The government of Prince George's County has nine principal executive agencies. These include Business and Regulatory Affairs; Child Support Enforcement; Corrections; Environmental Resources; Family Services; Fire; Housing and Community Development; Police; and Public Works and Transportation.
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DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY SERVICES
CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES DIVISION
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES DIVISION
MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY DIVISION
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
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SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD
Ex officio: Dorothy F. Bailey, County Council member
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.
HOUSING & HOMELESS SERVICES
SOCIAL SERVICES DIVISION
Elected by Prince George's Regional Association of Student Governments in June, 1-year term: Nyron S. Burke, student, 2001
Meetings: varying dates; often 2nd & 4th Thursday, 7:05 p.m.
(301) 952-6117
Elected by College student body in May, 1-year term: Selwyn D. Bridgeman, 2001
MEMORIAL LIBRARY SYSTEM
Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 8:00 p.m.
Robin M. Downs, Acting Director
PERMITS & REVIEW DIVISION
WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION
ADMINISTRATION
ADULT & GERIATRIC HEALTH
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
EPIDEMIOLOGY & DISEASE CONTROL
MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH
MENTAL HEALTH
PROGRAM PLANNING & EVALUATION
STATE'S ATTORNEY
DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Vacancy, Administrator
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING
Meetings: Thursdays (except Aug.), 8:30 a.m.
OFFICE OF HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE
OFFICE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY OPERATIONS DIVISION
SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIVISION
PERSONNEL SERVICES DIVISION
PROGRAM SERVICES DIVISION
FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
POLICE DEPARTMENT
DISTRICT II STATION
DISTRICT III STATION
DISTRICT IV STATION
DISTRICT V STATION
DISTRICT VI STATION
MANAGEMENT SERVICES
NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
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OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
Appointed by County Executive:
Geraldine I. Jones, Executive Director
Duvall Building, Suite 405
14701 Governor Oden Bowie Drive
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 - 3070
(301) 599-0550
web: www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/government/childsupport/index.html
Appointed by County Executive:
Keith A. Hampden, Ph.D., Director
County Service Building
5012 Rhode Island Ave.
Hyattsville, MD 20781
(301) 699-2672
web: www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/government/familyservices/index.htmlAGING SERVICES DIVISION
Theresa M. Grant, Director
5012 Rhode Island Ave.
Hyattsville, MD 20781
(301) 699-2696
e-mail: dfswebmaster@co.pg.md.us
L. Christina Waddler, Director (301) 985-3852
Rudolph Gawlik, Director (301) 985-3800
Carolyn G. Billingsley, Director (301) 985-3890SENIOR INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE OFFICE
JOB SERVICE
E. Paulette Brown, Manager
1802 Brightseat Road
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 386-0701
(301) 313-8000 (unemployment insurance)
Appointed by County Executive with approval of Secretary of Human Resources & advice of Social Services Board:
Karyn Lynch, Director
805 Brightseat Road
Landover, MD 20785 - 4723
(301) 909-7010
e-mail: pgcdss@dhr.state.md.us
web: www.dhr.state.md.us/pgcounty.htm
www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/government/socialservices/index.htmlCITIZEN REVIEW BOARD FOR CHILDREN no. 1
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Board)
Iris E. Pierce, 2000; Susie A. Bolling, 2002; Herbert Cohen, 2002; Leslie E. Dickey, 2002; Jean E. Shapiro, 2002; Mildred Stewart, 2002; Janet D. Dickerson, 2004.
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Wendy Ann Wexler, Chair (chosen by Board), 1996
Erwin Brown, Jr., 1996; Herbert Cohen, 1996; Kimberly Sturdivant, 1996; Rhoda W. Burwell, 2002; Gwendolyn W. Hoover, 2002; one vacancy.
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Mary C. Norton, Chair (chosen by Board), 2002
Alfred W. Lucas, Jr., 2000; Kathleen Worthington, 2002; Barbara M. Brown, 2004; Rheba C. Heggs, Esq., 2004; George P. Murphy, 2004; Carol A. Rahbar, 2004; one vacancy.
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Erwin Brown, Jr., Chair (chosen by Board), 2003
Yolanda L. Avant, Esq., 2001; M. Harriet Saylor, 2001; George Braxton, 2003; Rowena A. Johnson, 2003; Heidi Shamloo, 2003; Margaret Surratt, 2003.
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Alfred E. Shpiegelman, Esq., Chair (chosen by Board), 2003
Janice Kennedy, 2001; Michael W. Rodgers, 2001; Dorothy F. Lowe, 2003; Nancy J. Weslager, 2003; Drusilla Yorke, 2003; Joan D. Young, 2003.
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Vacancy, Chair (chosen by Board)
David A. Brown, 2001; Bernice F. Cohen, 2001; Rose Ann Corley, 2003; Heather Ettus, 2003; Patricia L. Kaplan, 2003; Andrew J. Newell, Jr., 2003; Frances E. Walker, 2003.
