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Maryland Higher Education Commission

6 North Liberty Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA)

Phone Number:	(410) 767-3300
Toll Free Phone:	(800) 974-0203
Fax:	(410) 332-0250

Meet with OSFA Staff: Go to https://mhec.maryland.gov/preparing/Pages/virtualmeeting-OSFA.aspx to make an appointment.

Department of Academic Affairs,

Research & Policy Analysis,

Private Career Schools,

Department of Finance and Administration

Phone Number:	(410) 767-3300 follow the prompt to each unit
Toll Free Phone:	(800) 974-0203
Fax:	(410) 332-0270

Visitors who are hard of hearing, deaf or speech-disabled and who use a TTY or text telephone can contact MHEC via Maryland Relay (Dial 7-1-1 or 800-735-2258)

We welcome email correspondence from anyone, however we do not accept attachments, so please direct all questions or comments about our web site to rhonda.wardlaw@maryland.gov.

Staff Contact Information

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

James D. Fielder, Jr., Ph.D.	Secretary of Higher Education	james.fielder@maryland.gov
Deborah Ing	Executive Assistant to the Secretary	deborah.ing@maryland.gov

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Jennifer Katz	Assistant Attorney General - Principal Counsel	jennifer.katz@maryland.gov
Soma Kedia	Assistant Attorney General	soma.kedia@maryland.gov

DEPARTMENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Emily A.A. Dow, Ph.D.

Assistant Secretary for Academic Affairs

emily.dow@maryland.gov

Office of Academic Affairs

Trish Gordon-McCown

Director of Academic Affairs

trish.mccown@maryland.gov

Collegiate Affairs

Vacant	Associate Director of Collegiate Affairs
Glenda Abney	Education Policy Analyst	glenda.abney@maryland.gov
Lyndsay Bates	Education Policy Analyst	lyndsay.bates@maryland.gov
Jacqueline Cade	Education Policy Analyst	jacqueline.cade@maryland.gov
Bryson Barksdale	Online Education Analyst	bryson.barksdale@maryland.gov
Vacant	Administrative Officer
Victoria Johnson	Administrative Specialist	victoria.johnson3@maryland.gov

Private Career Schools/Career and Workforce Education

Vacant	Associate Director of Career and Workforce Education
Vacant	Senior Education Analyst-Career/Workforce Education
Vacant	Education Analyst-Career/Workforce Education
Eric Jackson	Education Analyst-Career/Workforce Education	eric.jackson1@maryland.gov
Vacant	Administrative Aide -Career/Workforce Education
Tatyana Tate	Administrative Aide	tatyana.tate@maryland.gov

Veterans Affairs

Everette Jackson, Jr.	Associate Director of Veterans Affairs	everetted.jackson@maryland.gov
Olayta Rigsby	Veterans Affairs Analyst	olayta.rigsby@maryland.gov
Wayne Holmes	Veterans Affairs Analyst	wayne.holmes@maryland.gov
Priscilla Hicks	Administrative Aide	priscilla.hicks@maryland.gov

Office of Research and Policy Analysis

Barbara Schmertz, Ph.D.	Director	barbara.schmertz@maryland.gov
Yuxin Lin, Ph.D.	Associate Director	yuxin.lin@maryland.gov
Ann Kellogg, Ph.D.	Director of Reporting Services	ann.kellogg@maryland.gov
Vacant	Research Analyst
Alex Bowley	Research Analyst	alex.bowley1@maryland.gov

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Geoffrey Newman

Assistant Secretary for Finance and Administration

geoff.newman@maryland.gov

Office of Budget and Finance

Aubrey Bascombe	Director	aubrey.bascombe1@maryland.gov
Rona Clegg-Sparrow	Associate Director	rona.clegg-sparrow1@maryland.gov
Jhoanna Salazar	Administrative Officer	jhoanna.salazar1@maryland.gov
Vacant	Procurement Officer
Les Hodgson	Staff Accountant	les.hodgson@maryland.gov

Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA)

Al Dorsett	OSFA Director	al.dorsett@maryland.gov
Jacqueline Colkley	OSFA Associate Director	jacqueline.colkley@maryland.gov

For questions about your financial aid application or award, please log into MDCAPS at https://mdcaps.mhec.state.md.us and send us an email through your secure account.

For problems logging into your MD CAPS account, please email OSFA at osfamail.mhec@maryland.gov.

Office of Facilities/Capital Budget Oversight

Daniel Schuster	Finance Policy Analyst	daniel.schuster1@maryland.gov
Anthony Reiner	Finance and Facilities	anthony.reiner@maryland.gov

Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit

Mary Logan	Manager	mary.logan1@maryland.gov
Jennifer Fischetti	Administrator	jennifer.fischetti@maryland.gov

Office of Information Technology

Parris Jackson	Director	parris.jackson@maryland.gov
Alexander Robertson	Systems Specialist	alex.robertson@maryland.gov
Lisa Stollof	Database Specialist	lisa.stollof@maryland.gov
Swagata Pramanik	Systems Specialist	swagata.pramanik2@maryland.gov
Riya Rahman	Systems Specialist	riya.rahman1@maryland.gov

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS

Lee Towers

Executive Director

lee.towers@maryland.gov

Office of Communications

Rhonda Wardlaw

Director

rhonda.wardlaw@maryland.gov

Office of Outreach and Grants Management

Priscilla Moore	Grants Management Manager	priscilla.moore@maryland.gov
Peggy Daw	Nurse Support Program II Grant Manager	peggy.daw@maryland.gov
Kimberly Ford	Nurse Support Program II Grant Specialist	kimberly.ford@maryland.gov
Kendall Cook	Outreach Specialist	kendall.cook1@maryland.gov
Vacant	GEAR UP Scholarship Administrator
Vacant	GEAR UP Scholarship Specialist

For information on Financial Aid Outreach Events or Publications, contact Kendall Cook at kendall.cook1@maryland.gov.

Office of Legislative Affairs

Lee Towers

Director

lee.towers@maryland.gov

Contact Us

​Maryland Higher Educati​on Commission​

​Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA)

Department of Academic Affairs,

Research & Policy Analysis,

Private Career Schools,

Department of Finance and ​Administration

Staff Contact Information

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

DEPARTMENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS

Maryland Higher Education Commission

Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA)

Department of Finance and Administration