Maryland Heritage Areas Program

About the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority

The Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA)is a 19 member independent unit within the Executive branch of State government. Administrative support for MHAA is provided by the Maryland Historical Trust, an agency of the Maryland Department of Planning.

For more information, email or call Richard Hughes, MHAA Administrator , or (410) 514-7685.

Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Members

	Agency/Affiliation	Term Expires
Matthew J. Power, Chair	Department of Planning Designee of the Secretary
J. Rodney Little	State Historic Preservation Officer
Bill Pencek	Department of Business & Economic Development Designee of the Secretary
Amy Seitz	Department of Housing & Community Development Designee of the Secretary
John F. Wilson	Department of Natural Resources Designess of the Secretary
Elizabeth Sachs	Maryland Higher Education Commission Secretary of Higher Education
Marty Baker, Ph.D.	Department of Transportation Designee of the Secretary
Marcie Taylor-Thoma, Ph.D.	State Depatment of Education ex-officio, non-voting
Vanesa Orlando	Department of Agriculture ex-officio, non-voting
Burton K. Kummerow	President of the Senate's Representative	September 2014
Wayne E. Clark	President of the Senate's Representative	September 2012
Ann M. Fligsten	Speaker of the House's Representative	September 2014
Donna Ware	Speaker of the House's Representative	September 2012
Vacant	Maryland Greenways Commission
John Fieseler	Maryland Tourism Development Board	September 2014
Hon. Andrea C. Harrison	Maryland Association of Counties	September 2014
Hon. Emmett V. Jordan	Maryland Municipal League	September 2012
Robert David Campbell	Governor's Appointee for Historic Preservation expertise	September 2012
Donna Dudley	Governor's Appointee for Tourism expertise	September 2014