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AUDREY E. SCOTT, Secretary of Planning
Secretary of Planning, March 5, 2003 to January 17, 2007. Acting Secretary of Planning, January 16 to March 5, 2003.
Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2003-07; Governor's Council on the Chesapeake Bay (Governor's Chesapeake Bay Cabinet), 2003-07. Vice-Chair, Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2003-07.
Audrey E. Scott, Secretary of Planning, 2003.
Member, Environmental Restoration and Development Task Force, 2003; Task Force to Study the Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program, 2003; Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 2003; Governor's Commission to Study Poverty in Maryland, 2003; Development Capacity Task Force, 2003-04; State Information Technology Board, 2003-04; Task Force to Study Public School Facilities, 2003-04; Advisory Committee on the Management and Protection of the State's Water Resources, 2003-04. Chair, Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, 2003-04. Member, Subcabinet for Children, Youth, and Families, 2003-05; Advisory Council for Port Land-Use Development, 2003-05; Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, 2003-07; Community Legacy Board, 2003-07; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2003-07; Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, 2003-07; Maryland Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 2003-07; Governor's Commission on Housing Policy, 2003-07 (chair, land use & housing subcommittee); Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2003-07; Patuxent River Commission, 2003-07; Rural Legacy Board, 2003-07; Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board, 2003-07; Interagency Committee on School Construction, 2003-07; State Highway Access Valuation Board, 2003-07; Advisory Committee on Transportation Goals, Benchmarks, and Indicators, 2003-07; Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 2003-07; State Advisory Council on Water Security and Sewerage Systems, 2004; Task Force to Study the Dynamics of Elderly and Retiree Migration Into and Out of Maryland, 2004-06; Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee, 2004-07; Interagency Disabilities Board, 2004-07. Chair, Annexation Workgroup, 2005. Chair, Governor's Task Force on Workforce Housing, 2005-06. Member, Task Force on Traffic Capacity Across the Chesapeake Bay, 2005-06; Governor's Commission for Protecting the Chesapeake Bay through Sustainable Forestry, 2005-07; Advisory Committee for the Jefferson Patterson Historical Park and Museum, 2005-07. Board of Trustees, Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, 2005-07. Chair, Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, 2005-07. Chair, Maryland Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 2005-07. Member, Governor's Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture, 2006-07; Maryland Military Installation Council, 2006-07; State Coordinating Committee for Human Services Transportation, 2006-07. Chair, Maryland Advisory Committee on Historic Agricultural Structure Preservation, 2006-07.
Member, Bowie City Council, 1975. Mayor, City of Bowie, 1976-82. Special assistant in community planning & development, then general deputy assistant secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1981-91. Member, Prince George's County Council, representing 4th Council District, 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; also taught in France and Japan under Overseas Teachers' Division, U.S. Dept. of Defense. Chair, Board of Directors, Bowie Health Center/Dimensions Healthcare System, 1970-94. Member, Maryland Municipal League, 1976- (president, 1979). Executive Director, National Capital Chapter, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1991-94 (board of directors, 1976-91). Delegate, Republican Party National Convention, 1996, 2000. Chair, Maryland Republican Party, 2009-10. Woman of Distinction, Soroptimist International of Bowie-Crofton, 2003. Inducted into Maryland Women's Hall of Fame, 2007. Civic Leadership Award, Prince George's Community Foundation, 2007. Married; four sons.
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