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
James M. Trent, Chair (chosen by Board), 1999
Marian Bellama, 1999; Sheila C. Whiteman, 1999; Anthony Young, 2001; Michelle M. Oliver, Esq., 2003; Wanda White, 2003; one vacancy.
Appointed by County Executive to 3-year terms:
Hilda R. Pemberton, Chair (chosen by Board in July, 1-year term), 2000
Rev. Donald J. Cameron-Kragt, 1998; Patricia B. Scales, Ph.D., 1998; Thomas C. Hardin, 2000; four vacancies.
FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION
Charlene Gallion, Deputy Director (301) 909-7020
Hillary Lindeman, Deputy Director (301) 209-5051
Uma Ahluwalia, Deputy Director (301) 808-5792EDUCATION
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:
James E. Henderson, Chair (chosen by Board in Dec., 1-year term), Dist. 2, 2002
Angela Como, Dist. 1, 2000
Doyle L. Niemann, Dist. 3, 2000
Catherine A. Smith, Dist. 4, 2002
Robert J. Callahan, Dist. 5, 2002
Kenneth E. Johnson, Dist. 6, 2000
Felicia R. Lasley, Dist. 7, 2000
Bernard E. Phifer, Dist. 8, 2002
Marilynn M. Bland, Dist. 9, 2000
web: www.pgcps.org/pgboard.htmlDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Appointed by Board of Education with approval of State Superintendent of Schools to 4-year term:
Iris T. Metts, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools, 2003
14201 School Lane
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(301) 952-6007
web: www.pgcps.orgPRINCE GEORGE'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Appointed by Board of Trustees:
Ronald A. Williams, Ph.D., President
301 Largo Road
Largo, MD 20772
(301) 322-0400
web: http://pgweb.pg.cc.md.us/BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 5-year terms:
Mary Lou McDonough, Chair (chosen by Board in July, 1-year term), 2003
James H. Taylor, 2001; Charles Steinecke III, 2002; C. Anthony Thompson, 2002; Beverly J. Anderson, Ph.D., 2003; Lynn Loughlin Skerpon, Esq., 2004; William D. Frazier, 2005.
Micki Freeny, Interim Director
6532 Adelphi Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782 - 2098
(301) 699-3500
web: www.prge.lib.md.us/BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES:
Appointed by County Executive to 3-year terms:
Rebecca L. Gitter, President (chosen by Board in Jan., 1-year term), 2003
Linda C. Redmond, 2000; Kevin G. Ratliff, 2001; Josef B. Brown, 2002; Alhen E. Green, 2002; Michael J. Howard, 2002; David M. Tilch, 2002.
Prince George's County Memorial Library System, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, September 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
ELECTIONS
BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 4-year terms:
Bobbie Sue Mack (D), President (chosen by Board), 2003
Charles C. Deegan (R); Patrice Little Murray (D); Carl R. Ruble (D); Terry H. Schuette (D). Substitutes: Gwendolyn T. Britt (D); S. John Di Stefano (R); Lester W. Jones (D). Terms expire 2003.
14701 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Suite 101
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 - 3070
(301) 952-3270
(301) 627-2814 (information, 24 hours)
e-mail: election@co.pg.md.us
fax: (301) 952-4889
tty: (301) 627-3352
web: www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/government/index.htmlENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
Appointed by County Executive:
Samuel E. Wynkoop, Jr., Director
Inglewood Center III, Suite 500
9400 Peppercorn Place
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 883-5812
e-mail: derinfo@co.pg.md.us
web: www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/government/der/index.html
ANIMAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION
George Whiting, Associate Director
8311 D'Arcy Road
Forestville, MD 20747
(301) 499-8301
web: www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/government/der/amd/index.html
HEALTH
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:
Arthur G. Thacher, Health Officer
1701 McCormick Drive, Room 3200
Largo, MD 20774
(301) 883-7834
web: www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/government/health/index.htmlADDICTIONS
Michael C. Fuller, Director (301) 883-7853
Gwendolyn Clerkley, Director (301) 883-7800
Patricia A. Lusk, Director (301) 856-9450
Donald Nork, Director (301) 883-7605
Mercedes Lawrence, Director (301) 883-7859
Robert Cullen, Director (301) 883-7859
Michael C. Fuller, Acting Director (301) 883-6126
Denise E. Holland, M.D., Deputy Health Officer (301) 883-7844HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Appointed by County Executive:
Jalal Greene, Director
Inglewood Center III, Suite 200
9400 Peppercorn Place
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 883-5531
web: www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/government/hcd/index.htmlLAW OFFICES
OFFICE OF LAW
Appointed by County Executive:
Sean D. Wallace, Esq., County Attorney
County Administration Building, Room 5121
14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 - 3050
(301) 952-4190
fax: (301) 952-3071
web: www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/government/law/index.html
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Jack B. Johnson, Esq. (D), State's Attorney, 2002
