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Board of Visitors

The Board of Visitors provides advice and counsel to the President on matters pertaining to public outreach, development, and policy issues. Through their involvement, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science is able to ensure it continues to meet its mission to conduct a comprehensive program to develop and apply predictive ecology for Maryland to the improvement and preservation of the physical environment. In pursuing this mission, UMCES plays a key role in advancing knowledge in support of Maryland’s international reputation for progressive environmental management and sustainable economic development.

Board of Visitors

Mr. Paul J. Allen
Senior Vice President (Retired), Constellation Energy

Mr. Federico Basañes
Retired, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Mr. Thomas L. Buckmaster
President (Retired), Honeywell Hometown Solutions

Ms. Carlene Cassidy

CEO, Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation

Ms. Victoria Childs
President (Retired), Friends of Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum

Mr. Ellington Churchill
Vice President of Administration, Lewis Contractors

Ms. Peggy Derrick
Vice President, EA Engineering, Science and Technology, PBC

Mr. Gary M. Epstein
Retired Partner, Latham & Watkins
Managing Director, 4270E, LLC

Mr. Joseph E. Farren
Managing Director, Porter Novelli

Honorable Nancy K. Kopp
Maryland State Treasurer Emeritus

Mr. Ronald Kreitner
WestSide Renaissance, Inc.

Mr. Mark Levine
Core Capital Partners

Mr. William (Sandy) McAllister, Jr.
Principal, McAllister, DeTar, Showalter & Walker LLC

Mr. Charles O. Monk
Retired Partner, Saul-Ewing LLP

Mr. J. Mitchell Neitzey
EFO Capital Management, Washington, D.C.

Mr. Eric Schwaab
Former Deputy Secretary, Maryland Department of Natural Resources; former Assistant Administrator of NOAA and head of the National Marine Fisheries Service.

Mr. William A. Shorter, Jr. 

Ms. Eileen Straughan
President, Straughan Environmental, Inc.

Mr. Joe Suarez
Director/Executive Advisor Community Partnerships, Booz Allen Hamilton

Dr. Crystal Upperman