DEPARTMENT OF SERVICE & CIVIC INNOVATION

Department of Service & Civic Innovation
45 Calvert St., Suite 130, Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 697-9492
e-mail: paul.monteiro@maryland.gov
web: https://dsci.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx

45 Calvert St., Annapolis, Maryland, October 2017. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

OFFICE OF SECRETARY

Sarah Flammang, Deputy Secretary
e-mail: sarah.flammang@maryland.gov

COUNSEL
Carmina Perez-Fowler, Principal Counsel

CHIEF OF STAFF
Tess Hetzel, Chief of Staff; e-mail: tess.hetzel@maryland.gov

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ON SERVICE & VOLUNTEERISM
Samelia Okpodu-Pyuzza, Ph.D., Director (appointed by Governor) (410) 697-9268
e-mail: samelia.okpodu@maryland.gov
web: http://gosv.maryland.gov/

100 Community Place, Crownsville, Maryland, July 2016. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON SERVICE & VOLUNTEERISM
Staff: vacancy (410) 697-9268; e-mail:

Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
Kyle Lierman, Chair (chosen by Commission, 1-year term), 2027

Phyllis Coley; Saif Rehman, Ph.D. Terms expire 2026.

John F. Barr; John Brothers; Candace Dodson-Reed; Lateefah Durant; Todd Eberly; Corey Arnez Griffin; Donald Hackett; Dominic Henry; Grace Jiang; Josephine (Jody) Olsen, Ph.D.; Andrew W. Pierce; Barbara Stewart. Terms expire 2027.

Ex officio: Julie K. Ayers, designee of State Superintendent of Schools

Ex officio (nonvoting): Rev. Lawrence Ellis Walker, Sr., Executive Director, Governor's Office of Community Initiatives; Samelia Okpodu-Pyuzza, Director, Governor's Office on Service & Volunteerism; vacancy, Director, Maryland-Delaware-New Jersey State Office, Corporation for National & Community Service.

ADMINISTRATION
Joyce P. Binns, Administrative Officer (410) 697-9263
e-mail: joyce.binns@maryland.gov

OUTREACH
Vacancy, Outreach Coordinator (410) 697-9269
e-mail:

Marnie O. Kenefick, Portfolio Learning & Training Manager (410) 697-9362
e-mail: marnie.kenefick@maryland.gov

PROGRAMS
Vacancy, Deputy Director (410) 697-9275
e-mail: applytoserve@maryland.gov
web: https://serve.maryland.gov/ (to apply for service programs)

Alexander K. Sievers, Program Officer (410) 697-9270; e-mail: alexander.sievers@maryland.gov
Vacancy, Grants Coordinator (410) 697-9270

AMERICORPS


MARYLAND CORPS PROGRAM
(I00A0102)
FY2025 appropriation: $38,787,939; authorized positions: 22
Lisa Bishop, Executive Director (chosen by Maryland Corps Program Advisory Board)
e-mail: dsci.gov@maryland.gov

MARYLAND CORPS PROGRAM ADVISORY BOARD
Lupi Quinteros Grady, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2026

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms: Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., 2025; Tanya Johnson, 2025; Andrew W. Pierce, 2026; Lawrence M. Rivitz, 2026; Alison M. Vogrin, 2026.

Appointed by Senate President & House Speaker to 4-year terms: David K. Wilson, Ed.D., 2027; Briana N. Yancy, 2027.

Appointed by Senate President to 4-year term: Courtney Cass, J.D., 2027

Appointed by House Speaker to 4-year term: Aminta H. Breaux, Ph.D., 2027

MARYLAND SERVICE-YEAR OPTION
Erin Dahlin, Director
e-mail: dsci.gov@maryland.gov

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