COMPTROLLER OF MARYLAND

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    Goldstein Treasury Building, Annapolis, Maryland, April 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

    William Donald Schaefer, Comptroller of Maryland

    Stephen M. Cordi, Deputy Comptroller (410) 260-7806
    Gerald L. (Gary) Thorpe, Ph.D., Assistant Comptroller (410) 260-7308
    R. Dean Kenderdine, Chief of Staff (410) 260-7795
    Gerald I. Langbaum, Counsel (410) 260-7808

    Goldstein Treasury Building
    80 Calvert St.
    Annapolis, MD 21404 - 0466
    (410) 260-7801
    e-mail: wdschaefer@comp.state.md.us
    fax: (410) 974-3808
    Maryland relay service: 1-800-735-2258
    tty: (410) 260-7157, (410) 767-1967, or (301) 565-0450
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    301 West Preston St.
    Baltimore, MD 21201
    (410) 767-4890
    fax: (410) 333-7150

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    ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

    COMPTROLLER OF MARYLAND

    (E00A01, formerly 24.01.01)
    FY2001 appropriation: $2,750,712
    FY2001 authorized positions: 32
    William Donald Schaefer, Comptroller of Maryland (elected by voters), 2002 (410) 260-7801
    e-mail: wdschaefer@comp.state.md.us

        COUNSEL
        Gerald I. Langbaum, Principal Counsel (410) 260-7808

        INTERNAL AUDIT
        Paul T. Markoff, Director (410) 260-7306

    FIELD ENFORCEMENT DIVISION

    Larry W. Tolliver, Director (410) 260-7491
    Dale V. Irwin, Assistant Director (410) 260-7466

      ENFORCEMENT
      Earl Fowlkes, Chief Agent (410) 260-7388
      Ronald Gallant, Supervising Agent (410) 260-7388
      Kathryn M. Thess, Supervising Agent (410) 260-7388

      MOTOR FUEL INSPECTION
      John Horney, Chief Inspector (410) 260-7490
      Lee Williams, Assistant Inspector (410) 260-7388

      MOTOR FUEL LABORATORY
      Ketan Vithlani, Petroleum Supervisor (410) 799-7777

    ADMINISTRATION

    R. Dean Kenderdine, Chief of Staff (410) 260-7795
    e-mail: rkenderdine@comp.state.md.us

        INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
        Kristin M. Saunders, Special Assistant (410) 260-7838

      OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
      Louise L. Hayman, Director (410) 260-6348
      Michael D. Golden, Deputy Director (410) 260-7305

        EDITORIAL SERVICES
        Gail G. Parran, Manager (410) 260-7252

        WEB COMMUNICATIONS
        Ellen B. Surles, Manager (410) 260-6349

      OFFICE OF PERSONNEL SERVICES
      Jeanne M. Zarnoch, Director (410) 260-7695

    ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE DIVISION

    (E00A0102, formerly 24.01.01.02)
    FY2001 appropriation: $1,389,052
    FY2001 authorized positions: 40
    Kenneth H. Smith, Director (410) 260-7807
    e-mail: ksmith@comp.state.md.us

      ACCOUNTING SECTION
      Martha F. Briggs, Manager (410) 260-7218

      BUDGET SECTION
      Vacancy, Fiscal Administrator (410) 260-7912

      CENTRAL SERVICES SECTION
      R. Dale Price, Manager (410) 260-7650

      DEBT ADMINISTRATION SECTION
      James M. Bilbrough, Debt Administrator (410) 260-7909

      FLEET ADMINISTRATION SECTION
      Kenneth A. Reck, Administrator (410) 260-7384

      PROCUREMENT SECTION
      Susan M. Jones, Contract Administrator (410) 260-7220

    OPERATIONS

    Stephen M. Cordi, Deputy Comptroller (410) 260-7806
    e-mail: scordi@comp.state.md.us

    ALCOHOL & TOBACCO TAX DIVISION

    (E00A07, formerly 24.01.07)
    FY2001 appropriation: $1,733,811
    FY2001 authorized positions: 22
    Charles W. Ehart, D.P.A., Director (410) 260-7311
    e-mail: att@comp.state.md.us

      ADMINISTRATION & TRADE PRACTICES
      Stephen G. Taylor, Deputy Director (410) 260-7313

      OPERATIONS
      Christie E. Mattox, Administrative Manager (410) 260-7312

        PROCESSING CONTROL SECTION
        G. Denise Davis, Manager (410) 260-7321

        REGULATORY CONTROL SECTION
        Linda L. Bates, Manager (410) 260-7532

      SUPPORT SERVICES
      Peggy L. Higgins, Assistant to Director (410) 260-7319

        INFORMATION SYSTEMS
        Deborah A. Varner, Coordinator (410) 260-6381

        SPECIAL PROJECTS
        Sharon K. Brechbiel, Coordinator (410) 260-7383

    BOARD OF REVENUE ESTIMATES

    Ex officio: William Donald Schaefer, Comptroller of Maryland; Richard N. Dixon, State Treasurer; T. Eloise Foster, Secretary of Budget & Management.

