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ROBERT M. SUMMERS, Ph.D., Secretary of the Environment
Section Head, Watershed Monitoring and Modeling Section, Technical Analysis Division, Office of Environmental Programs, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 1985-88 (project manager, water quality section, 1983-85). Director, Technical and Regulatory Services Administration, 1999-2001, and Director, Water Management Administration, 2001-07, Department of the Environment.
Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2010-; Base Realignment and Closure Subcabinet, 2010-; BayStat Subcabinet, 2010-; Governor's Council on the Chesapeake Bay (Governor's Chesapeake Bay Cabinet), 2010-; Governor's Subcabinet for International Affairs, 2010-; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2010-. Chair, Asbestos Oversight Committee, 2010-. Member, Governor's Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture, 2010-; Interstate Air Quality Council, 2010-; Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission, 2010-; Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee, 2010-; Chesapeake Bay Trust, 2010-; Climate, Energy and Environment Policy Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2010-; Climate Change Commission, 2010-; Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, 2010-; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2010-; Maryland Green Building Council, 2010-; Maryland Green Purchasing Committee, 2010-; Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness, 2010-; Maryland Integrated Map Executive Committee, 2010-; Maryland Military Installation Council, 2010-; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2010-; Ozone Transport Commission, 2010-; Pesticide Advisory Committee, 2010-; Renewable Fuels Incentive Board, 2010-; Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board, 2010-; State Soil Conservation Committee, 2010-; Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission, 2010-; Maryland Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council, 2011-; Task Force on Sustainable Growth and Wastewater Disposal, 2011-.
Member, Advisory Committee on the Management and Protection of the State's Water Resources, 2002-04, 2005-08; Nutrient Management Advisory Committee, 2009-11; Maryland Clean Car and Energy Policy Task Force, 2010.
Born September 9, 1954. The Johns Hopkins University, B.A. (natural sciences), 1976, Ph.D. (environmental engineering), 1982. Research technician, Chesapeake Bay Institute, the Johns Hopkins University, 1976-81. Research Associate, Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1981-83.
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