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PETA N. RICHKUS, Secretary of General Services
Member, Task Force on Regulatory Reform, 1999-2001. Construction Advisor, Board of Public Works, 1999-. Chair, Government House Trust, 1999-. Member, Governor's Executive Council, 1999-; Asbestos Oversight Committee, 1999-; Commission on Correctional Standards, 1999-; Customer Council (State Use Industries), 1999-; Maryland Food Center Authority, 1999-; General Professional Services Selection Board, 1999-; Hall of Records Commission, 1999-; State Information Technology Board, 1999-; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 1999-; Pricing Committee for Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, 1999-; Pricing and Selection Committee for Rehabilitation and Employment Programs, 1999-; Procurement Advisory Council, 1999-; Interagency Committee on School Construction, 1999-; State Use Industries Advisory Committee, 1999; State Use Industries Management Council, 1999-; Smart Growth and Neighborhood Conservation Subcabinet, 1999-2001; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2001-; Task Force on School Construction Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship Programs, 1999. Board of Directors, Bainbridge Development Corporation, 1999-. Member, Governor's Council on the Chesapeake Bay (Governor's Chesapeake Bay Cabinet), 2000-. Chair, Task Force to Study Lighting Efficiency and Light Pollution in Maryland, 2001-02. Chair, Maryland Green Buildings Council, 2001-. Member, Task Force to Study Public School Facilities, 2002-; Rebuild La Plata Task Force, 2002-; Maryland Security Council, 2002-.
Born in Manila, Philippine Islands, 1947. University of Rhode Island, B.A. (with honors), 1970; University of Baltimore, M.B.A. (summa cum laude), 1980. Former research analyst, Baltimore County Economic Development Commission. Senior vice-president, sales and marketing, Buchart-Horn, Inc., 1987-98. Board of Directors, AFRO-American Newspapers, 1986-99. Trustee, Baltimore Public Works Museum, 1986-99. Alumni board of governors, University of Baltimore, 1998-. Life member and Fellow, Society of American Military Engineers; Society of Marketing Professional Services. Member, Baltimore Heritage; Maryland Historical Society; Baltimore Museum of Art; Walters Art Museum; Network 2000. Assistant Chair, Maryland Charity Campaign, 2002. Married; one daughter, three stepdaughters.
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