorney General (410) 767-5205; fax: (410) 585-3530, State Health Services Cost Review Commission Patricia F. O'Connor, Deputy Director (410) 576-6515 CENTRAL MARYLAND OFFICE Assistant Attorney General: Lisa O'Mara Arnquist (410) 585-3079 Matthew Breault, Social Services Attorney (410) 561-5382; e-mail: eocampo@oag.state.md.us Frank A. Porter, 2020; Angie P. Barnett, 2022; Brian F. Hubbard, 2022; Armstead (C J) Jones, Jr., 2022; Stephanie L. Baker, 2024; Saif Rehman, Ph.D., 2024; Venkat A. R. Subramanian, 2024; Bridgette Ann Greer, Esq., 2026; Linda R. Dorsey-Walker, 2026. Bruce D. Edwards, Social Services Attorney (410) 819-4534; e-mail: Christopher M. Franzoni, Assistant Attorney General (410) 576-7219; e-mail: cfranzoni@oag.state.md.us Leah J. Tulin, Special Assistant to Attorney General (410) 576-6962; e-mail: ltulin@oag.state.md.us, OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC ACCESS OMBUDSMAN Elizabeth F. Harris, Chief Deputy Attorney General (410) 576-7051; e-mail: eharris@oag.state.md.us Some local prosecutors questioned provisions of the proposed pattern-or-practice legislation on Tuesday, questioning whether the bill would allow the attorney generals office to file suit against a local states attorney. jwhitney@oag.state.md.us George E. Tzanakis, Social Services Attorney (410) 996-0104; e-mail: Kimberly Smith Ward, Deputy Counsel, Litigation (410) 230-6123; e-mail: jfinley@oag.state.md.us Carroll County Dept. Aleithea A. Warmack, Deputy Communications Officer (410) 576-6956 CORRECTIONAL LITIGATION UNIT web: Maryland Department of Health jfinley@oag.state.md.us mweisfeld@oag.state.md.us paul.cucuzzella@maryland.gov Assistant Attorneys General: Janet K. Brown; Michael Brown; Tracy L. Bull; Francesca B. Gibbs; Roberta L. Gill; Christopher A. Gozdor; Sherrai V. Hamm; K. Michael Kao; Karen R. Malinowski; William A. Malizio; Denise A. McKoy; Victoria H. Pepper; Debra A. Smith; Ronnette Thompson. FY2020 appropriation: $733,244; authorized positions: Rachel S. Cohen, Counsel (410) 625-5684; e-mail: rcohen@sra.state.md.us press@oag.state.md.us, To report website issues: Wesley W. McKee, Social Services Attorney (301) 784-7218; e-mail: JUVENILE JUSTICE MONITORING UNIT (C81C0010) Julie T. Sweeney, Counsel (410) 767-5833; e-mail: jsweeney@mdta.state.md.us Kris M. King, Deputy Counsel (410) 230-6114; e-mail: ; Robert C. Embry, Jr.; Susan M. Erlichman, Esq. Kent County Dept. After two terms as attorney general, Brian Frosh, a Democrat, is stepping down, and Marylanders will head to the polls this fall to select the state's next kward@oag.state.md.us Anthony J. Mohan, Principal Counsel (410) 429-7477; e-mail: Lynn E. Pickens, Social Services Attorney (301) 951-8023; e-mail: Assistant Attorneys General: Bruce L. Benshoof; Amy K. Mataban. ; Dru Schmidt-Perkins; Charles A. Stek; Russell Stevenson, Esq. FY2020 appropriation: $471,615; authorized positions: web: www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/MFCU/default.aspx Department of Commerce gtzanakis@oag.state.md.us The Youth Equity and Safety Act would allow juveniles charged with a crime to first enter juvenile court. Christopher J. Kunz, Social Services Attorney Supervisor (301) 610-4510; e-mail: FY2020 appropriation: $370,409; authorized positions: Appointed by Attorney General: Katherine A. Dorian, Chief (410) 576-6458 Melanie Senter Lubin, Securities Commissioner (410) 576-6365 Aleithea A. Warmack, Deputy Communications Officer (410) 576-6956 e-mail: cdowling@oag.state.md.us Benjamin A. Harris, Deputy Counsel (410) 576-7294; e-mail: bharris@oag.state.md.us Maryland Transit Administration Suellen Wideman, Assistant Attorney General (410) 764-3326; fax: (410) 358-1311 Assistant Attorney General: Rajni K. Sekhri FY2019 appropriation: $1,721,519; authorized positions: 15 Adam D. Snyder, Deputy Chief (410) 576-6398; e-mail: asnyder@oag.state.md.us Department of Information Technology Kathy F. Crosby, Deputy Counsel for Advice (410) 767-3558 Kris M. King, Deputy Counsel (410) 230-6114; e-mail: Rachel L. Eisenhauer, Deputy Counsel (410) 260-8355 Nicholas E. Johansson, Principal Counsel (410) 767-5829; e-mail: njohansson@oag.state.md.us Assistant Attorneys General: Alex L. Harisiadis; Kristen M. Kalaria; Jill R. Leiner; William O. Mandycz; Jody R. Shaw; Emily J. Spiering; Andrea E. Young. Frank A. Porter, 2020; Angie P. Barnett, 2022; Brian F. Hubbard, 2022; Armstead (C J) Jones, Jr., 2022; Stephanie L. Baker, 2024; Saif Rehman, Ph.D., 2024; Venkat A. R. Subramanian, 2024; Bridgette Ann Greer, Esq., 2026; Linda R. Dorsey-Walker, 2026. MORTGAGE SERVICING SETTLEMENT UNIT Amanda C. Horn, Social Services Attorney (410) 951-8160; e-mail: Michael F. Conti, Assistant Attorney General (410) 767-2085 Assistant Attorneys General: William J. Chen III; Ilene S. Garten; Colleen A. Lamont; W. David Rawle. Maryland Department of Labor Linda A. Holmes, Social Services Attorney (410) 386-3494; e-mail: Christopher M. Franzoni, Counsel (410) 576-7219; e-mail: cfranzoni@oag.state.md.us Above the stage, blue and yellow balloons were held together awaiting the expected victories of the election candidates. Carroll County Dept. Washington County Dept. FY2020 appropriation: $7,770,297; authorized positions: james.ruffin@maryland.gov Assistant Attorneys General: Teresa B. Carnell; Jigita A. Patel. Brian L. Oliner, Principal Counsel (410) 260-7808; e-mail: alewis@oag.state.md.us Barbara Curnin Kountz, Deputy Counsel (410) 767-6456 James C. Eberly, Social Services Attorney (301) 784-7219; e-mail: Wicomico County Dept. Beverly M. Pivec, Fiscal & Personnel Director (410) 576-6442 Amy Fitzgerald, Social Services Attorney (410) 677-6888; e-mail: Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies david.beller@maryland.gov Cecil County Dept. lholmes@oag.state.md.us Montgomery County Office of Child Support State Retirement & Pension System Mark S. Petrauskas, Deputy Counsel (410) 429-7487 of Social Services Maryland Department of Labor dmccray@oag.state.md.us Assistant Attorneys General: E. Michele Honick; Sondra S. McLemore; Ankush M. Nayar. Vacancy, Deputy Counsel (410) 576-6864 Matthew Breault, Social Services Attorney (410) 561-5382; e-mail: Jeffrey L. Karberg, Administrator (410) 576-6574 Kimberly S. Cammarata, Director (410) 576-7038 Natalie P. Ellis, Chief Librarian (410) 576-6400 mtrust@oag.state.md.us Comptroller of Maryland (C81C0017, formerly 22.03.00.17) Maryland Universities & Colleges e-mail: rcoombs@oag.state.md.us langotti@oag.state.md.us Ronald M. Levitan, Principal Counsel (410) 653-4224; e-mail: Charles County Dept. FY2020 appropriation (reimbursable): $2,206,090; authorized positions: Ira Schwartz, Counsel (410) 767-6452; fax: (410) 333-8298 FY2019 appropriation: $337,937; authorized positions: 9 State Retirement & Pension System FY2020 appropriation: $3,901,437; authorized positions: (C81C0017, formerly 22.03.00.17) DIVISION OF SECURITIES Susan E. Parks, Social Services Attorney Supervisor (410) 561-8435; e-mail: Thats exactly why I appreciate your comments.. Assistant Attorney General: Murray Singerman Shelly M. Martin, Director (410) 576-6522 mchester@oag.state.md.us 217 East Redwood St., Suite 1350, Baltimore, MD 21202 neeta.kataria@maryland.gov paul.cucuzzella@maryland.gov Maryland Independent Agencies Public School Labor Relations Board Assistant Attorneys General: Shara M. Alpert; Christian J. Dabb; Talley H. Kovacs; Sally A. Lowe; Roger H. Medoff; Janice M. Setren; Julia G. Solomon; Emily A. Vainieri; Roger L. Wolfe, Jr. The driver for all Investors is the continuous search for investment opportunities. Wicomico County Dept. Edgar A. Ocampo, Social Services Attorney (410) 876-5183; e-mail: Department of the Environment As the Maryland General Assembly moves beyond the halfway point of the Alisa D. Bralove, Arbitration Administrator (410) 576-6358; fax: (410) 576-7040 Kathy F. Crosby, Deputy Counsel for Advice (410) 767-3558 Jennifer L. Wazenski, Principal Counsel (410) 260-8350; e-mail: ; Ward B. Coe III, Esq. This campaign is not about me and my family, its about you and yours. Brown said. mmaloney@@oag.state.md.us Department of State Police Department of Disabilities Roen K. Taylor, Social Services Attorney (410) 864-6313; e-mail: Aleithea A. Warmack, Deputy Communications Officer (410) 576-6956 jfinley@oag.state.md.us web:www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/VictimServ/default.aspx jyuzuik@oag.state.md.us FY2019 appropriation: $2,941,632; authorized positions: 23.1 e-mail: kdorian@oag.state.md.us Stuart M. Nathan, Counsel (410) 339-7569; e-mail: Lisa R. Snyder, Social Services Attorney (410) 386-3494; e-mail: jennifer.wazenski@maryland.gov of Social Services Assistant Attorneys General: Ramona R. C. Amin; Hans Froelicher IV; Amy C. H. Grasso; Ann W. Marculewicz; Dianne S. Pickersgill; James Pulver; Myriem Seabron; Arnold A. Sheetz. Senate Bill 666 would expand the ability of whistleblowers to pursue cases under Marylands False Claims Act and False Health Claims Act and establish a civil penalty of at least $5,000 for each violation of the laws. FY2020 appropriation: $3,321,327; authorized positions: State Retirement & Pension System of Social Services CONTRACT LITIGATION DIVISION Gray; Ioannis A. Laskaris; Mary C. Nevius; Phoebe M. Pappas; Phillip M. Pierson; Emily A. Shrift. ronald.levitan@maryland.gov Sarah Earlene Pendley, Assistant Attorney General (410) 767-5205; fax: (410) 585-3530 Matthew Breault, Social Services Attorney (410) 561-5382; e-mail: Lee A. Dix, Social Services Attorney (410) 951-8103; e-mail: Department of Transportation Brown becomes the states first African-American attorney general. EASTERN SHORE OFFICE EDUCATION UNIT Sophia L. Swope, Counsel (410) 527-4010; fax: (410) 527-4011; e-mail: sswope@mdsif.state.md.us Assistant Attorney General: Sharon L. Aldouby (410) 767-3289; e-mail: saldouby@oag.state.md.us. CONTRACT LITIGATION DIVISION