Kittleman Names Transition Team Chairs

To help get a sense of the state of Howard County government, the incoming county executive named a dozen leaders to his transition team Wednesday who will meet with various county agencies and departments.

County Executive-elect Allan Kittleman said in a statement that the volunteer chairs will identify “short-term and long-term issues that need to be addressed, conduct basis risk assessments, and ... evaluate the current capacity of the departments to fulfill their missions.”

The following individuals are volunteering to be part of the transition team, the statement said:

• Department of Planning and Zoning; Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits—Manekin Senior Vice President Cole Schnorf
• County Administration—Apple Ford President Chip Doetsch
• Technology & Communications, Cable Administration—Howard Tech Advisors Ananta Heejebu
• Howard County Economic Development Authority—Victoria’s Gastro Pub co-owner Rachel Mull
• Citizen Services—Bridgeway Church Pastor Angel Cartagena
• Education, Library, Howard Community College—former Maryland Higher Education Commission member Janet Cornick
• Recreation and Parks—Merriweather Post Pavilion General Manager Jean Parker
• Housing—Grassroots Crisis Center CEO Andrea Ingram
• Health, Mental Health, Social Services—Health care planning and policy expert Ron Carlson
• Public Safety—Northrup Grumman Corp. and President of Howard County NAACP David Steele
• Department of Public Works—Williamsburg Homes Chairman Chip Lundy and Transportation Advocates President Sharonlee Vogel