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 Choose Maryland > About Us
The mission of the Maryland Economic Development Commission is to establish economic development policy in the State and to oversee the Department of Business and Economic Development’s (DBED) efforts to support the creation, attraction, and retention of businesses and jobs. Founded in 1995, the 31-member Commission draws upon the expertise of the State’s business leaders to inform State economic development efforts by providing a comprehensive evaluation of the State’s business climate and recommending to the Governor the policies, programs, and spending priorities needed.
 
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Chairman
Steve Dubin became Chief Executive Officer of Martek in June 2006 after serving since September 2003 as President of Martek. Mr. Dubin joined Martek in 1992 and has served in various management positions, including CFO, Treasurer, Secretary, General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Dubin received a B.S. in accounting from the University of Maryland and a Juris Doctor degree from the National Law Center at George Washington University.
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Timothy Adams |
Founder & CEO, SA-Tech, Inc. |
| Paul Ausley |
President, Ausley Associates, Inc. |
| Maria Beckett |
Co-owner, Savage River Lodge |
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Richard Bernstein |
President & CEO, LWRC International, LLC |
| Thomas J. Burlin |
President & CEO, Burlin Consulting Service |
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Susan Ganz |
CEO, Lion Brothers, Inc. |
| Seth Goldman |
President & TeaEO, Honest Tea |
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Timothy Hodge, Jr. |
Principal, Miles & Stockbridge |
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Kevin Johnson |
(Co-Chair) CEO, Commercial Interiors |
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William “Brit” Kirwan |
Chancellor, University System of Maryland |
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Aris Mardirossian |
CEO, Technology Patents, LLC |
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Ricardo Martinez |
Chairman & CEO, Project Enhancement Corp. |
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John McLaughlin |
President & CEO, DAP Products, Inc. |
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Ronald Peterson |
President, Johns Hopkins Hospital & Health System |
| Janis (Jan) Russell |
Co-Owner, Savage River Lodge |
| David Severn |
Principal, Severn, O'Connor & Kresslein, PA |
| A. Nayab Siddiqui |
President, Scientific Systems & Software International Corporation |
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Robert Smelkinson |
Chairman (Retired), Smelkinson Sysco Food Services, Inc. |
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Harold Stinger |
Chairman, Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies |
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Walter (Butch) Tilley III |
Managing Partner, Tilley Investments, LLC |
| Tracy Tyler |
President & CEO, Cambridge International |
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Alan Wilson |
Chairman, President & CEO, McCormick & Company, Inc. |
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Ex-Officio Members |
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Christian Johansson |
Secretary, DBED |
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Harold Adams |
Chairman Emeritus, RTKL Associates, Inc. |
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James C. Dinegar |
President & CEO, Greater Washington Board of Trade |
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Don Fry |
President, Greater Baltimore Committee |
| Kevin F. Kelly |
Vice President, Van Scoyoc Associates |
| Ackneil M. Muldrow II |
CEO, Parker Muldrow & Associates, LLC |
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Tom Watkins |
CEO, Human Genome Sciences |
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Michelle D. Jackson
Director, Boards and Commissions
410.767.6881
Maryland Economic Development Commission
401 E. Pratt St, 7th floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
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