GOVERNOR'S TASK FORCE ON
CHILDREN, YOUTH, & FAMILIES SYSTEMS REFORM

Chair: Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Lt. Governor

Appointed by Governor: George B. Brosan; Donna S. Edwards; Kathleen Feely; Donna R. Gaither; Joan P. Karasik; Susan P. Leviton, Esq.; James P. McComb; John M. Mead; Margaret R. Myers; Constance W. Pullen; Jolene G. Sullivan; Winifred Y. Wilson.

Appointed by Senate President: Barbara A. Hoffman

Appointed by House Speaker: Nancy K. Kopp

Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals: Martin P. Welch

Representative of Office of Attorney General: Norman E. Parker, Jr.

Ex officio: Frederick W. Puddester, Secretary of Budget & Management; Martin P. Wasserman, M.D., J.D., Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene; Patricia J. Payne, Secretary of Housing & Community Development; Alvin C. Collins, Secretary of Human Resources; Stuart O. Simms, Secretary of Juvenile Justice; Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools; Linda S. Thompson, Dr.P.H., Special Secretary for Children, Youth, & Families; Beatrice M. Rodgers, Director, Office for Individuals with Disabilities; Ronald M. Kreitner, Director of Planning.

c/o Office of Lt. Governor
State House
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 974-2804

In April 1996, the Governor formed the Governor's Task Force on Children, Youth, and Families Systems Reform (Executive Order 01.01.1996.11). The Task Force reviewed the effectiveness of children and family service systems; the status of reform efforts; and local, State and federal laws governing these services and their funding. Recommendations on Reforming Maryland's System of Services to Children and Families was submitted to the Governor in November 1996. Authorization for the Task Force ended November 15, 1996.

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