DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

FORMER SECRETARY


[Photograph of Department Secretary] JOHN R. GRIFFIN,
Secretary of Natural Resources, 1995-99

Secretary of Natural Resources, March 17, 1995 to July 23, 1999 (Deputy Secretary, 1984-95).

Committee Staff Director, Prince George's County Council, 1972-78 (director of legislative & budgetary affairs for standing committee).

Executive Assistant, Office of the Governor, 1979-83.

Member, Governor's Executive Council, 1995-99; Chesapeake Bay Commission, 1995-99; Chesapeake Bay Trust, 1995-99; Maryland Civil War Heritage Commission, 1995-99; Governor's Executive Committee on Drunk and Drugged Driving, 1995; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 1995-99; Governor's Pesticide Council, 1995-99; Seafood Marketing Advisory Committee, 1995-99; Governor's Commission on Service and Volunteerism (formerly Governor's Commission on Service), 1995-99; State Soil Conservation Committee, 1995-99; Transportation Enhancements Program Executive Committee, 1995-99. Chair, Governor's Council on the Chesapeake Bay, 1995-99; Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board, 1995-99. Co-Chair, Maryland Greenways Commission, 1995-99. Member, Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, 1996-99; Smart Growth and Neighborhood Conservation Subcabinet, 1998-99.

General Manager, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, 1999-.

Born in Rochester, New York, April 25, 1946. Niagara University, B.A., 1969; The Catholic University of America, M.A., 1972. Distinguished Service Award, Maryland Municipal League, 1982; Distinguished Service Award, National Governors' Association, 1984. Conservation Leadership Award, Conservation Fund, 1998. Conservationist of the Year, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, 1998, 1999. Married; three daughters.

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