MARYLAND STATE EDUCATION THAT IS MULTICULTURAL
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Dr. Barbara Dezmon, Chair
Mr. Richard Steinke, Deputy Superintendent
Mr. Woodrow Grant, Chief, Equity Assurance and Compliance Branch, MSDE
Ms. Linda Shevitz, Equity Assurance and Compliance Branch, MSDE
Dr. Diane Johnson, Division of Instruction, MSDE
Ms. Mary Louise Jones, Dr. Joseph Pellerzi, Allegany County
Mr. Art Smelkinson, Anne Arundel County
Dr. Thomas DeLaine, Dr. Adjai Robinson- Baltimore City
Dr. Edna O'Connor, Ms. Mary Jacqe Marchione-Baltimore County
Dr. Victoria Karol- Calvert County
Ms. Tina Henry - Caroline County
Mr. Carl Snook- Carroll County
Mr. Thomas Wesley- Cecil County
Ms. Minnie Reynolds- Charles County
Mr. Jack Messick- Dorchester County
Ms. Joyce Harris- Frederick County
Mr.Al Coviello-Garrett County
Ms. Agnes Purneli, Ms. Brenda Hinton- Harford County
Ms. Eileen Woodhury, Dr. Jacqueline Brown-Howard County
Dr. Lloyd Taylor, Dr. Nina Wilson - Kent County
Ms. Donna Graves - Montgomery County
Dr. Pamela Harris, Dr. Rita Robinson- Prince Georges County
Ms. Janet Pauls-Brown- Queen Anne's County
Mr. Kenneth Butler- Somerset County
Dr. Charles Ridgell-St. Mary's County
Ms. Kelly Griffith- Talbot County
Ms. Carolyn Moore- Washington County
Ms. Marion Church- Wicomico County
Ms. Geneva Cannon- Worcester County
Dr. Jacqueline Reed- Maryland Multicultural Coalition
Dr. Francille Rusan Wilson- University of Maryland System
The Maryland State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, sex, national origin, religion, or disability in matters affecting employment or in providing
access to programs. For inquiries related to departmental policy, please contact the Equity and
Assurance Compliance Branch at: (410) 767-0425 voice, (410) 333-6442 TTY/TDD or (410)
767-0431 FAX.
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