DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


[photo, World Trade Center, 401 East Pratt St, Baltimore, Maryland] Harry Coker, Jr., Secretary of Commerce (410) 767-6301

John T. Papavasiliou, Chief Operating Officer (410) 767-6309
Stephen M. Rice, Deputy Secretary, Business Attractions & Special Projects (443) 806-4947
Ricardo A. Benn, Deputy Secretary, Innovation & Growth (443) 806-4948
William J. Chen III, Principal Counsel (410) 767-6446

World Trade Center, 401 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202 - 3316
(410) 767-6300; 1-888-choosemd (toll free); fax: (410) 333-8628; tty: (410) 333-6926
web: http://commerce.maryland.gov/

World Trade Center, 401 East Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland, November 2009. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

OFFICE OF SECRETARY

(T00A0001, formerly 38.01.00.01)
FY2025 appropriation: $1,917,826; authorized positions: 10
Harry Coker, Jr., Secretary of Commerce (appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent) (410) 767-6301
e-mail: harry.coker@maryland.gov

MARYLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

Staff: Timothy McGowan (667) 450-1717; e-mail: timothy.mcgowan1@maryland.gov

(formerly T00A0002, formerly 38.01.00.02)
Vacancy, Executive Director (443) 324-0861
e-mail:
web: http://commerce.maryland.gov/commerce/boards-and-commissions/economic-development-commission

Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
Dana B. Stebbins, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2026

Nia Banks; Nakeia L. Drummond; Joseph Russell Fugett; Israel Shai Klein; Miguel Gladiolo Wilson; Scott Zakheim; one vacancy. Terms expire 2025.

Paxton Kent Baker; Sherri N. Blount; August J. (Augie) Chiasera; M. Elizabeth Georg; Reginald C. Hilton III; Ginger L. Noble; Leon F. Pinkett III; Eben G. Smith; Joseph K. White. Terms expire 2026.

Seth Goldman; Sandeep Gopalan, Ph.D.; Qili Li. Terms expire 2027.

Appointed by Senate President: Kenneth R. Banks; Gwen McCall.

Appointed by Senate President (nonvoting): Brian J. Feldman

Appointed by House Speaker: Arnold E. Jablon; Darius A. Stanton.

Appointed by House Speaker (nonvoting): Brian M. Crosby

Ex officio (nonvoting): Harry Coker, Jr., Secretary of Commerce; Portia Y. Wu, Esq., Secretary of Labor; J. Thomas Sadowski, Jr., Executive Director, Maryland Economic Development Corporation; Troy A. LeMaile-Stovall, Executive Director, Maryland Technology Development Corporation.

DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION & TECHNOLOGY

(T00A0008, formerly T00B0001, formerly 38.02.00.01)
FY2025 appropriation: $7,218,189; authorized positions: 32
John T. Papavasiliou, Chief Operating Officer (410) 767-6309
e-mail: john.papavasiliou2@maryland.gov


[photo, Video camera crew, American Visionary Art Museum, 800 Key Highway, Baltimore, Maryland]

Video camera crew, American Visionary Art Museum, 800 Key Highway, Baltimore, Maryland, June 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.



[photo, World Trade Center (a pentagonal building), 401 East Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland]

DIVISION OF BUSINESS ATTRACTION & SPECIAL PROJECTS

(T00F0001, formerly 38.05.00.01 & T00I00)
FY2025 appropriation: $901,980; authorized positions: 6
Stephen M. Rice, Deputy Secretary, Business Attractions & Special Projects (443) 806-4947
e-mail: stephen.rice@maryland.gov

World Trade Center (a pentagonal building), 401 East Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland, February 2008. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


Mayank Kapur, Assistant Secretary; e-mail: myank.kapur@maryland.gov

DIVISION OF INNOVATION & GROWTH

Ricardo A. Benn, Deputy Secretary (443) 806-4948
e-mail: ricardo.benn@maryland.gov

John Gilstrap, Assistant Secretary; e-mail: john.gilstrap@maryland.gov

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