Courthouse, Room 349M
14735 Main St.
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(301) 952-3500/55
fax: (301) 952-3775
web: www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/judicial/stateattorney/index.html
Appointed by Public Defender:
Joseph M. Niland, Esq., District Public Defender
Courthouse
14735 Main St.
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 - 3050
(301) 952-2100
fax: (301) 952-4014
web: www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/judicial/publicdefender/index.htmlLICENSING
OFFICE OF BUSINESS & REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Appointed by County Executive:
Sandra F. Peaches, Executive Director
County Administration Building, Room 1177
14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 - 3070
(301) 952-4825
web: www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/government/obra/index.htmlCABLE TELEVISION COMMISSION
Appointed by County Executive with County Council approval:
John E. Askew, Sr., Executive Director (301) 952-3991CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMISSION
Herman C. Dawson, Chair (301) 952-4700BOARD OF [LIQUOR] LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
Franklin D. Jackson, Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2002
Barbara F. Brown, 2001; William C. Frankle, 2001; Dennis B. Miller, 2002; Nam Koe Kim, 2003.
County Service Building
5012 Rhode Island Ave., Room 204
Hyattsville, MD 20781
(301) 699-2770
fax: (301) 985-3548
web: www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/government/licensecomm/index.htmlPLANNING
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Appointed by Board of Directors:
Joseph J. James, Chief Executive Officer
4640 Forbes Blvd., Suite 200
Lanham, MD 20774
(301) 429-3044
fax: (301) 429-8762
web:www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/development/index.html
Appointed by County Executive:
Fern V. Piret, Director (301) 952-3595
County Administration Building, Room 4150
14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 - 3070
(301) 952-3595
web: www.mncppc.org/main.htmPLANNING BOARD
Appointed by County Executive to 3-year terms:
Elizabeth M. (Betty) Hewlett, Chair (chosen by County Executive), 2000
Regina J. McNeill, 1999; James M. Brown, 2000; Zola E. Boone, Ph.D., 2002; one vacancy.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & TRANSPORTATION
Appointed by County Executive:
Betty Hager Francis, Director
Inglewood Center III, Suite 300
9400 Peppercorn Place
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 883-5600
fax: (301) 883-5709
web: www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/government/dpwt/index.htmlOFFICE OF ENGINEERING
Haitham A. Hijazi, Associate Director (301) 883-5710
Anthony C. Pinnix, Associate Director (301) 499-8523
Edward J. Binseel, Associate Director (301) 883-5642
J. Rick Gordon, Associate Director (301) 883-5700PUBLIC SAFETY
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Appointed by County Executive:
Barry L. Stanton, Director
13400 Dille Drive
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 - 9100
(301) 952-7015
web: www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/government/corrections/index.html
OPERATIONS BUREAU
Milton M. Crump, Deputy Director (301) 952-7014POPULATION MANAGEMENT DIVISION
W. Stephan Simmons, Chief (301) 952-7050
Lt. Col. Carl L. Crumbacker, Chief (301) 952-7026
Maj. Alfred J. McMurray, Chief (301) 952-7319SERVICES BUREAU
Jackye Ryles Harris, Deputy Director (301) 952-7020COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION
Henry A. Jones, Chief (301) 952-7082
William D. Frazier, Chief (301) 952-7094
Willie Nelson, Chief (301) 952-7326
Appointed by County Executive:
Ronald J. Siarnicki, Fire Chief
Largo Government Center, Suite 452
9201 Basil Court
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 883-5203
web: www.pgfd.com/
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Appointed by Governor:
Vacancy, Director
Cranford/Graves Fire Services Building
6820 Webster St., Suite 113
Landover Hills, MD 20784
(301) 583-1899
web: www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/government/oep/index.html
Appointed by County Executive:
John S. Farrell, Chief
7600 Barlowe Road
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 772-4740
web: www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/safety/police/index.htmlBUREAU OF ADMINISTRATION
Maj. Thomas Trodden, Acting Chief (301) 772-4770TRAINING & PERSONNEL SERVICES
(301) 772-4665BUREAU OF PATROL
Lt. Col. Charles A. Pollock, Chief (301) 772-4750DISTRICT I STATION
Maj. J. Hunt, Commander
5000 Rhode Island Ave.
Hyattsville, MD 20780
Maj. R. Welsh, Commander
601 Crain Highway
Bowie, MD 20772
Maj. J. Norris, Commander
7600 Barlowe Road
Palmer Park, MD 20785
Maj. G. Wilson, Commander
7500 Livingston Road
Oxon Hill, MD 20745
Maj. M. Wright, Commander
6707 Groveton Drive
Clinton, MD 20735
Maj. C. Holly, Commander
4321 Sellman Road
Beltsville, MD 20704SPECIAL OPERATIONS DIVISION
(301) 731-4422BUREAU OF SUPPORT SERVICES
Lt. Col. Orlando D. Barnes, Chief (301) 772-4760CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION
(301) 772-4230
(301) 772-4757
(301) 883-6800RECREATION
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION
Mary Wells Harley, Acting Director (301) 699-2582
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