DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING

SECRETARY


[photo, Audrey E. Scott, Secretary of Planning] AUDREY E. SCOTT, Secretary of Planning



Secretary of Planning since March 5, 2003. Acting Secretary of Planning, January 16 to March 5, 2003.

Vice-Chair, Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2003-. Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2003-; Cabinet Council on Business, Economic Development, and Transportation, 2003-; Governor's Council on the Chesapeake Bay (Governor's Chesapeake Bay Cabinet), 2003-; Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Commission, 2003-; Community Legacy Board, 2003-; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2003-; Maryland Greenways Commission, 2003-; Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, 2003-; Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 2003-; State Information Technology Board, 2003-; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2003-; Patuxent River Commission, 2003-; Governor's Commission to Study Poverty in Maryland, 2003; Rebuild La Plata Task Force, 2003-; Rural Legacy Board, 2003-; Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board, 2003-; Interagency Committee on School Construction, 2003-; Task Force to Study Public School Facilities, 2003-; State Highway Access Valuation Board, 2003-; Advisory Committee on Transportation Goals, Benchmarks, and Indicators, 2003-; Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 2003-; Advisory Committee on the Management and Protection of the State's Water Resources, 2003-; Western Maryland Economic Development Task Force, 2003-. Chair, Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, 2003-.

Member, Bowie City Council, 1975. Mayor, City of Bowie, 1976-82. Deputy assistant secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1981-91. Member, Prince George's County Council, 1994-2002 (vice-chair, 2001; liaison, board of education, 1995-2002; liaison, prince george's county municipal association, 1995-2002; member, transportation, housing & the environment committee, chair, 2002; member, health, education & human services committee, chair, 2002).

Tufts University, B.A. (English), 1957; George Washington University, M.A. (legislative affairs), 1989. Former public school teacher. Chair, Board of Directors, Bowie Health Center/Dimensions Healthcare System, 1970-94. Executive Director, National Capital Chapter, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1991-94 (board of directors, 1976-91). Delegate, Republican Party National Convention, 1996-2000. Member, Maryland Municipal League, 1976- (president, 1979).

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