DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

SECRETARIES

FORMER SECRETARIES


[photo, Beverley K. Swaim-Staley, Maryland Secretary of Transportation] BEVERLEY K. SWAIM-STALEY
Secretary of Transportation, 2009-12
Deputy Secretary of Transportation, 1999-2003, 2007-09

Program Administrator, Western Maryland Consortium, 1977-82. Budget and Policy Analyst, Department of Legislative Services, 1983-93.

Chief Financial Officer, Department of Transportation, 1993-97. Assistant Director, Financial Management, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 1998-99.

Deputy Secretary of Transportation, 1999-2003. Executive Director, Maryland Aviation Administration, 2001-02.

Director, Office of Management and Budget, Montgomery County, 2003-07.


Deputy Secretary of Transportation, January 17, 2007 to May 29, 2009. Member, Pricing and Selection Committee for Rehabilitation and Employment Programs, 2007-08; Pricing and Selection Committee for the Employment Works Program, 2009; Statewide Empowerment Zones for Seniors Commission, 2009.

Secretary of Transportation, June 1, 2009 to July 31, 2012. Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2009-12; Governor's Subcabinet for International Affairs, 2009-12; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2009-12. Chair, Maryland Aviation Commission, 2009-12; Maryland Port Commission, 2009-12; Maryland Transportation Authority, 2009-12; Executive Committee, Transportation Enhancements Program, 2009-12. Co-Chair, Executive Committee for Dredged Material Management Plans, 2009-12. Member, Maryland Clean Car and Energy Policy Task Force, 2009-10; Community Legacy Board, 2009-10; Task Force on the Future for Growth and Development in Maryland, 2009-10; Maryland Rural Broadband Coordination Board, 2009-10; Base Realignment and Closure Subcabinet, 2009-11; Interagency Committee on Aging Services, 2009-12; Interstate Air Quality Council, 2009-12; Asbestos Oversight Committee, 2009-12; Baltimore Regional Transportation Board of Baltimore Metropolitan Council, 2009-12; Capital Debt Affordability Committee, 2009-12; Climate Change Commission, 2009-12; Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, 2009-12; Commission on State Debt, 2009-12; Interagency Disabilities Board, 2009-12; Maryland State Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, 2009-12; Maryland Economic Development Corporation, 2009-12; Maryland Green Building Council, 2009-12; Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, 2009-12; Maryland Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 2009-12; Governor's Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2009-12; State Coordinating Committee for Human Services Transportation, 2009-12; Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee, 2009-12; Maryland Integrated Map Executive Committee, 2009-12; Maryland Military Installation Council, 2009-12; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2009-12; Patuxent River Commission, 2009-12; Procurement Advisory Council, 2009-12; Interagency Committee on Specialized Transportation, 2009-12; State Center Executive Committee, 2009-12; Transportation Professional Services Selection Board, 2009-12; Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, 2009-12 (transportation & capital infrastructure advisory committee); Washington Suburban Transit Commission, 2009-12. Member, Climate, Energy and Environment Policy Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2009-12. Board of Visitors, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical System, 2009-12. Member, Maryland Green Jobs and Industry Task Force, 2010; Highway Access Permit Stakeholder Review Group, 2010; Maryland Communities for a Lifetime Commission, 2010-11; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2010-12; Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, 2010-12; Joint Legislative and Executive Commission on Oversight of Public-Private Partnerships, 2010-12; Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission, 2010-12; Blue Ribbon Commission on Maryland Transportation Planning, 2010-12; Maryland Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council, 2011-12; Invasive Plants Advisory Committee, 2011-12.

President and Chief Executive Officer, Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, 2012-.

Born in 1957. Hood College, B.A. (political science), 1977; M.A. (contemporary government), 1982. Board of Directors, Arundel Community Development Services, Inc., 2002- (executive committee, 2002-). President, Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials, 2011- (member, 2007-). Member, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (board of directors; chair, standing committee on finance & administration, 2011; standing committee on rail transportation, 2008-). Leadership Maryland, 2000. Board of Directors, Mineta Transportation Institute. Woman of the Year, Women's Transportation Seminar, 2002. Woman of Achievement, Suburban Maryland Business and Professional Women, 2005. Most Inclusive Government Leader of the Year for Minority Business Enterprise, Maryland-Washington Minority Contractors' Association, 2010. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2011. Celebrating Women Who Move the Nation Award, Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO), 2012.

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