    Secretary: David F. Roose, Director, Bureau of Revenue Estimates (410) 260-7329
    e-mail: bre@comp.state.md.us

      BUREAU OF REVENUE ESTIMATES
      (E00A0301, formerly 24.01.03.01)
      FY2001 appropriation: $375,251
      FY2001 authorized positions: 3
      David F. Roose, Director (410) 260-7329

    CENTRAL PAYROLL BUREAU

    (E00A09, formerly 24.01.09)
    FY2001 appropriation: $3,435,409
    FY2001 authorized positions: 38.5
    W. Dale Hough, Director (410) 260-7401
    e-mail: cpb@comp.state.md.us

      ADMINISTRATION
      Ellen R. Coffin, Assistant Director (410) 260-7401

        ACCOUNTING & REPORTING
        Helen H. Kane, Manager (410) 260-7964

        PAYROLL OPERATIONS
        Dhiren Shah, Manager (410) 260-7408

    COMPLIANCE DIVISION

    (E00A05, formerly 24.01.05)
    FY2001 appropriation: $21,666,231
    FY2001 authorized positions: 329.2
    Linda L. Tanton, Director (410) 767-1556
    e-mail: sut@comp.state.md.us

        COLLECTIONS SECTION
        Jerry D. Merkel, Chief of Collections (410) 767-1600

          BUSINESS TAXES
          Dorothy L. Paul, Manager (410) 767-1600

          LEGAL SERVICES
          Sylvia J. Brokos, Manager (410) 767-1562

          PERSONAL INCOME TAXES
          Gail Malle-Davis, Manager (410) 260-7796

          FIELD OFFICES

          ALLEGANY COUNTY
          112 Baltimore St.
          Cumberland, MD 21502
          (301) 777-2179

          PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
          Courthouse
          14735 Main St.
          Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
          (301) 952-2814

          WICOMICO COUNTY
          State Multi-Service Center
          201 Baptist St.
          Salisbury, MD 21801
          (410) 548-7052

        COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS SECTION
        Ronald D. LaMartina, Manager (410) 767-1322
        Jesse Rosenberger, Assistant Manager (410) 767-1578

        HEARINGS & APPEALS SECTION
        Mark A. Vulcan, Manager (410) 767-1572

        ACCOUNTING & SYSTEMS SUPPORT
        Joseph M. Cousler, Manager (410) 767-1580

        BUSINESS TAX AUDITS SECTION
        Richard M. Glacken, Chief of Audits (410) 767-1500

          ALCOHOL & TOBACCO TAX, CORPORATE TAX, MOTOR FUEL/MOTOR CARRIER (IFTA) TAX, WITHHOLDING TAX & UNCLAIMED PROPERTY AUDITS
          H. Keith Akers, Assistant Chief Auditor (410) 767-1501

          BOXING & WRESTLING TAX, SALES & USE TAX, ADMISSIONS & AMUSEMENT TAX, & TIRE FEE AUDITS
          Daniel C. Riley, Assistant Chief Auditor (410) 767-1501

        FISCAL ADMINISTRATION
        Lyle R. Mountan, Manager (410) 767-1346

        UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
        Lynn E. Hall, Manager (410) 767-1700
        e-mail: unclaim@comp.state.md.us

    GENERAL ACCOUNTING DIVISION

    (E00A02, formerly 24.01.02)
    FY2001 appropriation: $4,706,665
    FY2001 authorized positions: 50
    John D. Kenney, Director (410) 260-7820
    e-mail: gad@comp.state.md.us

      ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE SYSTEMS, & DEVELOPMENT SECTION
      Thomas P. Bibeault, Assistant Director (410) 260-7821

        ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES & POST AUDITS
        Ralph Fields, Manager (410) 260-7463

        CORPORATE PURCHASING-CARD PROGRAM
        Gerard C. Mueller, Coordinator (410) 260-7520

