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​Maryland Higher Educati​on Commission​


6 North Liberty Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

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

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​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.                                      
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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.
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Staff Contact Information

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

​Sanjay Rai, Ph.D.​
Acting Secretary of Higher Education ​sanjay.rai@maryland.gov​
Deborah IngExecutive Assistant to the Secretary
 deborah.ing@maryland.gov

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL


VacantAssistant Attorney General - Principal Counsel ​
Soma Kedia
 Assistant Attorney General
 soma.kedia@maryland.gov
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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-McCownDirector of Academic Affairs trish.mccown@maryland.gov

Collegiate Affairs - Institution Review 

Alexandra ​(Alix) ​ChaillouAssociate Director of Institution Review alexandra.chaillou@maryland.gov
Melissa LeuschelEducation Policy Analyst melissa.leuschel@maryland.gov
Jeffrey WhiteEducation Policy Analyst
 jeffrey.white@maryland.gov
Ebony WaltersEducation Policy Analyst​
 ebony.walters​@maryland.gov
Vacant
Online Education Analyst
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​VacantAdministrative Officer
VacantAdministrative Specialist


Collegiate Affairs - Program Review 

Lyndsay BatesAssociate Director of Program Review lyndsay.bates@maryland.gov
Glenda AbneySenior Education Policy Analyst glenda.abney@maryland.gov
Bryson BarksdaleSenior Education Policy Analyst
 bryson.barksdale@maryland.gov
Shayla HunterEducation Policy Analyst shayla.hunter@maryland.gov
​​​​Allie EdelsteinEducation Policy Analyst/ ​ACM Coordinator
 allie.edelstein@​maryland.gov
Brittany​ MartinEducation Policy Analyst brittany.martin1@maryland.gov
​​Rose RobinsonEducation Policy Analyst​
 rose.robinson1@maryland.gov
​VacantEducation Policy Analyst ​
VacantEducation Policy Analyst ​
​​Victoria JohnsonAdministrative Officer
 victoria.johnson3@maryland.gov
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Private Career Schools/Career and Workforce Education 

Eric Jackson
​Associate Director of Career and Workforce Education​ ​​eric.jackson1@maryland.gov
Donita Moore
Education Analyst-Career/Workforce Education
 donita.moore@maryland.gov
Desiree Rodri​​guez
Education Analyst-Career/Workforce Education desiree.rodriguez1@maryland.gov
Tatyana Tate
Administrative Officer
 tatyana.tate@maryland.gov​

Veterans Affairs

Everette Jackson, Jr.Associate Director of Veterans Affairs everetted.jackson@maryland.gov
Olayta RigsbyVeterans Affairs Analyst olayta.rigsby@maryland.gov
​Wayne HolmesVeterans Affairs Analyst wayne.holmes@maryland.gov
Priscilla HicksAdministrative 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
Frances Turner
Research Analyst
 ​frances.turner@maryland.gov
​VacantResearch Analyst ​
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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

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Geoffrey NewmanAssistant Secretary for Finance and Administration
 geoff.newman@maryland.gov

Office of Budget and Finance

Samuel Durai Pandian
Director ​samueldurai.pandian1@maryland.gov​​​
Rona Clegg-SparrowAssociate Director rona.clegg-sparrow1@maryland.gov
Vacant​​​
Administrative Officer ​
VacantProcurement Officer
Vacant
Staff Accountant ​
​Eula Gautreaux​​
Administrative Specialist-Accountant Trainee​
​eula.gautreaux3@maryland.gov​

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Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA)

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Jacqueline ColkleyOSFA Associate Director​​jacqueline.colkley@maryland.gov
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For questions about your financial aid application or aw​ard, 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 SchusterFinance Policy Analyst daniel.schuster1@maryland.gov
Anthony ReinerFinance and Facilities anthony.reiner@maryland.gov

Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit

Mary LoganManager mary.logan1@maryland.gov
Jennifer FischettiAdministrator jennifer.fischetti@maryland.gov

Office of Information Technology

Parris JacksonDirector parris.jackson@maryland.gov
Alexander RobertsonSystems Specialist alex.robertson@maryland.gov
Lisa StollofDatabase Specialist lisa.stollof@maryland.gov
Swagata PramanikSystems Specialist swagata.pramanik2@maryland.gov
Riya RahmanSystems Specialist riya.rahman1@maryland.gov
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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS


VacantExecutive Director ​

Office of Communications

Rhonda WardlawDirector rhonda.wardlaw@maryland.gov

Office of Outreach and Grants Management
Kendall CookGrants Management Manager kendall.cook1@maryland.gov
Laura SchenkNSP II Grant Manager laura.schenk1​​​@maryland.gov​
Kimberly FordNSP II Assistant Grant Administrator​
 kimberly.ford@maryland.gov
Vacant​
Outre​ach Specialist​​​
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​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
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Office of Legislative Affairs

Lee TowersDirector lee.towers@maryland.gov
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