WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Gregory I. Snook (R), President, 2002

County Administration Building
100 West Washington St.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 791-3090
fax: (301) 791-3225

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:

County Administrator

COUNTY TREASURER
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Todd L. Hershey (D), County Treasurer, 2002
(301) 791-3170

Community Services
Education
Elections
Health
Law Offices
Licensing
Planning
Public Safety
Recreation

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Director

JOB SERVICE & UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Shanon Wolf, Manager

14 North Potomac St.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 393-8200
1-800-827-4839 (toll free)
TTY: 1-800-735-2258 (toll free)

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners with approval of Secretary of Human Resources & advice of Social Services Board:
David A. Engle, Director

122 North Potomac St.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 791-5992

Appointed by President, Board of County Commissioners:

Chair

FOSTER CARE REVIEW BOARD
Contact: Ingrid Backman

Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms:
Janet K. Cole, Chair (chosen by Board), 2001

Elizabeth L. Breeden, 1999; Emilia Henson, 1999; William L. Mason, 1999; Kristie L. Palmer, 1999; two vacancies.

SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 3-year terms:
Spence Perry, Chair (chosen by Board in July, 1-year term) 2000

Steven Church, 1999; Michael Day, 1999; Barbara A. Downey, 1999; Donald Stevenson, 2000; Frederica Buehler Erath, 2001; Michael S. Zampelli, 2001.

Ex officio: County Commissioner

EDUCATION

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms:

President (chosen by Board in January, 1-year term),

Vice-President (chosen by Board in January, 1-year term),

Appointed by Board of Education with approval of State Superintendent of Schools to 4-year term:

Superintendent of Schools,

P. O. Box 730
820 Commonwealth Ave.
Hagerstown, MD 21741 - 0730
(301) 766-2800

Appointed by Governor:

Chair

David W. Barnhart; Julie Barr-Strasburg; Frank Brooks; Patricia Ann Geiman; Todd Harrison; Cynthia A. Held; Anna Hershey; Anita Kay; Ann G. Kaylor; Terry M. Marshall; Eugene Martin; Matt McIntosh; Carolyn Moore; Robert T. Moore; Quay L. Scott; Art Shanklin.

HAGERSTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Appointed by Board of Trustees:
Norman P. Shea, Ph.D., President

11400 Robinwood Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21742 - 6590
(301) 790-2800
World Wide Web: http://www.hjc.cc.md.us/index.html

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent:

Chair (chosen by Board in June, 1-year term),

Carolyn Williams Brooks, 1999; William J. Reuter, 2000; Wayne E. Alter, Jr., 2001; Roger L. Fiery, Jr., 2001; James D. Latimer, 2002; Florence M. Murdock, 2003.

Director

http://pilot.wash.lib.md.us/wcfl/index.html

Appointed by Board to 6-year terms:

President (chosen by Board in January, 3-year term),

Robin Spaid, 1999; Donald R. Harsh, 2000; Michael J. Shaeffer, 2001; Mary Anne Burke, 2002; Suzanne Hayes, 2002; John R. Hershey III, 2002; Thomas J. Kloc, 2003.

ELECTIONS

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS
Appointed by Governor with Senate consent to 2-year terms:
Richard L. Coss (D), Chair (chosen by Board), 1999

Charles L. Mobley, Jr. (R); Daris A. Phillips (D). Substitutes: Roger Schlossberg, Esq. (D); Dorothy M. Waters (R). Terms expire 1999.

County Office Building
33 West Washington St.
Hagerstown, MD 21740 - 4834
(301) 791-3030
World Wide Web: http://198.76.236.5/washco/elect.html

HEALTH

Appointed by Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene:

Health Officer

1302 Pennsylvania Ave.
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301) 791-3200

LAW OFFICES

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:

County Attorney

County Administration Building
100 West Washington St.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 791-3183

STATE'S ATTORNEY
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
M. Kenneth Long, Jr., Esq. (R), State's Attorney, 2002

County Office Building
33 West Washington St.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 791-3120

DEPUTY DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Appointed by Public Defender:
Michael R. Morrissette, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender

100 West Franklin St., Suite 102
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 791-4735

LICENSING

Appointed by Governor to 6-year terms:

Chair (chosen by Governor),

William F. Dunham, Esq., 1999; Robert L. Everhart, 2003.

148 West Washington St.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 797-4591

PLANNING

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners with consent of Mayor of Hagerstown:

Chair,

Thomas C. Newcomer, 1998; Vincent Dellaposta, 1999; Charles E. Shindle, 1999; Douglas S. Wright, 1999; Peggy S. Bushey, 2000; Terry Hepburn, 2000; Gerald Hoak, 2001.

John C. Howard, Executive Director

County Administration Building
100 West Washington St.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 791-3080

DIVISION OF PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Robert C. Arch, Director

County Administration Building
100 West Washington St.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 791-3065
fax: (301) 791-3017

Appointed by Board of County Commissioners to 5-year terms:

Chair,

Paula Lampton, 1999; Bernard L. Moser, 2000; Donald Ardinger, 2001; R. Benjamin Clopper, 2001; Robert E. Ernst II, 2002.

Ex officio: Bertrand L. Iseminger, Jr., County Commissioner

DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS
Appointed by Board of County Commissioners:
Gary W. Rohrer, Director

County Administration Building
100 West Washington St.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 791-3398

Chief Engineer

FACILITIES DEPARTMENT
Robert Graff, Administrator

ROADS DEPARTMENT
J. Theodore Wolford, Superintendent

SANITARY DEPARTMENT
Gregory Murray, Director

SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT
Robert Davenport, Director

PUBLIC SAFETY

Executive Director

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Appointed by Governor:
Ronald H. Karn, Director

County Office Building
33 West Washington St.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 791-3008

FIRE MARSHAL
Appointed by State Fire Marshal:
Charles M. Cronauer, Deputy Chief (301) 791-4758

SHERIFF
Elected by Voters to 4-year term:
Charles F. Mades (D), Sheriff, 2002
(301) 791-3300

Warden

500 Western Maryland Parkway
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 791-3300