        OFFICE SYSTEMS & DEVELOPMENT
        Fred Keshavarz, Manager (410) 260-7670

      FINANCIAL REPORTING, OPERATIONS, & PRE-AUDITS SECTION
      Mary F. Leonard, Assistant Director (410) 260-7366

        FINANCIAL REPORTING & OPERATIONS
        Vacancy, Manager (410) 260-7352

        GAAP ACCOUNTING
        Rosemary S. Gorsche, Manager (410) 260-7887

        PRE-AUDITS
        Patricia A. Mekeal, Manager (410) 260-7569

        SYSTEM ACCOUNTING
        Terrence Kisner, Manager (410) 260-7361

    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

    (E00A10, formerly 24.01.10)
    FY2001 appropriation (reimbursable): $20,982,351
    FY2001 authorized positions: 158
    John T. Salmon, Director (410) 260-7634
    Thomas J. Lupinek, Deputy Director (410) 260-7103

      ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
      David D. Harrington, Manager (410) 260-7864

          TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTION
          John M. Kelly, Coordinator (410) 260-7363

      ANNAPOLIS DATA CENTER
      Anthony J. (Tony) Moen, Director (410) 260-7770

        ADMINISTRATION
        Kenneth Dodge, Manager (410) 260-7602

          HELP DESK
          (410) 260-7400

          SECURITY MIGRATION & CAPACITY PLANNING
          G. Omro Willey, Supervisor (410) 260-7400

        COMPUTER OPERATIONS
        John J. Rallo, Manager (410) 260-7680

          DATA ENTRY SECTION
          Linda A. Dodge, Supervisor (410) 260-7009

      APPLICATIONS & SYSTEMS CENTER
      Thomas J. Lupinek, Director (410) 260-7103
      James L. Daffin, Director, Technical Services (410) 260-7765

        COMMUNICATIONS
        Jerry P. Klinken, Manager (410) 260-7893

        DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
        Barry Jeffries, Manager (410) 260-7849

        FINANCIAL APPLICATION SYSTEMS
        Lawrence J. Callahan, Manager (410) 260-6224

        OFFICE SYSTEMS
        Lavinia Lee, Manager (410) 260-7446

        OPERATING SYSTEMS
        Allan S. Levin, Manager (410) 260-7769

        TAX ADMINISTRATION SYSTEMS
        Robert J. Murphy, Manager (410) 260-7824

    MOTOR FUEL TAX DIVISION

    (E00A08, formerly 24.01.08)
    FY2001 appropriation: $2,650,785
    FY2001 authorized positions: 23
    Richard A. Carey, Director (410) 260-7131
    e-mail: mft@comp.state.md.us

      ADMINISTRATION
      Michael J. Dougherty, Assistant Director (410) 260-7131

        ACCOUNTING & DATA CONTROL SECTION
        Thomas Prendki, Supervisor (410) 260-7131

      LICENSING & REGISTRATION
      Robert A. Crawford, Assistant Director (410) 260-7126

        INTERNAL AUDIT
        M. Herbert Hacke, Manager (410) 260-7138

    REVENUE ADMINISTRATION DIVISION

    (E00A04, formerly 24.01.04)
    FY2001 appropriation: $34,787,139
    FY2001 authorized positions: 394
    James M. Arnie, Director (410) 260-7445

      ADMINISTRATION
      Diane M. Daffin, Assistant Director (410) 260-7451

        ADMINISTRATION
        Jane Y. Reger, Manager (410) 260-7704

        RETURNS PROCESSING
        Eugene M. Thomas IV, Manager (410) 260-7837

        REVENUE ACCOUNTING
        George L. Freyman, Manager (410) 260-7455

      LEGAL
      James W. Dawson, Jr., Assistant Director (410) 260-7645

        ESTATE TAX
        Janet A. Mann, Manager (410) 260-7850

        LEGAL SERVICES
        Maxine R. Malenda, Manager (410) 260-7244

        SYSTEM APPLICATIONS CONTROL
        William H. Huebl, Manager (410) 260-7620

        TAXPAYER ACCOUNTING
        Joseph W. Parran, Manager (410) 260-7755

        TAXPAYER SERVICES
        Delores Kemmerer, Manager (410) 260-7021

          BRANCH OFFICES

          ALLEGANY COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES
          Louis F. Hall, Branch Manager
          112 Baltimore St., 2nd floor
          Cumberland, MD 21502 - 2302
          (301) 777-2165
          (301) 334-8880 (Garrett County)
          fax: (301) 777-5839

