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BENJAMIN H. GRUMBLES
Secretary of the Environment, 2015-22.
Secretary of the Environment, March 6, 2015 to May 30, 2022. Acting Secretary of the Environment, January 21 to March 6, 2015.
Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2015-22; Commerce Subcabinet, 2015-22; Governor's Subcabinet for International Affairs, 2015-22; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2015-22. Chair, Asbestos Oversight Committee, 2015-22; Governor's Council on the Chesapeake Bay (Governor's Chesapeake Bay Cabinet), 2015-22. Vice-Chair, State Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council, 2015-22.
Member, Maryland Economic Development Commission, 2015; Task Force to Study the Impact of Ocean Acidification on State Waters, 2015; Maryland Pesticide Reporting and Information Work Group, 2015; Climate Change Commission, 2015-16; Task Force on the Disposition of the Crownsville Hospital Center Property, 2015-16; Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness, 2015-17; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2015-17; Maryland Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council, 2015-19; Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission, 2015-20; Governor's Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture, 2015-22; Animal Waste Technology Fund Advisory Committee, 2015-22; Baltimore Regional Transportation Board, 2015-22; Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee, 2015-22; Chesapeake Bay Trust, 2015-22; Climate, Energy and Environment Policy Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2015-22; Coast Smart Council, 2015-22; Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, 2015-22; Executive Committee for Dredged Material Management Plans, 2015-22; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2015-22; Maryland Green Building Council, 2015-22; Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, 2015-22; Invasive Plants Advisory Committee, 2015-22; Maryland Military Installation Council, 2015-22; Council on Open Data, 2015-22; Pesticide Advisory Committee, 2015-22; Phosphorus Management Tool Transition Advisory Committee, 2015-22; Renewable Fuels Incentive Board, 2015-22; Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board, 2015-22; State Soil Conservation Committee, 2015-22; Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 2015-22 (chair, 2016-17, 2020-21). Chair, Commission on Climate Change, 2016-22; Chesapeake Executive Council, 2017-22 (principals' staff committee, 2017-22); Ozone Transport Commission, 2017-22 (member, 2015-22). Member, Work Group on Health in All Policies, 2017-19; Project Green Classrooms Initiative, 2017-22; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, 2017-22; Complete Streets Program Regulations Work Group, 2018-22; Deep Creek Lake Policy and Review Board, 2018-22; Prince George's County Environmental Justice Commission, 2019-20; Governor's Task Force on Renewable Energy Development and Siting, 2019-22; Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council, 2019-22; State Transparency and Accountability Reform Commission, 2020-21; Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council, 2020-22. Chair, Commission for the Innovation and Advancement of Carbon Markets and Sustainable Tree Plantings, 2021-22. Member, Governor's Subcabinet on Infrastructure, 2022.
Counsel, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, 2000-02 (environmental counsel & staff director to committees of U.S. House of Representatives, including science committee, 1985-2000).
Assistant Administrator for Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2004-08 (deputy assistant administrator, 2002-04).
Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, 2009-10.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, 1961. Wake Forest University, B.A. (english), 1982; Emory University Law School, J.D., 1985; George Washington University School of Law, LL.M. (environmental law), 1993. Executive Director, Environmental Council of the States, 2022-. Director, Environmental Research Institute, 2022-. Adjunct faculty (environmental law), George Washington University School of Law, 1994-2004. President, Board of Directors, U.S. Water Alliance (formerly Clean Water America Alliance), 2010-15. Member, Water Science and Technology Board, National Academy of Sciences, 2011-. Co-Chair, Overarching Policy Committee, Solutions from the Land, 2011-. Past member, Board of Directors, River of Words. William K. Reilly Environmental Leadership Award, Center for Environmental Policy, American University, 2015. Married; two children.
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