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SERENA COLEMAN McILWAIN, Secretary of the Environment
Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2023-; Governor's Council on the Chesapeake Bay (Governor's Chesapeake Bay Cabinet), 2023-; Commerce Subcabinet, 2023-; Governor's Subcabinet for International Affairs, 2023-; Governor's Subcabinet on Infrastructure, 2023-; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2023-. Chair, Asbestos Oversight Committee, 2023-; Commission for the Innovation and Advancement of Carbon Markets and Sustainable Tree Plantings, 2023-; Commission on Climate Change, 2023-. Vice-Chair, State Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council, 2023-.
Member, Governor's Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture, 2023-; Animal Waste Technology Fund Advisory Committee, 2023-; Baltimore Regional Transportation Board, 2023-; Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee, 2023-; Building Energy Transition Implementation Task Force, 2023-; Chesapeake Bay Trust, 2023-; Climate, Energy and Environment Policy Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2023-; Coast Smart Council, 2023-; Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, 2023-; Deep Creek Lake Policy and Review Board, 2023-; Executive Committee for Dredged Material Management Plans, 2023-; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2023-; Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council, 2023-; Maryland Green Building Council, 2023-; Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, 2023-; Maryland Commission on Health Equity, 2023-; Invasive Plants Advisory Committee, 2023-; Maryland Military Installation Council, 2023-; Council on Open Data, 2023-; Ozone Transport Commission, 2022-; Pesticide Advisory Committee, 2023-; Phosphorus Management Tool Transition Advisory Committee, 2023-; a href="/msa/mdmanual/21dnr/html/dnr.html#portofdeposit">Port of Deposit State Historical Park Stakeholder Advisory Committee, 2023-; Principals' Staff Committee, Chesapeake Executive Council, 2023-; Project Green Classrooms Initiative, 2023-; Renewable Fuels Incentive Board, 2023-; Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board, 2023-; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, 2023-; State Soil Conservation Committee, 2023-; Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 2023-; Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council, 2023-.
Director, Workforce Planning and Management, Architect of the Capitol, 2003-09. Director, Business Partners Office (chief human capital officer), U.S. Department of Energy, 2009-11. Chief Operating Officer, Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 2012-14. Chief Operating Officer and Regional Administrator, San Francisco, 2014-17, and Chief Performance Improvement Officer and Director, Office of Continuous Improvement, 2017-18, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Undersecretary and Chief Operations Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, California, 2019-23.
Born in Alexandria, Virginia. Attended T.C. Williams High School, Alexandria, Virginia; Strayer University, B.A. (business administration), 1994; Central Michigan University, M.S. (administration & international studies), 1999; George Mason University, M.P.A. (public administration), 2003.
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