The Maryland Science Center is governed by a Board of Trustees comprised of approximately 30 individuals from the corporate, educational, medical, and scientific communities. Board members serve on a volunteer basis for a three-year renewable term. The Board of Trustees is responsible for ensuring proper ethical and legal compliance with regulatory laws. The Board also approves and supports the mission of the institution and is ultimately responsible for upholding the regional and national reputation of the Maryland Science Center within the community it serves. A Scientific and Educational Council, comprised of individuals from the scientific and educational communities, advises the staff on matters of scientific accuracy and educational appropriateness of programmatic initiatives. Members of the Scientific and Educational Council, representing numerous scientific disciplines, advise the staff on presenting and teaching science at all educational levels.
Chairman
David B. Amy, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Vice Chairman
Shawn A. Abrams, Partner – 88 North Capital
Trustees
Thomas Coale, Partner – Talkin & Oh, LLP
Charles K. Cooper, MD, Vice President, Medical & Scientific Affairs – BD
Eric T. Costello, Baltimore City Council, 11th District
Doug Dollenberg, Jr., President – Brightview Senior Living
Bryce Freeman, Director, Sales Operations & Planning – McCormick & Company, Inc.
Timothy Galpin, Ph.D. Assistant Director, Programs – The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Saul E. Gilstein, Partner – Gallagher, Evelius & Jones, LLP
Pamela W. Gray, CPA, Partner – SB and Company LLC
Chickie Grayson, President & CEO – Enterprise Homes, Inc.
John W. Greene, Jr., Partner & Portfolio Manager – Bardin Hill Investment Partners
Mary Hyman, Community Volunteer
Laurel Magruder, Group Vice President, Corporate & Institutional Banking, Senior Group Manage – M&T Bank
Scott H. Marder, Shareholder – Thomas & Libowitz, P.A.
Daniel F. McGuire, Partner – KPMG, LLP
James McHugh, Executive Vice President – Exelon & CEO – Constellation
David Oestreicher, Chief Legal Counsel – T. Rowe Price
Scott Purnell, Vice President, R&D – W.R. Grace & Co.
Scott R. Somerville, Owner – SRS Tax & Business Consulting, LLC
Francie Cohen Spahn, Owner – The Law Office of Francie C. Spahn P.A.
Richard B. Talkin, Owner – Law Offices of Richard B. Talkin
Terry J. Teays, Ph.D., Assistant Director – Johns Hopkins University, Maryland Space Grant Consortium (Retired)
Jay Watkins, Partner – DLA Piper LLP (US)
Lyn White, CFA, Senior Credit Analyst – Brown Advisory
Mark Zimmerly, Vice President of Business Development – Transamerica
Ex Officio
Hon. Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Governor of Maryland
Hon. Bernard “Jack” Young, Mayor of Baltimore City
Hon. Calvin Ball, Howard County Executive
Hon. John Olszewski, Jr., Baltimore County Executive
Angela D. Alsobrooks, Prince George’s County Executive
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mark J. Potter
Treasurer
Kelly S. Miller
Secretary
Alexis H. Leo