DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

SECRETARIES

FORMER SECRETARIES


[photo, Shawn S. Karimian, Maryland Acting Secretary of Housing & Community Development] SHAWN S. KARIMIAN
Acting Secretary of Housing & Community Development, 2006-07

Acting Secretary of Housing and Community Development, September 4, 2006 to January 17, 2007 (deputy secretary, 2003-06).

Chief Engineer, Housing Authority of Baltimore City, 1990-95. Director, Construction and Buildings Inspection, Department of Housing and Community Development, Baltimore City, 1995-2000.


Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2006-07; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2006-07. Chair, Community Legacy Board, 2006-07; Housing Finance Review Committee, 2006-07; Commission on Crossroads Development, 2006-07. Member, Task Force on Common Ownership Communities, 2006; Maryland Affordable Housing Trust, 2006-07; Interagency Committee on Aging Services, 2006-07; Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Board, 2006-07; Maryland Building Rehabilitation Code Advisory Council, 2006-07; Interagency Disabilities Board, 2006-07; State Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council, 2006-07; Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, 2006-07; Maryland Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 2006-07; State Coordinating Committee for Human Services Transportation, 2006-07; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2006-07; Governor's Interagency Council for the Nonprofit Sector, 2006-07; Rural Maryland Council, 2006-07.

University of Tulsa, B.S. (mechanical engineering), 1980, M.S. (mechanical engineering), 1982; University of Phoenix, M.B.A., 2003. Technical Engineering Manager, Lucent Technologies, 2000-03. Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers; International Code Council.

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