          BALTIMORE CITY TAXPAYER SERVICES
          Ronald Hetzner, Branch Manager
          State Office Building, Room 206
          301 West Preston St.
          Baltimore, MD 21201 - 2384
          (410) 767-1995
          fax: (410) 767-1571

          BALTIMORE COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES
          Christina C. Walsh, Branch Manager
          Hampton Plaza, Suite Plaza 1A
          300 East Joppa Road
          Towson, MD 21286 - 3020
          (410) 321-2306
          fax: (410) 321-2309

          CALVERT COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES
          John P. Cieplak, Branch Manager
          Goldstein District Court/Multi-Service Center, Room 1300
          200 Duke St.
          Prince Frederick, MD 20678 - 1110
          (410) 535-8830
          fax: (410) 535-8868

          CARROLL COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES
          Lynda L. Duvall, Branch Manager
          Westminster Professional Center
          532 Baltimore Blvd., Suite 306
          Westminster, MD 21157 - 6119
          (410) 848-4699
          fax: (410) 848-3614

          CECIL COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES
          Carol H. Parker, Branch Manager
          District Court/Multi-Service Center
          170 East Main St.
          Elkton, MD 21921 - 5933
          (410) 996-0580
          fax: (410) 996-0583

          CHARLES COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES
          Charlotte D. Deneault, Branch Manager
          183 Smallwood Village Center
          (off Village St.)
          Waldorf, MD 20602 - 1851
          (301) 645-2226
          (301) 843-0977 (Prince George's County)
          fax: (301) 645-7284

          FREDERICK COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES
          Judy Schiano DiCola, Branch Manager
          County Multi-Service Center, Room 2110
          100 West Patrick St.
          Frederick, MD 21701 - 5646
          (301) 694-1982
          fax: (301) 631-3040

          GARRETT COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES
          (301) 334-8880

          HARFORD COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES
          Pamela J. Harris, Branch Manager
          Mary Risteau Multi-Service Center, 4th floor
          2 South Bond St.
          Bel Air, MD 21014 - 8701
          (410) 836-4890
          fax: (410) 836-4891

          HOWARD COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES
          Tammy C. Talley, Branch Manager
          District Court/Multi-Service Center
          3451 Court House Drive
          Ellicott City, MD 21043 - 4337
          (410) 461-0170
          fax: (410) 461-0173

          Catherine Young, Branch Manager
          7275B Waterloo Road
          Jessup, MD 20794 - 9579
          (410) 799-4009
          fax: (410) 799-1375

          MONTGOMERY COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES
          Diana L. Barnes, Branch Manager
          Lakewood Plaza
          11510 Georgia Ave., Suite 190
          Wheaton, MD 20902 - 1958
          (301) 949-6030
          fax: (301) 949-0933

          PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES
          Ramona P. Bowen, Branch Manager
          Courthouse, Room 083B
          14735 Main St.
          Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 - 9978
          (301) 952-2810
          fax: (301) 952-2809

          Renee D. Smith, Branch Manager
          Treetops Building, Suite 101
          8181 Professional Place
          Landover, MD 20785 - 2226
          (301) 459-9195
          fax: (301) 459-7567

          QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES
          Millie Stevens, Branch Manager
          514 Washington Ave., Suite 2
          Chestertown, MD 21620
          (410) 810-1615
          fax: (410) 810-3497

          ST. MARY'S COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES
          May H. Cullen, Branch Manager
          P. O. Box 653
          Joseph D. Carter Building, Room 1012
          23110 Leonard Hall Drive
          Leonardtown, MD 20650 - 0653
          (301) 475-4850
          fax: (301) 475-4880

          TALBOT COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES
          Janice Wheatley, Branch Manager
          Bay Street Plaza, Suite 308
          301 Bay St.
          Easton, MD 21601 - 2796
          (410) 822-0953
          fax: (410) 822-1253

          WASHINGTON COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES
          Janette R. Wallech, Branch Manager
          Professional Arts Building
          1 South Potomac St.
          Hagerstown, MD 21740 - 5512
          (301) 791-4776
          fax: (301) 791-7163

          WICOMICO COUNTY TAXPAYER SERVICES
          Rosalie E. Figgs, Branch Manager
          District Court/Multi-Service Center, Room 2248
          201 Baptist St.
          Salisbury, MD 21801 - 4961
          (410) 543-6800
          fax: (410) 548-7055

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