Baltimore County Government Announces Several Personnel Changes

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Personnel changes within Baltimore County government were recently announced by Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski. Acting Director of the Department of Public Works Thomas Kiefer will retire from Baltimore County government effective Oct. 30. Olszewski has named Baltimore County Deputy Director of Transportation D’Andrea Walker as the new acting director while the search for a permanent replacement is ongoing. As acting director, she will manage operations of the department’s five main business units, including highways, utilities, engineering and construction, solid waste management and transportation.

Two new community engagement representatives have been named: Mandy Remmell for Council District 1 and Kirk Mitchell for Council District 4. Remmell mostly recently served as outreach program manager for MDOT’s Maryland Highway Safety Office where she led the department’s outreach programs. Previously, she worked as a special projects coordinator at University of Maryland Medical Center Shock Trauma Center where she coordinated the Center for Injury Prevention and Policy’s community outreach efforts and events.

Mitchell has more than 15 years of experience serving a broad range of communities. He has served as assistant vice president of operations at the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore where he directed the functions and programs of the community services department. He has also been a resident advocate with the Community Assistance Network where he provided case management to support utility assistance and eviction prevention efforts.

Pete Kriscumas has been named director of the office of community engagement and Amanda Carr has been named deputy director. Kriscumas has served as the senior community engagement coordinator for Council District 7 since the beginning of the Olszewski administration. Previously, Kriscumas served in the office of Baltimore County Councilman Tom Quirk, coordinating outreach efforts in the southwestern part of Baltimore County for eight years. He has also served as special assistant to Maryland Secretary of State under the O’Malley administration. Kriscumas will continue to serve as the representative for Council District 7.

Carr currently serves as the community engagement representative for Council District 5. She previously served as an aide to Baltimore County Delegate Pat Young and previously served in the office of then-Delegate Johnny Olszewski, Jr. Carr will continue to serve as the representative for Council District 5.